Originally Posted on Mississippi Business Journal
A scaled-back version of workforce training legislation Gov. Phil Bryant last year dubbed “The Two Cars and a Boat” bill won final legislative approval Tuesday.
House passage of Senate Bill 2808 put the measure on track for a signature from a governor who last year …
Companies relocating or enlarging their businesses face many important decisions in the search for a new site, including critical assessments where an experienced utility business development team can help. Every project is different, just as every site is different, but these 10 factors are a constant in the hunt for …
Finding a development-ready industrial site that meets a company’s criteria and its in-service date goals is one of the biggest challenges when companies contact economic development agencies for assistance in relocating their businesses.
Companies are looking for locations with proximity to attractive conditions — highways, railroads, ports, for example — and …
In my 25 years of experience in business and economic development, I have asked company representatives and site selection consultants many times “What can we do better to help you?” Their answers have helped Entergy become a leader in economic development because we’ve developed innovative tools in response to their …
Access to markets can make or break a business, especially in competitive industries where speed to market is critical. That’s why market access is usually a central issue in site selection.
When a site is very close to customers or the transportation that reaches them, access is an obvious asset. But …
Facility near Port of New Orleans also to manufacture packaging for shipping plastics.
A division of New Orleans-based Jensen Companies, TCI Plastics LLC is a packaging, logistics and warehousing services provider. With the completed expansion, TCI will have more than 900,000 square fee of warehouse space dedicated to plastics and …
At Entergy, we’re keenly aware of our responsibility to live up to the great legacy of innovation in our industry.
Thomas Edison turned the first light bulb on in 1878. Nikola Tesla created the grid as we know it today. And over the century and a half since these men lived, …
