JACKSON, MS – October 2025 – Propel Education Forum, an affiliate of the Mississippi Economic Council (MEC), today announced it has been awarded a $20,000 grant from the Walmart Foundation’s State Giving Program. The funding is designated to support the continued sustainability, expansion, and development of the Forum’s key educational programs: Mississippi Scholars, Tech Master and Student Teacher […]

Jackson, Miss. – Freight distribution and supply chain management provider Averitt Express is expanding its operations in Richland. The project represents a corporate investment of $9,623,400 and will create 27 jobs. Averitt Express currently has more than 140 warehouse and distribution facilities in the Southeast, including locations in Grenada and an existing service center for trucking […]

Jackson, Miss. – Paper and packaging manufacturer Smurfit Westrock is expanding its corrugated operations in Saltillo. The project represents a corporate investment of nearly $19.3 million. Smurfit Westrock is a global leader in sustainable paper and packaging materials with North American headquarters in Atlanta. The company’s Saltillo facility produces corrugated packaging such as standard cases, […]

PASCAGOULA, Miss., (Sept. 27, 2025) — HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division successfully completed builder’s sea trials for guided missile destroyer Ted Stevens (DDG 128), marking a major milestone in the construction of the second Flight III destroyer built at Ingalls. The trials were conducted over several days in the Gulf of America, and tested the ship’s engineering, […]