AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoLithium Deal for SW Arkansas: Smackover Lithium says it has signed a binding 10-year, take-or-pay offtake with LG Energy Solution for the South West Arkansas Project, targeting 8,000 metric tonnes per year of battery-grade lithium carbonate. Outdoor Youth Contest: Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders launched the My Natural State Story contest for Arkansas students ages 10-17, with essays due Oct. 12 and prizes including a lifetime hunting and fishing license. Media Leadership: Leigh Ann Brannon was named the new executive director of the Arkansas Broadcasters Association, starting Sept. 15. Arkansas River Water Safety: Colorado officials warned people to avoid all contact with the Arkansas River and John Martin Reservoir starting Monday as a Pueblo sewage spill moves downstream. Social Media Lawsuits: Arkansas expects millions from the Meta child-safety settlement, while other cases against TikTok and YouTube/Google continue through the courts. Rural Health Funding: Mercy Fort Smith Communities is set to receive more than $19 million for telehealth and rural care upgrades. Business & Local Life: Dillard’s announced a Kristen Nichols x Antonio Melani fall collaboration, and a Little Rock homebuilder’s bankruptcy case cleared the way for creditors to pursue assets.
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