Jennifer Kassinger

Hattiesburg, Miss. (January 04, 2024) – Governor Tate Reeves and the Mississippi Development Authority (MDA) recently awarded nearly $17 million in site development grants to further develop “Select” industrial sites throughout the state. “Select Sites” are nominated by Cooperative Energy and evaluated by a third-party site selection consultant with coordination by MDA. The “Select Site” […]

Greenwood, Miss. – Cooperative Energy celebrated the continued growth of its solar portfolio at Delta’s Edge—the Cooperative’s newest utility-scale solar site. The 637-acre site, located in Carroll County six miles east of Greenwood, uses 250,152 panels to produce 100MW of electricity. The electricity is then delivered across the state, powering homes and businesses with environmentally

  Source: Mississippi Development Authority Jackson, Miss. (October 18, 2023) – Skydweller Aero Inc. is bringing its flight test and aircraft modification operations to Hancock County. The project represents a corporate investment of $15 million, as well as $40 million in advanced solar powered aircraft inventory. The project will create at least 36 new jobs.

Point Eight Power, Inc. will create at least 78 direct jobs Company investing nearly $7.75 million  Jackson, Miss. (July 20, 2023) – Point Eight Power, Inc., manufacturer of power distribution systems, is set to open a new manufacturing plant in Hancock County. With a corporate investment of almost $7.75 million, this project is expected to generate

Jackson, Mississippi – The Mississippi Economic Development Council (MEDC) announced that Project Valley Creek won the Category I, Business Attraction, 2022 Community Economic Development Award (CEDA) on February 9th, 2023. The CEDA program is a “Best Practices” program intended to recognize exceptional contributions of communities in the State of Mississippi for the following efforts: business