AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoClean Energy: Scout Clean Energy’s $400 million Nimbus wind farm is now operating in Carroll County. The 183-megawatt project will supply Microsoft and is expected to generate about $31 million in property taxes over its roughly 30-year life. Defense Manufacturing: Lockheed Martin marked delivery of its 100,000th guided rocket at its Camden facility and said annual production has reached nearly 14,000. A new rocket-motor test could add another domestic supplier, with qualification targeted for 2027. Business Pressures: Arkansas farm bankruptcies are nearing 2025 levels with a quarter left in the year, as rising costs squeeze growers. Car-Mart’s creditors granted the company a few more days as its shares fell, while FutureFuel’s stock slid after high input costs weighed on quarterly results. Trade: Arkansas is among 13 states threatening economic measures against UK companies over Britain’s ban on imports from West Bank settlements, including possible limits on government contracts and investment. Local Ownership: Little Rock builder Baldwin & Shell has shifted ownership to its employees.
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