🏗️ Steel & metals · Osceola, Arkansas
U.S. Steel: Big River 2 steel mill
💰 $3 billion👷 900 jobs (projected at groundbreaking)🏗️ Completed and in full production in 2026An electric arc furnace flat-rolled steel mill next to the original Big River Steel Works.
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Source: Arkansas Business, 2026 · checked Oct 25, 2026
🏗️ Steel & metals · Osceola, Arkansas
U.S. Steel: Big River iron (DRI) plant
💰 $1.9 billion👷 200 jobs (full-time, plus about 2,000 construction jobs)🏗️ Broke ground fall 2026; under constructionA new plant on the same Big River Steel campus making direct reduced iron to feed the steel furnaces. Separate from the Big River 2 mill.
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Source: U.S. Steel, Apr 2026 · checked Nov 2, 2026
🥤 Food & beverage · Fayetteville, Arkansas
Conagra Brands: Frozen meals plant expansion
💰 $220 million👷 100 jobs (more than, over five years)🏗️ Announced March 6, 2026; construction expected to start later in 2026A multi-year expansion of the plant that makes Hungry-Man, Banquet and Healthy Choice meals.
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Source: Conagra Brands · checked Oct 26, 2026
🥤 Food & beverage · Hot Springs, Arkansas
Primo Brands: Mountain Valley spring water plant
🏗️ Opened October 14, 2026A 200,000-square-foot plant with three production lines plus warehouse and logistics space for Mountain Valley spring and sparkling water. Primo didn't disclose the investment or job count.
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Source: Primo Brands press release, Oct 2026 · checked Oct 25, 2026
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