GTEDC

GTEDC 2009 Legislative Luncheon, Little Rock

Nov. 3, 2008, 9:00 am - 2:00 pm GTEDC Legislative Workshop, Donald W. Reynolds Ctr, Magnolia, AR.

Clean Coal Technology Conference, July 17-18, 2008, U of A Comm College at Hope, Hope, AR. For additional information visit www.ArkansasPower.org

Arkansas Sparta Aquifer Recovery Initiative Receives Prestigious Award

An impressive delegation representing the South Arkansas Sparta Aquifer Recovery Initiative traveled to Washington, D.C. last month to accept a Department of Interior prestigious Cooperative Conservation Award. Pictured with U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne are: L to R (alternating front to back): David Sartain, El Dorado Chemical; Pete Howard, Great Lakes/Chemtura Central Plant; Bill O’Brien, Entegra/Union Power Partners; Steve Cousins, Lion Oil Company; Jon Sweeney, Arkansas Natural Resources Commission; Mark Myers, Director, U.S. Geological Survey; Todd Fugitt, Arkansas Natural Resources Commission; Kameran Onley, acting Assistant Secretary - Water and Science, U.S. Department of the Interior; Phil Hays, USGS Arkansas Water Science Center Little Rock; Robert Reynolds, President Union County Water Conservation Board; Dave Freiwald, USGS Arkansas Water Science Center Little Rock; Secretary Kempthorne; Truett Smith (Mark’s son); Sherrel Johnson, Union County Stakeholders 1997-1999/UCWCB Grants Administrator; Mark Smith, Arkansas 82nd General Assembly; Pat Higgins, Burns & McDonnell Engineers, Kansas City; Rodney Baker, Arkansas Farm Bureau

2008 GTEDC Annual Dinner Held

The Golden Triangle Economic Development Council held it’s annual dinner meeting on April 17, 2008 at the El Dorado Golf and Country Club.

The keynote speaker, W. Dan Hendrix, President and CEO of the Arkansas World Trade Center, Rogers, AR acquainted the audience with the mission and goals of the World Trade Center and he urged businesses and industries to work with the Trade Center to pursue opportunities available in the foreign trade import /export business. For additional information visit their website: www.awtc.org.

Dr. David Rankin, Chairman, GTEDC, presented the GTEDC “ Year in Review.” He discussed the highlights of the year which included the Legislative Dinner, Lignite Conference, IT Symposium, Highway 167 from Fordyce to I-530 with Sheridan bypass.

The dinner was well attended with approximately 70 GTEDC members and their guest.

Rankin, introduced the slate of 2008-2009 board members and officers nominated. The membership voting present and by proxy approved the board members unanimously.

June 18, 2008  3:30 pm Oil and Brine Museum, Smackover, AR

July 16, 2008   3:30 pm SAU Tech, East Camden, AR

Sept 16, 2008  3:30 pm El Dorado Chamber of Commerce, El Dorado, AR