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Mississippi: A Winning Recipe

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A winning formula needs the right ingredients, and Mississippi has all of them. From a skilled and productive workforce to the state’s low corporate tax rate, Mississippi’s pro-business environment fosters growth and attracts new investment. Mississippi also will become one of the top tire producing states in the U.S.

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September / October 2017 Issue (Volume 50, Number 5)

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Mississippi Has the Winning Ticket | Mississippi has proven time and again that it has a winning combination—including a skilled workforce, low tax rates and one-stop permitting process—for stimulating corporate growth and success.

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Louisiana Economic Development Wins Deal of the Year: Bronze Award

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James Parish surrounds one of the biggest bends of the Mississippi River, where the waterway turns toward New Orleans halfway downstream from Louisiana’s capital, Baton Rouge. billion ethylene production facility along the Mississippi River in Southeastern Louisiana. By the BF Staff From the January/February 2016 Issue.

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June 26 or Bust

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The Port Authority of NY and NJ, which operates one of the nation’s busiest ports, is working non-stop to complete a project to raise the Bayonne Bridge to a height that will permit Post-Panamax vessels to travel under it. Gulf Coast more than two weeks faster than they would going east through the Suez Canal.

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Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture: A Guide to.

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A Green Infrastructure Unlocks Several Successful. Small Cob Buildings without Permits! SO AT LEAST TELL US FOR FREE WHICH STATE IN THE SOUTHWEST MAKES THE LEAST HASSLE FOR A GUY WITH NO MONEY TO PAY FOR PERMITS AND PLANS ETC. Building permit is mandatory. View my complete profile. Magnesium Based Cement. Living Walls.

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INDUSTRY FOCUS: Points of Entry for Cash-Rich Cargo

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“Developers, investment interests and supply chain executives remain optimistic about our nation’s seaports,” said John Carver, head of JLL’s Ports, Airports and Global Infrastructure (PAGI) group, “Influenced by an evolving maritime logistics industry, global and trade transformations such as the extension of the Panama Canal and growth of U.S.

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Automotive Industry Focus: Hitting On All Cylinders

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MADE IN MISSISSIPPI MEANS QUALITY. Prior to Nissan’s opening, no automobile had been produced in Mississippi. Also in 2015, the plant celebrated production of its 3 millionth vehicle, another exciting milestone for the plant, its workforce and the entire state of Mississippi.