Report Shows Continued Growth in Arkansas Revenue

An agency focused on sharing culturally-relevant content is helping revamp a digital diversity directory. To be included, ethnically-owned businesses can submit their information at www.diversitynwa.com. The project is sponsored by the Northwest Arkansas Council and the Walmart Foundation.

On today's Northwest Arkansas Business Journal Report, Paul Gatling tells us more about a new partnership between the Arkansas Foundation for Medical Care, Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce and Arkansas Blue Cross Blue Shield as they launch an initiative called Together Arkansas to help employers affected by the opioid crisis.

According to a recent report from the Arkansas World Trade Center, Arkansas exports remained robust through 2018 with $6.5 billion in trade that spanned 170 countries and reflected 12 percent growth since 2008.