Cooperative Competes

Top: Thomas McElroy, economic representative Cooperative Energy Bottom left from left to right: Thomas McElroy, Economic Development Representative Cooperative Energy, Guy Johnson, Vice President Economic Development and Sustainability, Coast Electric, Obie McClure, Aerospace Development Hancock County Port and Harbor Commission, Ron Barnes, President and CEO, Coast Electric and Coast Connect, Mitch Stringer, Director of Economic […]

Pictured left to right: Brandi Hough, deputy director Harrison County Development Commission, Ron Barnes, President and CEO, Coast Electric and Coast Connect, Bill Lavers, executive director Harrison County Development Commission, Guy Johnson, Vice President Economic Development and Sustainability, Coast Electric, Frankie Castiglia, Commissioner Harrison County Development Commission, Stevie Phillips, Senior Economic Development Representative, Cooperative Energy

    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

Hattiesburg, Miss. (May 7, 2025) — Cooperative Energy, together with the 11 Member distribution cooperatives it serves, announced today the award of a Cooperative Competes grant to the Scott County Board of Supervisors for the proactive site readiness of a newly identified industrial site along Interstate 20 near the Town of Lake, Mississippi. The $50,000

Poplarville, Miss. (April 23, 2025) — Economic development efforts in Pearl River County are poised for success with the completion of a specialized strategic plan and a recently awarded Cooperative Competes grant. In late 2024, the Pearl River County economic development division initiated a Comprehensive Incentives Study with partners at VisionFirst Advisors. The study outcome

  Economic development efforts in Greenwood and Leflore County are poised for success with a new brand name, tagline, and a recently awarded Cooperative Competes grant.   In late 2024, the Greenwood-Leflore-Carroll County Economic Development Foundation (EDF) announced the new brand, website, and comprehensive marketing campaign. The collaborative marketing and new website are a result

  Hattiesburg – Cooperative Energy, together with the 11 Member electric distribution cooperatives it serves, invested $277,500 in strategic economic development efforts across the state in 2024.   The grant funds were awarded as part of the Cooperative Competes program which provides funding for proactive site and community development to attract new capital investment and

  Hattiesburg, Miss. (September XX, 2024) — Cooperative Energy, together with the 11 Member distribution cooperatives it serves, announced today the award of a Cooperative Competes grant to Greene County Board of Supervisors for the proactive site readiness of the Greene County Rail Site. The $13,500 Cooperative Competes grant will be used to assist with

    Hattiesburg, Miss. – Cooperative Energy is pleased to announce that applications are now open for the next round of the SiteInvest program. This initiative is aimed at improving the readiness and enhancing the development of industrial properties within the territories of Cooperative Energy’s 11 Member cooperatives.   SiteInvest is built on a three-tier