Tagged: Grant Tennille

Following the Money Fueling Opposition to Wind Catcher

Following the Money Fueling Opposition to Wind Catcher

Legal

While a single wind project won’t seal the fate of America’s energy markets, resistance to Southwestern Electric Power Co.’s Wind Catcher project comes in conjunction with support for coal and nuclear power at the highest levels of American government. read more >

Toymaker Redman’s Rough History Doesn’t Deter State Investment

Toymaker Redman’s Rough History Doesn’t Deter State Investment

Banking & FinanceHealth CareLegalCover Story

The state’s top economic development official said he has no undue concerns about a $2 million taxpayer investment in Redman & Associates, despite the CEO’s bankruptcy a decade ago and subsequent litigation, including a lawsuit related to the product the company is manufacturing in Rogers. read more >

Lawmaker Jane English Helps Spur Workforce Training Reform

Lawmaker Jane English Helps Spur Workforce Training Reform

Health CareTechnology & TelecomCover Story

State Sen. Jane English has no use for the private option, the Medicaid expansion providing health insurance to the poor. But the Republican lawmaker from North Little Rock saw an opportunity and took it, and what began as an old-fashioned political horse trade — you get my vote, I get something for my constituents — appears likely to evolve into a governor-backed legislative package that next year will seek to transform workforce training in Arkansas. read more >

Manufacturers Keep Steely Eye on Delta, Says Grant Tennille

Manufacturers Keep Steely Eye on Delta, Says Grant Tennille

Whispers

Grant Tennille, head of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission, told your Whispers staff last week that the state is “continuing to have conversations with companies from throughout the world who want to be close to independent sources of steel.” read more >