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MEC Public Education Forum Receives $1 Million Grant from Woodward Hines Education Foundation

By Will Caves | March 7, 2022

A four-year, $1 million grant investment from the Woodward Hines Education Foundation (WHEF) to support Mississippi’s newly-established postsecondary attainment goal-Ascent to 55%–was awarded to the Public Education Forum (PEF), a non-profit education and public policy research group at MEC Capital Day 2022. PEF is a subsidiary of the Mississippi Economic Council (MEC). Hundreds of business […]

Nissan Announces Plans to Invest $500 million, Build Electric Vehicles in Canton

By Will Caves | February 17, 2022

Governor Tate Reeves and officials from Nissan recently gathered at Nissan Canton Vehicle Assembly Plant to announce the company’s plans to build two all-new, all-electric vehicles in the state. Nissan plans to invest $500 million in its Canton facility to support this project, marking nearly $4 billion invested in Mississippi since 2003. Nissan will begin […]

Mississippi Investing Nearly $25 Million in Site Development

By Will Caves | February 11, 2022

Governor Tate Reeves recently announced the state of Mississippi is investing nearly $25 million in site development projects throughout the state. Site development grant funds made available through the Mississippi Development Authority (MDA), Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) and the RESTORE Act are assisting local economic development entities in their efforts to spur economic growth by […]

Walmart Creating 250 Jobs at New Olive Branch Fulfillment Center

By Will Caves | January 21, 2022

Walmart is locating a fulfillment center in Olive Branch to support its rapidly increasing supply chain network and e-Commerce business. The project is a $90 million corporate investment and will create 250 jobs. The new fulfillment center, which will encompass more than 1 million square feet, will store merchandise that is picked, packed and shipped […]

Scotsman Manufacturing Company Creating 85 Jobs in Laurel

By Will Caves | January 18, 2022

Scotsman Manufacturing Company is proud to call Laurel home of its new manufacturing operations. Erin and Ben Napier, hosts of HGTV’s hit series Home Town and co-owners of Laurel Mercantile Company, along with partners Mallorie and Jim Rasberry and Emily and Josh Nowell, are locating wood countertop and cutting board manufacturing operations under a new […]

Kevin Charles Fine Upholstery Creating 75 New Jobs in New Albany

By Will Caves | January 18, 2022

Kevin Charles Fine Upholstery is expanding in New Albany. The project is a $6.571 million corporate investment and will create 75 jobs. This expansion marks the company’s second in New Albany in three years. Kevin Charles Fine Upholstery produces high-quality furniture that is hand-assembled at its 125,000 square-foot facility in New Albany. The company produces […]

2022 Legislative Scrambler Registration Form

By Will Caves | January 11, 2022

SCOTUS Rules on Vaccine Mandate: Large Employers Exempt, Most Healthcare Workers Still Mandated

By Will Caves | January 5, 2022

The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled to block President Biden’s vaccine mandate for large employers but leaves the mandate in place for healthcare workers. Click Here for Full Story from the AP The Biden Administration’s Path out of the Pandemic Plan announced early this summer mandated, and directed various agencies, to require vaccinations for […]

Capital Day 2022 Sponsors

By Will Caves | December 28, 2021

Corporate AT&T Atmos Energy BancorpSouth BankPlus Baptist Memorial Health Care Corporation Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi Butler Snow Caesars Entertainment Corporation Chevron Products Company Clarion Ledger | LocaliQ Cooperative Energy C Spire EdgeTheory, LLC Electric Cooperatives of Mississippi Entergy Mississippi, LLC Ergon, Inc. Godwin. Hancock Whitney Bank Ingalls Shipbuilding Insurance and Risk Managers […]

Tony’s Tamales Adding 30 Jobs at New Production Facility in Flora

By Will Caves | December 22, 2021

Tony’s Tamales is increasing capacity in Mississippi by opening a production facility in Flora. The project is a $690,000 corporate investment and will create 30 jobs. Tony’s Tamales is a homegrown Mississippi company that started in 1982 as a restaurant in Jackson – the result of owner Robert Mosley’s desire to bring his tamales to […]