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Jackson, Miss.  – Quality Beverage is expanding its operations in Lowndes County. The project is a $10.25 million corporate investment that will create 31 new jobs. Quality Beverage is a leading private-label manufacturer of dispensed beverage concentrates, syrups and sweeteners for the food and beverage industry. The expansion will include the construction of a 50,000-square-foot …

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Toyota Motor North America announced Erik Skaggs has been promoted to president of Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Mississippi (TMMMS) effective October 23. Skaggs joined Toyota in 1993 as an engineer at its Georgetown, Kentucky site where he held leadership roles in quality control, body operations and production before becoming a general manager in 2015. In 2020, …

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – As Nissan invests in U.S. manufacturing to support its long-term vision, Ambition 2030, the company is announcing changes to its manufacturing leadership team. Victor Taylor, currently senior director of Manufacturing Operations for Nissan Canton Vehicle Assembly Plant in Mississippi, is promoted to vice president, Nissan Canton. Taylor brings more than 20 years of engineering …

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  PASCAGOULA, Miss. — HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division, in partnership with Jackson County’s Passion, Purpose, Paycheck (P3) program and the Department of Defense’s (DOD) Project MFG, hosted an inaugural welding competition Sept. 22 at Ingalls Shipbuilding. Students from local career and technical training programs were invited to demonstrate their proficiency in a timed competition. Project MFG holds …

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(Jackson, Miss.) – Comcast recently announced that it has awarded a $40,000 grant to economic development and educational non-profit organization Mississippi Coding Academies’ (MCA) Veterans Code program. The grant is Comcast’s latest contribution to MCA, totaling more than $180,000 in financial support since 2018. In 2019, Comcast partnered with MCA to create the Veterans Code …

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How do we prepare students to be college and career-ready high school graduates? We need your feedback to answer this important question and identify ways we can measure college and career readiness. Please join the Mississippi Economic Council and the Ascent to 55% initiative to help inform what a student-centered K12 accountability model that balances …

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JACKSON, Miss. – Governor Tate Reeves today announced a series of sweeping Medicaid reimbursement reforms in Mississippi which are estimated to generate approximately $700 million for hospitals across the state. Today’s action includes two hospital payment initiatives that are estimated to generate almost $700 million annually in additional Medicaid funds for Mississippi hospitals. “Over the …

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Hattiesburg, Miss.  – Cooperative Energy, together with the 11 Member electric distribution cooperatives it serves, unveiled the SiteInvest by Cooperative Energy program at the inaugural Cooperative Energy Economic Development Summit hosted in Jackson. Surrounded by economic development professionals from across the state, Cooperative Energy Director of Economic Development Mitch Stringer announced the culmination of a …

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FLOWOOD, Miss. –  Atmos Energy, through its Fueling Safe and Thriving Communities program, will donate $100,000 to help Mississippi customers stay safe and warm this winter in partnership with numerous assistance agencies and nonprofit organizations. This donation is in addition to the relief that Atmos Energy offers year-round through a variety of energy assistance programs including Sharing …

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