Hitachi Energy is investing $528 million in Mississippi and creating more than 650 jobs, according to an announcement attributed to Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves. The company described the project as the largest investment worldwide in its history.
The announcement also said the number of jobs in Mississippi has reached another all-time high.
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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