#42 Mississippi
#33 in Taxation and Regulation
#48 in Workforce Quality
#50 in Living Environment
Right to Work? ✓
Regional Profile – Southeast
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Key Industries
Advanced manufacturing, Aerospace, Agribusiness, Automotive, Energy, Film, Healthcare, Shipbuilding, Tourism
Key Companies
BancorpSouth
Cal-Maine Foods
Hancock Holding Co.
Sanderson Farms
Trustmark
Venture Technologies
Advantages
German auto maker Grammer is locating it’s U.S. headquarters in Ole Miss, bringing with it 650 jobs.
In this year’s survey, Mississippi-based CEOs tended to rank their states as more friendly than did CEOs overall.
Challenges
CEOs and business leaders, including those of IBM, PwC, Microsoft and Starwood, are speaking out against Mississippi’s new religious freedom law, which has the strongest anti-gay language seen yet.
Casino gambling was down 5% in March 2016.
More than 3,000 bridges in Mississippi are in disrepair and can’t handle the load they need to carry today
Key Contacts
Development Authority
Glenn L. McCullough, Jr., Executive Director
601-359-3449
501 North West Street
Jackson, MS 39201
gmccullough@mississippi.org
https://www.mississippi.org/
CEO Comments
“Indiana, Virginia and Mississippi have consistently ranked in the top 3 in offering not just competitive incentives for business, but also packages that improve the skill sets to hire a qualified, work-ready workforce.”
Current Developments
2015 Regional Report: The Southeast
October 8, 2015
Governors Are Touting Wins of Large-Scale Manufacturing Facilities in Their States
March 31, 2015