MISSISSIPPI GO ZONE PROPERTIES
RESIDENTIAL, MULTIFAMILY, COMMERCIAL
Area Quick Facts and Information
- Availability of large parcels of land with substantial energy and utility infrastructure,
- Excellent rail and road service,
- An available, well-trained labor market,
- Low wages, Positive job growth
- Good access to suppliers and markets,
- A right-to-work environment,
- Cooperative government leaders,
- One of the lowest-cost industrial environments in the U.S., and
- An exceptional quality of life.
- Low Crime
- Low Unemployment
- Strong economic forecast
- Population Boom
• Madison MS ranked #8 Top Places by Family Circle
• Strong Economic Forecast
• Positive Job Growth
• Moratorium on multi-family
• Rental shortages some areas
Madison, Mississippi, named for James Madison, the fourth President of the United S
tates, grew up along a bustling railroad track in pre-Civil War Mississippi. It was 1856 when the Illinois Central Railroad opened its Madison Station, the forerunner of today’s City of Madison. Like many railroad towns in the South, Madison Station fell victim to the Civil War. Just 10 miles from the state capital, Jackson, it was largely destroyed after the July 18-22, 1861 siege of Jackson. The railroad continued to serve as a magnet for business growth after the Civil War. In 1897, the Madison Land Company encouraged our northern neighbors to "Go South, and grow up with the country." Located in Chicago on the Illinois Central Railroad line, the Land Company’s interest in development prompted Madison to incorporate as a village, although the charter was later lost when regular elections were not held due to the failure of the "land boom." The Land Company offered prime land for as little as $3.00 an acre. The company boasted that Mississippi had the lowest debt ratio in the nation at $19.00 per capita and that Mississippians were declared one third healthier by "official figures" than people in New York and Massachusetts. These figures were quoted with confidence in the Madison Land Company brochure by Bishop Hugh Miller Thompson, the Second Episcopal Bishop of the State of Mississippi and a Madison resident, who hailed originally from the Wisconsin heartland.Madison is one of 19 cities in Mississippi considered a "certified retirement community." Madison also is the top city in all major socioeconomic categories based on 2000 Census estimates. In 2001 Madison was the safest city in Mississippi of the 31 cities with a population of 10,000 or more who reported their felony crime statistics to the FBI.
Madison County Cultural Center, located on Main Street in Madison, serves as the heart of the county’s vision for providing opportunities for awareness and participation in the arts for its residents. It is the home of the Mississippi Metropolitan Ballet Company. It provides classes in all art forms, sponsors a performing arts series, information services, incubator studio space for artists, and other programs to meet the cultural needs of the community. The performing art series has served up everything from Broadway tunes to blues at twilight and classical concerts as well as musicals and other theatrical productions.
Ridgeland, Mississippi, founded at the turn of the 19th century has all the charm of small southern town with the amenities of a larger city. With the historic Natchez Trace meandering through the heart of the town, you experience the rich heritage and natural beauty of the area. The Ross Barnett Reservoir creates boundless opportunities for outdoor adventures and is the scene of many special events and festivals.
On December 29, 1999, Ridgeland celebrated 100 years. However, Ridgeland's history dates many years prior to 1899. Located on the historic Natchez Trace, which has been used as a thoroughfare by Indians and settlers since the 1700's, it is reasonable that the area now known as Ridgeland has been inhabited for hundreds of years.
The 1960 census reported 875 residents and in 1961, Ridgeland was predicted to grow more than any other area in Madison County for the next 20 years. That prediction was right on target. By 1980, the population was 5,000. In 1984, the largest mall in the state, Northpark opened. During the 80's, Ridgeland continued on a steady growth pattern, and the 90's brought the Highland Colony Parkway and many new businesses to the area. Now one of the fastest growing cities in Mississippi, Ridgeland is home to over 21,000 citizens.
Ridgeland is located literally across the street from Jackson, the capitol city of Mississippi. There are over 950 clean, comfortable and well-appointed hotel rooms for your convenience as well as more than 95 of the finest restaurants in the state. Hundreds of retailers offer every conceivable item for your shopping pleasure, and area attractions and festivals abound. Come to Ridgeland where you can expect the best!
