Nucor-Yamato Steel Inc.
Steel Companies Donate $1M to Cold War Museum
Nucor Steel Arkansas and Nucor-Yamato Steel Co. each donated $500,000. read more >
US Steel Picks Northeast Arkansas for $3B Mill
Arkansas had been competing against Alabama and Mississippi for the project. read more >
All the Right Moves (Lance Turner Editor’s Note)
Arkansas has made some good bets in Mississippi County and they continue to pay off. It’s worth remembering how improbable the biggest of those seemed. read more >
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Mississippi County: Magnet for Steel
A new economy built on steel lifts the northeast corner of Arkansas. read more >
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Lexicon Growth Continues Following Founder’s Death
Lexicon’s 2020 performance included the start of a $100 million job for Tesla in Austin, Texas, and continuing work for Nucor and Big River Steel. read more >
Ordinance Opens Osceola to Commercial Business
As it enjoys a boom in industrial jobs, thanks in large part to the steel industry, Osceola has passed a city ordinance designed to draw commercial business and improve the quality of life. read more >
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New $14M Center Enhances ANC’s Workforce Training Mission
When Arkansas Northeastern College opened its new Center for Allied Technologies, it consolidated three facilities, enhanced its role as a leader in custom training and education and brought the world to its doorstep. read more >
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Promises Are Kept, Paving A Broader Path To College
Southern Bancorp Inc., the Ross Foundation and Murphy Oil Corp. are spending millions on Promise scholarships that sponsors and an administrator say have increased the college-going rate of high school graduates in Arkadelphia and El Dorado. read more >
Trump’s Tariffs: Steel Builders Weigh In
President Donald Trump’s trade skirmish with China may pose a billion-dollar threat to Arkansas’ economy, or may be just a blip, a negotiating tactic. read more >
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Governor, Business Mark Phase One of A-State Innovation System
Regional business leaders, government officials and Arkansas State University employees gathered in downtown Jonesboro this week to launch the Garage, the first phase of A-State Innovation System. read more >
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OSHA Fines Nucor Steel $56K After Employee Death
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration in Little Rock has fined Nucor-Yamato Steel Inc. $56,000 after an employee died in April at the Blytheville plant. read more >