Mississippi News

Jackson, Miss. – Burford Electric Service is expanding in Columbus. The project is a $3.55 million corporate investment and will create 14 jobs. Founded in 1959, Burford Electric Service is a third-generation family-owned Mississippi business that specializes in electromechanical repair and replacement solutions, including electric motor repair and pump repair, for customers in the Southeast. […]

NEWPORT NEWS, Va., — HII, the nation’s largest military shipbuilder, announced today that its Board of Directors has elected Kari Wilkinson to serve as president of the company’s Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division, effective Jan. 1, 2025. She will succeed Jennifer Boykin, who is retiring from her position at year’s end after 37 years with

JACKSON, Miss. – Entergy Mississippi celebrated a brighter energy future for customers at a groundbreaking ceremony of the company’s newly announced Delta Blues Advanced Power Station in Greenville, Mississippi. Alongside the groundbreaking, the company recognized the 50th anniversary of the Gerald Andrus Steam Electric Station, which will be retired when the new plant comes online in 2028.

Jackson, Miss.  – Rosedale Distilling Company is locating distilling and bottling operations, as well as bourbon-aging warehouse, in Rosedale. The company, which broke ground on the project today, is investing nearly $23.15 million and will create 57 jobs over the next five years. Rosedale Distilling is renovating approximately 130,000 square feet of historic buildings, including

Jackson, Miss. – Tecumseh Products Company, a refrigeration and air conditioning products manufacturer, is upgrading its facility in Lee County. The project is a corporate investment of more than $3.4 million and will support 135 jobs. Based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Tecumseh produces a variety of products for use in residential and commercial refrigeration and

Jackson, Miss. – Eyeglass manufacturer Superior Optical Lab is expanding in Jackson County. The project is a $12,451,728 corporate investment and will create 188 jobs. Based in Ocean Springs, Superior Optical Lab operates one of the most technologically advanced wholesale optical laboratories in the United States and recently completely an expansion that created 45,000 square

Jackson, Miss.  – Salad Days Produce, a producer of hydroponically grown head lettuce, is expanding in Madison County. The project is a corporate investment of nearly $8.18 million and will create at least 12 new jobs. Based in Flora, Salad Days Produce is a woman-owned local business that specializes in growing pesticide-free produce and can

JACKSON, Miss. – Jackson State University is the recipient of a $2 million grant from the Entergy Charitable Foundation to help fund the creation of the Critical Power Grid Network Security Lab. During a press conference at the University on Monday, Oct. 7, Entergy officials presented JSU President Marcus Thompson, Ph.D., with a big check

PASCAGOULA, Miss., — HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division successfully launched on Saturday the first LPD Flight II, San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship Harrisburg (LPD 30), marking one of the first major milestones in the ship’s journey towards operational readiness. The Ingalls team translated Harrisburg from land to the company’s floating dry dock using translation railcars to

JACKSON, Miss. – Wayne-Sanderson Farms announced today that it will continue as the title sponsor of the Sanderson Farms Championship through the 2025 tournament. This decision follows a previous announcement indicating that this week’s PGA TOUR event would mark the company’s 12th and final year of title sponsorship. In early August, Wayne-Sanderson Farms communicated that