Archive for the ‘Economic Development’ Category
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RAIL provides loans to municipalities and counties for freight rail service projects
The Mississippi Freight Rail Revolving Loan/Grant (RAIL) program may not generate banner headlines, but there is no arguing that it could make a huge impact economically in the state.
A program of the Mississippi Development Authority’s (MDA’s) Community Services division, RAIL provides loans to municipalities [...] [...]
PriorityOne is a key strategy in the state’s business retention and expansion efforts
Assisting businesses in solving long-term problems, promoting economic development and job creation and strengthening and diversifying local Mississippi economies.
That is priority one for the Mississippi Development Authority’s PriorityOne program.
A creation of the agency’s Existing Industry and Business (EIB) division, the PriorityOne program was [...] [...]
Meridian native arrives with solid economic development credentials
The last two presidents of the Area Development Partnership (ADP) had limited economic development experience. Needing a new leader to replace the departing Dr. Angie Godwin, the Hattiesburg-based organization’s board went looking for someone with a proven economic development background. And, the board feels it has found its [...] [...]
STARKVILLE — The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) has approved $697,051 for Mississippi State University (MSU) to create the High Performance Leadership Institute, a program aimed at turning around failing and underperforming schools in Mississippi.
MSU will partner with the Mississippi Department of Education in the establishment of the High Performance Leadership Institute. After studying similar efforts [...] [...]
IUKA — Alliant Techsystems (ATK) played a key role in the successful launch of a United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket for NASA from Space Launch Complex 17B at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., carrying the Missile Defense Agency’s Space Tracking and Surveillance System (STSS) Demonstrators Program satellite.
Nine ATK GEM-40 solid propulsion strap-on boosters [...] [...]
A new report by the Geothermal Energy Association (GEA) shows strong growth in new geothermal power projects continuing through 2009. U.S. Geothermal Power Production and Development Update, Sept. 2009, identifies 144 new geothermal projects under development in fourteen states that could represent as much as 7,100 megawatts (MW) of new baseload power capacity. When added [...] [...]
GULFPORT — Operations for Chiquita Brands International Inc., a major importer of bananas, have returned to the Port of Gulfport’s West Pier, Berth 1.
Chiquita’s vessel, the 666-foot long EUROS LISBON, docked at Berth 1 on the West Pier earlier this month, marking the first time in more than four years that the docking space was [...] [...]
Pearl native founded company that designs wireless sensor systems that drive down power consumption
When the San Jose, Calif.-based Cypress Semiconductor Company announced its intention to close its Starkville design center, the founder of a Starkville-based company saw a great opportunity.
Camgian Microsystems, a company that designs and develops low-cost, low-power wireless sensor systems for the federal [...] [...]
Swoope and his team were ready for downturn and have reacted with more business for state
Mississippi has made significant gains in economic development despite facing the effects of a national recession, Mississippi Development Authority (MDA) officials said.
The MDA is hoping that momentum will continue.
“In April 2008, we still had record employment, but in September, we [...] [...]
by Wally Northway Published: June 1,2009
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Teamwork among communities in Mississippi is critical for economic development success
In the realm of economic development, teamwork is everything. It can take more than a village — sometimes an entire county or region — to land a new prospect or effect an expansion of an existing business or industry.
While that has long been true, today’s [...] [...]
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