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Franklin Corporation, One of Nation’s Largest Privately Owned Furniture Manufacturers, Expanding in Houston, Miss.

Jackson, Miss. (July 2, 2018) – Franklin Corporation, one of the largest privately owned furniture manufacturers in the U.S., is expanding in Houston, Miss. The expansion, a $2.731…

Raytheon Increases Radar Manufacturing Capacity

Jackson, Mississippi — May 31, 2018 — Industry-leading defense contractor Raytheon is expanding its radar manufacturing capabilities in Forest, Mississippi. The project is a $100 million corporate investment and will create…

Toyota Mississippi Makes Major Jobs and Investment Announcement in Northeast Mississippi

Jackson, Mississippi — April 26, 2018 — Toyota Mississippi is investing in new production lines at its automotive manufacturing plant in Blue Springs. The project represents a $170 million corporate investment and…

FEUER Powertrain Officially Opens for Business in Tunica County

Jackson, Mississippi — November 16, 2016 — Mississippi Development Authority Executive Director Glenn McCullough, Jr., and officials from FEUER Powertrain GMBH gathered in Robinsonville, Mississippi, to celebrate the grand opening…

Raytheon chooses US site to manufacture Air Force jet trainer

Raytheon plans to build the T-100 Integrated Air Training System, a proposed jet trainer for the U.S. Air Force, in Meridian, Mississippi. Should the Air Force approve the company’s…

ABB Opens for Business in Senatobia

Jackson, Mississippi — Sept. 30, 2016 — Governor Phil Bryant and executives from leading power and automation technology group ABB officially opened the company’s new advanced technology manufacturing facility in…

Skyline Steel Expanding in Iuka

Jackson, Mississippi — August 16, 2016 — Skyline Steel, a Nucor company, is expanding operations in Iuka, Mississippi, investing $15 million and creating 15 new jobs. “Mississippi’s existing businesses, like Skyline…

Mississippi Development Authority to host “Lunch & Learn: Doing Business with Lockheed Martin”

Jackson, Mississippi — May 20, 2016 — On May 26, Mississippi Development Authority’s Procurement Technical Assistance Program will host “Lunch & Learn: Doing Business with Lockheed Martin” for Mississippi’s small…

New Website Aims to Aggressively Market Mississippi Contractors and Vendors for Continental Plant

Jackson, Mississippi — May 19, 2016— Mississippi Development Authority and Continental have launched a website, www.mississippi.org/continental, to promote upcoming contracting opportunities available at the company’s future tire manufacturing facility near Clinton,…