April 22, 2009

In 1941, attorney C. Hamilton (Ham) Moses became president of Arkansas Power and Light after the death of company founder Harvey Couch. In the mid-1940s, Moses and a group known as the Committee of 100 sought to improve the state’s image by promoting economic development and reversing the trend of many of the state’s most productive citizens leaving Arkansas for better opportunities elsewhere.

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