by Stephen McDill Published: March 2,2011
Tags: Gray Swoope, Haley Barbour, Hurricane Katrina, MDA
JACKSON- Gray Swoope, outgoing executive director of the Mississippi Development Authority, talks with MBJ-TV about economic development and MDA’s role in it. [...]
by Associated Press Published: October 11,2010
Tags: manufacturing, MDA
COLUMBIA, Miss. (AP) – Pioneer Aerospace, a designer and manufacturer of parachutes and other equipment, has announced a plant expansion in Columbia that will create 50 new jobs. The Mississippi Development Authority says in a news release that the company also is investing $500,000 in new equipment at the Marion County facility. Officials say the [...] [...]
by Laura Smith Published: May 9,2010
Tags: economic development, film, MDA, Swoope
MDA head says business has moved into state and more is coming While not immune to the recession, business recruitment and retention in Mississippi has not slacked, and a slew of economic development projects are underway. “I think that certainly the national and global economy has a major economic impact on our state. We’re [...] [...]
by Clay Chandler Published: April 18,2010
Tags: Hartley Peavey, MDA, MEC, Mississippi Hills Heritage Alliance, Mississippi Tourism, Peavey Electronics
But Peavey Electronics founder Hartley Peavey says we must use them Centuries ago, when villages decided to celebrate something – maybe a successful harvest – business owners got to thinking. Folks doing the celebrating are probably going to be hungry, they concluded. So let’s sell them something to eat. They’ll most likely want to [...] [...]
by Stephen McDill Published: April 5,2010
Tags: high-definition, MDA, Mississippi, Sandy Bynum, Stephen McDill, tourism
JACKSON- MBJ-TV takes a look at the Mississippi Development Authority’s new high-defintion 360-degree photo gallery of the Magnolia State’s hottest tourist attractions. [...]
by Associated Press Published: March 26,2010
Tags: agriculture, crop losses, disaster assistance, MDA, state government, sweet potatoes
JACKSON — A new law says Mississippi can provide up to $17 million in loan guarantees to sweet potato farmers. Gov. Haley Barbour signed the loan bill March 24, and it became law immediately. The Mississippi Development Authority can extend the loan guarantees to sweet potato farmers who had disaster-related losses in 2009. Those seeking [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: March 12,2010
Tags: film studio, MDA, motion pictures, state government
CANTON — A new film studio, complete with sound stage and production office space, will be built in Canton to encourage movie production in the state. State officials say the 39,000-square-foot facility, called The Mississippi Film Studios at Canton, could employ up to 250 workers when film production is underway. Executive director of the Mississippi [...] [...]
by Tacy Rayburn Published: February 26,2010
Tags: disaster recovery, housing, Hurricane Katrina, MDA, real estate
The Mississippi Development Authority Disaster Recovery Division’s (MDA DRD) Small Rental Assistance Program (SRAP) has completed and received certificates of occupancy for more than 2,000 small rental units in less than two years, halfway to SRAP’s projected 4,000 unit goal. SRAP, along with the state’s Long Term Workforce Housing and Public Housing Assistance programs, represents [...] [...]
by Wally Northway Published: February 11,2010
Tags: expansion, furniture manufacturing, manufacturing, MDA
SMITHVILLE and TISHOMINGO — Townhouse Home Furnishings, a stationary furniture manufacturer located in Monroe County, is adding a new access road and undertaking other infrastructure improvements in order to accommodate future growth. The project, which will create 15 new jobs, will allow Townhouse employees to utilize a separate entrance from the delivery and outgoing transportation [...] [...]
by Laura Smith Published: October 5,2009
Tags: economic development, Gray Swoope, MDA, Mississippi Development Authority
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 [...] [...]
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