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Mississippi Legislators Agree on $2.5 Billion Capital Investment for Lowndes County

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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Register Today for an Ascent to 55% Listening Tour Near You!

MEC and Accelerate MS will conduct eight regional Ecosystem listening tours to gather essential information to help inform the strategic planning for Mississippi’s Ascent to 55% initiative. The Ascent to 55% initiative is made possible by a 1 million dollar grant from the Woodward Hines Education Foundation to the Public Education Forum (a subsidiary of …

Entergy Mississippi Opens New $16.6M Service Center

Facility will serve customers in DeSoto County JACKSON, Miss. – Entergy Mississippi has opened a $16.6-million facility to serve as its hub force customer service, distribution operations and storm response in DeSoto County. The DeSoto Service Center, located on Highway 51 North, is strategically positioned to serve Entergy Mississippi customers in DeSoto County, including the …

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Workforce Development Summit Coming to Jackson

(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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Ole Miss to Host Family Business Symposium

Family businesses are a very important part of Mississippi’s economy. The University of Mississippi will host “It’s All Relative,” the Ole Miss Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Family Business Symposium is on November 2-3 in Oxford. The conference is designed to education family businesses on future needs they may have to be a multi-generational family …

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SBA Offers Disaster Assistance to Mississippi Small Businesses Affected by the Jackson Water Crisis

WASHINGTON – Mississippi small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small aquaculture businesses, and private nonprofit organizations affected by the Jackson Water Crisis that began Aug. 30, may apply for low-interest Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDLs) from the U.S. Small Business Administration, SBA Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman announced today. Administrator Guzman made the loans available in response …

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ArbaBlox Locating Pallet Blocks Manufacturing Operations in Winona

Jackson, Miss. (September 21, 2022) –ArbaBlox, an engineered wood products company, is locating a state-of-the-art pallet blocks manufacturing plant in Winona. The project is a $51.34 million corporate investment and will create 41 jobs. ArbaBlox will use the sawmill residuals from the Biewer Lumber facility in Winona to produce its patented-design composite wood pallet blocks. The …

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Rocket Lab Prepares to Blast off in Mississippi

Jackson, Miss. (September 21, 2022) – U.S.-based Rocket Lab is locating an engine test facility for its new large rocket Neutron at NASA’s Stennis Space Center in Hancock County, making a significant capital investment and creating dozens of new jobs in Hancock County. Rocket Lab is the launcher of Electron, the second most-frequently flown U.S. …

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MEC Named America’s #1 State Chamber of Commerce Successes in pandemic recovery, legislative influence elevated Mississippi’s Voice of Business JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Economic Council (MEC) has been honored as the State Chamber of the Year for 2022 by the National Association of State Chambers (NASC). Each year NASC honors a state chamber …

HII’S Ingalls Shipbuilding Awarded DDG 1002 Combat Systems Availability Contract

PASCAGOULA, Miss., (Aug. 29, 2022) – Global defense and technologies partner HII (NYSE: HII) announced today that its Ingalls Shipbuilding division has been awarded a contract from the U.S. Navy to begin the combat systems availability for the Zumwalt-class destroyer, Lyndon B. Johnson (DDG 1002). During this availability, Ingalls will complete the installation, activation and testing of the …

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