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JACKSON, Mississippi — The Mississippi House on Saturday passed a bill to help finance buildings for suppliers that might locate at Nissan Motor Co.'s plant near Canton. The bill was blocked from going to Gov. Phil Bryant immediately because some House members are...

The Mississippi Senate today passed a bill that will enable the creation of hundreds of new jobs at the Nissan plant in Madison County.  The bill would allow the issuance of up to $100 million in "revenue-only" bonds to support expansion at and around the plant.  The...

Written by Sherry Lucas clarionledger.com Rankings Top in Health Outcomes/Health Factors 1. DeSoto/Madison 2. Lamar/Lamar 3. Lafayette/Rankin 4. Rankin/Oktibbeha 5. Madison/Lafayette Bottom in Health Outcomes/Health Factors* 77. Claiborne/Jefferson 78. Holmes/Coahoma...

Inaugural Task Force Meetings for Strategic Plan a Success All task force committees of the Madison County Strategic Economic Development Plan met on Wednesday, March 20th to exchange ideas about the goal and strategic actions that are the responsibility of each...

OPERATION JUMPSTART TO GRADUATE ITS FIRST CLASS OF ENTREPRENEURS IN MADISON COUNTY Madison County, MS- Over the past 6 weeks, Madison County Economic Development Authority partnered with Holmes Community College in Ridgeland to offer an entrepreneurial training...

By ALINE CARAMBAT Madison County continues to have the second highest bond rating available, according to a recent review by Moody's Investors Services. At Monday's bi-monthly meeting of the Board of sSupervisors, officials said the county's credit and bond rating...

Madison County Administrator David Overby announced today that Madison County received a credit rating of Aa2, which is the highest rating of any county or city within the State of Mississippi. This is the same credit rating as the State of Mississippi. Moody’s Credit...

Despite the increased amount of rainfall seen last month, Ridgeland officials say that construction on the Lake Harbour widening project has maintained steady progress so far and remains on schedule for an April 2014 completion. "In the overall scheme of things, the...

Special to the Herald Ridgeland and Madison County supervisors are urging state officials to locate the Mississippi Department of Revenue in the city. Both Ridgeland Mayor Gene McGee and the Board of Aldermen and the Madison County Board of Supervisors passed...

by ALINE CARAMBAT MADISON - Construction on the Mississippi Department of Rehabilitation Services' new 48,500 square-foot addition is on track and set to open in April, according to Executive Director of MDRS Butch McMillan. The $12 million project began late January...