Farmers Electric Gets Its Day In the Sun With TPI-Built Array
by Kyle Massey – 1 week ago
Today's Power Inc. of Little Rock dedicated another small utility-scale solar installation Tuesday, this one for Farmers Electric Cooperative of Newport.
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Arkansas Reporters on Covering Disasters, Staying Human
2 days ago
Plunging into disaster zones and telling the story is a job as old as journalism, but it's perilous in body and spirit, so reporters should tread carefully.
Halter, Hatcher Keep Heads Above Water
1 week ago
Bill Halter is rooting for the sun, and not just because his company is developing several solar power projects around the state.
Pulaski, Washington Counties Plan Solar Savings for Taxpayers
After four years of looking at options, Pulaski County has put solar power "squarely in the pipeline" with a bid proposal for building a multimillion-dollar sun farm on county property, a project expected to save taxpayers 25-35% on an electric bill that once ran $1.2 million a year. read more >
Entergy Offers Customers a Way to Purchase Solar Power
As solar and renewable energy use surges and and utilities jump in with their own systems, the state's largest electric utility, Entergy Arkansas, is offering customers a way to run their homes and businesses with sun power. read more >
Sherwood Wendy's Sold for $1.9M
A fast-food eatery in Sherwood, a postal project in west Little Rock's Otter Creek neighborhood, a warehouse property in North Little Rock and a home in the Heights area of Little Rock form this week's quartet of million-dollar real estate sales. read more >
Entegrity Adds Cam Deacon (Movers & Shakers)
Cam Deacon has been hired as director of finance by Entegrity in Little Rock. read more >
Camden, Ouachita County Plan to Go 100% Solar With Scenic Hill Project
Scenic Hill Solar of Little Rock has partnered with Ouachita County and its seat to provide enough sun energy to power 100% of municipal and county operations. read more >
Seal Changes Name, Sells Units to Focus on Solar
The new logo seemed to be on everything under the sun, from Josh Davenport's shirt and Heather Nelson's sweater to the ink pens, baseball caps and even the new awning at 705 Main St. in North Little Rock: Seal Solar Energy Solutions. read more >
Grid Improvement Loan Means $263M for Carroll Electric
A federal program for upgrading rural electric infrastructure will provide a $263 million loan for Carroll Electric Cooperative Corp. of Berryville to improve power grid reliability in its region of northern Arkansas and southern Missouri. read more >
John Allison, Marcy Doderer Headline Arkansas Business Executive Leadership Academy
Emerging leaders from business, nonprofit and policy sectors can again learn from some of the most successful and recognizable names in Arkansas as part of the Arkansas Business Executive Leadership Academy. read more >
Guy-Perkins Schools Partner With Scenic Hill to Go 100% Solar
Scenic Hill Solar of Little Rock is working to make the Guy-Perkins School District in Faulkner County the state's first school system fully powered by electricity from the sun. read more >
Millennial Incomes: Median Hits $69,000 in 2017
Median incomes of U.S. households are rising again, and “those headed by a Millennial (someone age 22 to 37) now earn more than young adult households did at nearly any time in the past 50 years,” according to the Pew Research Center. read more >
And Now: Good News (Editorial)
We have suggested to Michael Pakko, the state economic forecaster, that the volume of Movers & Shakers landing in our queue be considered an economic indicator. By that indication, Arkansas' economy is humming. read more >
Seal Energy Adds Stefan Booy (Movers & Shakers)
Stefan Booy recently joined Seal Energy Solutions of North Little Rock as vice president of operations. read more >
Presenting the 40 Under 40 Class of 2019: An Annual List of Rising Stars
Meet 40 impressive young business and community leaders of Arkansas who will give you confidence that our state will be in good hands for decades to some. read more >
Clarksville Builds on Solar Experience, Announcing New Project With Scenic Hill
The city of Clarksville announces a $5 million, 2.86-megawatt expansion of one of Arkansas' largest municipal solar power plants. read more >
Acquisitions Alter List of 75 Largest Private Companies in Arkansas
The departures of five companies that were acquired in the past year made room at the bottom of the list for companies that had not made the cutoff last year — or ever. The price of entry to the list? $100 million read more >
Spike in Co-op Revenues? Give Mother Nature Credit
A quick look at annual reports from the state's electric cooperative companies shows a significant spike in 2018 revenue over 2017, but the reason is no mystery, officials say. read more >
Bill Conine Looking at 2nd Retirement from Electric Cooperative
Retiring the first time as CEO of Petit Jean Electric, Bill Conine was pulled back in February to be interim president and CEO of Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corp. and Arkansas Electric Cooperatives Inc. after Duane Highley departed for a job in Colorado. read more >
Phillips County Joins Government Solar Push
Phillips County Judge Clark Hall is counting on solar power to save his county money and help shine its image. The county has hired Entegrity Partners of Little Rock to build a 400-kilowatt photovoltaic array as part of its major new justice complex near Helena Regional Medical Center. read more >
Silver Development Offers Niche for Graying Generation
Silver Development Co., Larry Crain Jr.'s non-car venture, is watching its 188-unit Chenal Village fill up as the high-end duplex project beckons 55-and-up renters. read more >
Innovation vs. Industry Thinking (Jim Karrh On Marketing)
Where are you getting fresh ideas for your business? Are you better off looking within your industry, or outside of it? read more >
Markham West Ownership Shifts in $19.7M Transaction (Real Deals)
Affiliates of Weingarten Realty of Houston, Texas, were on either side of a $19.75 million transaction involving a 166,735-SF retail project in west Little Rock. read more >
Conway Corp., CTEH Announce Promotions (Movers & Shakers)
Brent Fason, Si Anthony, Lance Heer, Trey Brown, Paul Langley and Kaleb Barkley have been promoted at Conway Corp. Shawn Wnek has been promoted to senior toxicologist at CTEH in North Little Rock. read more >
Entergy Touts Savings Since Joining MISO, Looks Ahead With Climate Change Report
Entergy Arkansas is publicizing the savings it has achieved over the past five years with MISO, the regional power transmission organization it joined in 2014, even as its parent company looks to the future with an aggressive new plan for reducing the utility's carbon footprint. read more >
Prysmian Group to Expand Paragould Plant, Add 12 Jobs
Prysmian Group of Milan, Italy, says it will expand its Paragould facility, investing $2.8 million and adding 12 positions. The plant already employs 182 people at 1 Prestolite Drive. read more >
Central Arkansas Unemployment at 3.5 Percent
The unemployment rate in the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway metropolitan statistical area remains near a historical low, 3.5% in February. read more >
Morris, Cannady Accept New Roles at UAMS (Movers & Shakers)
Dr. T.W. Morris III has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock as a neurosurgeon. Natalie Cannady has been named the director of a new UAMS institutional wellness program. read more >
Murphy Puts Up $40M 1Q Profit After Malaysian Sale, Gulf Purchase
Murphy Oil Corp. of El Dorado announces first-quarter financial results, including net income of $40 million and an adjusted net profit of $27 million excluding discontinued operations and one-off items. read more >
Thrive Argenta Apartments Sold for $19M
A multifamily project in downtown North Little Rock and a mixed-use development in southwest Little Rock lead the way in this week's parade of million-dollar real estate transactions. read more >
Two-Thirds of Arkansas Counties Lose Residents
Two-thirds of Arkansas' counties lost population between 2012 and 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. read more >
Justin Cleveland Arrives at Today's Power (Movers & Shakers)
Justin Cleveland has joined Today's Power in Little Rock as the manager of commercial services. read more >
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