AGP Executive Report
Last update: 18 hours agoMississippi Jobs & Industry: Lockers Manufacturing is expanding in Batesville with a $9.7M investment and 25 new jobs, while Azuria Water Solutions broke ground on an $80M, 72,000-square-foot Fusible PVC Pipe plant in Batesville creating 50 roles. Rural Health & Education: Gov. Tate Reeves launched the Mississippi Rural Health Transformation Program Office and website to coordinate rural healthcare upgrades, and the Mississippi Council on Economic Education received a BlackRock grant to expand K-12 financial literacy training statewide. STEM & Research: Mississippi State biologist Matthew W. Brown helped publish new findings showing Leishmania parasites can swap DNA through hybridization, reshaping how scientists think about disease spread and drug resistance. Workforce Access: Coahoma Community College partnered with AT&T Mississippi and Digitunity to distribute free laptops to help close the digital divide in the Delta. Local Tech-Ready Sites: Vicksburg’s Mississippi River Inland Port Complex was selected for Canadian Pacific Kansas City’s “Site Ready” program, earning Silver certification. Policy Watch: A new House NDAA provision would deepen U.S.-Israel military integration, including defense tech cooperation.
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