Mississippi Development authority

Port of Gulfport

Port Of Gulfport Gains First Cold-Storage Investment Since Hurricane Katrina

CORE X GULFPORT will invest more than $73 million to establish cold-storage operations at the Port of Gulfport.
AWS Canada West (Calgary) Region

Amazon Web Services To Invest $10B In MS Data Centers

Amazon Web Services (AWS) will invest $10 billion to establish data center complexes in two Mississippi industrial parks.
Industrial Site Development

Mississippi Earmarks Nearly $17M For Industrial Site Development 

The Mississippi Development Authority has invited 13 sites throughout the state to apply for the Site Development Grant – Select Sites funding.

Avid Boats Invests Nearly $8M With Monroe County, MS Expansion

Avid Boats plans to invest nearly $8 million into its Monroe County, Mississippi, facility, creating 50 jobs in the process.
Mississippi Business

Mississippi: The Magnolia State Blooms

With one of the lowest corporate tax rates in the U.S., Mississippi offers low business costs, a talented workforce, and a competitive business climate.
Mississippi Cold-Link

APEX Ammunition Investing $4.45M In Mississippi Expansion

APEX Ammunition will create over 64 jobs with an expansion of its manufacturing plant in Columbus, Mississippi. And in Ellisville, Cold-Link Logistics is building a 198,000-square-foot cold storage facility.
Business Facilities Economic Development Organization Awards

Business Facilities Economic Development Organization Awards

Business Facilities' 1st Annual EDO Awards recognize innovative or impactful programs and initiatives aimed at improving the communities they serve.
Mississippi

Clark Beverage Group Plans Expansion In Mississippi

Clark Beverage Group will invest approximately $100 million and create 30 direct jobs in Madison County, Mississippi.
Economic Development Organization Awards

Business Facilities Names Inaugural Class of 2023: EDO Awards

The Economic Development Organization Awards highlight nascent and established programs and incentives making an impact on community growth.
Mississippi

Mississippi: Hitting A Historic Mark

Mississippi has finalized the largest economic development project in state history, bringing in $2.5 billion in capital investment.
Mississippi international companies

Welcome To Mississippi: America’s Gateway For Business

Some of the most well-known international companies have built upon their long legacies of success by locating in Mississippi.
Mississippi business climate

Mighty Mississippi Flexes Tech Muscles, Abundant Sites, Supportive Business Climate

Mississippi is preparing for the future of industry by developing a high-tech workforce, premier shovel-ready sites and an even stronger business environment with no red tape.
Mississippi Business

Mighty Mississippi Ready For Business

Mississippi state officials are rolling out the red carpet for business and making it easy for companies to locate in the Magnolia State.
Altex Tube Columbus Mississippi

Altex Tube LLC Will Invest Nearly $110M In Mississippi

New Altex Tube manufacturing operations will create more than 58 jobs in the in Golden Triangle Industrial Park in Columbus, MS.
Enviva Stone County

Enviva Wood Biomass Plant Will Bring 100 Jobs To Mississippi

Wood biomass producer Enviva's fourth Mississippi facility represents a $250 million investment and will create approximately 100 jobs in Stone County, MS.
Ocean Aero

Mississippi: Milwaukee Tool Expands In Grenada And Clinton

Hardware maker Milwaukee Tool expects to create 800 new jobs in Grenada, MS and will add 400 more in Greenwood, Jackson and Olive Branch.
Mississippi

Mississippi: Delta Fiber Expands Broadband Service

With matching funds from the Federal Cares Act, Mississippi is undertaking a $65-million installation of broadband service in rural areas.
Milwaukee Tool

Milwaukee Tool To Create 1,200 Jobs In Mississippi

Power tool maker Milwaukee Tool will invest $60 million in its new 500,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Grenada, MS.
shipping

Top Logistics Hubs: Delivering The Goods

The disruptions caused by the pandemic fueled skyrocketing shipping costs, which should ease as market fundamentals return to something resembling normal this year.
aerospace and defense industry

Aerospace: The Sky’s The Limit

While defense spending has remained stable, commercial aviation has been on life support during the coronavirus pandemic. It may take until 2024 to return to pre-pandemic levels of passenger jet air traffic.
tax credits

Listen Now: Living And Learning In Lubbock, Texas, With John Osborne, CEO, Lubbock EDA

Lubbock EDA CEO John Osborne discusses business climate and downtown revitalization in the Business Facilities Podcast.
Economic Development Awards

Enter The 2024 EDO Awards! Deadline Extended To March 21

Submit your story to Business Facilities' editors for consideration in the 2024 Economic Development Organization Awards.
2023 Deals Of The Year

2023 Deals Of The Year

Entries for Deal of the Year awards spanned industries, investment types, and winning strategies. Here are the stories of this year’s picks.

[VIDEO] Camp Hall – A Next Generation Commerce Park in South Carolina

Camp Hall is a first-of-its-kind, master-planned industrial work space located in Charleston, S.C. As a convergence of people, place and programming, Camp Hall delivers thoughtful infrastructure and logistical features that empower people — and business — to thrive.

Location Spotlight: Ohio Electric Cooperatives

Ohio consistently ranks as one of the top U.S. destinations for new corporate facilities, meaning prime sites are quickly snapped up. Economic development officials and private developers are working cooperatively to ensure the pipeline of immediately-developable sites stays full with diverse location opportunities.