March 5, 2012
US Airways launches non-stop flights from Jackson to Washington DC

Duane O’Neill, president and CEO of the Greater Jackson Chamber Partnership, pledged to US Airways officials, “The Corporate Community will be here for you,” at the ribbon cutting for the inaugural flight of US Airways service from Mississippi’s capital to the Nation’s Capital this morning at Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport.


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February 28, 2012
MS Careers of Tomorrow Project awarded $5 million H-1B Technical Skills Grant

The Greater Jackson Alliance, the Economic Development Division of the Greater Jackson Chamber Partnership, announced today that one of its workforce development initiatives was awarded a $5 million H-1BTechnical Skills Training Grant by the U.S. Department of Labor.
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February 23, 2012
Mississppi ranked 9th in the Area Development 2011 Top States For Doing Business Survey Results

For the second year in a row, Area Development has conducted a survey of a select group of highly respected location consultants who work with a nationwide client base. They asked the consultants to name their top-5 state choices in 12 site selection categories.
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