Mississippi Directory | Economic Development Organizations

Mississippi Directory of Economic Development Organizations

Quick Facts

Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant

Capital: Jackson
Population (2015 Est.): 2,992,333
Largest Cities (2015): Jackson, 170,674; Gulfport, 71,856; Southaven, 52,589; Hattiesburg, 46,805; Biloxi, 45,637
Targeted Industries: Aerospace, Energy, Agribusiness, Automotive, Healthcare, Advanced Manufacturing, Shipbuilding
Key Incentives: Mississippi Works Fund, Advantage Jobs Rebate Program, Jobs Tax Credit, Growth & Prosperity Area Tax Incentives, Development Infrastructure Program, Workforce Training Grant, Sales & Use Tax Exemption for New Construction/Expansion
GDP (All Industry 2015): $107.1 billion*

*Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce

For the latest Mississippi incentives, click this link.

State Listings

Mississippi Development Authority
Billy Klauser
Chief Economic Development Officer
P.O. Box 1640
Jackson, MS 39205
P: 601-359-5769
bklauser@mississippi.org
www.mississippi.org
US | Mississippi | State Contact
Mississippi Economic Development Council (MEDC)
Mary Swoope
Executive Director & COO
1675 Lakeland Drive, Suite 502
Jackson, MS 39216
P: 601-352-1909
info@medc.ms
www.medc.ms
US | Mississippi | State Contact

Utility Listings

Entergy Mississippi, Inc.
Ed Garner
Director of Business & Economic Development
P.O. Box 1640
Jackson, MS 39215
P: 601-969-2470
egardn1@entergy.com
www.entergy-mississippi.com/
US | Mississippi | Utility Contact
Mega Mississippi
Gena Lentz
Economic Development Services Manager
P.O. Box 4079
Gulfport, MS 39502
P: 601-545-4143
glentz@southernco.com
www.megamississippi.com
US | Mississippi | Utility Contact
Mississippi Power
Brian Useforge
Economic Development Director
2992 West Beach Boulevard, P.O. Box 4079
Gulfport, MS 39502
P: 228-865-5824
bdusefor@southernco.com
www.mississippipower.com
US | Mississippi | Utility Contact
Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway
Mitch Mays
Administrator
P.O. Drawer 671
Columbus, MS 39703
P: 662-328-3286
mays@tenntom.org
www.tenntom.org
US | Alabama | Utility Contact, US | Mississippi | Utility Contact, US | Tennessee | Utility Contact

Regional Listings

Area Development Partnership (Greater Hattiesburg)
Todd Jackson
Business Development Manager
One Convention Center Plaza
Hattiesburg, MS 39401
P: 601-296-7509
t.jackson@theadp.com
www.theadp.com
US | Mississippi | Regional Contact
Greater Jackson Alliance
Greg Word
Vice President of Economic Development
201 South President Street
Jackson, MS 39201
P: 601-948-7575, ext. 240
gword@greaterjacksonms.com
www.greaterjacksonms.com
US | Mississippi | Regional Contact
Mississippi Gulf Coast Chamber of Commerce
Kimberly Nastasi, IOM
CEO
11975 East Seaway Road
Gulfport, MS 39503
P: 228-604-0014
ceo@mscoastchamber.com
www.mscoastchamber.com
US | Mississippi | Regional Contact
North Mississippi Industrial Development Association
Joseph T. Geddie
Executive Director
757 East Main Street, P.O. Box 718
West Point, MS 39773
P: 662-494-4633
jgeddie@nmida.com
www.nmida.com
US | Mississippi | Regional Contact
Southern Mississippi Planning & Development District
Leonard Bentz
Executive Director
9229 Highway 49
Gulfport, MS 39503
P: 228-868-2311
lbentz@smpdd.com
www.smpdd.com
US | Mississippi | Regional Contact

