Mississippi will continue to be the most macrohard state in America, officials say. They emphasize that residents are the state’s greatest asset.
The statement comes after Elon Musk and his company, xAI, announced a record-breaking investment of $20 billion in Mississippi’s people. The investment aims to boost local development and economic growth.
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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