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MADISON COUNTY RECEIVES $8.8 MILLION FOR TWO PROJECTS
Madison County was awarded $8.8 million in federal funds for two widening projects on Bozeman Road and Reunion Parkway. The board of supervisors submitted the proposal last month during the Jackson Metropolitan Planning Organization’s (MPO) call for projects. Through...
CHAMBER CELEBRATES 2013 “BEST OF MADISON COUNTY” AWARD WINNERS
RIDGELAND - The Madison County Chamber is proud to celebrate the winners of their "Best of Madison County" Awards Program, honoring companies and individuals that have played a significant role throughout 2013 in making Madison County a great place to live and work....
SANDERSON TO KEYNOTE ‘VISION’ CELEBRATION NEXT WEEK
JACKSON — Madison County’s best and brightest, as well as the leader of a successful poultry company in South Mississippi, will take center stage next week. The Madison County Business League (MCBL) and the Madison County Economic Development Authority (MCEDA) will...
MADISON COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY RECEIVES EXCELLENCE IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AWARD
For Immediate Release Contact: Danielle Winningham October 15, 2013 danielle@www.madisoncountyeda.com Madison County Economic Development Authority Receives Excellence in Economic Development Award from the International Economic Development Council Madison County...
MADISON COUNTY CREATIVE ECONOMY COUNCIL LAUNCHES QUALITY OF LIFE WEBSITE
The Madison County Creative Economy Council (MCCEC) comprised of the Canton Chamber Main Street Association, Canton Convention Visitors Bureau & Film Office, Flora Area Chamber of Commerce, Madison County Chamber of Commerce, madison the City Chamber of Commerce,...
MULTIMILLION-DOLLAR PROJECT TO WIDEN LANES IN MADISON COUNTY ON I-55 ON SCHEDULE
MADISON COUNTY — A multimillion-dollar project to widen lanes between two Madison County interchanges on I-55 is on schedule despite having to hire a new contractor. The Clarion-Ledger reports W.G. Yates and Son Construction Co. is working about 12 hours a day, seven...
PANTHER CREEK SITE PROPELS ENTERGY TO TOP 10
Entergy Corporation has been named one of the nation's Top 10 utilities in economic development by Site Selection magazine for its 2012 efforts to help attract more than $26 billion in projects that could create up to 10,000 jobs in its service region. It is the sixth...
ENTERGY RANKS AS NATIONAL LEADER IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOR SIX CONSECUTIVE YEARS
JACKSON, Miss. – Entergy Corporation (NYSE: ETR) has been named one of the nation’s Top 10 utilities in economic development by Site Selection magazine for its 2012 efforts to help attract more than $26 billion in projects that could create up to 10,000 jobs in its...
BARBOUR: US NEEDS VARIETY OF ENERGY SOURCES
RIDGELAND, Miss. — Former Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour on Tuesday defended a coal-fired power plant that's under construction in Kemper County, saying the U.S. should develop a variety of energy sources, including Mississippi-mined lignite that will be used at the...
MADISON HEALTHPLEX EYES WINTER OPENING
MADISON — A new, $16 million Madison Healthplex Performance Training Center is expected to open late this year or early in 2014, with a little something for everyone. Amenities will include things you would find in an upscale fitness facility, and even in most college...