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Posted by Mary Grace Eppes CANTON, MS (Mississippi News Now) - On Wednesday, Gov. Phil Bryant and officials from Nissan gathered at the assembly plant in Canton to celebrate the start of production of the all-new 2015 Nissan Murano. In July 2013, Nissan announced the...

Mississippi: A Top Manufacturing State Is Meeting Its Challenges Head On Steve Stackhouse-Kaelble (Q4 2014) In many parts of the country, manufacturing is more of a fond memory than a reality. Not so in Mississippi, which is very much a state that makes things. “We...

Mississippi Bio-Medical Business Collaboratory The Madison County Economic Development Authority and the Madison County Business League hosted a press conference to announce the Mississippi Bio-Medical Business Collaboratory located at 152 Watford Parkway Drive in...

By MICHAEL SIMMONS Madison County Journal MADISON - Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves spoke with local residents about economic development, education, and the state's budget Tuesday night. Reeves was the guest speaker for the quarterly meeting of the Madison Organization of...

The U.S. Department of Labor today [Oct. 22] announced that Mississippi State University and partners will be awarded nearly $2 million of $20.5 million in grant awards to fund projects to accelerate job creation and encourage reshoring of advanced manufacturing jobs...

NEW IN MADISON COUNTY — Mississippi Bio-Medical Business Collaboratory to be introduced Friday by Alan Turner Published: October 23,2014 Tags: Business, healthcare, Mississippi, real estate This week, Madison County will take a giant step forward in the world of...

By Katie Eubanks THE MADISON COUNTY Board of Supervisors approved a handful of final plats last week, including one for a brand-new subdivision in the Gluckstadt area. Phase one of Saddle Brook has 42 lots and is located between Ashbrooke Trail and the Fieldstone...

By Katie Eubanks THE MADISON COUNTY Economic Development Authority (MCEDA) awarded a $1.2 million airport study contract without bidding it out because the agency wanted someone with “ownership” in the project, said MCEDA Executive Director Tim Coursey. In April 2013,...

Written by Nell Luter Floyd Special to Hinds Ledger The historic Chapel of the Cross Episcopal Church in Madison and its grounds are worth a visit any day. The first Saturday of each October provides an extra special reason and that’s true once again thanks to the...

CANTON - Mississippi Film Studios will be in private hands after a leasing deal between the Madison County Economic Development Authority (MCEDA) and Mad Genius Inc. CEO Rick Moore was recently finalized. Multiple media reports claimed Mississippi Film Studios was...