AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoSteel Investment: U.S. Steel broke ground on a $1.9 billion direct-reduced-iron plant at Big River Steel in Osceola, expected to create about 200 permanent jobs and 2,000 construction jobs at peak. Data-Center Power: Entergy Arkansas is seeking state approval for two battery-storage projects costing a combined $550.6 million to support Google’s West Memphis expansion. Factory Growth: Vantive plans to invest $100 million in its Mountain Home facility and add 175 jobs; Canfor is putting $96 million into its El Dorado hub to expand capacity and logistics. Forestry Pressure: West Fraser will idle its Leola sawmill as housing-market weakness deepens losses. Arkansas rice growers also face decades-low acreage, while low Mississippi River levels are squeezing grain profits. Data-Center Rules: Pulaski County’s new regulations face a federal challenge from the developer behind a planned Wrightsville-area facility, as Van Buren has also adopted local rules for data centers.
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