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August 27, 2023

Repeat Customers Turn to Mississippi for Logistics Prowess

Of the couple dozen Mississippi logistics facility investments documented by Site Selection since early 2022, more than a few come from companies doubling down on competitive advantages they discovered years before.

August 26, 2023

The Quality Location For the Shooting Set

Mississippi’s top industry recruiter — Governor Tate Reeves — used his visit to the SHOT Show 2023 convention in Las Vegas in January to make the case that the state’s firearm and ammunition industry is on fire.

August 26, 2023

Deep Dive

An innovative boat maker finds a home in Mississippi.

August 26, 2023

Multipurpose Ports Enter a New Era Of Industrial Innovation and Activity

Nearly 800 miles of commercially navigable waterways — the Mississippi River to the west, the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway to the east and the Gulf of Mexico to the south — give Mississippi a unique transportation advantage, says the Mississippi Development Authority.

August 22, 2023

Project Bulletin: August 22, 2023

Last week, San Diego–based DNA sequencing pioneer Illumina Inc. announced the opening of a new office and Illumina Solutions Center in Bengaluru, India. Senior executives from the company and its longtime channel partner Premas Life Sciences cut the ribbon together.

August 21, 2023

Actually, It Is Rocket Science

When it comes to the aerospace industry, it’s all systems go in Mississippi,” said Governor Tate Reeves.

August 16, 2023

Clean Energy Manufacturing, The Sequel

The virtual ink had barely dried on last week’s Site Selection Snapshot about promising clean energy project and job data when First Solar and Maxeon Solar Technologies the very next day each announced billion-dollar manufacturing projects in Louisiana and New Mexico, respectively.

August 15, 2023

Project Bulletin: August 15, 2023

Only two weeks after announcing its intention to build a fifth U.S.-based vertically integrated photovoltaic solar module plant somewhere in the country (and one day after this Site Selection Snapshot highlighting a clean energy manufacturing surge), First Solar, Inc. on August 10 announced it had selected the Acadiana Regional Airport in Iberia Parish, Louisiana, for what is believed to be the single largest capital investment in the area’s history.

August 8, 2023

Project Bulletin: August 08, 2023

Currently based in Concord in the Vaughan region with distribution centers in Brampton, Ontario; Illinois and New Jersey and a U.S. head office in California, Highlight Motor Group plans to move its HQ to a new development in Bradford West Gwillimbury (BWG), located in Simcoe County just to the north of the primary Greater Toronto Area (GTA).

August 7, 2023

Report Recommends Steps for EV Success

In March, Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation(WEDC) issued the following summary of a report from SRI International on the Badger State’s EV industry.