Nucor Steel Arkansas held a ribbon-cutting ceremony recently for its new $230 million specialty cold mill complex at its Hickman, Ark., facility.

AgTech Scientific opened its 2-million-square-foot indoor hemp cultivation facility and ag processing center in Paris, creating 271 jobs.

DXC Technology is creating 1,200 new jobs at the company’s Conway, Ark., location.

Allied Dispatch Solutions announces the official opening of its new state of the art contact center with a 250-seat capacity in Hancock County, Tenn. ...

SNF Holding Company is investing $375 million to expand its water-treatment and water-conditioning polymer production plant near Plaquemine, La.

Heifei Risever Machinery Co. Ltd opened its new heavy equipment parts manufacturing facility in Jonesboro, Ark.

Spirit Airlines announced its intention to build a state-of-the-art headquarters in Dania Beach, Fla., creating 225 new jobs.

Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards and Louisiana Tech University President Les Guice announced two economic development initiatives.

Sumter Casket Company will expand its operations to Clarendon County. The company’s $1.8 million investment is projected to create 11 jobs.

A new bariatric and metabolic surgery center will open at Pennington Biomedical Research Center and Our Lady of the Lake in Baton Rouge.