Economy
| Employer | Local employees |
|---|---|
| Red River Army Depot & Tenants | 7200 |
| Christus St. Michael Health System | 1883 |
| Cooper Tire & Rubber | 1700 |
| Domtar | 1300 |
| Texarkana (TX) Independent School District | 1100 |
| Walmart | 967 |
| International Paper | 960 |
| Texarkana (AR) School District | 835 |
| Wadley Regional Medical Center | 778 |
| Southern Refrigerated Transport | 750 |
Texarkana began as a railroad and lumber center, and developed in the 20th century as a regional agricultural processing, retail, wholesale, and service center. Red River Army Depot and Lone Star Army Ammunition Depot were the largest regional employers from the 1940s through the 1970s. Paper mills near Ashdown and Atlanta, as well as other industrial facilities, brought new jobs to the area in the 1970s. Today the Texarkana area is a diversified economy whose pattern of employment categorized by industry is very similar to the entire state of Arkansas.
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