Haag Brown recently introduced its newest division, HB Ag. The expansion is part of a strategy to diversify the company’s portfolio and extend its expertise into the agricultural sector. “We believe global and national economic uncertainties will drive investments into…
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Osceola Welcomes Hybar, Largest Corporate Investment in City’s History
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffHybar, a newly formed company, recently revealed it had successfully raised $700 million in capital to build, start up and run a technologically advanced, environmentally sustainable scrap metal recycling steel rebar mill in Osceola. Osceola is a Mississippi Delta town…
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Construction Begins on Northeast Rice Research and Extension Center
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffA groundbreaking ceremony took place on Tuesday for the University of Arkansas’s new Northeast Rice Research and Extension Center. The soon-to-be headquarters for the Northeast Rice Research and Extension Center is the newest research station in the University of Arkansas…
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Envirotech Partners with Olympus for $80M Renovation of Osceola Plant
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffEnvirotech Vehicles recently announced a partnership with Arkansas-based Olympus Construction to renovate the state-of-the-art manufacturing facility at 1425 Ohlendorf Road in Osceola, Ark. The manufacturing facility is approximately 580,00- SF and the total cost of renovations is estimated to be…
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Sunstar Insurance Expands in NE Arkansas with Evins Insurance Merger
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffSunstar Insurance Group, LLC is merging with Evins Insurance Group of Jonesboro. The merger will be Sunstar’s ninth expansion in five years. Sunstar Insurance Group effectively blankets the state of Arkansas with a comprehensive insurance network comprised of industry veterans.…
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Wallace Fowler Sr., Arkansas Business Leader, Dead at 87
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffWallace W. Fowler Sr., one of Arkansas’ most influential business leaders, has died. Wallace passed away Wednesday, May 4, at NEA Baptist Hospital in Jonesboro, according to Emerson Funeral Home. He was 87. Wallace’s wife of 65 years, Jama, passed…
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Atlas Tube Opens World’s Largest ERW Mill in Blytheville
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffAtlas Tube recently opened its second steel mill in Blytheville. The new facility will be dedicated to producing Jumbo Hollow Structural Sections (HSS) as large as 28″ OD with walls up to 1″ thick. According to the company, the $150…
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Envirotech Celebrates Final Assembly at First US Plant in Osceola
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffEnvirotech Vehicles held an event Thursday in Osceola, Ark. to celebrate the first electric vehicles to undergo final assembly at its first U.S. manufacturing facility. Representatives of the electric vehicle company were joined by community and business leaders from across…
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Arkansas State University Appoints New Museum Director
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffMichael Reinschmidt has been named the new director of the Arkansas State University Museum in Jonesboro, effective April 11. ASU Provost Alan Utter announced Reinschmidt’s appointment this week and said Reinschmidt was recommended by the search committee to succeed retiring Director…
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Air Choice One Acquired By Southern Airways Express
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffSouthern Airways Express, a Florida-based commuter airline company, is acquiring St. Louis-based airline Air Choice One, according to a recent Southern Airways press release. Air Choice One has provided flight services for Northeast Arkansas since 2012, and offers flights from…