AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoRural Health Research: UAMS has launched a three-year, NIH-funded project to curb nicotine use among rural Arkansas teens. About 19% of high schoolers reported using tobacco or vaping products in the past month, and the survey left out nicotine pouches. Tech Workforce: A northwest Arkansas program and data center services company have trained 31 veterans as electrical technicians, part of a partnership aiming to recruit 12,000 veterans into data center careers. Clean Energy: Arkansas was slated to receive more than $93 million from the federal Solar for All program; after the EPA withheld the funds, a court ordered the government to release the money. Separately, a Meta-backed 250-megawatt solar farm has broken ground in the state. Public Safety Technology: Arkansas dispatchers’ AI tool cut call loads by 56%, but some callers reporting crashes were mistakenly told to file reports online. Arkansas Innovation: A mobile lab is set to bring technology and hands-on support to farmers and ranchers, while researchers and industry are eyeing the Smackover formation’s lithium potential.
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