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2022 South Arkansas Small Business Development Cconference

Clevon Young, Arkansas Human Development Corporation Providing small and emerging business owners with the skills, tools and contacts needed to create and grow their enterprises and better engage in job creation activities are the goals of an upcoming business conference to be held via Zoom, with a small on-site audience in Fordyce and Pine Bluff, Arkansas. Jointly funded by the Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center (ASBTDC), USDA/RD, U.S.
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Blanchard Springs

The Blanchard Springs Caverns is reopening on August 18. The more arduous Discovery and Wild Cave Tours will not be offered at this time due to staffing limitations.
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AGFC, AEDC offer more than $808,000 for education grants from wildlife fines

Little Rock – More than $808,000 is available for Arkansas schools and educators for conservation education grants in 2022-23, thanks to fine money derived from wildlife and fishing violations and a partnership between the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission and the Arkansas Economic Development Commission’s Division of Rural Services.
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Bipartisan Crypto Legislation Authored by Ag Committee Leaders Continues to Build Momentum

Washington – U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR), ranking member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Commissioners Christy Goldsmith Romero and Summer Mersinger got a firsthand look at the Blockchain Center of Excellence at the University of Arkansas today while discussing a path forward to bring more consumer protection to the crypto industry.
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