Jason Word

Clark Beverage Group, a leading distributor of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages like Coca-Cola, will add 30 new jobs with its $100 million expansion in Madison County. The expansion involves the addition of new sales and distribution facility, as well as the acquisition of more equipment to better serve the consumers of Mississippi and neighboring states. …

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JACKSON, Miss. –  Governor Tate Reeves today announced that Mississippi’s unemployment rate has reached a new record low of 3.5% as of March, 2023. “This is a tremendous victory for every business, every community, and every Mississippian across our state,” said Governor Tate Reeves. “You don’t have to look all that closely to see that a …

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Louisville, MS – Taylor Machine Works, Inc., a leader in the design and manufacture of Zero-Emissions Container Handlers and one of the last privately held American manufacturers of material handling equipment, announces partnering with Rocsys in offering robotic charger deployment for the second-generation Taylor ZLC electric container handler. “Autonomous charging is the next step in …

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PASCAGOULA, Miss., Dec. 01, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — HII’s (NYSE: HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division delivered the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee (DDG 123) to the U.S. Navy today. Delivery of DDG 123 represents the official transfer of the ship from the shipbuilder to the Navy. “Delivering an incredibly capable finished ship to the …

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  JACKSON, Miss. – Gov. Tate Reeves and the Mississippi Legislature today finalized the largest economic development project in state history. This $2.5 billion corporate investment by Steel Dynamics, Inc., its subsidiaries, and its partners expect to create 1,000 jobs with an average salary of $93,000 in Lowndes County. Steel Dynamics is expanding its Columbus, Mississippi, campus, …

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(Jackson, Miss.) – The City of Jackson’s Jobs for Jacksonians program is proud to announce they will host a comprehensive Workforce Development Summit at the Jackson State University E-Center on Thursday, Oct. 20. The vision of the summit is to create vibrant economic outcomes that lead to a better quality of life. Panelists will focus …

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