Through the collaboration of a local development alliance, Mississippi legislators and a global tire manufacturer, Clay County has finally gotten a long overdue financial break.
The development, under the code name "Project Triathlon," became a reality Friday when the Mississippi House and Senate passed a $130 million economic incentive package that will bring Tokyo-based Yokohama Rubber Company to the Prairie Belt Powersite northeast of West Point.
Construction of the multi-phase project is
Nathan Gregory covers city and county government for The Dispatch.
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