Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Wed August 27, 2025
Welspun Invests $100M in Little Rock, Ark.
To expand and upgrade its pipe portfolio in the United States, India-based Welspun Tubular is investing $100 million in its High Frequency Induction Welded (HFIW) pipe manufacturing facility at the Little Rock Port Authority in Arkansas....
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette & CEG - Wed August 06, 2025
Little Rock Officials Approve Using $6.5M to Replace Bridge Protection Cell in Arkansas River
The Little Rock board of directors on Aug. 5, 2025, authorized using up to $6.5 million in short-term debt to fund the replacement of a bridge protection structure in the Arkansas River. Known as protection cells, the series of structures are designed to shield nearby bridges from collisions with vessels on the river between downtown Little Rock and North Little Rock....
CEG & Pine Bluff Commercial - Mon July 21, 2025
Bypass in Arkansas Gets Federal Funds, Utility Looks to Build New Power Station in White Bluff
The final leg of the Springdale Northern Bypass in northwest Arkansas will move forward with the help of a $24.46 million federal grant, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy announced July 15, 2025....
Arkansas Democrat Gazette - Mon June 23, 2025
Federal Highway Administration Offices in Ark., Miss. to Merge, Staffing Cuts Cited
Arkansas is sharing a Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) office with Mississippi due to federal staffing cuts, the Arkansas Department of Transportation's chief of administration said June 18, 2025, during a state Highway Commission meeting....
Engineered Rigging - Tue May 13, 2025
Engineered Rigging Partners With River Valley Food 4 Kids to Give Hunger a Summer Break
One in four children in the Arkansas River Valley do not have enough to eat. This issue becomes especially critical during the summer months when school meals are not available. To help, Engineered Rigging has announced a philanthropic partnership with River Valley Food 4 Kids (RVF4K)....
Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water Desk - Mon April 14, 2025
Mississippi River Officials, Town Mayors Worry Over Loss of Flood-Control Funding
An official with the federal Mississippi River Commission (MRC) is warning of a potential backlog for flood–control work as its budget flatlines. The concerns come as portions of the lower river basin face increased flood risk and mayors in towns and cities along the Mississippi are lobbying Congress for more funding for flood control....
Katherine Petrik – CEG Editorial Assistant - Tue April 08, 2025
VIDEO: Northark Preps Students for Equipment Operator Careers
Construction equipment operators are the driving force in building roads, bridges, buildings and other infrastructure.They work in all kinds of weather — blistering heat, frigid cold, rain — and in all kinds of conditions, depending on the project....
Arkansas Business & TDOT - Tue March 18, 2025
VIDEO: Kiewit Infrastructure Chosen to Manage Replacing the I-55 Bridge Over Mississippi River
The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) announced March 13, 2025, that Kiewit Infrastructure South Co. of Westlake, Texas, has been chosen as the construction manager and general contractor for the Interstate 55 bridge replacement project in Memphis, Tenn....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Wed February 26, 2025
Arkansas Connector Links XNA, Springdale Bypass
With almost a dozen bridges, an interchange and a tie-in to Highway 264 being constructed, the XNA Connector project will be a game-changer when completed by summer 2027. The four-lane interstate will stretch nearly 4 mi., linking the northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA) to the Springdale Bypass....
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette - Mon November 25, 2024
Fort Smith, Ark., Officials Okay Plan to Demolish Historic Downtown Building After Fire
The historic W.M. Fishback/Adelaide Hall building in downtown Fort Smith, Ark., which burned in the early morning hours of Nov. 6, was approved for demolition Nov. 21 by the city's Central Business Improvement District (CBID) commission....
