Mississippi’s economic development successes celebrated with national awards

Mississippi Wins Three National Awards for Economic Development Accomplishments - Mississippi Economic Council

JACKSON, Miss. – The state of Mississippi has been honored with a Gold Shovel Award by Area Development magazine. The national award honors Mississippi’s historic accomplishments in economic development throughout 2024. Additionally, Area Development named the $10 billion Amazon Web Services project as one of its Non-Manufacturing Projects of the Year, and the $1.9 billion Amplify Cell Technologies project as one of its Manufacturing Projects of…

Mississippi’s economic development successes celebrated with national awards - Mississippi Monitor

By: Daniel Tyson, Magnolia Tribune   (Photo from Area Development website)   Mississippi’s $13 billion in economic development in 2024 was recently recognized with three national awards from Area Development magazine, with the trade publication writing, “Mississippi proved that small states can land big deals.” Area Development magazine awarded its Gold Shovel Award for a state with under 3 million population to the Magnolia State. The $10 billi…

Mississippi’s economic development successes celebrated with national awards

“From technology to manufacturing to aerospace, companies are choosing Mississippi because they know we deliver results,” Governor Reeves said.