Westerman, House Armed Services chair visit Highland Industrial Park
by Roby Brock ([email protected]) April 12, 2026 9:54 am 562 views
Ten days ago, U.S. Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Hot Springs, brought the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Ala., to south Arkansas for a tour of Highland Industrial Park in East Camden.
With all the growth in jobs and plant expansion at the park, federal officials are keeping tabs on workforce readiness. Westerman said concerns are alleviated after touring the facilities and speaking with defense company executives.
“If you talk about Highland Park, there’s people that travel hours to get there to work. That was something Chairman Rogers was asking all the companies that we met with today, about the workforce. I knew what the answer was going to be because I’ve heard it before, but these companies love the quality of the workforce in south Arkansas,” said Westerman. “It’s kind of in the DNA of the folks that live down there.”
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