Delta Regional Authority Awards Funds for Infrastructure Improvement
The Delta Regional Authority (DRA) recently concluded Fiscal Year 2025 with an investment of nearly $17 million to support 11 critical infrastructure projects across the region. Provided through the Community Infrastructure Fund (CIF), this funding program is designed to address unmet basic public infrastructure, transportation infrastructure and flood control needs for DRA communities within the lower […]
Firehawk Aerospace Investing $16.5 Million in Lowndes County
Dallas, Texas-based Firehawk Aerospace, a defense technology company that builds munitions, rockets as well as other defense manufacturing, has announced the leasing of a facility in Lowndes County which will result in 100 new jobs creating from the investment by the company of $16.5 million. Firehawk Aerospace acquired the former Nammo Talley facility in Crawford […]
Main Street America Honors Congressman Mike Ezell
Main Street America has announced that Congressman Mike Ezell of Pascagoula, has been selected as an inaugural recipient of the Main Street Policy Impact Award, recognizing his contributions to revitalization of Main Streets across Mississippi’s 4th District and national policy to support economic development through business district organizations. The Main Street Policy Impact Award is […]
Long-time Jackson Busineess, Maison Weiss, Receives New Owners
A fifty-year-old southeastern stronghold for women’s fashion, fine jewelry, shoes, handbags and beauty products, the historic Jackson business Maison Weiss in Highland Village is under new ownership. Nell and Bernard Weiss founded Maison Weiss in Highland Village in 1975 with the intent of creating a shopping destination for Mississippi women who sought the very best […]