Associated Press - Mon September 10, 2018
Work Begins on $50M Museum in Fort Smith, Arkansas
FORT SMITH, Ark. (AP) Construction is now under way on the long-awaited, $50 million museum in Fort Smith focused on the U.S. Marshals Service. The United States Marshals Museum will be built on the banks of the Arkansas River near Fort Smith....
Andrew Demillo - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Mon August 27, 2018
Plan for $4.5B Wind Farm Scrapped After Reg's Denial
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) A utility said on July 27 it is dropping plans for what would have been the largest wind farm in the country, a day after regulators in Texas rejected the $4.5 billion project. American Electric Power said it was cancelling plans for the 2,000-megawatt Wind Catcher wind farm, which would have spanned two counties in the Oklahoma panhandle and provided power to customers in Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas and Louisiana....
Emily Buenzle - Mon August 20, 2018
College Football Stadium Sees Significant Improvements
With college football season quickly approaching, one team is gearing up with a newly improved stadium. The Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium at the University of Arkansas has seen a range of renovations since it opened in 1938, Saturday Down South reported, and this latest round of updates, which began in 2016, are almost finished....
Emily Buenzle - Fri July 27, 2018
Construction Starts on $50M U.S. Marshals Museum
Construction has officially begun at the site of the United States Marshals Museum (USMM) at Fort Smith in Arkansas. July 26 was a "big day" for Patrick Weeks, USMM president and CEO, for whom the start of construction on this special project was a long time coming....
Sennebogen - Wed June 06, 2018
Experience in Material Handling Equipment Brings Van Keppel Company to Sennebogen
A long-time commitment to the material handling industry (scrap, recycling, waste, ports, etc.) has led the G.W. Van Keppel Company to take on the Sennebogen line of purpose-built material handlers. Constantino Lannes, president of Sennebogen LLC, announced Van Keppel was appointed as authorized distributor of Sennebogen equipment for the majority of the state of Arkansas....
Emily Buenzle - Wed April 11, 2018
State DOT Chooses Company for $87.3M Road Widening Project
The Arkansas Department of Transportation recently awarded Manhattan Road and Bridge an $87.3 million widening project on the western portion of I-630 in Little Rock. "We still have a few details to work on, but we could not be happier to have been selected to partner with Arkansas Department of Transportation for this important project," said Manhattan Road and Bridges Vice President of Arkansas Operations Mark Windle....
The Associated Press - Fri January 26, 2018
Arkansas Delays 12 Road Projects Due to Funding Uncertainty
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Citing uncertainty in federal funding, the Arkansas Department of Transportation has pulled a dozen road construction projects from the bidding process for next month. The department made the recommendation to withdraw the 12 projects before the recent government shutdown occurred....
Emily Buenzle - Fri January 12, 2018
Virtual Tour of U.S. Marshals Museum Provides Immersive Look for State Officials
State leaders recently took a virtual tour of the planned U.S. Marshals Museum at Fort Smith, Ark. Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, Attorney General Leslie Rutledge and other state officials donned virtual reality goggles to take a closer look at the new building that will soon hold the new national museum, 40/29 News reported....
Thu January 11, 2018
Lyle Machinery Inks Link-Belt Distributor Agreement
Effective Jan. 1, 2018 Link-Belt Cranes has finalized an agreement with Lyle Machinery Co. (Lyle Machinery), to be the authorized Link-Belt distributor for Arkansas and portions of Mississippi and Tennessee....
Cindy Riley - Tue January 02, 2018
Four-Lane Bridge Key Link for Rural Arkansas
Work on a more than $29 million bridge has inched beyond the halfway point in Arkansas, on U.S. 167 near Calion. The new structure is considered a key link in completing a four-lane roadway from El Dorado to the Ouachita River....
