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Stitt Solar installs 2 arrays with Fort Smith nonprofits
Stitt Solar, the renewable energy division of Rogers-based The Stitt Group, recently completed two solar array projects in Fort Smith with the help of a $360,000 grant from the U.S….
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by - June 25, 2025 3:45 pm
Process begins that could result in new Fort Smith water meter system
The Fort Smith Board of Directors has given the green light to allowing city staff to work with Ameresco to develop options to modernize the city’s water meter system, which…
by - June 25, 2025 2:35 pm
UA project produces cybersecurity tool for energy utilities
A University of Arkansas project supported by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security and Emergency Response has created cybersecurity software that provides energy utilities with “a…
by - June 24, 2025 3:45 pm
Stuttgart Industrial Park achieves Entergy Arkansas ‘Select Site’ certification
Two industrial sites at the Stuttgart Industrial Park on U.S. Highway 79 received ‘Site Selection’ certification from Entergy Arkansas on Tuesday (June 24). The Stuttgart Chamber of Commerce, the Stuttgart…
by - June 18, 2025 7:08 pm
Scenic Hill Solar opens 3 solar power plants in southwest Arkansas
North Little Rock-based Scenic Hill Solar, in partnership with the City of De Queen, De Queen School District, and Sevier County, completed three state-of-the-art solar power plants in the southwest…
by - June 16, 2025 10:13 am
‘Energy & Environment’ plan set for a Fort Smith board vote
Lowering energy use in public facilities, enhancing curbside recycling, and tree planting are some areas city residents support in an energy and environment plan, according to Joshua Robertson, Fort Smith’s…
by - June 10, 2025 4:41 pm
EIA: Crude oil prices to fall as global inventories rise
The international benchmark Brent crude oil price is expected to fall to about $60 per barrel by the end of the year and average about $59 per barrel in 2026,…
by - June 2, 2025 10:50 am
Large solar arrays on less than 1% of Arkansas agri land
Large-scale solar power facilities are on about 0.2% of Arkansas agricultural land, with utility-scale solar ranging in land use between 445 acres for a 50-megawatt site to 2,670 acres for…
by - May 30, 2025 7:48 am
Herndon to receive 2025 Jack White award
OG&E Community Affairs Manager Eddie Lee Herndon will receive the 2025 Jack White Community Leadership Award. Herndon is the first OG&E employee to receive the award since it was renamed…
by - May 29, 2025 11:52 am
Arkansas severance tax revenue on trend to fall below fiscal 2024
Arkansas’ severance tax revenue will need a major boost in the final two months of fiscal year 2025 if it is to rebound above the $16.41 million in fiscal year…
by - May 28, 2025 4:59 pm
Lithium mining compensation structure approved by state officials
State officials on Wednesday (May 28) approved a lithium compensation plan as part of an application from Standard Lithium subsidiary SWA Lithium for its planned mining in the Smackover Formation…
by - May 19, 2025 2:45 pm
Fort Smith Boys and Girls Club set to ‘flip the switch’ on solar facility
The Fort Smith Boys and Girls Club (FSBGC) is set to officially flip the switch Tuesday (May 20) on a solar facility near its Evans unit that is expected to…
by - May 15, 2025 5:38 pm
Beaver Water District breaks ground on nearly 5-megawatt solar array
Lowell-based utility Beaver Water District will invest about $10 million into a 4.99-megawatt solar array adjacent to the district’s administrative center. Area officials gathered Thursday (May 15) for a ceremony…
by - May 14, 2025 3:05 pm
Advanced energy foundation hires administrator for climate grant program
The Arkansas Advanced Energy Foundation (AAEF) has hired Jonathon Rasburry as administrator for the Commercial Property Assessed Capital Expenditures (C-PACE) program. C-PACE is designed to finance projects centered on “energy…
by - May 7, 2025 5:38 pm
Murphy USA sees lower revenues, profits due to ‘flat’ price environment, storms
Murphy USA reported lower quarterly revenues and income compared to a year ago primarily due to lower petroleum prices and seasonal storms. The El Dorado-based convenience store chain reported financial…
by - May 1, 2025 11:08 am
First National Bank of Fort Smith installs ‘solar garden’ at branch bank
An almost completed “solar garden” adjacent to the First National Bank of Fort Smith Phoenix bank branch in Fort Smith is also a pause point with just under $1 million…
by - April 20, 2025 7:35 pm
U.S. Rep. Westerman discusses flooding, tariffs, and energy expansion efforts
U.S. Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Hot Springs, shared his thoughts on the response to flooding and storms across his expansive 4th Congressional District of Arkansas. In a recent Talk Business &…
by - April 17, 2025 12:30 pm
The Supply Side: Walmart continues to revamp convenience stores, fuel stations
Walmart has in recent years quietly invested in smaller convenience stores with fuel that are linked to supercenters and grocery formats. The retailer has tweaked the format size based on…
by - April 15, 2025 3:02 pm
ABB has ‘future proofed’ Fort Smith electric motor production
While it has had a decline in employment from the days when it was Baldor’s corporate headquarters, the ABB operation in Fort Smith remains the global base of the company’s…
by - April 10, 2025 4:04 pm
EIA: Declining oil demand to lead to lower oil, gasoline prices
Recent changess in global trade policy and oil production may result in lower global demand growth for petroleum products through 2026, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). The…