Mar 6, 2019 | Uncategorized
Electric Cooperatives of Arkansas assist in promoting STEM-based initiative Little Rock, Ark. — March 6, 2019 — Approximately 1,500 students will compete in the 2019 Arkansas Rock City Regional FIRST Robotics Competition on March 6-9 at Barton Coliseum in Little Rock....
Feb 25, 2019 | Uncategorized
Little Rock, Ark. — Feb. 22, 2019 — The Electric Cooperatives of Arkansas have entered into a partnership with Arkansas 4-H to host the SeaPerch Challenge, an underwater robotics event that will be held on Saturday, Feb. 23 at The Center at Bishop Park in Bryant. The...
Feb 19, 2019 | Uncategorized
Little Rock, Ark. — Feb. 19, 2019 — Bill Conine has been named as the interim president and chief executive officer (CEO) of Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation and Arkansas Electric Cooperatives, Inc. He replaces Duane Highley, who recently accepted the...
Feb 7, 2019 | Legislative Issues
Little Rock, Ark. — Feb. 7, 2019 — The Electric Cooperatives of Arkansas recently launched a 2019 digital version of its popular Arkansas Legislative Directory. The digital directory is free and offered to iPhone and Android users. “The Electric Cooperatives of...
Jan 10, 2019 | Uncategorized
Little Rock, Ark. — Jan. 10, 2019 — Duane Highley, president and CEO of Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation (AECC) and Arkansas Electric Cooperatives, Inc. (AECI), recently received the 2019 J.C. Brown Award for CEO Communication Leadership. “Communication has...
Nov 26, 2018 | Uncategorized
Our employees have made Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation and Arkansas Electric Cooperatives, Inc. leaders in the energy sector. Our employees work to improve the quality of life for Arkansans by providing wholesale power and services to more than 500,000...
Sep 19, 2018 | The Cooperative Difference
Little Rock, Ark. — Sept. 19, 2018 — Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation is supporting the Arkansas Monarch Conservation Partnership during the Fall migratory season by participating in current research on the monarch butterfly population. “The Arkansas Monarch...
Sep 13, 2018 | The Cooperative Difference
Little Rock, Ark. — Sept. 14, 2018 — The Electric Cooperatives of Arkansas have sent 118 linemen to the east coast to assist with power restoration efforts that may be required after Hurricane Florence makes landfall. Crews from Arkansas Electric Cooperatives, Inc.,...
Aug 20, 2018 | Uncategorized
Little Rock, Ark. — Aug. 20, 2018 — The Electric Cooperatives of Arkansas recently completed an oral history video project to chronicle the state’s electric cooperatives’ efforts to provide electricity to those who otherwise would not have been served. The project was...
Aug 14, 2018 | Uncategorized
Little Rock, Ark. — Aug. 14, 2018 — Connie Moser, a 42-year educator, was recently named the 2018 Arkansas Rural Education Association’s Teacher of the Year. The Electric Cooperatives of Arkansas have sponsored the Rural Teacher of the Year Award since 2004. The...
