Texarkana Is Sitting on a Lithium Goldmine and America’s Best Opportunity to Watch a Startup Ecosystem Emerge
Texarkana sits on one of the country’s largest lithium deposits, and TexAmericas Center is where much of the action is happening. The industrial park already hosts EnergyX’s new lithium demonstration plant and has grown to 44 companies and more than 1,500 jobs. Paul O’Brien argues that the next step is helping local startups solve problems for these big employers, so the region builds its own companies and not just someone else’s.









