by - January 26, 2016 12:15 pm
Lockheed Martin turned in a strong fourth quarter performance on Tuesday (Jan. 26) as the nation’s largest defense contractor completed the $9 billion acquisition of helicopter maker Sikorsky Aircraft and…
by - December 17, 2015 5:26 pm
Lockheed Martin officials said Thursday (Dec. 17) the company has moved forward with a federal lawsuit after the U.S. General Accounting Office’s decision earlier this week to throw out the…
by - August 25, 2015 4:34 pm
Always a bridesmaid, never a bride. Arkansas lost another bid for a superproject. After courting three of the nation’s largest defense contractors for the past three years, the Pentagon on…
by - August 20, 2015 12:45 pm
Within the next month, Arkansas economic officials may declare an end of the week announcement as either Good Friday or Black Friday. Arkansas Economic Development Commission Executive Director Mike Preston…
by - July 22, 2015 9:19 am
Top Lockheed Martin executives said they expect to hear a decision in August or September on two high stakes Pentagon contracts that will play a large role in the U.S….
by - June 29, 2015 1:32 pm
A Pentagon official confirmed over the weekend that a decision on the $30 billion award for Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) project remains on schedule for an award in the…
by - May 31, 2015 1:32 pm
While the Lockheed Martin superproject was well in the works before he was ever considered for the job as director of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission, Mike Preston knows that…
by - May 28, 2015 7:26 am
Although Lockheed Martin has now pocketed an $87 million financing package from the state of Arkansas, a Washington, D.C.-based defense budget expert said there is no reason to believe that…
by - May 27, 2015 2:41 pm
The Arkansas House and Senate easily approved legislation Wednesday that would allow general obligations bonds under Amendment 82 to be set aside for Lockheed Martin’s bid to build the next-generation…
by - May 26, 2015 7:03 pm
As dozens of on-watchers took photos and “selfies” around a prototype of Lockheed Martin’s new Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) parked at the steps of the State Capitol, Gov. Asa…
by - May 22, 2015 4:46 pm
As part of the review process under Amendment 82, the state’s superproject amendment, lawmakers have received an independent consultant’s analysis of the proposed $87 million Lockheed Martin Joint Light Tactical…
by - May 21, 2015 3:34 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson outlined an $87 million, 25-year bond issue that he will present to lawmakers at next week’s special session, but also took the time before heading into the…
by - May 20, 2015 4:37 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Wednesday (May 20) made the official call for legislators to meet in special session beginning May 26 to vote on helping lure the military’s new Joint…
