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Southern Arkansas University has received a $50,000 gift from ExxonMobil to support the construction of the SAU Workforce Development Center. The center, a 4,800-square-foot facility, will train students and adult job seekers for careers in critical mineral production, advanced manufacturing …

Photos by Sarah DeClerk. Feature image above: Ernest Scheyder, left, senior correspondent at Reuters, moderates a panel discussion with Emma Bishop, vice president of the Battery Materials & Technology Coalition, from left, David Kovatch, president at Mission Strategies, Matthew Godlewski, …

The 2025 Arkansas Lithium Innovation Summit, set for Oct. 28-29 at the Statehouse Convention Center in Little Rock, will bring industry leaders, policymakers, statewide stakeholders and investors focused on the global lithium economy and highlight Arkansas’ role in the growing …

Feature image above: Left to right, Randy Zook, Stacey Walker and Nelson Peacock. Whether pushing policies to attract investment, pouring resources into trade skills and workforce training, or promoting the state’s unique geographic benefits, Arkansas has been hard at work …

It seemed to happen overnight. A few years ago, sleepy south Arkansas woke up to a growing buzz — with a lithium boom on the horizon, the region is set to strike it rich once again. According to a study …

(Editor’s note: This is the second of a two-part commentary on the lithium play in south Arkansas.) This week’s Arkansas Lithium Innovation Summit serves as an excellent opportunity to let the rapidly growing US battery industry know that Arkansas is …

(Editor’s note: This is the first of a two-part commentary on the lithium play in south Arkansas.) The Arkansas Lithium Innovation Summit Feb. 15-16 serves as an excellent opportunity to let the rapidly growing U.S. battery industry know that Arkansas …

Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders recently joined ExxonMobil and state leaders to announce that the company will drill its first lithium well in Arkansas, marking an early investment into what may well be one of North America’s largest lithium deposits. Numerous …

Oftentimes, we hear of great potential that never materializes, but regarding lithium development in Arkansas, this time appears to be different. The lithium opportunity in south Arkansas must be solid — ExxonMobil and Koch Industries do not make big investments …

I’ve spent time in south Arkansas selling new technologies, lab testing and products to the oil field and aerospace companies, so I’m grinning with Arkansas pride that a new energy storage material — lithium — could improve the state and …