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UA system signs second largest solar agreement among public universities

BY: - May 17, 2023

Scenic Hill Solar and the University of Arkansas System have signed one of the largest solar power agreements among public higher education institutions in the country. The deal will result in nearly $150 million in cost savings for the UA system over 25 years while also providing solar industry educational and training programs, according to […]

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White House calls on financial regulators to bring back safeguards for regional banks

BY: - March 30, 2023

WASHINGTON —  The Biden administration, placing blame on Trump-era rollbacks, Thursday called on federal banking regulators to reinstate safeguards for regional banks after the record-setting collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank of New York earlier this month. The White House wants the agencies to revive regular stress testing at banks in the $100- […]

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Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse differs from our last financial crisis

BY: - March 13, 2023

After the largest U.S. bank failure in more than a decade, regional bank stocks plunged on Monday as the federal government — with the 2007-2008 financial crisis still a fresh memory for many — rushed to reassure Americans that the U.S. banking system was stable. President Joe Biden told Americans that the risks taken on by failed […]