by Talk Business & Politics staff
Though roughly 60,000 Arkansans are waiting for unemployment assistance, state officials say they have made progress toward eventually cutting checks to help with pandemic economic relief.
On Monday (Feb. 1) Arkansas Secretary of Commerce Mike Preston and Division of Workforce Services Director Dr. Charisse Childers told reporters that a website to expedite payments for those seeking pandemic unemployment assistance (PUA) was ready and receiving visitors. Still, it may be two weeks before new filers will receive benefits.
