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Madison County supervisors on Monday approved a resolution supporting tax incentives for a company that is proposing to build a solar farm south of Canton. Joey Deason, executive director of the Madison County Economic Development Authority, told supervisors the $80...

Winners share $100,000-plus for marketing, site readiness and organizational excellence JACKSON, Mississippi – In a post-COVID-19 world, it will take more than business as usual to get noticed by companies looking to move or expand facilities. Communities are getting...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced four grant recipients in Mississippi have been selected to receive awards totaling $1,464,000 to assess and clean up contaminated properties under the agency’s Brownfields program. Recipients include the City of...

Urgency Drives More Than 1,000 Small & Large Businesses Survey Responses in 72 Hours Input Shared with Governor’s Economic Recovery Commission and Legislative Leadership   JACKSON, May 5, 2020 – Financial worries, uncertainty about COVID-19 recurrence,...

JACKSON, Mississippi – To help small businesses, Entergy Mississippi has created a hub of resources to connect owners to information, tools and opportunities that could help them during the COVID-19 pandemic.         “Pulling together when faced with challenges is...

We were honored to host the roundtable yesterday that discussed unemployment in Mississippi with our guests, Jackie Taylor, Executive Director of Mississippi Department of Employment Security and Timothy Rush, Director of Unemployment Insurance. Read more about the...

Guidance and application forms have been released by the Department of Treasury pertaining to the Paycheck Protection Program. The funding contained in the $2.2 trillion CARES Act falls under four broad categories: (1) Assistance to individuals (2) Assistance to the...

Clinton, Miss. – Mississippi Department of Revenue Response to Requests for Relief   The Mississippi Department of Revenue is aware of the new pressures on the business community and state governments in responding to the COVID 19 pandemic. We are committed to...

Washington, DC: Danielle Winningham has been awarded the Certified Workforce Development Professional (CWDP) credential by the National Association of Workforce Development Professionals.  Workforce Development Professionals facilitate the process by which individuals...