Entergy Launches Largest Grid Upgrade in Company History
Entergy Mississippi is meeting customers’ power needs to provide more and better power by making a five-year investment in reliability, while keeping rates far below the national average. And the large industrial investments that companies like Amazon have made in Mississippi will help fund the effort. Superpower Mississippi is the largest, most comprehensive grid upgrade […]
D7 Metals Company Announces New Manufacturing Plant Coming to Gulfport
D7 Metals specializes in creating a wide range of products including metal roofing panels, flashings, and customized copings. Their products are supplied exclusively through a network of distributors, which allows for quality products nationwide for both commercial and residential projects. Gulfport will be the first of many cities to gain a new D7 Metals manufacturing […]
MS Gulf Coast Community College Receives Sterling Achievement Award
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College’s Bryant Center School of Nursing and Health Professions has received the Sterling Achievement Award for Disaster Recovery by the Council of State Community Development Agencies. The award honors state programs that have demonstrated sustained success in improving the lives of low- to moderate-income individuals through disaster recovery efforts. The Bryant […]
UM Celebrates Largest Capital Campaign in State History
Nearly 95,000 donors to the Now & Ever campaign funded scholarships that expand access for students, health care initiatives that serve families across Mississippi, endowed positions to recruit and retain top faculty, and facilities that strengthen research and learning. “Now & Ever has made a transformative impact on our university,” said Chancellor, Glenn F. Boyce. […]
MEC and The Children’s Foundation of Mississippi Launch Program
The Children’s Foundation of Mississippi and the Mississippi Economic Council have launched a new online dashboard that maps childcare shortages straining Mississippi families and employers. This new online portal, developed with Elucidata LLC, aims to give business leaders, parents and policymakers clearer insight into how childcare access affects Mississippi’s workforce. The dashboard is available at childrensfoundationms.org/cc-econ-dashboard and will be updated monthly. […]
BOOST Initiative Program Will Create $1.4 Million Investment in State
The Mississippi Manufacturers Association–Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MMA-MEP), in partnership with Mississippi State University’s Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems Extension (CAVS-E) and AccelerateMS, has been awarded a federal grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) to launch the Bringing Operational Optimization & Smart Technology to Mississippi (BOOST MS) Pilot Program. In total, the program represents a […]
C Spire Foundation Announces $250,000 Donation to Planetarium
The C Spire Foundation recently announced a $250,000 donation to support the transformation of the Russell C. Davis Planetarium in downtown Jackson into a major attraction, which will be themed “The World’s First Orbital Museum.” This contribution will help fund the design and construction of immersive experiences, including augmented and virtual reality exhibits that will […]
Hood Industries Invests $245 Million in Wayne County Expansion
Hood Industries, Inc., manufacturer and distributor of structural wood products, is expanding its sawmill operations in Wayne County. The project is a $245 million corporate investment. The company’s strategic expansion involves the construction of a new advanced sawmill in Waynesboro. The mill will be built in multiple phases on a site adjacent to the company’s […]
Mississippi’s America250 Celebrations
The numerous events scheduled will inspire pride and wonder July 4, 2026, will be the 250th anniversary of the 1776 signing of the Declaration of Independence that founded the United States. There will be far more than the traditional fireworks, watermelon and barbeque cookouts to commemorate the historic event. Gov. Tate Reeves signed Senate […]
Leadership Pinebelt Supports Area Vocational Training
Scholarship funds raised for Pearl River Community College’s programs Since 1989 Leadership Pinebelt in Hattiesburg has been bringing together members of the community to serve as a catalyst for increasing diversity among future leaders and to focus on ways of improving the community. Sponsored by the Area Development Partnership (ADP), each yearly class […]