Clean Energy Jobs Report Comes Out as Arkansas Plans EV Chargers
The sixth annual Clean Jobs America Report shows the first recorded drop in overall jobs in the clean energy sector. read more >
The sixth annual Clean Jobs America Report shows the first recorded drop in overall jobs in the clean energy sector. read more >
Bob East has Delta Solar of Little Rock just where he wants it these days after taking a 25% stake in the company last year read more >
Katie Laning Niebaum is back in the energy game, working part time for a group that has established itself as a somewhat unlikely policy titan in solar power: the Audubon Society. read more >
Arkansas Business is accepting nominations for its annual "20 In Their 20s" class of young professionals who are making a difference in their companies, organizations and communities. read more >
Former Lt. Gov. Bill Halter is walking on sunbeams this spring, skipping from one public solar power project to another as CEO of Scenic Hill Solar of North Little Rock. read more >
Arkansas Oklahoma Gas Corp. of Fort Smith is suing BP Energy Co. of Houston for breach of contract. read more >
Richard Bell, president and CEO of Bell & Co. of North Little Rock, says the key to the success of his accounting firm has been to specialize in niches, and he recommends that other businesses try to do the same. read more >
The president and auto industry maintain the nation is on the cusp of a gigantic shift to electric vehicles and away from liquid-fueled cars, but biofuels producers and some of their supporters in Congress aren’t buying it. read more >
Bob East is pioneering a new way of siting remote solar facilities for commercial clients by swapping a $60,000 solar array for 12 acres of city-owned land in England (Lonoke County). read more >
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 >
The International Renewable Energy Agency says that despite the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, worldwide renewable energy capacity grew by more than 260 megawatts in 2020, up more than 50% from the year before. read more >
Arkansas Oklahoma Gas Corp. of Fort Smith last week sued BP Energy Co. of Houston for $34.4 million for not delivering natural gas as required by a contract. read more >
Loanpal made headlines last month with its plan for a 100-employee operation in Bentonville, but the sustainable home improvement lender’s arrival is a “big deal” for a reason nobody reported at the time. read more >
With deep pockets and unmatched scale, Loanpal opens a planned 100-employee operation in Bentonville and is staffing up. read more >
Lanxess, the German multinational chemical maker that’s partnered in a major south Arkansas lithium-extraction project, will soon be producing electrolyte solutions for lithium-ion batteries. read more >
A quick look at what employers need to know about the lifting the mask mandate and what it means for them — including whether they can still require masks in their workplaces (they can). read more >
Arkansas Business announces this year's class of 40 Under 40, a group of rising young professionals who will be honored with an in-person luncheon and an interactive virtual event on June 17 in Little Rock. read more >
Diversity and inclusion consultant and speaker Janet Stovall will be the luncheon speaker at the Soirée Women’s Leadership Symposium on April 29, organizers announced Monday. read more >
Despite the coronavirus pandemic, the value of the biggest deals in Arkansas last year jumped 157%, from $7.9 billion in 2019 to $20.3 billion in 2020, pushed largely by Walmart’s sales of stakes in two subsidiaries, Asda Group and Seiyu. read more >
Specialty waste and environmental services provider Denali Water Solutions LLC of Russellville is in growth mode, having announced six out-of-state buys in less than a year. read more >
