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Beyond the Ozarks

Arkansas and Oklahoma Collaborate to Bring Medical Equipment Manufacturing to the Area

KUAF | By Kyle Kellams,

Matthew Moore

Published September 8, 2021 at 11:59 AM CDT

Governor Asa Hutchinson speaks at Farmington High School

Governor Asa Hutchinson joined the Fayetteville Chamber of Commerce and the Tahlequah Regional Development Authority to announce a new two-state partnership. The Heartland Advanced Medical Manufacturing Regional Cluster, or HAMMRC, will bring high paying jobs to small towns along the Highway 62 corridor in the medical equpment field.

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Kyle Kellams

Kyle Kellams is KUAF's news director and host of Ozarks at Large.

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