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STARBUCKS, C SPIRE BUILDING PLANS APPROVED BY MADISON ALDERMEN
By MICHAEL SIMMONS, Madison County Journal Wednesday, August 16, 2017 6:00 PM MADISON — A new Starbucks and C Spire store that will be located off Highway 463 were among a host of commercial and residential plans approved by the Board of Aldermen on Tuesday....
RIDGELAND SETS TRIAL RUN TOWARD BECOMING A ‘SMART CITY’
Posted by: Jack Weatherly in Economic Development, MBJ FEATURE, NEWS August 4, 2017 By JACK WEATHERLY Traffic goes with growth. Ridgeland’s population has more than doubled since 1990 – reaching nearly 25,000 –while the Madison County’s estimated 2016 population...
CRAWFORD FARMS MADISON TO INCLUDE HOBBY LOBBY, ACADEMY SPORTS
Nell Luter Floyd, Clarion-Ledger correspondent Published 12:12 a.m. CT July 25, 2017 | Updated 11:52 a.m. CT July 25, 2017 Hobby Lobby and Academy Sports + Outdoors are the first retailers announced for Crawford Farms, a 38-acre development under way in Madison. “Both...
ANALYSIS: LET’S TAKE A DATA-DRIVEN LOOK AT ANOTHER SIDE OF NISSAN’S SUCCESS STORY
Posted by: For the MBJ in Economic Development, NEWS August 11, 2017 Dr. Mimmo Parisi I t’s no surprise that the union vote at Nissan’s manufacturing facility in Canton generated national headlines. This coverage culminated last week when workers voted 2,244 to...
NISSAN EMPLOYEES VOTE TO REJECT UNION
MADISON COUNTY, MS (Mississippi News Now) - Nissan employees voted Friday to reject the United Auto Workers (UAW) effort to unionize the Canton plant by nearly a 2-to-1 margin. The NLRB conducted election tally was 2244 to 1307, opposing the UAW. "With this vote, the...
MISSISSIPPI IN THE RUNNING FOR NEW AUTO PLANT
As Toyota and Mazda search for a site to build a joint-venture, $1.6 billion plant in the U.S., Mississippi is expected to be in the hunt, since it already makes Corollas at the Blue Springs Toyota plant. "We stand ready to grow our existing partnership and strengthen...
GLOBAL AUTOMOTIVE SUPPLIER CALSONIC KANSEI EXPANDS IN MADISON, MISS.
Jackson, Miss. (July 17, 2017) – Gov. Phil Bryant and officials from global automotive supplier Calsonic Kansei announced the company’s expansion in Madison, Miss. The $16.33 million corporate investment creates 98 new jobs. “Mississippi’s outstanding reputation in...
L3 ACHIEVES ON-TIME DELIVERY OF FIRST U.S. AIR FORCE KC-10 CLS AIRCRAFT
May 04, 2017 08:45 AM Eastern Daylight Time NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--L3 Technologies (NYSE:LLL) announced today that it has delivered the first KC-10 aircraft under the U.S. Air Force’s (USAF) contractor logistics support (CLS) contract. “We are proud to provide...
NISSAN NORTH AMERICA GIVES $5,000 GRANT TO PUBLIC EDUCATION FORUM OF MS
The Public Education Forum of Mississippi recently received a $5,000 Nissan North America, Inc. grant to support the Mississippi Scholars and Mississippi Scholars Tech Master programs. The unique aspect of Mississippi Scholars is that it positively impacts those...
CONVENTION CENTER SET FOR TOWNSHIP
Wednesday, April 19, 2017 6:00 PM RIDGELAND New development at the Township, which would bring a conference and convention center along with hotels, was approved as part of a sales tax rebate incentive for economic development through the state. The city on Tuesday...
