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BUSINESS REPORT: Nissan North America Expanding in Canton, MS

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Nissan is adding the Nissan Sentra compact vehicle to the plant’s production line-up, and the addition of the Sentra, along with an increase in production capacity, will create 1,000 new jobs at the central Mississippi plant and bring Nissan’s total employment in Canton to more than 4,500 workers. Nissan assembly line in Canton, MS.

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Katoen Natie USA Announces $150 Million Baton Rouge Area Facility

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Bobby Jindal and Frank Vingerhoets, Katoen Natie’s president of petrochemicals in North America, have announced that Katoen Natie USA will invest $150 million to build a plastics storage, custom packaging and distribution facility for producers of petrochemical products in Baton Rouge. The logistics platform will create 210 new direct jobs.

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Snapshots: 60 Seconds… With Bill Hagerty, Commissioner, Tennessee Department Of Economic And Community Development

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The answer can be found in Reno, NV, which bills itself as “The Biggest Little City in the World.” Our state is one of the foremost transportation hubs in the world with a network of eight interstate highways, railroads, international and regional airports, and navigable waterways. Reno is busy planning a future beyond gambling.

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The Travel & Tourism Game

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percent of the nation’s gross domestic product (GDP) in 2018 can be attributed to travel and tourism. FALLON, NV – ALWAYS CONNECTED, ALWAYS OPEN FOR BUSINESS. Diverse agriculture resulting from the nation’s first Reclamation Project follows with over 197,000 acres in production. By the BF Staff. From the July/August 2019 Issue.

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