Economic Development News

Schulz to Locate Seamless Pipe Manufacturing Facility in Mississippi
Governor Haley Barbour and officials from Wilh. Schulz GMBH, a global supplier of piping components, have announced that the company has selected Tunica, MS as the location for its new pipe manufacturing facility. The company’s Mississippi division, which will be know as Schulz Xtruded Products, or SXP, will create 500 new jobs at the facility over the next five years. The Tunica County operation will be the company’s first production facility in North America.

Communities Gain Valuable Economic Tool from Entergy Mississippi Partnership
Utility, regional groups produce Workforce Analysis report
Jackson, Miss.— Communities have a new tool to attract business and industry to Mississippi--a workforce analysis report produced by Entergy Mississippi, Inc. and four economic development groups. Click here for more.

Shepard Winner of 2009 Entergy Mississippi Leadership Award
Honor recognizes her achievements in Leake County’s development
Carthage, Mississippi – Linda Shepard, retired executive director of the Leake County Development Association, is a 2009 recipient of the Teamwork Mississippi Community Leadership Award.

Best Places to Live
CNNMoney.com
Brandon, MS ranks 54th on CNNMoney’s list of America’s Best Small Towns. CNNMoney's Best Places database of 1,800-plus U.S. cities includes towns with populations 8,500 to 50,000 with satisfactory education and crime scores, where income is below 200% of the state median, and that are no more than 95% white – as well as cities with populations 90,000 and up.

Entergy Mississippi Wins the Governor’s Cup
Clarion Ledger
At a July 23 ceremony in Biloxi, Entergy Mississippi, Inc. won the 2009 Governor’s Cup Award. “Entergy Mississippi, Inc. represents the finest in corporate citizenship and demonstrates an unwavering commitment to improving the quality of life for citizens across the state,” said Governor Haley Barbour.

Entergy Mississippi Presents Teamwork Mississippi Community
Leadership Award to Norman Gills of McComb
Mississippi Development Authority Partners E-News
Entergy Mississippi recently presented a Teamwork Mississippi Community Leadership Award to Norman Gillis of McComb.

Teamwork Mississippi, Entergy’s economic and community development program, presents its Community Leadership Award to recognize area leaders who have achieved outstanding results in improving the quality of life in their communities. The program helps prepare a community for a growth and development by addressing areas such as community readiness, business development, project management, existing industry and marketing.

HL's Stokes awarded for leadership
Times-Tribune News Staff
HORN LAKE - She didn't know she was the guest of honor until the end.

"It’s unbelievable," Horn Lake Schnuck's manager Tina Stokes said about receiving Entergy's Teamwork Mississippi Community Leadership award during the Horn Lake Chamber of Commerce's monthly coffee break on Wednesday. "I'm surprised."

The award recognizes area leaders who have achieved outstanding results in improving the quality of life in their community.

Entergy economic developer working to bring jobs to Mississippi
Delta Business Journal
John Turner, director of economic development for Entergy Mississippi, Inc, knows about brining jobs to Mississippi. He leads a team of community-based economic development professionals who promote collaboration on economic development initiatives between community, local, and state leaders.