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November 3, 2020 By Shelli Poole

AEDC to host virtual Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprise certification workshop Nov 18th

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The Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprise (MWOBE) division of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission (AEDC) will host its first virtual Arkansas Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprise Certification Assistance Workshop training Wednesday, November 18, to help business owners learn more about the certification process for state vendors and available resources. “Now more than ever, we want […]

May 26, 2020 By Shelli Poole

Monday COVID Update: 2nd Peak or Larger Peak Depends on Residents; Dr. Smith Leaving for CDC

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Here are some Key Notes, Statistics, and Video for Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson’s news update on the COVID-19 pandemic, along with updates and guidance from Dr. Nate Smith, Secretary of Health.   The governor presented several charts as usual to show the progress of Novel Coronavirus in Arkansas. Hutchinson said that the elevated number of cases […]

May 21, 2020 By Shelli Poole

Thursday COVID Update: 455 New Cases; PUA Site Online; Summer Camp & Team Sports Directives

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Here are some Key Notes, Statistics, and Video for Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson’s news update on the COVID-19 pandemic, along with updates and guidance from Dr. Nate Smith, Secretary of Health.   The governor presented several charts as usual to show the progress of Novel Coronavirus in Arkansas. He then made several announcements. The first announcement […]

May 19, 2020 By Shelli Poole

Tuesday COVID Update: Tests for everyone in nursing homes; Staff getting bonus payments

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Here are some Key Notes, Statistics, and Video for Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson’s news update on the COVID-19 pandemic, along with updates and guidance from Dr. Nate Smith, Secretary of Health.   The governor presented several charts as usual to show the number of cases and hospitalizations in Arkansas. Today’s message focused on nursing homes, so […]

May 18, 2020 By Shelli Poole

Monday COVID Update: FBI on PUA Security Issue; Bars Begin to Reopen

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Here are some Key Notes, Statistics, and Video for Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson’s news update on the COVID-19 pandemic, along with updates and guidance from Dr. Nate Smith, Secretary of Health.   The press conference took place in St. Francis County today, after an outbreak of COVID-19 in the community last week, possibly spread from the […]

May 16, 2020 By Shelli Poole

Saturday COVID Update: Security issue may affect 30K PUA applicants; System offline

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Here are some Key Notes, Statistics, and Video for Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson’s news update on the COVID-19 pandemic, along with updates and guidance from Dexter Payne, Director of Corrections; and Dr. Nate Smith, Secretary of Health.   On Saturday, Governor Hutchinson immediately addressed a security issue involving 30,000 self-employed applicants for the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance […]

May 13, 2020 By Shelli Poole

Wednesday COVID Update: 3rd Prison with Cases; Testing and Primary Care Urged

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Here are some Key Notes, Statistics, and Video for Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson’s news update on the COVID-19 pandemic, along with updates and guidance from LaShannon Spencer, CEO of Community Health Centers of Arkansas; Bo Ryall, President & CEO of Arkansas Hospital Association, and Dr. Nate Smith, Secretary of Health.   The governor stressed that people […]

May 12, 2020 By Shelli Poole

Tuesday COVID Update: Remdesivir here; Decisions coming for bars, team sports, summer camps

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Here are some Key Notes, Statistics, and Video for Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson’s news update on the COVID-19 pandemic, along with updates and guidance from Mike Preston, Secretary of Commerce and Dr. Nate Smith, Secretary of Health.   The Governor displayed the usual charts to show how cases and hospitalizations are progressing. He noted a spike […]

May 4, 2020 By Shelli Poole

Monday COVID Update: Venue Reopenings Announced, Business Grant Pot Rises to $55M

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Here are some Key Notes, Statistics, and Video for Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson’s news update on the COVID-19 pandemic, along with updates and guidance from Dr. Nate Smith, Secretary of Health.   The Governor displayed the usual charts to show how cases and hospitalizations are progressing. He then announced some reopening decisions, and gave an update […]

May 1, 2020 By Shelli Poole

Friday COVID Update: Haircuts to Resume May 6th; Several other announcements

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Here are some Key Notes, Statistics, and Video for Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson’s news update on the COVID-19 pandemic.  Governor Hutchinson welcomed Dr. Michelle Smith, Director of The Office of Health Equity and HIV Elimination; Mike Preston, Secretary of Commerce; and Dr. Nate Smith, State Secretary of Health. The Governor displayed the usual charts to […]