Beebe visit
Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe will speak at 10 a.m. Thursday at the groundbreaking ceremony of the new Tetra Technologies plant, 295 Old Feed Mill Road, Parkers Chapel.
In case of inclement weather, the event will start at approximately 10:30 a.m.
The plant is being built on land purchased from and adjacent to Chemtura’s Central Bromine Plant and will produce liquid and flake calcium chloride. Tetra is not affiliated with Chemtura.
Other guests speakers will include Jim Tidwell, manager of Tetra’s South Arkansas operations, Ray Symens, vice president of Tetra, as well as Union County Judge Bobby Edmonds and El Dorado Mayor Mike Dumas.
Lunch will be served after the program.