RESOURCES
Resources to Power Your Next Move
Access powerful data, custom incentives, and strategic support to streamline your site selection, relocation, or expansion project.
Planning an Expansion or Site Search?
We offer location expertise, energy infrastructure insights, and economic development support to help you evaluate and activate your next move.
Project Management
We partner with state and local economic developers to streamline your site selection and build-out. From research and technical assistance to electric rate estimates and timelines – we help move your project forward efficiently.
Marketing & GIS Services
Promote your community or site with custom-designed marketing materials, branding support, and detailed GIS mapping to highlight your unique advantages.
Data and Research
Make informed decisions with access to workforce, business, demographic, and consumer data. Our insights are available to partners at no cost and tailored to your location needs.
Foreign Direct Investment Assistance
Entering a new market can be complex—we help make it simple. Our FDI team supports international companies with onboarding, data, and connections. Check out our “Doing Business in Mississippi – Resource Guide.”
Customized Incentives
Tap into funding for development-ready sites, project investments, and job creation. We offer grants, plus incentivized energy rates for eligible projects.
Existing Business & Industry Support
Already operating in our region? We’re here to help you grow. We work with our member distribution systems to offer reliable power, business support, and resources that drive expansion.
Working Together to Grow Communities
We partner with local and regional EDOs to support business attraction efforts, share marketing resources, and amplify impact.
Let’s keep you in the loop on Mississippi’s economic growth.
Whether you’re scouting locations, supporting business development,
or tracking regional momentum—SPARKnotes delivers curated
insights straight to your inbox.
New editions monthly – no spam, just strategy.
2025
- June 9 – Mississippi’s First Buc-ee’s Opens
- May 27 – CenterPoint Energy Completes $1.2B Sale
- May 12 – Grant Awarded for Site Readiness
- April 28 – Grant Awarded to Pearl River
- April 14 – Gov. Reeves Signs Historic Legislation
- March 31 – Cooperative Energy Economic
- March 17 – Charting Safer Waters
- February 18 – The 2025 Business Climate
- February 3 – Grant Awarded to the Greenwood
- January 21 – $277,000 in Grants to Support
2024
- December 9 – New Incentive Strategy Launch
- November 25 – Manufacturing Growth in Mississippi
- November 11 – Powering Future Business Sites
- October 28 – Fall Market Pulse Report
- October 7 – Q4 Workforce Insights
- September 23 – Rural Site Selection Wins
- September 9 – Why Companies Choose MS
- August 26 – Energy Discount Opportunities
- August 12 – Regional Projects in Progress
- July 29 – GIS Site Tour Tools
- July 8 – FDI Success in Small Towns
- June 24 – Jackson Metro Spotlight
- June 11 – Summer Workforce Snapshot
- May 28 – Updated Grant Programs 2024
- May 14 – Marketing Sites That Sell
- April 29 – Spring Site Trends Report
- April 16 – Hattiesburg MSA Expansion
- April 2 – Sustainable Site Development
- March 18 – Your Power Questions Answered
- March 4 – Speed to Market Tips
Workforce Ready from Day One
Mississippi’s workforce is built for business. From certified WorkReady Communities to statewide training partnerships, Cooperative Energy connects you with programs that help companies hire with confidence.
We support AccelerateMS in advancing targeted training and initiatives, such as ACT Work Ready Communities, to align workforce skills with employer needs statewide.
Business Climate Flyers
Explore economic insights for every Mississippi county and major metro area.
🗺 Click a county on the map to view its flyer
Each flyer includes data on workforce, cost of living, major employers, and more.
Or explore counties by development tier to find areas with the strongest business incentives.
County tiers are defined by the Mississippi Department of Revenue and used to determine eligibility for business tax incentives.
Gulf Coast
Southwest Mississippi
Southeast Mississippi
Central Mississippi
East Central Mississippi
North Delta
North Central Mississippi
Northeast Mississippi
Golden Triangle / Interior North
Delta South
Resource Roundup
Access our latest reports, tax guides, and economic data
– all available as downloadable PDFs.
Mississippi Flexible Tax Incentive (MFLEX) Overview
GAP – Eligible Counties in Mississippi
Mississippi Average Annual Salaries
County Rankings and Designations
Mississippi Weather & Natural Disaster Risk Profile
ACT WorkReady Communities Map
See the latest developments
Cooperative Competes Grant Awarded for Site Work at the Cleveland Airport North Industrial Site
Cooperative Competes Grant Awarded for Site Readiness of Lamar County Industrial Park
Two Industrial Properties Earn Cooperative Energy SiteInvest Premier Property Designation
Harrison County Development Commission Receives Cooperative Energy’s 2025 SPARK Award for Landmark Buc-ee’s Project
Hood Industries Expanding Operations in Waynesboro
Cooperative Competes Grant Awarded for Site Readiness of Industrial Site Along Interstate 20
Cooperative Competes Grant Awarded to Pearl River County for Specialized Strategic Planning
Cooperative Competes Grant Awarded to the Greenwood-Leflore-Carroll County Economic Development Foundation
Cooperative Energy Awards More Than $277,000 in Grants to Support Economic Development in Mississippi
Koch Foods expanding in Morton
