Recently the Mississippi Economic Council posted an article written by Dr. hank Bounds,Ph.D., Commissioner of Higher Education and Chair of Blueprint Mississippi 2011 which highlights Mississippi’s progress and how the state is positioned for continued growth. In the article Dr. Bounds outlines that the economic growth experienced by Mississippi is largely due to the increasing number of more educated individuals in the workforce.
Mississippians should be extremely excited by the industry that has already come to Mississippi and the prospects for future development. Dr. Bounds also touts a strong leader like Governor Haley Barbour and a forward thinking legislature who have brought these businesses to Mississippi as being a driving factor in economic development.
With each passing year Mississippi has seen large industries move to Mississippi and begin putting our citizens back to work. Blueprint Mississippi outlines future actions by the group to entice new businesses and keep the ones we have growing and expanding. To learn more about how Mississippi is moving forward visit the Mississippi Economic Council website by clicking here. Or to view the key issues in Blueprint Mississippi click here.
Wider Opportunities for Women (WOW) in partnership with the Mississippi Economic Policy Center (MEPC) have released a new report, The Basic Economic Security Tables™ for Mississippi noting that strategies to build economic security must look beyond low skill and low wage jobs. The report’s tables calculate how much Mississippi families need to earn for long-term... continue reading.
Mississippi was recently ranked 9th in the nation in the second annual Top States for Doing Business Survey conducted by Area Development Magazine based in New York. The survey is conducted using a group of leading site selection consultants who rank each state in 12 categories. Ranking is determined by how many times a state... continue reading.