Wednesday - December 4, 2024
*Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Arkansas Newsletter for Wednesday November 20, 2024 ( 2 items )  

Hendrix Programming Teams Yield Strong Showings at International Programming Contest's Mid-Central Competition Site
CONWAY, Arkansas, Nov. 19 -- Hendrix College issued the following news release: * * * Two teams finish first and eighth at Fort Smith, 16th and 33rd in multi-state region * * * Hendrix College on November 9 fielded two teams at the Mid-Central region gathering of the International Collegiate Programming Contest at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith coming away with first- and eighth-place finishes among the 17 teams that attended at that location. The first Hendrix team, consisting of  more

SPP Projects Confidence in Meeting Energy Needs This Winter
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Nov. 20 -- Southwest Power Pool, a corporation mandated by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to ensure supplies of power, transmission infrastructure and wholesale electricity prices, issued the following news release: Southwest Power Pool (SPP), responsible for coordinating electric reliability in a 14-state area in the central United States, expects to have enough generation to meet energy demand this winter. SPP conducts an assessment each year to identify and   more