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Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe said he is willing to personally meet with officials from Pilgrim’s Pride Corp. if it would help sway the company’s decision to stay in Union County.

Beebe, who visited South Arkansas last week for a groundbreaking ceremony at TETRA Technology’s new calcium chloride plant in Parkers Chapel, spoke candidly about the poultry giant’s future in El Dorado.

“Certainly we want to do what we can to keep Pilgrim’s Pride here,” Beebe said. “We will see what we can do within our legal limitations to ease (the company’s problems) so that th...