Arkansas

Ranked #20 of 49 qualifying states by announced manufacturing investment on American Factory Tracker.

American Factory Tracker currently follows 5 manufacturing projects in Arkansas, spanning 5 industries led by Steel and joined by Aerospace and Paper & Packaging, with announcements dated between 2022 and 2026. US Steel (Big River Steel 2) in Osceola is the largest single announcement at $3.00B, while Eaton is the largest expected employer with 1,200 projected direct jobs.

Total projects
5
Announced investment
$6.48B
Announced jobs
2,385
Geographic Distribution

Projects in Arkansas

Industry breakdown

All industries in Arkansas · 5

Ranked by announced investment

  1. Steel
    $3.00B
    1 proj · 900 jobs
  2. Aerospace
    $2.20B
    1 proj · Unavailable jobs
  3. Paper & Packaging
    $1.00B
    1 proj · 35 jobs
  4. Electrical Equipment & Grid
    $242.0M
    1 proj · 1,200 jobs
  5. Factory-Built Housing
    $42.0M
    1 proj · 250 jobs
Timeline

Announcement chronology

  1. Sep 21, 2026
    $2.20B
    Jobs not announced
  2. Jun 3, 2025
    $1.00B
    35 jobs
  3. Jan 11, 2022
    $3.00B
    900 jobs
Every tracked project

Ledger · 5

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