There’s a lot about the new $3 billion U.S. Steel plant, bound for Osceola in Arkansas’ Mississippi County, that’s just this side of surreal. The growing presence of steel, an industry that’s cropped up in this flat, open corner of…
Mike Preston
- EconomicsMagazineManufacturingMarch 2022OpinionSponsored
Economic Development in Arkansas: Reaching New Heights
by Mike Prestonby Mike PrestonAcross the great state of Arkansas, businesses are producing goods and services that are helping to drive the global economy. Arkansas produces materials for the aerospace industry, parts for the automotive industry, food products, ammunition, timber and much more. Arkansas’…
- AMP NewsBusiness & FinanceEducationEntrepreneurshipFinance & BankingIndustriesNewsmakersSmall businessStartup ARTechnology
Finalists Announced in 2022 Governor’s Cup Collegiate Business Competition
by AMP Staffby AMP Staff12 teams of college students have advanced to the final round of the 2022 annual Arkansas Governor’s Cup Collegiate Business Plan Competition, presented by Arkansas Capital Corporation. Six of the teams, three in the High-Growth / Technology Division and three…
- AMP NewsBusiness & FinanceBusiness servicesEconomicsGovernmentIndustriesPeopleWorkforce
AEDC Names Emerson as Deputy Director, Executive VP of Operations
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThe Arkansas Economic Development Commission has named Jennifer Emerson as its Deputy Director and Executive Vice President (EVP) of Operations. In her new role, Emerson will provide leadership to several divisions within the agency, including Business Finance, EPSCoR, Grants, Rural…
- AMP NewsBusinessEconomicsEnergyEnvironmentalIndustriesManufacturingNewsmakersTechnologyTransportation
Update: Envirotech Vehicles Picks Osceola for First US Facility
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffEnvirotech Vehicles, a provider of new zero-emission, purpose-built electric vehicles, has announced Osceola, Arkansas as the site of its previously announced state-of-the-art manufacturing facility. The company has purchased an approximately 580,000 square foot facility, located at 1425 Ohlendorf Road, and…
- AMP NewsBusiness & FinanceCash and CandorEconomicsEducationEnvironmentalIndustriesSports/Outdoors
AEDC Awards Over $500k to Support Wildlife Education Thanks to Arkansas Game and Fish
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThe Arkansas Economic Development Commission Division of Rural Services has awarded over $502,838 in grants to 183 schools, school districts and conservation districts throughout Arkansas to promote wildlife education and improve school conservation programs. The grants are funded by the…
- AMP NewsBusinessBusiness servicesConstruction/Real EstateIndustriesManufacturingNewsmakers
U.S. Steel Selects Northeast Arkansas for $3B Advanced Mill Site
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffU.S. Steel has announced its “next-generation” highly sustainable and technologically advanced steel mill will be located in Osceola, close to the company’s Big River Steel plant in Northeast Arkansas. United States Steel Corporation is a leading steel producer serving the automotive,…
- AgricultureAgricultureAMP NewsBusinessFoodIndustriesManufacturingNewsmakers
Riceland Foods Announces 80 New Jobs, $13.2M Plant Expansion
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffRiceland Foods announced Wednesday that the cooperative intends to make a $13.2 million plant expansion, which requires additional personnel in order to meet demand, due to “unprecedented growth in its domestic packaged business.” Â As a result, 80 new jobs will…
- AgricultureAgricultureAMP NewsBusiness & FinanceHealth & ScienceHealth CareIndustriesManufacturingTechnology
Biotech Company Pel-Freeze to Expand in Rogers, Adding 31 Jobs
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffPel-Freez Biologicals, a key supplier to the world’s largest vaccine and diagnostic companies, has announced that it is expanding its facility in Rogers, creating 31 new jobs in the biotech industry. “Due to Pel-Freez’s unique position at the intersection of…
- AMP NewsEconomicsEducationHealth CareIndustriesPeople
Dean of A-state NYIT Medical School to Speak at 2021 Rural Development Conference
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffDr. Shane Speights, Dean of the New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine at Arkansas State University, will join the slate of speakers who will present at the 2021 Arkansas Rural Development Conference, the Arkansas Economic Development Commission…