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Nucor to Announce ‘Significant’ Investment in Mississippi County

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Nucor-Yamato Steel Co. said Thursday that it will announce “a significant capital investment” in Mississippi County and “the State of Arkansas.” It’s planning a media event for 2 p.m. Friday.

In an email, the steel manufacturer said Gov. Asa Hutchinson and Nucor Chairman and CEO John Ferriola will attend the event. J.R. Davis, the governor’s spokesman, confirmed Hutchinson’s plans to attend and said he’ll release more details Friday morning.

Nucor, which operates steel plants near Blytheville, employs about 1,600 people in Arkansas.

Update: The company announced that it is investing $75 million to add a new manufacturing process to the plant.

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