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Armada Capital Pays $2 M for Site at Little Rock Port (Real Deals)
13+ hour, 14+ min ago (943+ words) by Griffin Coop - April 27, 2026, 12: 00am ACP FP Little Rock LLC, an affiliate of Dallas real estate investment firm Armada Capital Partners, has paid $2 million for a 6. 98-acre site at 4614 Thibault Road at the Port of Little Rock. The property, which is…...
Oil & Gas Commission Designates Southwest Arkansas Brine Unit
1+ year, 3+ day ago (525+ words) by Arkansas Business Staff - April 24, 2025, 10: 54am Standard Lithium's joint lithium mining venture in southwest Arkansas now has an official brine production unit. The Arkansas Oil & Gas Commission unanimously approved the Smackover Lithium project this month, formally naming it the Reynolds Unit....
Standard Lithium, Equinor Expand Lithium Project into Northeast Texas
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (802+ words) by Kyle Massey - October 13, 2025, 12: 00am Standard Lithium's joint efforts with Equinor, which include a $1. 5 billion brine extraction facility planned near Lewisville (Lafayette County), are edging further into northeast Texas. Standard has been a pioneer in establishing Arkansas as a leader in…...
State Approves Standard Lithium's 2. 5% Royalty Rate Proposal
10+ mon, 4+ week ago (582+ words) by Kyle Massey - May 29, 2025, 6: 52am The push to produce commercial lithium from Arkansas" underground brines took a big step forward Wednesday when regulators set a royalty rate for landowners. The Arkansas Oil & Gas Commission unanimously set a 2. 5% royalty for mineral rights…...
It's Time to Build It': Standard Lithium's $1. 5 B Arkansas Plant Moves Closer to Reality
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (1070+ words) by Kyle Massey - March 2, 2026, 12: 00am Editor's note: This article was originally published Jan. 26, 2026." Four years ago, Standard Lithium Ltd. was the target of a scathing 10, 000-word report from Hindenburg Research suggesting the Vancouver startup's lithium brine work in south Arkansas might…...
Smackover Lithium Signs First Offtake Client for South Arkansas Project
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (277+ words) by Arkansas Business Staff - March 10, 2026, 9: 46am Smackover Lithium, a joint venture between Standard Lithium Ltd. of Vancouver and Equinor of Norway, has landed the first commercial offtake client for its South West Arkansas Project. Commodity trading firm Trafigura Trading LLC of…...
What's New: Business Openings Across Arkansas
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (490+ words) by Arkansas Business Staff - March 10, 2026, 10: 44am New businesses are always opening their doors across Arkansas. Here is a roundup of some of the latest additions. Swarm Aero, a developer of large uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV) swarms, has opened an advanced manufacturing…...