Tommy Kurtz, managing director of Avident Advisors, Jones Walker LLP's site selection and economic development consulting affiliate, was quoted in the article "Why Here? Iowa's $15 Billion Steel Project Has No Confirmed Site. The Infrastructure May Tell Us Where It Lands." published by Location Decision on September 29, 2026. In the article, Tommy describes possible reasons why Iowa was chosen, especially with the infrastructure challenges of supporting an electric arc furnace (EAF) and discusses how the strategic location opens up Midwestern-based iron ore mines to supply the plant and produce steel for the growing defense industry and automotive sector in the upper Southern and Midwestern US regions.