UA Cossatot and the City of De Queen Partner in Workforce Scholarship Program

UA Cossatot and the City of De Queen recently partnered to provide City of De Queen employees and children discounted tuition rates while attending UA Cossatot.

The tuition discount, which does not apply to specific program fees, gives full-time City of De Queen Employees a 50% tuition discount while children of full-time City of De Queen employees receive a 25% tuition discount. Eligible recipients must complete the course(s) authorized with a grade of "C" or better.

UA Cossatot and the City of De Queen established a procedure for participation, a memorandum of agreement between UA Cossatot and the City of De Queen, and a memorandum of understanding on financial awards.

UA Cossatot Chancellor Dr. Steve Cole said, “Our community is only as good as the collaborations within it. It is amazing how much a community prospers when we are able to share resources with each other. De Queen Mayor Jeff Brown and the De Queen City Council identified a way to reward employees and, at the same time, give them away to better themselves and their families. UA Cossatot was honored to assist in these efforts.”

For more information, contact Dr. Steve Cole at 870-584-1173 or scole@cccua.edu.

Tyson Foods to Require COVID Vaccine for all U.S. Employees

by Paul Gatling (pgatling@nwabj.com)

Springdale-based Tyson Foods said Tuesday (Aug. 3) that it would require its U.S. workforce to be vaccinated against COVID-19.

Spokesman Derek Burleson said that mandate would affect approximately 120,000 processing plant and corporate office workers. About half of them have already received the COVID vaccine.

The company’s leadership (officers and above) must be vaccinated by Sept. 24. Employees working in an office have until Oct. 1 to receive the vaccine. All other U.S. employees are required to be fully vaccinated by Nov. 1, subject to ongoing discussions with locations represented by unions. Frontline workers will receive a $200 bonus once they are vaccinated, the company said.

https://talkbusiness.net/2021/08/tyson-foods-to-require-covid-vaccine-for-all-u-s-employees/

Arkansas-based Murphy USA To Hire 3,000 Employees, Offer $500

By TALK BUSINESS & POLITICS STAFF

Murphy USA Inc. plans to hire 3,000 workers across its 1,650 stores to support the company’s continued growth. The El Dorado-based company, with an estimated 2 million customers per day, will seek full-time and part-time employees, according to a press release from the company.

Current incentives include a 2021 Summer bonus of $500 at select stores for new team members who are hired by May 31.

https://www.ualrpublicradio.org/post/arkansas-based-murphy-usa-hire-3000-employees-offer-500

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