Olympus Breaks Ground on $30M Housing Development in Osceola
The 100-home development is expected to help address growing demand for housing as the manufacturing industry grows in Mississippi County. read more >
The 100-home development is expected to help address growing demand for housing as the manufacturing industry grows in Mississippi County. read more >
Utility customers get a good rate for electricity just by living in Arkansas, but how do you get an even lower rate? Start a business that burns through kilowatts, like steel mills or a crypto mining. read more >
The project on 2,100 acres is big enough to power more than 40,000 homes. read more >
As energy prices continue to rise, Thomas talks regulation and innovation. read more >
More than $425,000 was given to relocate the South Mississippi County Regional Medical Center's emergency room. read more >
Incentives for buying EVs, renewable energy production and domestic manufacturing look particularly good for Arkansas businesses. read more >
The term-limited governor says his focus is on broadband access, jobs and a "hopefully quick" special session on tax cuts. read more >
Like all kinds of constructors, Arkansas economic developers have learned that steel offers a sturdy base to build on. read more >
The region's economic transformation wasn’t inevitable. Neither was Clif Chitwood’s career — and he'll be the first to tell you. read more >
U.S. Steel is set to demand another huge load of electricity for the plant it’s building next to Big River, and is more specifically calling for renewable energy. read more >
What’s driving the surge in our steel industry? Arkansas uses four factors to its advantage in attracting steelmakers: incentives, a ready workforce, our prime location and competitive electricity rates. read more >
Decades of vision, planning, collaboration and toil are coming to fruition in Arkansas as the state’s steel industry levels up again. But one cohort crucial to the success deserves praise, too: the citizens of Mississippi County. read more >
David Burritt, the head of the industrial giant, praised Arkansas' people and business environment at the AEDC's annual banquet. read more >
With war in Ukraine driving a global energy crisis, Entergy Arkansas Inc. has turned to the sun exclusively for new electricity generation. read more >
Public Service Commission Chairman Ted Thomas says some utilities’ resistance to pro-solar policies had risen to the level of defiance. read more >
Daniel R. Brown has been named senior vice president of advanced technology steelmaking and chief operating officer of Big River Steel Works in Osceola. read more >
The projects are expected to create or help retain 516 jobs in total. read more >
Phillip Oldridge also discussed key players in the decision and the company's plans for its new facility. read more >
Envirotech Vehicles Inc. of Corona, California, says it will open a manufacturing facility on Ohlendorf Road in Osceola that will employ 800 people. read more >
Arkansas has long been a leader in transportation, and the governor wants the state to enhance that reputation. read more >
