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Arkansas

Ranked #18 of 49 qualifying states by announced manufacturing investment on American Factory Tracker.

American Factory Tracker currently follows 3 manufacturing projects in Arkansas, spanning 3 industries led by Steel and joined by Paper & Packaging and Factory-Built Housing, with announcements dated between 2022 and 2025. US Steel (Big River Steel 2) in Osceola is the largest single announcement at $3.00B.

Total projects
3
Announced investment
$4.04B
Announced jobs
1,185
Geographic Distribution

Projects in Arkansas

Largest announced project
Steel

US Steel (Big River Steel 2)

Osceola, Arkansas
Investment
$3.00B
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Largest Announced Job Creator
Steel

US Steel (Big River Steel 2)

Osceola, Arkansas
Expected jobs
900
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Composition

Industry breakdown

  1. Steel
    $3.00B
    1 proj · 900 jobs
  2. Paper & Packaging
    $1.00B
    1 proj · 35 jobs
  3. Factory-Built Housing
    $42.0M
    1 proj · 250 jobs
Timeline

Announcement chronology

  1. Jun 3, 2025$1.00B
    Green Bay Packaging
    Morrilton, Arkansas · Paper & Packaging
  2. Oct 22, 2024$42.0M
    Clayton Home Building Group
    Conway, Arkansas · Factory-Built Housing
  3. Jan 11, 2022$3.00B
    US Steel (Big River Steel 2)
    Osceola, Arkansas · Steel
Every tracked project

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