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Cooperative Competes Grant Awarded for Proactive Site Development in Greene County

  Cooperative Competes Grant Awarded for Proactive Site Development in Greene County   Hattiesburg, Miss. (December 15, 2021) — Cooperative Energy, together with the 11 Member distribution cooperatives it serves, announced today the award of a Cooperative Competes grant to the Greene County Board of Supervisors. The $25,000 Cooperative Competes grant will aid in engineering […]

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Cooperative Competes Grant Awarded to Hancock County Port and Harbor Commission for Site Development

Coast Electric CEO Ron Barnes presents HCPHC President Derek Necaise with a grant for Port Bienville site development. Also pictured are Coast Electric Vice President of Western Division Operations and Economic Development Guy Johnson and HCPHC CEO Bill Cotter. Source: Hancock County Port and Harbor Commission Coast Electric Power Association presented Hancock County Port and Harbor Commission

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MEAT PROCESSING COMPANY OPENING OPERATIONS IN LEAKSVILLE, MISSISSIPPI

Source: Mississippi Development Authority Jackson, Mississippi – May 20, 2021 – Meat processing company Cutting Edge Meat Company, or CEMCO, is opening a red meat processing facility in Leakesville. The project is a $1.35 million corporate investment and will create 14 jobs. CEMCO is constructing a USDA-approved red meat processing facility in the Greene County Industrial Park.

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Rocket Fuel Producer Adranos Increasing Testing Operations In Stone County

Source: Mississippi Development Authority Jackson, Mississippi – May 4, 2021 – Solid rocket fuel innovator Adranos, Inc., is expanding its rocket motor research and development operations in McHenry. The project is a $1.35 million corporate investment and will create 25 new jobs. In September, Adranos announced it was opening a location in McHenry, a move

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Cooperative Competes Grant Awarded for the Sea Force Career Exploration Program in Harrison County, Miss.

Hattiesburg, Miss. (February 2021) — Cooperative Energy, together with the 11 Member distribution cooperatives it serves, recently announced the award of a Cooperative Competes grant to the Harrison County Development Commission for the Sea Force career exploration program. “Exposing students at a young age to career pathways is one of the best ways we can

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Cooperative Competes Grant Awarded for Economic Development in Coahoma County

Lyon, Miss. (December 2020) — Economic development efforts in Coahoma County are poised for success with a new brand name, tagline, and a recently awarded Cooperative Competes grant. On December 14, the Clarksdale/Coahoma County Chamber of Commerce and its collaborative partner, the Economic Development Authority of Coahoma County, announced the new brand name, Crossroads Economic

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Cooperative Competes Grant Awarded to Stone County Economic Development Partnership

Source: Pearl River Valley Electric Association Wiggins, Miss.– Pearl River Valley Electric Power Association, together with our wholesale power provider, Cooperative Energy, announced today the award of a Cooperative Competes grant to the Stone County Economic Development Partnership. The $25,000 Cooperative Competes grant will aid in site preparation and existing building upgrades on the former

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Adranos Bringing Rocket Motor Research and Development to Stone County

Source: Mississippi Development Authority Jackson, Miss. (Sept. 15, 2020) – Solid rocket fuel innovator Adranos, Inc. is locating its rocket motor research and development operations in McHenry in Stone County. As a part of its relocation to Mississippi, Adranos will make a $525,000 corporate investment and plans to create 20 jobs.   “Mississippi continues to

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RespirTek bio environmental laboratory is locating in the Sunplex Light Industrial Park

Source: Jackson County Economic Development Foundation, Inc. Jackson County, MS (September 21, 2020) – The Jackson County Board of Supervisors voted today to approve the sale of land in Sunplex Light Industrial Park to RespirTek Consulting Laboratory for their new headquarters that will include a state-of-the-art research and testing facility. RespirTek is an accredited environmental

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Rolls-Royce expanding on Gulf Coast: More jobs, better ships, local investment. “It’s a win-win-win.”

  Source: News Mississippi Rolls-Royce is already at work on Mississippi’s Gulf Coast, but soon it will grow to add new jobs and better equip the Navy.   Rolls-Royce and the Defense Production Act (DPA) Title III office will invest millions to upgrade the company’s capability and capacity for U.S. Navy ship propulsion components in

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