The Arkansas Economic Acceleration Foundation has announced the finalists for the 2012 Donald W. Reynolds Governor’s Cup competition. The awards luncheon is scheduled for April 11.

Monday’s announcement that a new group called the Arkansas Advanced Energy Association would become just the fifth chapter in another new venture called Advanced Energy Economy was actually a pretty big deal.

Douglas Hutchings and other solar energy experts were in Little Rock to discuss the future of solar energy, its growing potential and the coming of grid parity.

Douglas Hutchings, CEO of IA client Silicon Solar Solutions, will participate in a panel discussion of solar energy in America on Wed., Feb. 22, from 12 to 1 at the Clinton School for Public Service.