Economic mobility

Arkansas

Arkansas to collab with Oklahoma on transportation

Illustration: Victoria Ellis/Axios Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson and Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt signed an agreement Wednesday to jointly make the region a hub for advanced mobility. Why it matters: Efforts to grow the industry are projected to create up to 55,000 new jobs in fields such as software engineering, cybersecurity analytics, drone piloting, vehicle maintenance, […]

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Arkansas

University of Arkansas makes transportation plans

The University of Arkansas is evaluating its role in mobility education and research, developing a fresh plan for what the curriculum could look like in the near future, Heather Nachtmann, industrial engineering professor and associate dean for research, told Axios. Why it matters: Arkansas companies unabashedly want the state to be a leader in “next-generation […]

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