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David Stickler

Construction / Manufacturing / Public Companies

Reading the Future: Steel (40 Years of Arkansas Business)

Executives are envisioning a vibrant short- and long-term future in steel for Arkansas, particularly in Mississippi County. read more >
Construction / Energy / Investments

Investing in Arkansas Steel with Global Principal Partners’ David Stickler

Stickler is senior managing partner at Global Principal Partners LLC of Miami, the company behind the $700 million rebar mill in Osceola. read more >
Investments / Manufacturing / Public Companies

Koch Subsidiary Among Investors in Northeast Arkansas Rebar Mill

Under the partnership, the Koch entity will provide metallics procurement services for Hybar LLC's new $700 million facility in Osceola. read more >
Construction / Manufacturing

Hybar Begins Construction on $700M Rebar Mill in Osceola

The project, announced in November, will support the state's growing steel industry. read more >
David Stickler, CEO of Highbar LLC
Construction / Investments / Manufacturing

$500M Rebar Mill Planned for Northeast Arkansas

A new company led by former Big River Steel CEO David Stickler is behind the project. read more >
Prospect Steel in Blytheville, a Lexicon company, has “the most automated fit and weld fabrication facility in the world,” CEO Patrick Schueck says. Its double robotic line, seen here, consists of four welding robots and one fitting robot.
Construction / Energy / Manufacturing

Mississippi County: Magnet for SteelLock Icon

A new economy built on steel lifts the northeast corner of Arkansas. read more >

US Steel Buys Remaining Stake in Big River Steel Plant for $774M

United States Steel Corp. of Pittsburgh says it has purchased the remaining stake in Big River Steel LLC for $774 million cash. read more >
Construction

Big River Steel’s $716M Expansion Wraps Up Early

Big River Steel says it's completed a $716 million expansion, doubling the capacity of its scrap metal recycling and flat-rolled steel production facility in Osceola to 3.3 million tons annually. read more >

Big River Steel Announces Partnership with Koch Metallics

Big River Steel of Osceola enters an agreement with Koch Metallics LLC under which Koch will act as the exclusive agent to Big River Steel for metallics procurement. read more >
An electric arc furnace at Big River Steel’s Flex Mill near Osceola. Since the mill opened, it has provided hundreds of jobs and a big boost to the local economy.
Business Services / Construction / Energy

Big River, Big Gift: Osceola Steel Mill ‘Keeps On Giving’Lock Icon

Big River Steel, which sits on 1,300 acres not far from Osceola in Mississippi County, employs more than 500 workers at an average annual salary exceeding $75,000. read more >
Manufacturing

CEO: Big River Steel to Remain Independent

Big River Steel, which this summer said it would expand its scrap recycling and steel production facility near Osceola, says it will remain an independent company, according to a report by Fastmarkets AMM. read more >

Arkansas Business Power List 2016: Manufacturing

A manufacturing resource to help navigate the leadership of the largest Arkansas companies or institutions. read more >
The 747,060-SF finishing mill at Big River Steel in Osceola.
Construction / Energy / Government & Politics

Big River Steel Mill Rises in Northeast Arkansas

The construction of the Big River Steel mill is a project defined by superlatives: at $1.3 billion, the biggest economic development project in Arkansas history; at $700 million, the biggest construction project in the state; one of the most technologically advanced, etc. read more >
Construction of the Big River Steel manufacturing plant in Osceola is taking place in the area shaded above.
Business Services / Energy / Investments

Big River Tabs David Stickler as New CEO

Stickler is a member of Big River's board of directors and had served as its chief administrative officer. In addition, board member Dan Murray was appointed chairman and Big River Construction Manager Jim Bell was elected to the board. read more >