AR economic development – Entergy

Stuttgart Industrial Park achieves Entergy Arkansas ‘Select Site’ Certification

Entergy Team — Tue, 24 Jun 2025 19:42:09 +0000

Stuttgart, Ark. – The Stuttgart Chamber of Commerce, the Stuttgart Industrial Development Corporation and Entergy Arkansas announced today the completion of its Select Site certification for two industrial sites, one 154-acres site and one 62-acre site, located in the Stuttgart Industrial Park on U.S. Highway 79. Representatives from all organizations along with Mayor Norma King Strabala were on…

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Little Rock Port achieves Entergy Arkansas ‘Select Site’ Certification

Entergy Team — Sat, 08 Mar 2025 04:36:00 +0000

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The Little Rock Regional Chamber and Entergy Arkansas announced today the completion of its Select Site certification for a new 875-acre industrial megasite located on the southeastern portion of the Little Rock Port. Representatives from both organizations along with Congressman French Hill, Little Rock Mayor Frank Scott, Jr., Pulaski County Judge Barry Hyde…

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Entergy Arkansas offers generous support for Ozarka Technical Center

Arkansas Team — Fri, 15 Nov 2024 03:42:00 +0000

MOUNTAIN VIEW, AR – Ozarka College Foundation recently received a $100,000 commitment from Entergy Arkansas. The significant Entergy investment will be used to support Ozarka’s Technical Center expansion in Mountain View. Specifically, the gift will support electrical upgrades and the construction of a new outdoor welding lab. The contribution also secures Entergy as naming sponsor of the newly…

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“Build it and they will come”

Kacee Kirschvink — Tue, 20 Aug 2024 23:23:00 +0000

The Newport Tech Depot in northeast Arkansas is living out its own version of the movie, Field of Dreams. The facility began operations in 2020 in a temporary building in downtown Newport, Arkansas, as an IT training center and a co-working space for entrepreneurs and remote workers. Since then, it has become so much more. At its new facility this year, the Tech Depot started offering training…

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Entergy Arkansas makes a major investment in workforce education in Northeast Arkansas

Entergy Team — Wed, 15 Nov 2023 02:32:00 +0000

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Entergy Arkansas is investing in the lives of their customers by providing funding for a major workforce development initiative in northeast Arkansas. Tech Depot, a $4.27 million workforce development initiative in Newport, Arkansas, is receiving a $100,000 grant to acquire equipment and furniture to be used in training individuals for the jobs of today and tomorrow.

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Entergy again named a top utility in economic development

Entergy Team — Tue, 19 Sep 2023 02:03:00 +0000

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – For 16 consecutive years, Site Selection magazine has recognized ��ϳԹ�� as a top utility for economic growth in the communities we serve, which include some of the largest and most power-intensive industries in the United States. In 2022, Entergy Arkansas helped secure $3.6 billion in capital investments and create nearly 1,400 new jobs within the state of Arkansas.

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Still helping build Arkansas

Arkansas Team — Fri, 15 Sep 2023 19:49:00 +0000

Nearly 110 years ago, Harvey Crowley Couch (1877-1941) founded Arkansas Power Company with the mission to bring dependable and affordable distributed electricity to Arkansas. Though much has changed in the last century, that mission remains the same: Entergy Arkansas’ commitment to powering life throughout the state with reliable, diverse energy sources is stronger than ever.

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Entergy Arkansas industrial customer plays a significant role in the economy of South Arkansas

Arkansas Team — Thu, 27 Jul 2023 22:53:00 +0000

Entergy Arkansas provides electricity to approximately 730,000 customers in 63 counties. This year, we are featuring some of our key industrial and commercial customers by giving a more in-depth view of their business and how we power their business. The first company we will feature is LANXESS. LANXESS is a global leading specialty chemicals company with 475 Arkansas-based employees across…

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Entergy Arkansas – Good for business and the environment

Kacee Kirschvink — Fri, 16 Jun 2023 03:30:00 +0000

Customers looking for clean, affordable energy to power their factories, businesses and homes need to look no further than Entergy Arkansas, which continues to expand its zero-emissions portfolio and related offerings to meet customers’ needs. Entergy Arkansas’ rates are consistently lower than national and state averages. We continue to invest in the modernization and resiliency of our grid…

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Arkansas Nuclear One begins 29th Unit 2 refueling outage

Entergy Team — Tue, 18 Apr 2023 06:27:00 +0000

RUSSELVILLE, Ark.– Control room operators removed Arkansas Nuclear One’s Unit 2 from service April 15 to begin a scheduled refueling and maintenance outage. This ended a 501 consecutive day run for ANO 2 of safe, secure and reliable operation, the second longest continuous run in the unit’s history. During the outage, station and supplemental workers will perform maintenance and testing activities…

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