Mississippi

Workforce Development

Manufacturers bullish on natural state; will workforce be ready?

A bird’s eye view of Arkansas economic development in 2024 would include some now-familiar landmarks — more growth in northwest Arkansas and

Mississippi

Owl’s Head Alloys locating aluminum processing operations in West Point, Miss.

Aluminum processing company Owl’s Head Alloys is locating operations in Clay County. The project is a $29.245 million investment and will create

Infrastructure

Questions remain over Pattern Energy’s Southern Spirit line to connect ERCOT to Southeastern grids

San Francisco-based Pattern Energy, which has a significant Houston presence, is ready to begin acquiring land in Texas for a project that could

Mississippi

Mississippi legislators approve incentives for 2 large mulit-billion dollar data centers by Amazon Web Services

Mississippi lawmakers met in special session Thursday and quickly approved job training money and other state incentives to support a plan by

Technology

Amazon Web Services plans to invest $10 billion, creating 1,000 jobs to establish data center complexes in Mississippi

JACKSON, Miss. (Jan. 25, 2024) – Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS) is investing $10 billion to establish multiple data center complexes in

Economic Development

Governor finalizes deal for second-largest economic development project in Mississippi history

Gov. Tate Reeves today signed legislation to finalize the second-largest economic development project in Mississippi history. The economic development project also represents

Workforce Development

Greater Memphis Chamber selected for workforce program to help justice-impacted workers

The Greater Memphis Chamber was recently selected to participate in a workforce development program with the goal of increasing credentialing for justice-impacted

Economic Development

VIDEO: Is a major economic development on tap for Madison County?

ADISON CO., Miss. (WLBT) – Comments made Thursday afternoon at the Mississippi State Capitol could be signs a major economic development project

Automotive

Cummins details scope, impact of $1.9B Marshall County truck battery project

A tri-venture of big brand names in American commercial trucking plan to build a $1.9 billion battery facility, bringing 2,000 jobs to

Economic Development

‘They’re being totally ignored’: Lawmakers say Gov. Tate Reeves isn’t focusing economic development in majority-Black regions

Days after Republican Gov. Tate Reeves pledged to be a governor for all Mississippians, several Democratic lawmakers said Reeves uses his power

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