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State tax office could be in R'land By MICHAEL SIMMONS Madison County Board of Supervisors President Gerald Steen says the state should continue with a proposals process that could potentially bring the Mississippi Department of Revenue headquarters to Ridgeland. The...

by Ted Carter Published: February 8,2013 The City of Madison’s objections to Jackson State University’s plan to open a satellite campus in the city comes just as Madison County has wrapped up work on a strategic plan that puts cultivating an educated workforce atop...

Madison County officials are rolling out the welcome mat for Jackson State University. The Board of Supervisors on Monday unanimously approved a resolution welcoming JSU’s satellite campus to the community. “We want to work with you,” board president Gerald Steen told...

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By ALINE CARAMBAT A $400,000 renovation of the historic Madison County Courthouse on the Canton square was approved by the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday utilizing a federal grant. The board approved a three-phase plan, which entails repairing moisture damage,...

In continuing their effort to bring new economic industries to the area, the Madison County Economic Development Authority (MCEDA) has incorporated new marketing strategies to attract more businesses to the county. At Tuesday's meeting of the Madison County Board of...

Madison Co Economic Development Projects Ramp Up By The Associated Press Last updated on Monday, January 21, 2013 10:58 a.m. CST CANTON, Miss. (AP) — After years of being centered largely in the cities of Ridgeland and Madison, significant economic development in...

Photos by Rick Guy/The Clarion-Ledger After years of being centered largely in the cities of Ridgeland and Madison, significant economic development could finally spread to other parts of Madison County in 2013. That push is now in Canton, already home to about 1,000...

Nissan celebrates 10th By MICHAEL SIMMONS Madison County Journal Randy Pippins came to Canton from Columbus in 2003 as one of the first group of employees at the Nissan plant. He has spent the last 10 years watching Mississippi's automotive industry boom with growth,...