Wicker, Hyde-Smith Praise $5 Million Award To Support Mississippi Shipbuilding Press Release September 27, 2022 U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), a member of the Senate...
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Weekly Roundup: Jackson County Economic Development Foundation News Clips September 26th
Jennifer Anderson of Moss Point takes over as Boys & Girls Club CEO Gulf Live Warren Kulo | September 23, 2022 Jennifer Anderson, who has been a champion for the Boys & Girls Club of Jackson County for three decades, was named the agency’s Chief Executive...
Weekly Roundup: Jackson County Economic Development Foundation News Clips September 12th
Navy wants new destroyer with lasers, hypersonic missiles AP David Sharp | September 7, 2022 The stakes are high when it comes to a replacement for the backbone of the fleet as the Navy faces a growing threat from China, whose numerical advantage becomes greater each...
Weekly Roundup: Jackson County Economic Development Foundation News Clips September 6th
Why Mississippi’s 3.6% unemployment rate isn’t the full picture of what businesses are facing Mississippi Today Sara DiNatale | August 29, 2022 When Ingalls Shipbuilding announced plans this summer to hire more than 2,000 workers, they put perks up front: day-one...
Weekly Roundup: Jackson County Economic Development Foundation News Clips August 29th
A Southern Beach Getaway With Arty Appeal The Wall Street JournalChelsea Brasted | August 19, 2022 But on my first day in town, both the beach and the bayou would have to wait. I woke up in my four-poster bed at the Inn of Ocean Springs to rumbles of thunder and rain...
Weekly Roundup: Jackson County Economic Development Foundation News Clips August 19th
Gulf Coast Shipyards Growing Capacity While Navy Shipbuilding Plans Remain Unsettled USNI NewsSam LaGrone | August 17, 2022 PASCAGOULA, Miss. — From the fantail of the 24,000-ton Richard M. McCool, Jr., (LPD-28), one can see the world’s most complex warships coming...
Weekly Roundup: Jackson County Economic Development Foundation News Clips August 12th
Redevelopment Authority returns to the City of Moss Point WXXVSabria Reid | August 9, 2022 Moving toward growing economic development, today Moss Point’s Redevelopment Authority held their second meeting. Making a comeback after 20 years of inactivity, the...
Weekly Roundup: Jackson County Economic Development Foundation News Clips August 5th
Ingalls President Kari Wilkinson elected to Mississippi Power Board of Directors Y’all PoliticsAnne Summerhays | August 2, 2022 On Tuesday, Mississippi Power announced that Kari Wilkinson, President of Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula and Executive Vice President of...
Weekly Roundup: Jackson County Economic Development Foundation News Clips July 29th
Political power, influence in Pascagoula, Jackson County shouldn’t be overlooked Y’all PoliticsFrank Corder | July 20, 2022 Set aside that Jimmy Buffett ran away from the Flagship City and headed to Margaritaville, and that Sarah Thomas used her Pascagoula roots to...
Weekly Roundup: Jackson County Economic Development Foundation News Clips July 25th – July 29th
Ocean Springs purchases property on Front Beach for $1.3M SuperTalk MSAlyssa Arbuckle | July 27, 2022 The city of Ocean Springs has purchased property on Front Beach for $1.3 million with intentions to turn the land into a stop for those wishing to visit the area’s...
Weekly Roundup: Jackson County Economic Development Foundation News Clips June 24th – July 12th
Singing River Health System names first female CEO Gulf LiveWarren Kulo | June 30, 2022 After serving as the interim Chief Executive Officer since March 1, Tiffany Murdock has been named the permanent CEO for Singing River Health System. In being tabbed for the post,...
Weekly Roundup: Jackson County Economic Development Foundation News Clips April 25th – May 6th
Chevron grants schools $62K for STEM WLOX Amber Spradley | May 4, 2022 Chevron awarded tens of thousands of dollars to schools across Jackson County Wednesday. It’s an investment in the future of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). “Hopefully this...











