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Lights, Camera, Inaction! Arkansas Film Rebates on Hold Until Study Data Comes In

The next few weeks could be a turning point for Arkansas’ growing TV and filmmaking industry, and an economic impact study due in mid-March could plot the future of state incentives. read more >
Construction / Industry / Real Estate

Hideaway Pizza Heads for West Little RockLock Icon

An affiliate of the Tulsa-based chain recently bought a 1.5-acre site on the south side of Chenal Parkway at Kanis Road for more than $1.6 million. read more >
Banking & Finance / Industry / Legal

Arkansas Bank Commissioner Elected Secretary of the Conference of State Bank Supervisors (Movers & Shakers)

Susannah Marshall is the Arkansas bank commissioner. read more >
Agriculture & Poultry / Banking & Finance / Construction

Improving Arkansas’ Economic Freedom (Jeremy Horpedahl & Heidi Saliba Commentary)

Arkansas has challenges, but the state is positioned to increase economic freedom with the right approach. read more >
Government & Politics / Investments / Manufacturing

Canoo Stock Soars After Oklahoma Facility Gets Foreign-Trade Zone Designation

Meanwhile, questions remain about the electric vehicle maker's plans for northwest Arkansas. read more >
Health Care / Legal

Oklahoma Supreme Court Rolls Back State’s Strict Abortion Law

It was a narrow win for abortion rights advocates since the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the landmark Roe v. Wade last year. read more >
Agriculture & Poultry / Legal / Public Companies

Judge Extends Agreement Date for Oklahoma Poultry Lawsuit

Tyson Foods and other poultry companies were ordered to come up with a plan to clean a watershed polluted by chicken litter. read more >
Government & Politics / Retail

Oklahoma Voters Reject Legalizing Recreational Marijuana

State Question 820, the result of a signature gathering drive last year, was the only item on the statewide ballot, and early results showed heavy opposition in rural areas. read more >
Agriculture & Poultry / Legal / Public Companies

Tyson, Others, Lose Oklahoma Lawsuit Over Poultry Pollution

The companies have less than two months to reach an agreement with the state of Oklahoma on how to clean a watershed polluted by chicken litter. read more >
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Health Care / Legal

States Target Transgender Health Care in First Bills of 2023

More than two dozen bills seeking to restrict transgender health care access have been introduced across 11 states — Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Montana, New Hampshire, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah and Virginia — for the legislative sessions beginning in early 2023. read more >
A rendering of Canoo's battery module plant in Pryor, Oklahoma
Construction / Manufacturing / Public Companies

Canoo Ready to Build Battery Module Plant in Oklahoma

Renovations are expected to begin this quarter at a 100,000-SF building on 10 acres. read more >
Barbara Sugg, President and CEO-Elect of Southwest Power Pool
Nonprofits

SPP Supports $55M Oklahoma Transmission Project

The organization also released its 2021 annual report, which found that it provided $2.7 billion in yearly net benefits to members. read more >
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Banking & Finance / Real Estate

Arvest Plans to Sell 16 Branches to Arkansas, Oklahoma Banks

The deals should close in Q1 of 2022. read more >
Group of wind turbines at a wind farm on a hill with cattle grazing beneath, creating renewable energy in Taralga NSW Australia.
Energy

2nd Wind Farm Serving Arkansas Swepco Customers Now Online

It will provide renewable energy to all of the company's 122,800 customers in west Arkansas. read more >
Entergy’s White Bluff power plant near Redfield faces new EPA regulation. | (Photo by Wil Chandler)
Energy / Government & Politics / Tourism

EPA Plan to Crack Down on Coal Plant Emissions Draws Support

A federal plan to crack down on emissions from Texas coal-fired electrical generating plants that affect visibility at national parks and wilderness areas in Oklahoma, Arkansas and Texas was supported by most participants at a public hearing on the issue. read more >
Banking & Finance / Government & Politics / Real Estate

Arvest Consumer Survey: Arkansans’ Opinion of Economy Improving

Arkansas consumer sentiment is up slightly in Arvest Bank's most recent survey, but it's still lower than surrounding states and considerably lower than the national outlook on the economy. read more >