Little Rock, Arkansas (June 19, 2023) – Summit Utilities Arkansas (Summit) is honored to announce it has been named one of Arkansas Business’s Best Places to Work in 2023. This is the first year Summit has participated in the program and received this recognition. It is the 11th year Arkansas Business has offered the program in partnership with Workforce Research Group. Summit employees fill out a survey about the company, and Workforce Research Group collects direct information and honest feedback to determine which companies are the Best. 

“Every day, our team members come to work with a determination to help the communities we serve, and this award is a testimony to the effort they put in,” said Keith Kittinger, Vice President of Operations for Summit Utilities Arkansas. “This outstanding achievement shows Summit’s commitment to cultivating a positive work environment, and our success is built on our dedicated team.”  

Summit is Arkansas’s largest natural gas distribution and transmission company. The company provides safe and affordable natural gas to businesses and residents in six states, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Maine, Colorado, and the Texarkana, Texas area. In Arkansas, Summit serves over 400,000 customers and operates nearly 14,000 miles of pipeline. 

The Arkansas Business Best Places to Work survey and awards program was designed to identify, recognize, and honor the best employers in Arkansas, benefiting the state’s economy, workforce, and businesses. The list is made up of 50 companies. To be considered for participation, companies must fulfill the following eligibility requirements: 

• Be a for-profit, not-for-profit business or government entity; 
• Be a publicly or privately held business; 
• Have a facility in Arkansas;  
• Have at least 15 employees in Arkansas;  
• Be in business for a minimum of 1 year. 

To learn more about Summit’s outstanding team and exciting employment opportunities, visit our career page: summitutilities.com/careers.