County Listings

City of Corinth & Alcorn County Alliance
Gary Chandler
President & COO
810 Tate Street
Corinth, MS 38834
P: 662-287-5269
gary@corinthalliance.com
www.corinthalliance.com
US | Mississippi | County Contact
Community Development Foundation of Tupelo/Lee County
Hunter Aycock
Director of Business Development
398 East Main Street
Tupelo, MS 38804
P: 662-842-4521
haycock@cdfms.org
www.cdfms.org
US | Mississippi | County Contact
DeSoto County Economic Development Council
Jim Flanagan
President & CEO
316 West Commerce Street
Hernando, MS 38632
P: 662-429-4414
jflanagan@desotocounty.com
www.desotocounty.com
US | Mississippi | County Contact
East Mississippi Business Development Corporation
Bill Hannah
President & CEO
1901 Front Street, Suite A, P.O. Box 790
Meridian, MS 3930139301
P: 601-693-1306
bhannah@embdc.org
www.embdc.org
US | Mississippi | County Contact
Golden Triangle Development Link
Joe Max Higgins, Jr.
CEO
1102 Main Street, P.O. Box 1328
Columbus, MS 39703
P: 662-328-8369
jhiggins@gtrlink.org
www.gtrlink.org
US | Mississippi | County Contact
Greenwood-Leflore Economic Development Foundation
Angela Curry
Executive Director
402 Highway 82 Bypass, P.O. Box 26
Greenwood, MS 38935-0026
P: 662-453-5321
angcur@bellsouth.net
www.greenwoodms.com
US | Mississippi | County Contact
Grenada County Economic Development District
Pablo Diaz, CEcD
Executive Director
2000 Gateway Street, Suite A
Grenada, MS 38901
P: 662-229-9502
info@grenadameansbusiness.com
www.grenadameansbusiness.com
US | Mississippi | County Contact
Harrison County Development Commission
Bill Hessell
Executive Director
12281 Intraplex Parkway
Gulfport, MS 39503
P: 228-896-5020, ext. 106
bhessell@mscoast.org
www.mscoast.org
US | Mississippi | County Contact
Jackson County Economic Development Foundation, Inc.
George L. Freeland, Jr.
Executive Director
3033 Pascagoula Street, P.O. Drawer 1558
Pascagoula, MS 39568-1558
P: 228-769-6263
gfreeland@jcedf.org
www.jcedf.org
US | Mississippi | County Contact
Kemper County Economic Development Authority
Craig Hitt
Executive Director
14062 Highway 16 W
DeKalb, MS 39328
P: 601-743-2754
chitt.kceda@bellsouth.net
www.kempercounty.com
US | Mississippi | County Contact
Lamar County Economic Development
Chuck Bennett
County Administrator
403 Main Street
Purvis, MS 39475
P: 601-794-3406
cbennett@lamarcounty.com
www.lamarcounty.com
US | Mississippi | County Contact
Madison County Economic Development Authority
Danielle Winningham
Business Development Manager
623 Highland Colony Parkway, Suite 202
Ridgeland, MS 39157
P: 601-605-0368
danielle@madisoncountyeda.com
www.madisoncountyeda.com
US | Mississippi | County Contact
Oxford-Lafayette County Economic Development Foundation
Jon Maynard
President & CEO
299 West Jackson Avenue, P.O. Box 108
Oxford, MS 38655
P: 662-234-4651
jon@oxfordms.com
economic.oxfordms.com
US | Mississippi | County Contact
Panola Partnership, Inc.
Sonny Simmons
CEO
150A Public Square
Batesville, MS 38606
P: 662-563-3126
sonnysimmons@panolacounty.com
economic.panolacounty.com
US | Mississippi | County Contact
Partners for Pearl River County
Ron Fine
Executive Director
P.O. Box 278
Picayune, MS 39466
P: 601-749-4919
partners@partners.ms
www.partners.ms
US | Mississippi | County Contact
Pike County Economic Development District
Wayne Sterling
Executive Director
Southwest Mississippi Community College, 1156 College Drive
Summit, MS 39666
P: 601-465-0255
wayne.sterling@pikeinfo.com
www.gopikems.com
US | Mississippi | County Contact
Rankin First Economic Development Authority
Tom Troxler
Executive Director
P.O. Box 129
Brandon, MS 39043
P: 601-825-2268
ttroxler@rankinfirst.com
www.rankinfirst.com
US | Mississippi | County Contact
Tishomingo County Development Foundation
Gary Matthews
Executive Director
1001 Battleground Drive
Luka, MS 38852
P: 662-423-9933
gary@tishomingo.org
www.tishomingo.org
US | Mississippi | County Contact
Walthall County Economic Development Authority
Pam Keaton
Economic Developer
P.O. Box 227
Tylertown, MS 39667
P: 601-876-2680
walthall_eda@bellsouth.net
www.availablefacility.com
US | Mississippi | County Contact
Winston County Economic Development District Partnership (WCEDDP)
Gerald Mills, PCSD, IOM, CPM
Executive Director
311 West Park Street
Louisville, MS 39339
P: 662-773-8719
gmills@winstoncounty.com
www.winstoncountyms.com
US | Mississippi | County Contact

City Listings

(The) Innovation Center
Stephen Whitt
Executive Director
1636 Popps Ferry Road, Suite 100
Biloxi, MS 39532
P: 228-392-9741
stephen@innovatems.com
www.innovatems.com
US | Mississippi | City Contact
City of Biloxi
Jerry Creel
Director, Community Development
676 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard
Gulfport, MS 39530
P: 228-435-6280
jcreel@biloxi.ms.us
www.biloxi.ms.us/communitydevelopment/
US | Mississippi | City Contact
City of Hattiesburg
Johnny L. DuPree, Ph.D.
Mayor
P.O. Box 1898
Hattiesburg, MS 39403
P: 601-545-4501
mayor@hattiesburgms.com
www.hattiesburgms.com
US | Mississippi | City Contact
Clinton Economic Development
Curnis Upkins III
Director
300 Jefferson Street
Clinton, MS 39060
P: 601-353-6056
curnis@selecthinds.com
www.clintonms.org
US | Mississippi | City Contact
D’Iberville Economic Development
Jeff Taylor
Director
City Hall, 10383 Automall Parkway
D'Iberville, MS 39540
P: 228-392-7966
jtaylor@diberville.ms.us
www.diberville.ms.us
US | Mississippi | City Contact
Greater Starkville Development Partnership
Shelby Stevenson
Business Manager
200 East Main Street
Starkville, MS 39759
P: 662-323-3322
sstevenson@starkville.org
www.starkville.org
US | Mississippi | City Contact