Attendees to the Economic Issues Breakfast meeting on March 17 received a packet of handouts supporting the presentations. 

The first item on the agenda was a brief economic update from economists Kathy Deck and Michael Pakko.  Their presentation notes can be viewed here:

• Economic Briefing Notes

For her presentation about internet connectivity in Arkansas, Michelle Stockman provided some information about Connect Arkansas, along with two illustrative maps of the state:

• Wireline/Fixed-Wireless Broadband Availability
• Mobile Wireless Broadband Availability

Keesa Smith of the Governor’s Economic Recovery office also provided a fact sheet about Arkansas implementation of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).  More information can be found at the website Recovery.Arkansas.Gov.