<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0ZWpBf_1AEhZJXf00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0ZWpBf_1AEhZJXf00" width="1920" height="1080" ><figcaption>We The People: April 6, 2001</figcaption></figure>JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Twenty-five years ago, on April 6, 2001, Nissan held a ceremony in Madison County to mark the beginning of construction of its new plant near Canton.Dirt work had begun in January of that year, and Nissan announced that it had chosen Yates Construction to build the plant.Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn was here for the ceremony, where an artist’s rendering of the plant was unveiled.Governor Ronnie Musgrove said Nissan’s presence marked the beginning of a new era in Mississippi economic development.The plant opened in 2003, and it ultimately grew to four million square feet on a thousand acres with more than six thousand employees.Nissan holds a ceremonial ground-breaking ceremony in Madison County on April 6, 2001. This is your look at This Day in History.Want more WLBT news in your inbox? Click here to subscribe to our newsletter.See a spelling or grammar error in our story? Please click here to report it and include the headline of the story in your email.</div></body>

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JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Twenty-five years ago, on April 6, 2001, Nissan held a ceremony in Madison County to mark the beginning of construction of its new plant near Canton. Dirt work had begun in January of that year, and Nissan announced that it had chosen Yates Construction to build the plant.

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JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Twenty-five years ago, on April 6, 2001, Nissan held a ceremony in Madison County to mark the beginning of construction of its new 

We The People: April 6, 2001

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