August 28, 2023
Mississippi Cultivates Billions
Agriculture feeds the state’s economy while keeping the nation’s grocery store shelves stocked.
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August 28, 2023
Building on a Breakthrough
Twenty years later, Nissan’s success is the gift that keeps giving.
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
The Pine Belt Is Project Ready
Site preparation proves to be the Pine Belt’s greatest asset in attracting and retaining business.
August 26, 2023
Deep Dive
An innovative boat maker finds a home in Mississippi.
August 24, 2023
Investor Watch: August 24, 2023
A June report finds immigration and positive net migration from other provinces added more than 120,000 to the region’s population over the last two years. Many are working in Atlantic Canada’s surging digital economy.
August 24, 2023
Capitalizing On Coastlines
A wave of economic opportunity crashes into Mississippi’s shores.
August 23, 2023
European Rent Increases Cool Slightly, But Most of These Cities Remain Hot
Rotterdam-based HousingAnywhere in July released its Q2 2023 International Rent Index, a practical tool for professionals and students looking for a place to live in Europe.
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
Investor Watch: August 21, 2023
From advanced mobility to solar, investments by the federal government are hitting home.
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 14, 2023
Investor Watch: August 14, 2023
In a follow-up to our report last summer on big plans for the former Mylan Pharmaceuticals plant in Morgantown, Lindsay Lopp finds out how West Virginia University and investing companies are breathing new life into the former pill plant.
August 10, 2023
Investor Watch: August 10, 2023
Maine expands its network of clean energy companies and resources.
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
Investor Watch: August 07, 2023
SRI International finds the state’s manufacturers have a “tremendous opportunity” to be a “critical epicenter” of the EV supply chain … if the right public/private investments are made.
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.
August 3, 2023
Investor Watch: August 03, 2023
Raritan Valley Community College is at the center of a region’s workforce development aspirations in the life sciences.
August 3, 2023
SHOW ME THE SITES!
Mississippi’s making space for your business.
August 2, 2023
The Business Incentive Designed by YOU
Mississippi introduced a new incentive for businesses in 2022 called the Mississippi Flexible Tax Incentive (MFLEX).
August 2, 2023
Secrets of the Golden Triangle
This is how to ‘keep growing’
August 1, 2023
Project Bulletin: August 01, 2023
The Deccan Herald reported yesterday that Foxconn Technology Group subsidiary Foxconn Industrial Internet (FII) would make this 6,000 job investment in the Kanchipuram district of Tamil Nadu, near Chennai, to produce electronic components for mobile phones.