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Democracy’s Arsenal: Camden-Area Rocket Hub Still Blasting Off
Camden’s aerospace industry is booming with major expansions, job growth, and rising defense investments. read more >
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Reading The Future: Aerospace & Defense (40 Years of Arkansas Business)
In 2022, aerospace and defense exports made up more than 15% of the state’s total exports with more than $890 million in goods exported. read more >
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Arkansas: The Defender (Lance Turner Editor’s Note)
Arkansas plays an increasingly key role in the global aerospace and defense industry. read more >
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Linchpin of the Defense Industry, Camden Eyes Future Growth
Aerojet Rocketdyne and Lockheed Martin are investing millions in their Camden operations; community stakeholders say more must be done to help them attract employees. read more >
Montrose Names John Jackson As CIO
Montrose Environmental Group Inc. of North Little Rock names John Jackson as chief information officer, effective immediately. read more >
Why to Care About Farnborough (Jana Carter Commentary)
Not many people know about Farnborough, England. But to those in the aerospace and defense industry, it’s an important city that hosts one of the largest global airshows every other year. read more >
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A Solar Evangelist, Retired
As GM and CEO of the 7,000-member electric co-op, Mark Cayce was an early solar adopter in tandem with defense contractor Aerojet Rocketdyne read more >
Camden Rockets Go On Defense for Ukraine
Lockheed Martin and Aerojet Rocketdyne — part of the 3,500-strong defense workforce at Highland Industrial Park near Camden – is expanding and responding to a war-torn world. read more >
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FTC Opposition Scuttles $4.4B Lockheed Purchase of Aerojet
Lockheed said it scrapped the plan “in the wider interest of shareholders.” read more >
by Kyle Massey -
FTC Sues to Block Lockheed’s Purchase of Supplier Aerojet
The acquisition would limit competition and drive up prices for missile components, regulators say. read more >
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As Missile Companies Unite, Camden Area Is Looking Up
Two top defense contractors are converging in East Camden, and company leaders and local officials are listening for the boom. read more >
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Big Deals in Arkansas Jump 157% Despite Pandemic
Despite the coronavirus pandemic, the value of the biggest deals in Arkansas last year jumped 157%, from $7.9 billion in 2019 to $20.3 billion in 2020, pushed largely by Walmart’s sales of stakes in two subsidiaries, Asda Group and Seiyu. read more >
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Lockheed Martin Strikes $4.4B Deal to Buy Aerojet Rocketdyne
Lockheed Martin is buying rocket engine manufacturer Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings for $4.4 billion in a deal that brings together companies that already had been working together in the aeronautics industry. read more >
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Aerojet Rocketdyne Opens New Manufacturing Facility in Camden
Aerojet Rocketdyne’s new large solid rocket motor manufacturing facility is officially open, the Arkansas Department of Commerce announced late Tuesday. read more >
Solar Technology Helps Power Arkansas’ Economy (Katie Laning Niebaum Commentary)
The advanced energy economy is an increasingly important economic engine in Arkansas. read more >
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Solar Companies Push Customers to Act Before Tax Incentive Declines
Heather Nelson of Seal Solar Solutions of North Little Rock and other renewable energy companies are pushing businesses interested in solar power to act now, before federal investment tax credits begin sunsetting at the end of the year. read more >
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Aerojet Rocketdyne’s New Camden Facility Looks to Future Contracts
Aerojet Rocketdyne CEO Eileen Drake and Gov. Asa Hutchinson celebrated the defense contractor's new facility designed to help Aerojet compete for a spot in the Pentagon's overhaul of America's ground-based nuclear missile defenses. read more >
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A Champion of Solar Rises In South: Ouachita Electric
As CEO of Ouachita Electric Cooperative Corp. in Camden, Mark Cayce has seen the light, and it is solar. He has made sun power a cornerstone of innovative programs serving a high-tech corner of Arkansas: the defense manufacturing cluster in East Camden, home to a 12-megawatt solar array that was the largest in the state when it was built three years ago. read more >
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SAU Tech Partners With Today’s Power, OECC in Solar Project
South Arkansas’ march toward solar power got another nudge Friday when Southern Arkansas University Tech in Camden broke ground on a 1-megawatt array to generate more than two-thirds of the campus’ electricity. read more >
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In the Rockets’ Red Glare, Camden Workers Stand Out
Aerojet Rocketdyne cites area’s big defense tradition as it goes for ICBM contract. read more >
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