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Jackson, Miss. (TBA, 2022) – Hol-Mac Corporation, a Mississippi-based company, is expanding operations in Bay Springs. The $1 million corporate investment will create 31 jobs and create a base for continued growth for the company in Jasper County. Hol-Mac’s expansion, the company’s fifth in Bay Springs, is for its Hammerhead Off-Road Armor line to keep up with consumer demand. The Hammerhead Off-Road Armor line began in 2008 by employees of Hol-Mac to provide the […]
Jackson, Miss. (August 2, 2022) –Terberg Taylor Americas Group, LLC is opening a specialty vehicle manufacturing facility in Lowndes County. The project is a $15.9 million corporate investment and will create 90 jobs. Terberg Taylor Americas Group is constructing a specialty hauling vehicle facility as a joint venture between Taylor Group of Companies of Louisville, Mississippi, […]
Natural gas power plant served the company’s customers for 71 years JACKSON, Miss. – It was the end of an era the morning of Thursday, July 28. That’s when Entergy Mississippi imploded the remainder of the Rex Brown Steam Electric Station, a natural gas-fired plant that served the company’s customers for 71 years. The controlled […]
MINNEAPOLIS,MN and NEW YORK CITY, NY (JULY 22, 2022) – Cargill and Continental Grain Company today announced the completion of the previously announced acquisition of Sanderson Farms, Inc. (NASDAQ: SAFM) by a joint venture between Cargill and Continental Grain. The acquisition was announced on August 9, 2021. Sanderson Farms shareholders are receiving $203.00 per each share of common […]
Tyson Foods completed a $90 million expansion of its Forest, Mississippi, plant that will increase its chicken processing capacity amid heightened demand for protein. The company said the project will add more than 320 jobs to its workforce. The expansion adds automation technology and manufacturing capacity, specifically designed to process more chicken for food service […]
Mississippi Economic Council’s President and CEO, Scott Waller’s highlights the positive aspects of Mississippi’s business climate. Despite a negative ranking from a national media outlet, Waller says there are tangible improvements taking place with workforce training and economic development. Please click the link below to watch the interview in its entirety. https://www.wtva.com/video/interview-mississippi-s-last-place-ranking-for-business-disputed-in-wtva-interview/video_28c0cb2c-8b92-53df-862d-643cecb8b31a.html
Jackson, Miss. (July 12, 2022) – Altex Tube LLC is locating a new manufacturing plant in Columbus. The project represents a corporate investment of nearly $110 million and will create 58 direct jobs. Altex Tube, which is locating on the Steel Dynamics campus in Golden Triangle Industrial Park, will manufacture black and pre-galvanized steel tubing in […]
Jackson, MS — Capitol Resources, LLC, a premier multi-state lobbying firm in the South, continues to grow its offering of services by adding subsidiary Arc Insights. The new company is a full-service research and consulting firm that provides opinion insights to shape public affairs campaigns, policy development, and corporate brand strategy. “Adding public opinion research […]