Economic Dev

Summit, Miss. (May 12, 2020) — Gigantic Bag Co., LLC, is expanding operations in Mississippi. The manufacturer of plastic goods that support health, food, and infrastructure services throughout the United States will be leasing an existing building east of McComb to assist in efforts to battle the COVID-19 global pandemic. The new manufacturing operation is […]

  Source: Mississippi Development Authority   Jackson, Miss. (Feb. 25, 2020) – Keystone Electrical Manufacturing Company is expanding to Brookhaven, investing $4 million and creating 30 new jobs.   “When companies like Keystone choose to open new operations in our state, they are demonstrating to the world that Mississippi has the competitive advantages – including

  Source: Mississippi Development Authority   ST Engineering Halter Marine and Offshore, Inc. creating 100 jobs, investing $10 million at Pascagoula site   Jackson, Miss. (Feb. 18, 2020) – Ship maintenance and repair company ST Engineering Halter Marine and Offshore, Inc., is expanding in Pascagoula. The project is a $10 million corporate investment and will

  Jones Lumber Co. is expanding its Mississippi grade-lumber operations with an $18-million corporate investment in Natchez that will create 35 jobs. Jones Lumber has operations in locations throughout Mississippi, all of which produce hardwood mats. In January 2018, the company acquired the former Rives and Reynolds lumber mill in Natchez, where it will specialize

Hattiesburg, Miss. (October 21, 2019) — An industrial park in South Mississippi will welcome a new tenant and job growth over the next few months. The Jackson County Board of Supervisors has voted to approve the sale of land in Sunplex Light Industrial Park to American Baitworks Co. for the company’s national headquarters, new state-of-the-art

Source: Mississippi Development Authority Jackson, Miss — July 19, 2019 — The Middleby Corporation, a global leader in the foodservice equipment industry, is relocating Lynx Grills’ headquarters and manufacturing operations to the Viking Range facility in Greenwood. The project is a $5-million corporate investment and will create 200 jobs, 100 of which will be added

U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Grant DeVuyst   Source: ASSOCIATED PRESS  April 23, 2019 – 6:45 PM   PASCAGOULA, Miss. — A Mississippi shipyard won a $746 million contract Tuesday to design and build the first of what could be three heavy polar icebreakers for the U.S. Coast Guard. The U.S.

Courtesy of Biewer Lumber Biewer Sawmill – Newton, LLC. Announces 2019 Expansion Plans NEWTON, MS, September 19th, 2018 – Biewer Sawmill – Newton, LLC. is pleased to announce the expansion of their state-of-the-art sawmill facility located in Newton, Mississippi. This $40 million facility expansion will increase sawmill production by over 100 MMBF per year. “In

PITTSBURGH, PA  –  Calgon Carbon Corporation (NYSE:CCC) (Calgon Carbon or the Company), a global leader in the manufacture and distribution of activated carbon products, has been awarded up to $15.4 million from the United States Government as part of the Defense Production Act (DPA) Title III Program. The Title III Program funding awarded to Calgon

Courtesy of the Mississippi Development Authority Jackson, Miss. – Northrop Grumman is adding a mix of new work to its Unmanned Systems facility in Jackson County, Miss., including sub-assembly work for the F-35 program. This $3.7 million investment will create 60 jobs in the coming years. “This reinforces Northrop Grumman’s commitment to Jackson County, solidifies