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The Honorable Governor of Arkansas, Mr. Mike Beebe and First Lady of Arkansas, Mrs. Ginger Beebe inaugurated the pipe manufacturing plant set up at Little Rock by a well-known Indian Company, Welspun Gujarat Stahl Rohren Ltd. on 28 April, 2009, in the presence of the Honorable Mayor of Little Rock, Mr. Mark Stodola; Chairman and MD of WELSPUN, Mr. B.K. Goenka; and Consul General of India in Houston, Mr. Sanjiv Arora. 2. The WELSPUN facility at Little Rock has been set up with an initial investment of $150 million and has created over 300 jobs for the local area. This World-class spiral-welded pipe making plant has been set up close to Little Rock Port and caters to the Oil & Gas Sector in North America, South America and other markets. 3. The inauguration ceremony of the WELSPUN Plant, which had become operational some time earlier, was attended by several local dignitaries; top management of economic promotion agencies of Arkansas such as Little Rock Port Authority, Arkansas World Trade Center and Arkansas Economic Development Commission; business representatives from USA, India and other countries; and overseas Indians. 4. Mr. B.K. Goenka described the setting up of this Plant as realization of the vision of his father, late Mr. Gopiram Goenka. He expressed thanks and appreciation for the support of Arkansas authorities under the Governor

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