CANTON, MS
In 1833 the Madison County Board of Police (a governing body similar to present day supervisors) appointed surveyor John B. Peyton to select a geographical center for a new county seat and to lay it out in blocks. In 1834, the land for the town was legally incorporated - a lively community of 400. The first recorded ordinance made it a misdemeanor to gallop a horse, mare, or mule on any street or alley. Canton was officially designated as the county seat of Madison County in 1836.
No one knows for sure about the naming of Canton, but one of the more popular "naming stories" goes as follows: A family moving from Bolton to Kirkwood had a Chinese servant named Canton who died during the trip; he was buried where he died, which was on Mr. Walton's 40 acre tract which was later chosen as the town site. It seems there was a grave marker erected with " Canton" inscribed on it, and in looking around for a name, the officials saw the board saying " Canton." Why anybody back in those days would be lugging around a Chinese servant is something else, but it makes a good story.
Canton’s historic courthouse and downtown square are on the National Register of historic places. Canton was the film location of the hit 1996 movie “A Time to Kill” and is known as the “Movie Capital of the South.” Canton is also home to the Canton Flea Market and the Madison County Hot Air Balloon Race.
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The healthcare resources in the Greater Jackson area are clustered around 13 hospital systems that include a major teaching and research center.
- The county is home to professional ballet, theater, and opera companies, and a statewide symphony orchestra.
- The capital city is also the U.S. host to the International Ballet Competition, which attracts the world's most talented dancers, and it is an annual site for the World Performance Series, which includes ballet, theater, dance, and music from some of the premier artists in the world.
- There are many opportunities for boating, fishing, hiking, and golf.
- Mississippi’s capital city, with eight institutions of higher education
JACKSON, MS METRO AREA
• Metro-Jackson area population 440,801
• Positive appreciation with one metro area at 10.8% gain from 3Q 2006 to 3Q 2007
• Jackson is the capitol of Mississippi
• Jackson saw very little damage from hurricane Katrina - and yet, we’re still a Go Zone qualifying area!
A thriving location that is at the center of “the crossroads of the South.” As part of metropolitan Jackson, Rankin County enjoys all the benefits of living in a metropolitan area without all the headache that comes with big city life. Being one of the fastest growing counties in Mississippi, Rankin County will continue to offer all the best in community life, education, employment, housing, and quality of life.
- In 2005, Rankin County was rated as one of the Top 10 rural places to live,http://www.progressivefarmer.com/farmer/bestplaces/bestplaces05/article_rankin.html to review the article.
- Ergon Inc
- Kllm Transport Svc Inc
- Mississippi State Hospital
- River Oaks Hospital
- Trend Line Corp
- Valley Services Inc
- Blue Cross & Blue Shield
- Community Bancshares of Ms Inc
- Hudspeth Regional Ctr
- Rankin Medical Ctr
- Wal-Mart
- Custom Creations
- Nucor Steel
- Sanderson Farms Inc Foods
- Siemens Energy & Automation
- Siemens Power Transmission
- Trilogy Communications Inc
- US Foodservice
- Marshall Durbin Poultry
- Kohler
- Georgia Pacific Plant
- Cooper Power Systems
- Dairy Fresh Corporation
- International Filing
- Hattiesburg Coca Cola Bottling Co.
The Coastal Region
Along the southern most reaches of Mississippi lies the Gulf Coast, where the tranquil waters of the Gulf of Mexico, unique attractions, and bright lights of the new South's gaming mecca, provide one of the world's top tourist destinations. Kick off your shoes and walk along the beach past beautiful sea-front homes, antique shops, and art studios. Stroll the picturesque streets of Ocean Springs, Pass Christian, and Long Beach, or spin the roulette wheel, play the slots and hit the card tables in Bay St. Louis, Gulfport and Biloxi. Ferry out to Ship Island for the day, and tour a historic fort built before the Civil War. Just for the fun of it, check out the many festivals, historic reenactments, and music events going on year-round. Sub-tropical breezes, sandy beaches and some of the world's most beautiful sunsets are only part of the allure of this well known "Playground of the South". To the north, the Highway 49 corridor takes you through small communities and fragrant pine forests, with trees that seem to touch the clouds. Here, like the hub of a large wheel, with interstates and highways intersecting to form giant spokes, rests Hattiesburg, one of the state's largest cities and educational centers. Visitors will enjoy a walk through the All American Rose Garden, on the campus of the University of Southern Mississippi, and attending Hub Fest, one of many popular events.
s – maintenance and repair – support a wide array of naval and commercial vessels. Northrop Grumman's Ship Systems sector (NGSS), headquartered in Pascagoula, Mississippi, includes primary operations in Pascagoula, Miss., New Orleans, La., Gulfport, Miss., and Tallulah, La., as well as in fleet support offices in the U.S. and Japan. NGSS, which currently employs more than 18,000 shipbuilding professionals,is one of the nation's leading full service systems companies for the design, engineering, construction, and life cycle support of major surface ships for the U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard and international navies, and for commercial vessels of all types.
KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE
KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, MISSISSIPPI
"Rebuild...Renew...Reload"
Keesler Air Force Base is the "Electronics Training Center of Excellence" for the United States Air Force. Located on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, the 81st Training Wing is host to 2nd Air Force, the 403rd Wing (AF Reserve) and home of the 2nd largest AF medical facility, Keesler Medical Center. Keesler trains 40,000 students annually in 500 courses, 
with an average daily student load of more than 3,500. We are a lead Joint Training installation, instructing not only Air Force, but Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard and civilian federal agency personnel.
4/2/2008 - KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, MISS. -- Naval Facilities Engineering Command Southeast awarded a $10 million contract March 4 for a radiation oncology center at Keesler to Carothers Construction Inc., Water Valley, Miss.
"This project is a result of special Hurricane Katrina funding," said Ron Drew, resident engineer in charge of construction at Keesler. Katrina flooded the northeast corner of the base, destroying most of the radiological equipment, which was in the medical center basement.
The new clinic's location is the southwest corner of the medical center adjacent to the women's services clinic. The location allows easy access to the medical center, while leaving entry into the emergency room and nearby pediatric clinic unimpeded.
CHEVRON REFINERY
Chevron Pascagoula Refinery – A Success Story
Chevron Pascagoula Refinery celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2003. Since Chevron began operation of its Pascagoula Refinery in 1963, the refinery has grown to be the corporation's largest U.S. refinery and one of the top ten petroleum refineries in the United States.
The refinery’s success is built upon our business and community partnerships with the people of Jackson County, as well as our production of quality products in ways that are compatible with the community and the environment.
At the heart of the Pascagoula Refinery's success are our employees and their commitment to The Chevron Way tenets of principled business practices, organizational capability, and protection of people and the environment through Operational Excellence. Our employees share Chevron's vision to be the global energy company most admired for its people, partnership and performance.
Pascagoula Refinery Operations
Operating around the clock, 365 days a year, the Pascagoula Refinery processes 330,000 barrels*, or 13.9 million gallons of crude oil per day in the manufacture of petroleum products and chemicals used to manufacture many other useful products. *(A barrel equals 42 gallons.)
The Pascagoula Refinery’s manufacturing, storage and shipping facilities consist of 20 major refining process units, more than 200 tanks (600 million gallons total capacity), and four marine terminals with seven berths.CHEVRON TEST PLANT
Chevron Refinery To Build Test Plant In MS
Last Updated: Thu, March 06, 2008 - 11:43 am
company, announced today (Thursday) it plans to build a test plant
at its refinery in Pascagoula, Mississippi.
The plant will test a process that could boost the yields of
products refined from heavy oil.
Construction on the plant, which has already received needed
permits, will begin later this year. The facility will have a daily
capacity of 3,500 barrels, and will use a process in development
since 2003 to refine heavy oil into gasoline, diesel and jet fuel.
NAVY SEE BEE
Naval Construction Battalion Center Gulfport, Mississippi
www.cbcgulfport.navy.mil
On June 2, 1942, an Advanced Base Depot was established in Gulfport and the first Seabees started coming through Gulfport. In 1992, the Center celebrated its 50th Anniversary on the Gulf Coast where Gulf Coast residents and thousands of Seabees have sung the praises of the Gulfport Seabee Center loud and long and, today, the Seabees occupy a special place in the
scheme of things throughout the mid-South.
The men and women of the Center have been honored for their distinguished community service and awarded the prestigious Laurel Wreath
Award for significant contributions to the local communities. The award traditionally honors individuals who contribute to quality of life along the Gulf Coast, but went collectively to Seabees for their hurricane relief, disaster assistance and community project support.
America’s long range defense plans in the early stages of World War II called for an uncongested deep water port to serve the Caribbean area. Gulfport offered this plus a moderate, semi-tropical year-round climate, which permitted training and out-loading winter and summer.
