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Back to Business Grant Update
See below for an update on MDA's Back-to-Business Grant Program. The Back-to-Business MS Grant funded by the CARES Act, has increased the base amount from $1,500 to $3,500. The increase is automatic so those businesses that got the first check of $1,500 will receive...
Stacy Lester Joins MCEDA Team
Madison County, Miss. (August 18, 2020) – The Madison County Economic Development Authority (MCEDA) has hired Stacy Lester as Chief Operating Officer. Stacy will begin her new position beginning September 21st, 2020. Lester brings with her over thirteen years of...
C Spire to bridge digital divide with ultra-fast fiber broadband in parts of four counties
C Spire to bridge digital divide with ultra-fast fiber broadband in parts of four counties Firm to spend nearly $2.2 million to provide fiber infrastructure in rural, unserved portions of Mississippi Ridgeland, Mississippi (August 12, 2020) – C Spire plans to install...
The Mississippi Development Authority is now accepting applications for the Back-to-Business Mississippi Grant Program
The Mississippi Development Authority is now accepting applications for the Back To Business Mississippi Grant Program signed into law by Governor Tate Reeves. The grants will be used to help businesses in Mississippi with 50 or fewer employees recover from the...
$80 million solar farm proposed in Madison County
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...
Communities Win Excellerator Grants from Entergy Mississippi
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...
EPA Selects 4 MS Projects to Receive $1.4 Million for Brownfields Cleanup and Assessment
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...
Leading Business Consortium Survey of Business Decision-Makers Identifies Concerns
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,...
It’s Everybody’s Business…Entergy Mississippi Creates Resource Hub for Employers Affected by Pandemic
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...
‘When Is the $600 Coming?’: Mississippi Unemployment Questions Answered
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...
