Beebe announces $1.1 billion steel mill plan

By: Associated Press - Texarkana Gazette

Associated Press Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe, left, listens to John Correnti of Big River Steel LLC during a news conference Tuesday at the Arkansas state Capitol in Little Rock. Beebe unveiled Arkansas’ largest-ever economic development project, saying investors were poised to build a $1.1 bill...

LITTLE ROCK—The wraps came off Arkansas’ largest ever economic development project Tuesday as Gov. Mike Beebe unveiled plans for a $1.1 billion steel mill along the Mississippi River that private investors are poised to build—so long as legislators approve millions in startup fu...

Published: 01/30/2013