Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

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Arkansas' unemployment rate for February held steady at 3.6%, lower than the U.S. national average of 4.1%. The state's record-high labor force continued to expand for the 37th consecutive month.

SULPHUR SPRINGS -- Despite the challenges, Jeremy Baranauskas isn't afraid to grow crops during all four seasons or to expand his organic PrairieWoods Farm, a supplier for Northwest Arkansas stores like Ozark Natural Foods organic grocery in Fayetteville.

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The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has ruled that Entergy Arkansas, Inc.'s Arkansas Nuclear One facility reported a significant safety violation detailed in a 2024 internal Entergy investigation that found that an employee deliberately accessed the internet hundreds of times over four months while assigned to watch over the utility's reactors.

Denali, a disposal and recycling company, has developed a mobile depackaging solution designed to handle food waste in emergency situations.

ArcBest plans to expand its electric terminal truck operations by adding five more trucks in 2025.

Northwest Arkansas' residential housing market remained tight last year as home sales outpace national trends.

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Infrastructure development projects at Helena Harbor -- Helena-West Helena's port on the Mississippi River -- are moving along according to schedule and are slated to break ground later this year, according to a harbor official.