Resource Guide: Financial Tools, Aid for Businesses Hurt by COVID-19
Arkansas Business is regularly updating this page with links and contact information for businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. read more >
Tagged: Energy
CenterPoint Gas Customers to See Bills Go Down
Citing reduced operational costs and falling natural gas prices, CenterPoint Energy has proposed a 5% rate decrease for the 400,000 homes and businesses it serves in Arkansas. read more >
Foundation Offers Grants to Women-Owned Businesses Affected by Virus
The Women's Foundation of Arkansas launches Women Owned, an assistance fund for women-owned small businesses experiencing economic hardship due to the COVID-19 pandemic. read more >
CenterPoint Energy Announces $1.5M in COVID Aid
CenterPoint Energy of Houston, which delivers natural gas to about 400,000 homes and businesses in Arkansas, has committed $1.5 million to nonprofits, agencies and others working to ease the pain of the COVID-19 pandemic in the areas it serves. read more >
Solar Jobs on the Line, Insiders Fear
With the coronavirus pandemic wreaking economic havoc, former Lt. Gov. Bill Halter fears a long-awaited state ruling on solar power policy could threaten $125 million in projects by his firm alone. read more >
Unemployment Claims Soar to 3.28 Million
This chart highlights the dramatic effect of the coronavirus pandemic on the job market in the United States. read more >
Adkins Back at Ritter Communications (Movers & Shakers)
Tim Adkins has returned to Ritter Communications of Jonesboro as director of carrier and wholesale. read more >
Conway Corp. Partners With BP Unit on White County Solar Farm
Conway Corp. has a 20-year agreement to buy discount sun power from Lightsource BP, a global solar leader planning to build a 132-megawatt array in neighboring White County. read more >
Murphy Oil Cuts Expenditures Again — Along with Executive Pay
Murphy Oil Corp. of El Dorado, whose share price has been battered by falling oil prices, is cutting capital spending for a second time in a month — and it's cutting pay for top executives. read more >
EPA Honors Entergy Arkansas' Power Efficiency Programs
The EPA honors Entergy Arkansas, the state's largest electric utility, for its promotion of energy efficiency among its 700,000 Arkansas customers. read more >
Arkansas Businesses Should Prepare Now to Apply for Federal Aid
Businesses can begin preparing now to apply for assistance under the federal rescue package signed last week by President Trump, but it will be about two weeks before they can turn in their paperwork. read more >
Murphy Oil CEO Jenkins, Hit by Virus, Also Takes Financial Blow
The COVID-19 pandemic has hit Murphy Oil Corp. CEO Roger W. Jenkins with a one-two punch: He’s sick with the virus, though recovering, and his wallet is taking a beating. read more >
Wall Street's Rally Rolls On, Led by Health Care Stocks
U.S. stocks climbed Monday, led by big gains for health care companies announcing developments that could aid in the coronavirus outbreak. read more >
Lithium Mining Work Goes On, With COVID-19 Precautions
A Canadian company working to prove a commercial process of extracting battery-grade lithium for Arkansas' underground brine streams is keeping up its testing at a pilot plant near El Dorado applying new safety rules amid the COVID-19 pandemic. read more >
Fed Projects Decade's Fastest-Growing Occupations
Employment in the United States is forecast to grow by 8.4 million jobs to 169.4 million jobs during the decade of 2018-28, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Or it was; the report was released months before the coronavirus pandemic caused widespread job losses. read more >
Bilon, Yates Take Honors for Water Reclamation Work (Movers & Shakers)
Tiffany Bilon and Amber Yates of the Little Rock Water Reclamation Authority have earned recognition from the Universal Public Procurement Certification Council. read more >
Arkansas' Unemployment Rate Unchanged at 3.5% in February
Arkansas’ unemployment rate was unchanged at 3.5% last month, according to a report Friday by the Arkansas Division of Workforce Services. read more >
Murphy Oil CEO Gets Presumptive COVID-19 Diagnosis, Takes Medical Leave
Murphy Oil Corp. announced Thursday that President and CEO Roger Jenkins has, pending test results, a presumptive diagnosis of COVID-19. read more >
Let There Be Light: Arkansas Utilities Say They’re Prepared to Keep Power Flowing
As the novel coronavirus pandemic disrupts industries and the entire national economy, Vernon “Buddy” Hasten of the Arkansas Electric Cooperatives Corp. knows just how vital his top job is: keeping the lights on for 500,000 homes and businesses, not to mention hospitals and police stations. read more >
Arkansas Business Presents 2020 40 Under 40 Honorees
Arkansas Business announces the 40 honorees in this year's 40 Under 40 class, which honors people in business, nonprofits and government making a significant impact. read more >
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