Funding Helps Customers in Need Pay Utility Bills, Settle Past Due Debt   Jackson, Miss. – The Mississippi Division of Atmos Energy is helping families stay warm this winter by allocating $130,000 to nonprofit agencies providing energy assistance. These funds will support customers facing financial hardship, helping them cover natural gas bills, past-due balances, deposits, […]

Jackson, Miss. (Feb. 3, 2025) – Southeastern Timber Products is expanding its operations in Ackerman. The project represents a corporate investment of $123.4 million and will create 40 new jobs. Southeastern Timber Products is a family-owned-and-operated manufacturer of southern yellow pine lumber, timber and decking products. The company is expanding its Ackerman sawmill to increase […]

Jackson, Miss.  – Generator enclosure and fuel tank manufacturer Yancey Engineered Solutions, a division of Yancey Bros. Co., is locating operations in Batesville. The project is a $20.8 million investment and will create 250 jobs. Yancey Engineered Solutions was established by Yancey Bros. in 2004 to provide specialized design and packaging services for CAT generators. […]

PASCAGOULA, Miss.,  — HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division along with representatives from the U.S. Navy, Accelerate Mississippi and Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College (MGCCC), celebrated the opening of a virtual reality (VR) welding lab at the shipyard Wednesday. The new facility makes it easier and safer for welders to hone their skills, and enhance HII’s ability […]