AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoHealth Access & Rural Care: Arkansas Center for Health Improvement data show longer drives for many expectant parents as labor-and-delivery units close: 29% of pregnant Arkansans traveled over 30 minutes in 2024, and 8% went over an hour, with some counties seeing big jumps after 2023 closures. Nursing Innovation: Baxter Health in Mountain Home earned Magnet redesignation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center, highlighting nursing leadership and “new knowledge and innovation.” STEM Research in Arkansas: U of Arkansas mechanical engineering assistant professor Wan Shou won a five-year, $550,000 NSF Early Career Award to advance high-resolution, selective laser printing using inorganic nanoparticles for future microelectronics and microrobots. Workforce & Training: UAM-CTM’s paramedic class achieved a 100% first-attempt NREMT pass rate, and Arkansas Teacher Corps continues expanding educator pathways in high-needs schools. Robotics & Manufacturing: Lexicon’s Prospect Steel division installed an AGT Robotics welding system to speed truss fabrication while adding production capacity and hiring more workers. Solar in Arkansas: Treaty Oak Clean Energy’s first operational solar project in Grant County (100 MW) is now running, with plans to expand across the region.
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