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Senate committee approves Senate Bill 820

On Monday, the Arkansas House of Representatives voted 78-17, with two members not voting, to pass House Bill 1870, approving bonds for the Big River Steel Project. The Arkansas Senate Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Economic Development approved the bill, then named Senate Bill 820, on April 2, at which time Grant Tennille, Executive Director of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission, explained the bonds and incentives.