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Land of Opportunity: How Texarkana became a Prominent Manufacturing Hub
From sleepy Southern town to key manufacturing hub, Texarkana Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) offers a host of unique benefits for companies. By Juliet Martin Comprised of Bowie County, Texas, Little River County, Arkansas and Miller County, Arkansas, the Texarkana Metropolitan Statistical...
Texarkana is Key for Equipment Manufacturers
Low tax rates, a skilled workforce and infrastructure that positions you in the heart of major markets. Texarkana is a key site for equipment manufacturers
“We won’t be undiscovered for long”: Q&A with AR-TX REDI’s Rob Sitterley
Investment Monitor Low tax rates, a skilled workforce and infrastructure that positions your company in the heart of major markets. Just some of the reasons Texarkana has grown to become a key site for original equipment manufacturers, as AR-TX REDI’s president and CEO Rob Sitterley explains....
Gazette: Videos Tout New Regional Industrial Sites
Regional economic development organization AR-TX REDI has produced a pair of videos promoting 'megasites' available for industry on either side of the state line. Regional economic development organization AR-TX REDI has produced a pair of videos promoting "megasites" available for industry on...
Texarkana Moves Forward with Land Purchase
The 1,350-acre site is another tool in the economic development toolbox. On December 22, 2020, the city of Texarkana, Arkansas Public Facilities Board closed on a historic purchase of 1,350 acres to support the region’s economic development efforts. Just over two years ago, both Bowie and Miller...
Texarkana Monthly: World Class Education
Texarkana Monthly recently published a feature by Rob Sitterley, President & CEO of AR-TX REDI highlighting the region's world class education assets. "We have a deep-rooted culture of loyalty, pride and work ethic here that just doesn't exist elsewhere. In addition, we have world class...
Texarkana Furniture Maker Produces Face Masks For First Responders
Mayo Furniture has manufactured more than 640 free face masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19, with more to come. Mayo Furniture, a Texarkana, TX manufacturer of 55 years, has answered the call of local first responders for face masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Calling its efforts...
Miller County Leaders Eye Property to Recruit Automaker
Texarkana's Regional Economic Development Inc. has asked Texarkana, Arkansas, and Miller County to buy land so that it can recruit a heavy industrial user, ideally an automobile manufacturer, according to REDI Executive Director Rob Sitterley. The city has already agreed to contribute at least...
A&M-Texarkana Announces Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering
TEXARKANA, Texas — Texas A&M University-Texarkana officials have announced that the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board has voted to approve the university's plan to launch a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering degree in the fall of 2020. Initial funding for the expansion of...
Robust, diverse economy forecast for city
Texarkana Gazette AR-TX REDI's Sitterley: Auto manufacturing plant 'not too much to hope for' A growing, diversified business landscape is in the forecast for Texarkana, according to key stakeholders involved in shaping the Twin Cities' future. In recent interviews, Kenny Haskin, Arkansas-side...
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