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Madison officials are working with representatives of Target on a store design and potential development site. Target has approved a plan detailing the store’s design, known as “elevations,” in the city, Mayor Mary Hawkins Butler said Tuesday. “The elevations have...

May 02, 2013 By MICHAEL SIMMONS Is a Target store coming to Madison? That appears to be the case. On Monday, at a mayoral debate between Mayor Mary Hawkins-Butler and opponent John Bell Crosby, Hawkins-Butler announced the news to an estimated crowd of 700. "Mary, I...

Sidney Allen of Butler Snow gave a detailed presentation at Monday night's meeting of the Madison County Board of Supervisors about initiatives pushed during the previous legislative session. Butler Snow was hired last year by the county to lobby on its behalf....

By MICHAEL SIMMONS April marks the 90th anniversary for Entergy Mississippi, and the 100th anniversary for Entergy Corporation. Looking back, the company has been integral in the growth of the state, and in particular, Madison County. On Wednesday, Entergy was...

Apr 11, 2013 CANTON — A large patch of land here that’s served as a local family’s cattle farm, the site of innumerable hunting and fishing trips and even a wedding could become the next site in Mississippi to land a large employer that could bring thousands of jobs...

MADISON COUNTY, Miss. – The southern region of the United States ranks among the top domestic locations for business growth, according to a survey by Area Development Site and Facility Planning magazine. To capitalize on that, Entergy Mississippi, Inc. and the Madison...

Madison County has a new qualified mega site to add their economic development arsenal. At 10 a.m. on April 10, officials with the state, Mississippi Development Authority, Entergy, and the Madison County Economic Development Agency will unveil the new Panther Creek...

Madison County Board of Supervisors President Gerald Steen announced today that the South Madison County Fire Protection District rating has been improved from Class Eight to a Class Seven. Steen added, “Residents and businesses will now save hundreds of dollars on...

The Steed Road Bridge Ribbon Cutting Ceremony was held yesterday, April 4, 2013, at 2:00 p.m. Those in attendance were as follows: Supervisor Gerald Steen, Supervisor Ronnie Lott, Ridgeland Mayor Gene McGee, Alderman Scott Jones, Alderman Brian Ramsey, Alderman Ken...

The Mississippi House gave its final approval today to a bill that will help create 800-1,000 new jobs at the Nissan plant in Madison County. The bill had been held on a motion to reconsider. It now goes to Gov. Phil Bryant for his consideration. The bill's principal...