The Monticello Economic Development Commission will host a Ground Breaking Ceremony for Centerpoint Energy, today at 2:00 pm, at the construction site in the MEDC Industrial Park located on Highway 35 East.
The proposed land-swap between Centerpoint and the MEDC was recently completed. the MEDC received CPE’s property next to the old W. C. Whaley property, and Centrpoint received approximately 4 acres in the Monticello Industrial Park.
Centerpoint plans to move all ares operaiton for the southeast Arkansas region to the new facility, including construction, service and meter reading operation.
Centerplint’s southeast district includes 13 counties, and will likely have it’s 18 area employees based out of the Monticello facility.
Dirt work is already underway, and operations are expected to begin later this year.

























































































