Tyler Hale

The number of positive COVID-19 cases in Arkansas has increased to 743 as of Saturday afternoon. Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced during his daily coronavirus update briefing that the number of positive cases has increased by 39 since Friday, April 3,…

Hotels, motels and short-term rentals in Arkansas have been directed to refuse occupancy to recreational out-of-state travelers during the coronavirus pandemic. Gov. Asa Hutchinson has issued an executive order prohibiting commercial lodgers and short-term vacation rentals from providing occupancy to…

Crowd control at grocery stores has become a hot topic, due to social distancing concerns and worries over COVID-19 community transmission. States and municipalities are establishing different standards for stores, creating a patchwork of rules regarding social distancing and crowd…

Hobby Lobby is closing all of its stores and furloughing most of its employees, effective Friday, April 3. The furloughs will impact all store employees and a majority of corporate and distribution employees. According to a company news release, all…

Arkansas officials announced that the total of positive coronavirus cases has increased to more than 700 as of Friday afternoon. Both Gov. Asa Hutchinson and Arkansas Department of Health Secretary Dr. Nathaniel Smith confirmed that the official COVID-19 count has…

Throughout Arkansas, entrepreneurs and support organizations are banding together to share resources during this challenging period. On Friday, April 3, the Venture Center will be holding a webinar discussing resources available to small businesses and entrepreneurs facing the coronavirus crisis.…

During the coronavirus pandemic, businesses across the world have been negatively impacted, having to suspend operations or close down permanently. The latest victim of the pandemic is Corona beer. The Mexican government has declared a public health emergency and ordered…

Arkansas is not instituting a stay-at-home order at the current time. During a Thursday afternoon press conference, Gov. Asa Hutchinson said that he did not view a stay-at-home or shelter-in-place order as an appropriate response to the coronavirus pandemic at…

Arkansas municipalities will be receiving more than $23 million in federal funding to coordinate responses to the coronavirus pandemic. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has awarded Arkansas cities a total of $23.6 million in assistance. Most…

Unemployment insurance applications are rising rapidly according to state officials, but measures are being taken to address the influx of applicants. Gov. Asa Hutchinson called the situation a “historic flood” of unemployment insurance applications. According to Arkansas Department of Commerce…