Canadian National Railway Announces Plans to Invest $75 Million in Mississippi
Canadian National Railway recently announced plans to invest approximately $75 million in Mississippi as part of its 2025 capital investment program. This investment will support track maintenance and strategic infrastructure initia-tives in the state. The projects will help ensure the safe movement of goods and support long-term sustainable growth in Mississippi and across CN’s network. […]
MS Attorney General Lynn Fitch Announces $7.4 Billion Settlement with Purdue Pharma
Attorney General Lynn Fitch announced, along with 54 other Attorneys General, a $7.4 billion settlement with Purdue Pharma and owners, the Sackler family, regarding the company’s manufacturing and distri-bution of opioids that fueled a nationwide addiction epidemic. This settlement is the nation’s largest settlement to date with individuals responsible for the opioid crisis. The State […]
Oxford Ortho & Sports Medicine Announces Merger With Mississippi Sport Medicine
Oxford Ortho & Sports Medicine recently announced that effective August 4, it will join forces with, and rebrand under the banner of, Mississippi Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic Center (MSMOC). Also joining MSMOC is Tupelo’s Orthopaedic Institute of North Mississippi (OINMS). This merger will boast 32 doctors and 33 advanced practice providers at 18 locations, creating the […]
Governor Tate Reeves Announces Launch of AI Talent Accelerator Program
Governor Tate Reeves recently announced the launch of the Mississippi AI Talent Accelerator Program (MAI-TAP). MAI-TAP is a new initiative that fosters the development of artificial intelligence, machine learning, and related technical capacities across the state’s institutions of higher learning to support the expansion of Amazon Web Services in Mississippi. Additionally, the initiative creates training […]
Entergy Awards $70,000 in Grants to Support Economic Development Training
Nine communities in Entergy Mississippi’s service area will receive the company’s annual economic development grant to help boost business growth in their communities. The grants are awarded through the Excellerator Competitive Communities program, which helps communities within Entergy’s service area expand and attract new businesses and jobs. This year, the program is awarding $70,000 in […]
C Spire Recognized as Arctic Wolf Southeast Partner of the Year for 2025
C Spire, has been named Arctic Wolf Southeast Partner of the Year for 2025. This recognition highlights the company’s exceptional leadership in cybersecurity, outstanding service delivery, and commitment to helping mutual customers drive innovation and achieve stronger security outcomes. “We are honored to be recognized as Arctic Wolf Southeast Partner of the Year and look […]
Nissan Commits $250,000 to Mississippi’s HBCU Stem Program Initiative
Nissan is donating $250,000 to Mississippi’s seven HBCUs to further STEM education, continuing its 11th consecutive year of funding Historically Black Colleges and Universities in the state. Since launching the Mississippi HBCU STEM Initiative in 2014, Nissan has invested $2.75 million to support and encourage innovative programming that serves Mississippi students, helping to grow STEM […]
Gulf Coast Restoration Fund Grant Workshops Open Until August 1
Mississippi Development Authority is organizing a series of workshops to help guide communities and individuals through the Gulf Coast Restoration Fund program grant application process. The workshops aim to empower local stakeholders and boost their restoration efforts along the Gulf Coast. The GCRF application portal is now open and will accept applications through Friday, August […]
Victory Streak: Grenada Explodes
SouthPoint Mississippi Industrial Park impact The Greater Grenada Partnership is on a roll. Between Milwaukee Tool opening its largest facility in America in Grenada last fall, Hollingsworth Companies, the largest non-urban industrial real estate developer in the Southeastern U.S, breaking ground in April in the SouthPoint Mississippi Industrial Park, and Modine Manufacturing Company (NYSE: […]
Hot Summer Ahead Expected in the Mississippi Tourism Industry
State’s tourism directors are enthusiastic about outlook and are prepping for influx of visitors Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVBs) across Mississippi are expecting a robust and diverse season ahead for meetings, conventions and tourism with many new attractions and activities planned to make it a “Star-Spangled Banner” summer. Coastal Mississippi has estimated that visitor […]