Agency clears way for $1B steel mill construction

Published January 24, 2014 10:58pm ET



BLYTHEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — A state environmental agency has lifted an order that blocked construction of a $1.1 billion steel mill planned for northeast Arkansas.

Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality has not yet issued an air quality permit, but the agency on Friday did clear the way for preliminary work to begin at the site in Osceola.

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