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JACKSON - Western Container faced the challenges of a the tight post-COVID labor market. They were unable to hire externally for the position of maintenance techs in the blow mold maintenance and injections maintenance departments.

BLUE SPRINGS - As part of Toyota USA Foundation’s Driving Possibilities initiative, grants of up to $5.8 million over five years to Lee County and Pontotoc City Schools give students and teachers access to innovative tools and programs designed to provide foundational skills, build confidence, and align them with an individualized path to success.

JACKSON - MMA President & CEO John McKay was a guest on Supertalk's MidDays with Gerard Gibert on Thursday.

JACKSON - A team of students from Mississippi State's MBA Program is seeking companies interested in partnering for an applied research project based on company needs.

Jackson, MS – Speaker Jason White presents his 2024 Policy Summit that will focus on a deep-dive into Mississippi’s prospects for tax reform. 

JACKSON (Mississippi Development Authority) – Aerosystems manufacturing company Aurora Flight Sciences is expanding in Columbus. The project is a $43,794,998 investment and will create 63 new jobs.

JACKSON - The Mississippi Manufacturers Association's 2024 Environmental & Safety Conference is at The Mill in Starkville from October 15-16.

JACKSON - Toyota Mississippi Manufacturing, Mississippi (TMMMS), through a partnership with Itawamba Community Colllege, saw an increase in the skill set and knowledge base of its workforce and a cost savings of $675,000.

NORTHBROOK, Ill. - CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CF), the world’s largest producer of ammonia, today announced that it is moving forward with a carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) project at its Yazoo City, Mississippi, Complex that is expected to reduce carbon dioxide (CO₂) emitted to the atmosphere from the facility by up to 500,000 metric tons annually. As part of the project, the Company has signed a definitive commercial agreement with ExxonMobil for the transport and sequestration in permanent geologic storage of the CO₂. Sequestration is expected to start in 2028.

JACKSON (Mississippi Development Authority) – Agricultural product manufacturer Sipcam Agro USA is updating a recently acquired facility in Wayne County. The project is a $3.6 million corporate investment and will create 26 new jobs.