by - September 7, 2015 9:37 pm
The domestic market for distributed wind turbines has weakened since the record capacity additions in 2012, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
by - September 4, 2015 7:27 pm
Today’s Power Inc. (TPI) has reached an agreement to provide a one-megawatt AC solar array for Ozarks Electric Cooperative of Fayetteville. Ozarks Electric plans to offer its members the opportunity…
by - September 4, 2015 10:59 am
Aerojet Rocketdyne will celebrate the groundbreaking of a 12-megawatt solar energy facility next week that will provide power to the fast-growing Highland Industrial Park in East Camden, company officials announced…
by - September 4, 2015 6:11 am
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by - September 3, 2015 4:34 pm
Raise the gas tax while gas prices are low to produce an immediate infusion of funds for highways? Or choose more modest “revenue neutral” proposals that would have a better…
by - September 3, 2015 11:17 am
As gasoline prices move closer to the $2 a gallon price point, Arkansas and U.S. travelers are expected to flood the roadways, airways and tourism destinations during the upcoming Labor Day holiday.
by - September 3, 2015 11:05 am
While Arkansas’ state unemployment rate has dropped in the past year, the same can also be said for 70 of the state’s 75 counties. The Bureau of Labor Statistics released…
by - September 2, 2015 5:05 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson will be joining a group of Arkansas agricultural business interests on a trade trip to Cuba later this month. The delegation is being led by the Rogers-based…
by - September 2, 2015 4:43 pm
The last 30 or so years have been transformative for the city of Jonesboro, especially economically, a consultant hired by the local chamber said Wednesday. Leaders are hopeful that a…
by - September 2, 2015 1:50 pm
Earlier this week, state highway officials reinstated nearly 30 of the 87 highway projects that were shut down earlier this year due to the lack of federal highway funding, and…
by - September 1, 2015 5:51 am
U.S. weekly rail traffic grew 0.4% to 567,943 carloads and intermodal units compared to a year ago, according to the latest report from the Association of American Railroads.
by - August 30, 2015 12:22 pm
ADEQ and the PSC announced they would reconvene stakeholder meetings on Oct. 9 to begin the process of developing a state plan to meet EPA regulations for fewer carbon emissions from power plants.
by - August 28, 2015 3:53 pm
Increasing the diesel tax to pay for highway maintenance and improvements is “something to beconsidered” because the trucking industry supports it, U.S. Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Jonesboro, said Friday.
by - August 28, 2015 7:38 am
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by - August 26, 2015 1:27 pm
Nearly two years after Entergy Arkansas Inc. broke free from its system agreement with parent company Entergy Corp., customers of Entergy Louisiana LLC and Entergy Gulf States Louisiana LLC will…
by - August 26, 2015 6:59 am
Jay Chesshir, president and CEO of the Little Rock Regional Chamber of Commerce, was elected to serve as Chairman-elect of the Board of Directors of the national Association of Chamber…
by - August 21, 2015 7:30 am
Ouachita Electric Cooperative of Camden has entered into a service agreement for a 100-kilowatt AC solar array that will be installed by Today’s Power Inc. (TPI). The Ouachita Electric solar…
by - August 21, 2015 6:12 am
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by - August 19, 2015 4:14 pm
The Delta Regional Authority on Wednesday announced a new interactive research tool that officials said will connect economic developers and local leaders to demographic and economic data to spur growth…
by - August 19, 2015 8:54 am
After reaching an all-time high in fiscal year 2015, Arkansas severance tax collections tumbled nearly 59% in July as spending cutbacks in the Fayetteville Shale Play kick in.
