DE QUEEN, Arkansas – Bell Lumber & Pole is expanding its manufacturing facility in De Queen, Arkansas to accelerate the production of Southern Yellow Pine utility poles in the southern region of the United States. This facility represents a meaningful, long-term capital investment and is expected to create 12 new jobs in De Queen over the next two years. …This investment allows us to expand capacity, strengthen our regional presence, and create opportunities that support both our customers and the people who make this work possible,” said Tom Bell, President. The facility – the company’s first in Arkansas – focuses on the peeling, conditioning, and interior storage of utility poles. Bell Lumber & Pole currently has 17 full-time employees at the De Queen facility. …Governor Sanders said, “By producing utility poles here at home, this project will strengthen domestic supply chains and infrastructure and bring new opportunity to rural Arkansas communities.”