Aug 7, 2018 | Uncategorized
Little Rock, Ark. — Aug. 7, 2018 — Four apprentice linemen from First Electric Cooperative of Jacksonville recently completed the required certification process through a program coordinated by Arkansas Electric Cooperatives, Incorporated (AECI). Launched in September...
Jul 26, 2018 | Uncategorized
Little Rock, Ark. — July 26, 2018 — For the second time in three years, Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation (AECC) has been named as one of the Best Places to Work in Arkansas in Arkansas Business magazine’s sixth annual contest. “This award is a testament to...
Jul 12, 2018 | Uncategorized
Little Rock, Ark. — July 12, 2018 — Chris Bell, senior accountant for Arkansas Electric Cooperatives, Inc. and controller for Today’s Power, Inc., was recently named as one of only 41 CPAs honored by the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) tenth Leadership Academy on...
Jun 29, 2018 | The Cooperative Difference
Electric Cooperatives of Arkansas linemen recently completed a mission to electrify two remote Guatemalan villages near the Mexican border resulting in approximately 105 villagers receiving electricity for their homes. During the mission, the electric cooperative...
Jun 29, 2018 | The Cooperative Difference
A large utility-scale solar project in Arkansas built to meet the needs of a major aerospace and defense contractor is also providing electricity for Arkansas’ electric cooperative members. Silicone Ranch Corp. of Nashville built the 12.5-megawatt array in 2015...
Jun 8, 2018 | Uncategorized
Little Rock, Ark. — June 8, 2018 — Arkansas Living magazine, the largest circulation publication in the state, won the Arkansas Country Music Association’s Magazine of the Year Award at the organization’s inaugural awards program on June 4 in Little Rock. The award...
Jun 6, 2018 | Uncategorized
29-turbine wind farm to produce capacity by 2020 Little Rock, Ark. — June 6, 2018 — Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation (AECC) of Little Rock has entered into a 20-year power purchase agreement with Wildhorse Wind Energy, LLC, which is owned by Southern...
May 14, 2018 | Uncategorized
Little Rock, Ark. — May 14, 2018 — Maria Smedley, vice president of human resources and strategy for Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corp. (AECC) and Arkansas Electric Cooperatives, Inc. (AECI), was recently awarded the 2018 CHRO (chief human resources officers) Leader...
May 11, 2018 | Uncategorized
Voluntary mitigation project with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Little Rock, Ark. — May 11, 2018 — Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation (AECC) recently installed 12 artificial bat habitats in four different sites in north Arkansas. According to Stephen Cain,...
Apr 30, 2018 | Uncategorized
Little Rock, Ark. — April 30, 2018 — Arkansas’ electric cooperatives recently announced the results of a study examining the economic contributions that the state’s electric cooperatives have made within communities across the state from 2012 through 2016. The study...
