Mississippi News

Voyant Beauty, manufacturer of beauty and personal care products, is expanding in Olive Branch. The project is a $13.17 million corporate investment and will create 80 new jobs and retain 57 existing jobs. Voyant Beauty is a leading, full-service partner to the personal care and beauty industry serving customers at every stage of the brand […]

Ilex Organics, supplier of Yaupon tea and Mississippi-grown catfish fillets, is locating operations in Clarksdale. The project is a $2.612 million corporate investment and will create 60 jobs. Started in 2020 by entrepreneur and Mississippi native Oliver Luckett, Ilex will sell a variety of flavors of Yaupon tea, which will be produced and bagged in

The 2021 Forum on American Enterprise, hosted by the Mississippi Council on Economic Education, will be held on November 4, 2021, from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Jackson Convention Complex. Attendees will hear from Sheena Allen, CEO and Founder of CapWay, Inc., and celebrate the work accomplished this year by the Dream Team, whose work

Hy Stor Energy LP (Hy Stor Energy) recently announced its mission to develop and advance the production, storage, and delivery of green hydrogen at scale in the United States. Hy Stor Energy, together with its strategic partner Connor, Clark & Lunn Infrastructure (CC&L Infrastructure), will develop, commercialize, and operate large-scale, long-duration hydrogen hubs that will

A Biden Administration proposal to require banks and financial service providers to report banking transactions could affect almost every Mississippian with a job or business and would be an infringement on personal and business privacy without any grounds for suspecting tax fraud. The administration initially called for reporting all personal or business accounts with at

Waste and recycling container and equipment maker Plum Creek Environmental is expanding in West Point, investing another $3 million and creating 50 jobs. Plum Creek currently employs more than 80 workers and plans to fill the 50 new jobs by the end of this year. Founded in 2007 in Columbus, Plum Creek is growing its

Tyson Foods is investing $61 million in its Vicksburg poultry plant as part of the company’s commitment to meet increasing demand for protein and deliver on its strategy of accelerating long-term growth of the Tyson® retail brand. The expansion will create nearly 50 jobs. Tyson’s Vicksburg facility makes fully cooked chicken products for foodservice and