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Mississippi’s Strategic Investments Drive Record Economic Growth in 2025

Mississippi officials credit strategic investments across the state for a record year in economic development in 2025.

By focusing on new projects and infrastructure, the state has expanded its economic footprint and created new opportunities.

The investments are part of a broader effort to foster growth and improve the business climate in Mississippi, officials said.

Jon Myers

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."