NAVY AT STENNIS SPACE CENTER
The Navy is among more than 30 state and federal agencies located at the John C. Stennis Space Center (SSC) in northern Hancock County near Bay St. Louis. The Commander, Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command and its subordinates, the Naval Oceanographic Office, the Navy Oceanography Operations Command, Fleet Survey Team, Naval Oceanography Anti-Submarine Warfare Center and Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Professional Development Detachment South, a detachment of the Naval Research Laboratory, the Navy Human Resources Services Center Southeast, Special Boat Team 22, and the Naval Small Craft Instruction and Technical Training School constitute the Navy presence at this unique federal city.
What is SUPSHIP Gulf Coast?
Since 1951, a Navy Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Conversion and Repair, located at Pascagoula, MS has been administering Navy ship construction and repair contracts at private shipyards along the Gulf Coast from the Florida Panhandle to the Louisiana border. Usually known as SUPSHIP, a similar organization has existed in New Orleans, LA since 1942. In 2003, the two Gulf Coast SUPSHIPs were consolidat
ed into a single SUPSHIP Gulf Coast, with headquarters at Pascagoula. The command is a field activity of the Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, DC. A separate operating location continues at New Orleans and there are now field offices at Morgan City, LA, Orange, TX, and Marinette, WI, opened in response new Naval Sea Systems Command contracts.
Since 1987 SUPSHIP has overseen the construction of ARLEIGH BURKE (DDG 51) Class AEGIS guided missile destroyers. Contracts for 28 DDG 51s have been awarded for construction at Pascagoula for a total value of $10.5 billion. Twenty-four of these ships have been delivered to the Navy and four are under construction. Looking to the next generation of destroyers, design work on the ZUMWALT (DD 1000) is in progress. This destroyer for the future will employ the latest technological advances, including electric motors for propulsion.
Seven WASP (LHD 1) Class amphibious assault ships were built beginning in 1981 and an eighth, MAKIN ISLAND (LHD 8) is nearing completion now. MAKIN ISLAND is a transition ship employing diesels and gas turbines for power instead of steam and will prove new technologies for the next class of “big deck” amphibious assault ships.
THYSSEN KRUPP STEEL PLANT Under Construction 2700 NEW EMPLOYEES
Unprecedented development expected around ThyssenKrupp project.
Normally when you have a big economic development project in the wings, different states are fiercely competitive in coming up with the best package of incentives to attract the new industry to their state. But in the recent case of the $3.7-billion ThyssenKrupp AG steel mill that has announced plans to locate 25 miles north of Mobile, both Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour and Florida Gov. Charlie Crist endorsed Alabama's bid for the plant.
The site in Calvert on the Tombigbee River has the benefit of river transportation, and is also convenient to interstates and railroads. The company received approximately $400 million in incentives for the project.
The steel mill planned by the German conglomerate that will employ some 2,700 people is expected to draw employees from throughout the region and also spark significant spin-off developments.
Barbour recently participated in a regional workforce development conference with Alabama Gov. Bob Riley where it was announced that Alabama and Mississippi have received a joint $15-million federal grant to train workers in both states to work...
BEACHFRONT CASINO AND TOURISM INDUSTRIES
The LAS VEGAS OF THE SOUTH!
WITH 11 NEW Casinos approved and under construction, the casino business is expected to employ over 40.000 workers. Included will be the new JIMMY BUFFET'S MARGARITAVILLE!
Harrah's and world-renowned singer and songwriter Jimmy Buffett will develop Margaritaville Casino & Resort in Biloxi on the south side of U.S. Hwy. 90.
This next-generation destination resort will be developed on 46 acres on the site formerly occupied by Grand Casino and Casino Magic.
The resort will feature:
Harrah's also will partner with Simon Property Group – the largest retail real estate company in North America – to shape 250,000 square feet of retail space. The Simon Property Group has developed high-end shopping complexes throughout the United States, including The Forum Shops at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.
The development of the Margaritaville Casino & Resort represents Harrah's latest investment in the communities of the Gulf Coast. With the involvement of Mississippi-native Jimmy Buffett and the retail expertise of the Simon Property Group, the property promises to become a destination resort that will be among the finest in the southern United States.
This $700 million project is the first phase of a development that will represent an investment of more than $1 billion when completed. | |
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