Resilience is at the forefront for energy planners and facility managers across the nation. And none more intense than our Army National Guard units, due to a 2016 directive from the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installations and Environment…
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Arkansas Awarded $96M For 19 Flood Control Projects Across State
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffArkansas is set to receive the largest federal investment of any state in the nation for new flood control projects as a result of the $1 trillion Bipartisan Infrastructure Law passed in Nov. 2021. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural…
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Entergy Prepares for Hurricane Ida
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffAccording to the National Hurricane Center, Hurricane Ida has strengthened to a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 150 mph. The extremely dangerous storm is expected to make landfall in southeastern Louisiana in the early afternoon today and…
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Hutchinson Declares State of Emergency Following Flooding in Southeast Arkansas
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffFollowing flooding in southeastern Arkansas, Gov. Asa Hutchinson has declared a state of emergency for the region. Hutchinson issued the declaration after storms and flooding, which began Sunday, June 6. The declaration was signed Thursday, June 10. “After discussions with…
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Museum of Discovery Suffers Damage from Flooding, Closes for Time Being
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThe Museum of Discovery in Little Rock has suffered “extensive damage” as a result of a broken pipe that caused flooding. Museum staff discovered a broken pipe had caused flooding in the museum’s galleries, theaters and throughout its offices. In…
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration awarded the World Trade Center Arkansas a $700,000 grant to help Arkansas businesses affected by the record flooding last spring followed by tornadoes in the fall in Arkansas. The World Trade Center…
Today I would like to talk about the recommendations that the Arkansas Levee Task Force submitted to me this week in its final report. I created the task force and appointed 27 members in June last year. The events that led…
by Tyler Hale Gathered in the Governor’s Conference Room at the State Capitol, state officials and members of the Arkansas Levee Task Force today formally presented the final report and recommendations on the state’s levee system. Following record flooding in…
by Lauren McLemore Arkansas farmers anxiously await harvest numbers after a challenging year of managing crops in the midst of historic flooding and the escalation of tariffs as a product of the United States’ ongoing trade war with China. Heavy…
A transfer of state funds totaling $73.8 million for the state Department of Transportation was approved by a subcommittee of the state’s Legislative Council on Tuesday, after a recommendation from Gov. Asa Hutchinson. The expedited push-through of these funds is,…