Clark County jobless rate down to 3.6%
Clark County’s unemployment rate for April 2026, not seasonally adjusted, was at 3.6%, according to a preliminary county-by-county report released this week by the Arkansas Division of Workforce Services
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MagnoliaReporter.com: Smackover Lithium awards key construction contract for South West Arkansas Project
Smackover Lithium has entered into an engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning (“EPCC”) agreement with S&B Engineers and Constructors for the Central Processing Facility of its South West Arkansas Project
Arkansas Advocate: Understanding the data center boom and debate
Hailed by officials and economic developers as a boon to the state, data center projects heading to Arkansas are facing increasing scrutiny and calls for local regulations
Clark County posts lowest unemployment rate of neighboring counties
Clark County’s unemployment rate for March 2026, not seasonally adjusted, was at 4.2%, according to a preliminary county-by-county report released this week by the Arkansas Division of Workforce Services
Clark County workforce 10,072 strong in latest report
Clark County’s unemployment rate for February 2026, not seasonally adjusted, was at 4.9%, according to a preliminary county-by-county report released this week by the Arkansas Division of Workforce Services
EDCCC formalizes contract termination with data center project
In a brief special-called meeting Friday morning in Arkadelphia, the Economic Development Corp. of Clark County formally terminated an agreement to sell a 1,000-acre site for the development of a data center in Gum Springs
Project Pulse flatlines: Agreement terminated after buyer fails to make deposit by deadline
It appears that a data center will not be built in Clark County after all, as the buyer failed to make the first deposit of earnest money within a timeframe under an agreement between buyer and seller