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Quapaw Tribal Chairman Supports Building Mill By Newly Discovered Ancient Native Village

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The chairman of the Quapaw Tribe of Oklahoma says he supports the building of a $1.1 billion steel mill that is to be built in northeast Arkansas at the site of a recently discovered American Indian village.

John Berrey said at a gathering at Osceola City Hall that the tribe is "pro-jobs" and supports the building of the Big River Steel plant.

The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports (http://bit.ly/13EAFdk) that Berrey met Wednesday with Mississippi County government officials, the director of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission and other officials about the mill.

Mississippi County has allocated $14.5 million and the state promises $125 million in bonds for the Big River Steel mill. Officials say the mill will create 525 jobs.

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