On Monday, in meetings a hundred miles apart, Clinton and Clarksdale officials heard from residents about potential data centers coming to their respective towns.
Clinton has signed a fee-in-lieu of taxes agreement with a developer but the Clarksdale project is in very early talks.
While comments were mixed in both places, many Clarksdale residents see a data center as an economic boon for the city’s shrinking tax base and aging infrastructure.
“We’ve been praying for Clarksdale’s economic turnaround for a long time. And this is a godsend that can turn around Clarksdale,” said business owner Bob Wright during the meeting.
Unions in Mississippi:
Ingalls Shipbuilding union workers in Pascagoula secured the largest pay raise in the company’s history, with an immediate increase of at least 18%. Ingalls is the largest manufacturing employer in the state, employing almost 11,000 workers in Mississippi. About 4% of Mississippi workers are union members compared to 10% nationally. Last week, Gov. Tate Reeves signed SB 2202 into law. The law requires businesses receiving state economic development grants to have certain union organizing requirements, including requiring secret ballots for union organizing votes.Is child care a barrier to the state’s workforce development?
The Mississippi Business Alliance released a report surveying state business leaders’ views on child care for their employees and opportunities to expand employer support for child care. 11% of respondents said they used current state child tax credits, but 19% were not aware of the tax credits. “This research confirms that child care is no longer a marginal issue – it is a central workforce challenge with direct implications for business productivity, employee retention, and Mississippi’s long-term economic competitiveness,” the report concludedBusiness expansion and other news:
Southwark Metal Manufacturing Company announced a $29 million expansion in DeSoto county that will create 25 jobs. The company manufactures HVAC components and will build a new facility in Hernando. A new report ranks Mississippi last in the country in terms of innovation. Criteria included the percent of workers in science, tech, engineering and math and investment in research and development per capita. Nissan is still considering manufacturing Honda and Mitsubishi vehicles at its Canton plant. Last year, Nissan delayed production of two of its electric vehicles at Canton. The company said it was an “internally driven consideration, not a specific reaction to policy changes.”Hence then, the article about residents react to data center proposals in clinton clarksdale mississippi marketplace was published today ( ) and is available on Mississippi Today ( Middle East ) The editorial team at PressBee has edited and verified it, and it may have been modified, fully republished, or quoted. You can read and follow the updates of this news or article from its original source.
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