Mayo Clinic Laboratories is establishing a new testing operation in Southaven, bringing more than $30 million in investment and creating 234 new jobs in DeSoto County, according to the DeSoto County Government.
The facility will expand the company’s testing capacity and strengthen its ability to serve patients and health care providers across the region.
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The project was described as a significant investment in DeSoto County and an example of continued growth in the county’s health care and life sciences sector.
Jon Ross Myers founded Mississippi News Group in 2013. Before founding the organization, he worked at The Daily Mississippian, The Marion Salute and The Southern Sentinel. A Mississippi journalist and writer based in Ripley, he received second place in poetry in the 2025 William Faulkner Literary Competition for "The Garden."
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