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HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding Celebrates Apprentice Graduates

  PASCAGOULA, Miss.,  — HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division hosted their apprentice graduation today, celebrating 99 graduates during a ceremony at the shipyard. Each of these apprentice graduates have invested time in the classroom and shipyard to prepare them for a shipbuilding career with the company. Kari Wilkinson, president of Ingalls Shipbuilding, addressed the graduates providing […]

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$37 million Substation Enhances Reliability in Northwest Mississippi

JACKSON, Miss.– Entergy Mississippi has completed construction of a new distribution substation in the Snowden Grove Park community, near Tchulahoma Road in Southaven. The substation is a part of a $37 million project, which included constructing nearly two miles of new transmission lines, 12 miles of new and rebuilt distribution lines, and 74 new composite

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Mississippi Power Announces Gifford Ormes, Melvin Roland as Vice Presidents

Gulfport, Miss. – Mississippi Power recently announced the appointments of Gifford Ormes as Vice President of External Affairs and Customer Growth and Melvin Roland as Vice President of Power Delivery and Division Operations. “The addition of Gifford and Melvin to our Management Council will continue the long history of successful leaders in these key roles,”

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Airbus Adds H145 Final Assembly Line in U.S. to Meet Booming Demand

Airbus Helicopters has created a new final assembly line (FAL) for its H145 light twin at its facility in Colombus, Mississippi, with the first American-made example of the type set to roll off the line imminently. Speaking to Vertical on the eve of HAI Heli-Expo 2024 in Anaheim, California, Bart Reijnen, president of Airbus Helicopters, Inc. and

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Mississippi Investing Nearly $1 Million Towards Site Development

JACKSON, Miss. – Governor Tate Reeves today announced the state of Mississippi is investing $993,250 in site development projects throughout the state. Site development grant funds made available through the Mississippi Development Authority are assisting local economic development entities in their efforts to spur economic growth by attracting new industry to competitive, shovel-ready sites. “Mississippi is

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Delta Lodging Group Announces New TownePlace Suites by Marriott Project in Corinth

CORINTH, Mississippi  — A new 89-room TownePlace Suites by Marriott (TPS) will soon be coming to Corinth, Mississippi. Marriott International Inc. signed a franchise and operating agreement with Delta Lodging Group (DLG) in December. The hotel is slated to break ground in fall 2024 with a tentative opening in early 2026. “We are ecstatic to

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Mississippi Invests in High School Career and Technical Programs

JACKSON, MS — Mississippi has allocated approximately $1.4 million to career and technical education efforts at 25 high schools and districts across the state, aiming to empower students by aligning their education with their future careers or post-secondary education programs. The EquipMS Grant program, established through House Bill 588 (2023) as the Mississippi K-12 Workforce

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