If you’re not feeling the pinch, you will soon. After a brief and welcome lull, oil prices are rocketing upwards once again, and ground zero is the gas pump. Oil prices bypassed $100 per barrel Monday, a jump not seen …
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Google Helps Launch Nation’s Largest Solar Energy Project in Arkansas
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffConstruction is officially underway on what developers say will become the largest solar energy project in the United States. Cypress Creek Energy and Google joined local leaders, project partners and elected officials to celebrate the groundbreaking of the first two …
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Hybar Invests $1.1B to Double Steel Production in Arkansas
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffHybar LLC is doubling down on its investment in Arkansas with a $1.1 billion expansion that will significantly increase steel rebar production at its Osceola facility. The company recently announced it has secured $1.1 billion to expand its technologically advanced, …
The Arkansas Public Service Commission has approved a plan by Arkansas Electric Cooperatives Corp. to build a $2.6 billion natural gas plant at Newark. The 1,499-megawatt plant will be called IGP 3-6 and located near the Independence Power Plant. It …
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Cypress Creek Energy Secures $3.5B for In-state Solar and Battery Project
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffCypress Creek Energy has announced that it has secured $3.5 billion in financing to go toward the Steel River Energy Center in Mississippi County, one of the nation’s largest solar power and battery-storage facilities. When completed, the project will add …
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Marine Glisovic Named Director of Corporate Communications for AECC
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffMarine Glisovic has been promoted to director of corporate communications for Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation and Arkansas Electric Cooperatives Inc. She joined the cooperatives in 2024 as a corporate communications manager. In her new position, Glisovic will lead internal and …
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Little Rock Mayor Proposes Stronger Regulations on Data Centers
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffMayor Frank Scott Jr. recently shared with the Little Rock Board of Directors a proposal for an ordinance that would strengthen the city’s regulations on data centers. Scott encouraged the board to adopt the new standards to “protect the safety …
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SWEPCO to Sponsor U of A’s Land of Opportunity Scholarship
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThe University of Arkansas on Monday announced that the Southwestern Electric Power Company Foundation will serve as the inaugural corporate sponsor for the university’s Land of Opportunity Scholarship program, which will launch this fall. The Land of Opportunity Scholarship bridges …
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LR Data Center Resource Site Launched
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffLittle Rock city officials on Tuesday announced the launch of LRDataCentersFacts.com, a new public information website designed to address community questions and concerns about proposed data center developments in the Little Rock area. The website was formally introduced during a …
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City of Conway to Hold Public Meeting on Proposed Data Center
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThe city of Conway will hold a public committee meeting to discuss a proposed data center project, the city announced. Mayor Bart Castleberry called the meeting for Tuesday, May 12, from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the council chambers …