News

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...

CANTON, Miss. —Nissan North America will build a 1 million-square-foot campus for its suppliers just north of the company's vehicle assembly plant in Canton.The announcement came Tuesday during a ceremony in Canton where Gov. Phil Bryant and Nissan officials spoke....

CANTON — Nissan North America will build a 1 million-square-foot campus for its suppliers just north of the company's vehicle assembly plant in Canton. The announcement came Tuesday during a ceremony in Canton where Gov. Phil Bryant and Nissan officials spoke. “For a...

CANTON, Miss. (AP) — Nissan North American Inc. will announce Tuesday an expansion of its vehicle assembly plant in Canton, Miss. Nissan officials say the 10 a.m. outdoor event will include company officials and Gov. Phil Bryant. Nissan announced in January that it...

Through a $400,000 kick-start grant, Nissan is working with United Way of the Capital Area to provide free books every month to 35,000 eligible Mississippi preschoolers from birth to age 5 through the Dolly Parton Imagination Library program. Nissan is awarding the...

Joel Bomgar, founder and CEO of Bomgar Corporation, has been selected as a finalist for the 2013 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year Program for the Gulf Coast area. The award is recognizing senior-level business leaders, business owners and founders who...