Jackson Coca-Cola Plant Demolition Begins

Jackson Coca-Cola Plant Demolition Begins

The City of Jackson has started demolition on the old Coca-Cola Bottling Plant on Highway 80. The post Jackson Coca-Cola Plant Demolition Begins, With City Leaders Hoping to Pave the Way for Future Development appeared first on Mississippi Free Press.

Jackson Coca-Cola Plant Demolition Begins, With City Leaders Hoping to Pave the Way for Future Development - Mississippi Monitor

By: Shaunicy Muhammad, Mississippi Free Press   City of Jackson Planning and Development Director Jhai Keeton said during a press conference on May 1, 2025, that the City of Jackson needs additional funding to continue tearing down and clearing blighted commercial properties. “At the end of the day, the biggest challenge for us to better improve our demolition, our blight problem, is funding,” Keeton said. (Photo by Shaunicy Muhammad)   As the s…