Barry Hyde
Boyd Metals Expanding at LR Port, Will Add 20 Jobs
Boyd Metals has announces plans to expand its facility at the Port of Little Rock, adding 40,500 SF for processing equipment and increased inventory and making room for 20 new jobs. read more >
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Businesses, Nonprofits Rally Behind Solar Power, Against New Bill
They say the legislation, which would roll back net metering, would cripple the industry. read more >
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Pulaski County Notes Solar Project With TPI Set to Save $250K Annually
The project, long a goal of County Judge Barry Hyde and County Attorney Adam Fogleman, is expected to be completed next year. read more >
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Work Begins on New Plaza at Big Dam Bridge
It will feature a bicycle repair station, benches and a drinking fountain with a bottle filler. read more >
Rescue Cash for Every City, County and Town
The 14 larger Arkansas cities receiving nearly $209 million in federal pandemic recovery funds aren’t looking a gift horse in the mouth — even one that comes with 150 pages of riding instructions. read more >
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County Dedicates First of 2 Solar Projects With Today’s Power
County Judge Barry Hyde flipped the switch on a new 756-panel solar project Tuesday at the Pulaski County Detention Center near the State Fairgrounds in Little Rock, and Today’s Power Inc. joined him in basking in the glow. read more >
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Hospitality Owners Challenge Property Tax Valuations
The owners of a string of Little Rock-area hotels and motels have taken a shared property tax grievance to Pulaski County Circuit Court that could have implications across the state. read more >
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SCA Pharma Announces $10M Airport Expansion
SCA Pharmaceuticals of Little Rock, which makes sterile pharmaceuticals for hospital pharmacies and health care facilities throughout the country, says it will expand its operations in Little Rock. read more >
Update: Amazon Says Little Rock Center Will Employ More Than 1,000
Amazon on Tuesday officially announced plans to open its first fulfillment center in Little Rock, an 825,000-SF facility that will employ more than 1,000 full-time workers and open in 2021. read more >
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Alleviant Health Centers to Expand Little Rock HQ, Create 115 Jobs
Alleviant Health Centers, which operates mental health clinics in six states, is expanding its headquarters in Little Rock and creating 115 jobs. read more >
Express Rx Brings Headquarters, 24 Jobs to Little Rock
Express Rx opened its new headquarters in Little Rock last week and plans to create 24 upper-level management and support staff jobs. read more >
HMS Mfg. to Open Manufacturing Plant at Little Rock Port, Hire 90
HMS Mfg. Co. of Troy, Michigan, announced Wednesday that it will open a 550,000-SF injection molding facility at the Port of Little Rock, creating about 90 jobs over the next two years. read more >
Pulaski County Touts Solar Savings in Deal With Today’s Power
Today’s Power Inc. of Little Rock is building $13.6 million in solar installations to provide 8 megawatts of low-priced electricity to power Pulaski County operations. read more >
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PACE Financing Under Fire From Tom Cotton
Pulaski County Judge Barry Hyde calls PACE financing a home run, something that makes "a lot of sense to a lot of people." U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton calls PACE a scam to "trick seniors into taking out high-interest loans for 20 years, along with liens on their homes." read more >
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PACE Expands Improvement District Model
The Preserve at Aldersgate in Little Rock will be the first major Arkansas project taking advantage of Property Assessed Clean Energy financing. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
PACE Financing Allows Aldersgate Apartments To Put Costs on Tax Bill
Pulaski County has given green building projects a lucrative green light, and developers of a west Little Rock apartment project have hit the accelerator. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
Entergy Makes Offer of Synergy to Solar Proponents
As the Arkansas Public Service Commission wrangles over rules for putting home-generated electricity onto the grid, the biggest news for Pulaski County may be that it could find a path to net metering despite Entergy’s opposition to its legal arguments. read more >
Allow Counties to Innovate (Barry Hyde Commentary)
Pulaski County is taking three approaches to promote innovative energy conservation and aid the development of markets for energy and water conservation and renewable resource-distributed generation for our citizens. read more >
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Barry Hyde Named to National Association of Counties Committee (Movers & Shakers)
Pulaski County Judge Barry Hyde has been appointed to the National Association of Counties’ Justice & Public Safety Steering Committee. read more >
Farewell to Democratic Tradition (Blake Rutherford On Politics)
Dale Bumpers, David Pryor, Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, Blanche Lincoln and Mark Pryor. Arkansas Business political columnist Blake Rutherford confronts the Republican wave of 2014. read more >
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