Investment Monitor From sleepy Southern town to key manufacturing hub, Texarkana Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) offers a host of unique benefits for companies. Comprised of Bowie County, Texas, Little River County, Arkansas and Miller County, Arkansas, the Texarkana Metropolitan Statistical...

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....

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

More than $350 million invested to date to restart operations Texarkana, TX – Today, Texarkana Aluminum, a national leader in stainless steel, hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony for its newly upgraded aluminum coil rolling mill. Since its acquisition in October 2018, more than $350 million has been...