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MBSA Holds Meeting In Cleveland
Business forward event held on Tuesday September 1. The Mississippi Business Alliance (MSBA) held its “Business. Forward.” meeting, which the organization is taking around the state, at the Cleveland Country Club on Tuesday, September 1. Approximately 50 business, community and education leaders from Bolivar County were invited specifically prior to the luncheon event to hear the Alliance’s leaders — John McKay, Derek Easley and Scott Waller — address a number of pertinent topics, as well as engage attendees in an interactive poll.
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Delta Roots Takery and Catering Company Reveals Expansion Plans
This autumn will be a season of growth for a beloved Mississippi eatery. Delta Roots Takery and Catering Company is in growth mode, expanding into the space next door to further serve its devoted customers. The concept will be taking on a familiar but slightly different name to reflect this evolution-Delta Roots Takery & Eatery.
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Solero Technologies Expanding Operations in Water Valley
Automotive parts manufacturer, Solero Technologies, is expanding its operations in Water Valley. The project represents a corporate investment of more than $14 million and will create 86 new jobs. Solero Technologies is a leading global supplier of actuator and solenoid valve solutions for the automotive industry and other industrial sectors....
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Meet the farmers growing medicine in the Mississippi Delta
This is Part 2 of a multipart series showcasing food-as-medicine initiatives throughout the South and the farmers behind them. Read Part 1 here. History might have forgotten the Co-Op, a community garden in Mound Bayou, Miss., where able-bodied community members picked fresh food on halves, received a portion for their family and sent the rest to patients at the town’s Delta Health Center clinic.
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Amazon’s Mississippi data centers could pay millions less in local taxes after a valuation fight
Amazon’s Mississippi data centers could deliver more than $28 million in local payments next year. A valuation dispute now puts $5 million to $6 million of that projection at risk. Madison County rejected Amazon’s lower figures on August 17. However, the company can appeal, leaving schools and county leaders...
deltanews.tv
Power Restored at Gentry High School after Lightning Damages Transformer
INDIANOLA, Miss. — Power has been restored at Gentry High School in Indianola after lightning damaged a transformer during severe weather that moved through Mississippi over the weekend. Entergy Crews replaced the school’s padmount transformer Monday after lightning damaged the previous transformer during the storms. The outage forced...
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Canton and Madison County schools anticipate millions of dollars from Amazon data center fees
CANTON — Fees from new data centers in Madison County could generate millions of dollars for area public schools starting in January. Canton and Madison County schools officials say they plan to earmark the money for building improvements and investing in career and technical education. County leaders say the money could be “transformational,” allowing the schools to update their campuses, attract quality educators and offer innovative courses to students.
deltanews.tv
Cleveland's Leña Pizza & Bagel awarded Dining Destination of the Year by MS Small Business Development Center Network
CLEVELAND, MS - The Mississippi Small Business Development Center Network crowned one Delta restaurant Dining Destination of the Year. "When I first met [the owner], I told her she had an awesome product," said Gene Finley, director of SBDC's Delta branch. "And she has grown, and she has done wonderful things."
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Greenville to Host Six-Week AI Readiness Business Boot Camp
GREENVILLE, Miss. — New and existing Washington County business owners will have an opportunity to participate in a six-week AI Readiness Business Bootcamp beginning Sept. 17 in Greenville. The program is designed to help business owners build economic resilience and learn how artificial intelligence can be incorporated into business...
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Solero investing $14M to expand Water Valley plant
WATER VALLEY, Miss. (WJTV) – An automotive parts manufacturer announced a planned expansion on their existing Water Valley operations. According to the Mississippi Development Authority (MDA), automotive parts manufacturer Solero will invest more than $14 million towards expanding their existing facility. Expansion plans include the addition of 14 new manufacturing lines at the facility, as […]
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Higher Purpose Hub Expands Mississippi Delta Nonprofit’s Goal of Cultivating Black Businesses
CLARKSDALE, Miss.—Around the middle of October 2021, the summer sun played peekaboo behind clouds, letting cooler wind whisper to the sweatbeads forming on Robbie Pollard’s back. He gazed across the 45 acres of Marks, Mississippi, farmland the grandfather who raised him had passed down before crouching down to the crop rows and fertilizing the soil. The farmer then carefully began planting strawberry seeds, covering them with dirt as he hoped the yield he reaped would match the seeds he sowed.