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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...

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...

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...

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 — 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...

JACKSON, Mississippi — Habitat for Humanity/Metro Jackson is absorbing a Madison County Habitat affiliate and changing its name to Habitat for Humanity Mississippi Capital Area Executive Director Cindy Griffin says in a news release that changes mean the group will...

Nissan and BankPlus awarded $65,000 in grants to teachers in the Madison County and Canton Public School Districts Monday. Through the grants, Nissan and BankPlus will support 51 different educational initiatives, including a 3D printer, Spanish-language children’s...

Gov. Phil Bryant’s desire to create health care economic-development zones throughout Mississippi took an important step forward Thursday. The governor officially accepted health care zone master plans from Madison County and 11 other counties as part of a day-long...

Nissan's plans for a new 1-million square-foot supplier park will elevate not only the automotive plant to new level, but Madison County, according to Madison County Economic Development Authority Executive Director Tim Coursey. "We will undoubtedly see more new...

Canton officials and community stakeholders have come together through a public-private partnership to create affordable housing in the new Madison County Health Care Zone. In 2012, the Mississippi Governor's office released a strategic plan titled Blueprint...