Fred Kirkwood

The utility said the increase is necessary to offset the cost of inflation, economic conditions and capital investments in its natural gas infrastructure. read more >

Arkansas natural gas customers will pay less per cubic foot on their bills this winter than they have for the past three years. read more >

The company says it has worked through problems with its billing system that led to thousands of complaints. read more >

Denver-based Summit Utilities is acquiring $2.15 billion worth of CenterPoint Energy’s assets, including a vast underground natural gas infrastructure in Arkansas and Oklahoma. read more >

Kim Linam, the first woman to lead Arkansas Oklahoma Gas Co. as CEO, is retiring after a long utility career in Fort Smith as a civic leader and one of the forces behind integrating AOG with Summit Utilities Inc. of Colorado after a 2017 acquisition. read more >

Henry Mason has been promoted to assistant manager of the electric distribution system at Conway Corp. read more >

Summit Utilities of Littleton, Colorado, has completed its acquisition of Arkansas Oklahoma Gas Corp., the Fort Smith utility owned for more than seven decades by the Witt Stephens family. read more >