Peco Foods bringing 300 jobs to West Point next year
A $40 million investment is bringing 300 jobs to West Point for a new Peco Foods chicken processing facility.
The company, Golden Triangle Development LINK and Gov. Phil Bryant’s office announced the new project with an on-site event on Monday.
Supes withdraw $900K from hospital trust
A change in investment strategy with its hospital sale fund has resulted in big gains for Lowndes County.
Lowndes County hospital fund investment continues rise
The gain on Lowndes County’s $30 million hospital fund investment continues to grow.
Kemira announces $13.9M investment in Aberdeen
Chemical company Kemira is investing $13.9 million in an expansion of its dry polymer manufacturing operations in Aberdeen, creating six new jobs.
Founders sell majority of Newk’s restaurant chain
The owners of the Mississippi-based Newk’s Eatery restaurants have sold a majority of the company to a New York investment firm.
Sanders talks upcoming, finished projects
Lowndes County Board of Supervisors President Harry Sanders is eager for the Riverwalk expansion to begin.
City, county hoping to lure Link-recommended Project Cumulus
Starkville and Oktibbeha County officials are working to deliver a Golden Triangle Development Link-backed project, an almost-$20 million investment for data processing, to the Thad Cochran Research Park.
Gold making a comeback
Gold is having a summer revival. The price of gold touched $1,420 an ounce this week, a three-and-a-half month high, as escalating tensions in the