As Seen in The Kiplinger Letter: A Spotlight on the Mid-South States

Mississippi County continues to make headlines for its booming steel industry. Steel, along with the state’s strides in aviation and its efforts to improve healthcare, were several of the highlights in The Kiplinger Letter’s recent focus on the Mid-South states. Read more, and see the full article, which appeared on Nasdaq.com, at the link below.

January 31, 2024 — 03:45 pm EST

Written by David Payne for Kiplinger ->

Full story on Nasdaq.com: https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/a-spotlight-on-the-mid-south-states:-the-kiplinger-letter

Arkansas will eke out 0.4% job growth this year, down from 2% in 2023. But again, the picture is positive overall. Hospitality and construction are booming, in-migration is going strong, and steelmaking is a bulwark for the state economy. Nucor is opening a new plant, which it boasts will have 80% lower carbon emissions than older plants. Mississippi County contains the largest steel-making capacity in the U.S., thanks to existing Nucor and U.S. Steel plants. Dassault Aviation, a maker of business jets, is expanding production at the airport in Little Rock, and a major new healthcare facility, Alice L. Walton School of Medicine, expects to open its doors soon in Bentonville.

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