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Southwestern Electric Power Company has finished most of the heavy lifting in getting approval to build its new power plant northeast of here. Regulatory agencies in three states have signed off on the plan, with Texas falling in line a little more than a week ago.

On Thursday, a district judge denied a motion for a temporary restraining order, which means preconstruction work can continue at the site, located 15 miles from here near Fulton, Ark.

While there are still some air quality permitting issues with the Environmental Quality Department and an appeal pending at t...