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Grenada Partnership Purchases Former Regions Bank Building to Serve as Economic Development Hub
August 6, 2025 - The Greater Grenada Partnership (GGP) has officially acquired the former Regions Bank facility in downtown Grenada, marking a bold and visionary step toward supporting the area’s accelerating economic growth. Regions Bank is expected to vacate the premises by the end of September 2025. The64,000-square-foot building will undergo a...
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Modine Expanding Operations in Grenada County, Creating Over 450 New Jobs
May 19, 2025 - Modine (NYSE: MOD), a diversified global leader in thermal management technology, is expanding its operations in Grenada County, Mississippi. The company is investing more than $38.5 million over the next five years to upgrade and repurpose one of its existing facilities to manufacture advanced cooling equipment for the rapidly growing data...
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Groundbreaking Industrial Development for Grenada, Mississippi
April 29, 2025 - The Hollingsworth Companies, the largest non-urban industrial real estate developer in the southeastern United States, has announced the groundbreaking of a new industrial park in Grenada, Mississippi. Upon full buildout, SouthPoint Mississippi Industrial Park will offer more than two million square feet of industrial space in 14 strategically designed buildings, creating...
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Matthew Harrison Graduates from the Advanced Economic Development Leadership (AEDL) Program
October 24, 2024 - Matthew Harrison, CEO of the Greater Grenada Partnership in Grenada, MS, recently completed the Advanced Economic Development Leadership executive education program and was awarded the Economic Development Master Practitioner (EcDMP) certificate. With over 20 years of experience in economic development, he is well-positioned to lead initiatives that will benefit the community.
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Milwaukee Tool Expands U.S. Operations with New Manufacturing Facility in Grenada, MS
October 2, 2024 - Grenada, MS – Milwaukee Tool is proud to announce the opening of its newest and largest manufacturing facility in the United States, located in Grenada County, Mississippi. This state-of-the-art, 500,000-square-foot facility marks the company's eighth location in Mississippi and represents an investment of over $60 million. The new facility is...
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Grenada, Mississippi issued BDO Zone ‘A’ rating for woody biomass
June 4, 2024 - – ‘A’ Rating to support large-scale woody biomass initiatives –
The Greater Grenada Partnership and Ecostrat are pleased to announce the issue of an investment grade BDO Zone ‘A’ Rating for Woody Biomass, extending a 75-mile drive distance from Duck Hill, MS.
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Grenada’s Business and Technology Park North awarded $4.3 million MDA Site Development grant.
January 23, 2024 - Business and Technology Park North in Grenada, Mississippi has been awarded a Site Development grant in the amount of $4,356,576 from the Mississippi Development Authority (MDA); the grant is earmarked to create a 100-acre pad for rail development for an on-site rail connection to the 200-acre site.
“The grant will...
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Grenada’s First Bio-Fuel Energy Project
October 12, 2023 - Greater Grenada Partnership and Highland Grenada LLC Unite to Pioneer Grenada's First Bio-Fuel Energy Project.
[GRENADA, Mississippi] – [10/12/2023] – The Greater Grenada Partnership is proud to announce its strategic partnership with Highland Grenada LLC, an affiliate of Highlands Pellets LLC, marking an important step to significantly grow sustainable...
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LEADERSHIP IN ACTION: Matthew Harrison of the Greater Grenada Partnership to participate in Communities in Action Event at the White House.
September 13, 2023 - The Greater Grenada Partnership is pleased to announce that Matthew Harrison, CEO, President & Director of the Partnership, will be participating in the invitation-only Communities in Action Event at the White House on September 14.
Harrison will meet with governmental and civic leaders on a range of topics including economic development....
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After breaking the mold, Grenada, Mississippi creates a new framework for growth.
July 25, 2023 - One thing is certain: Grenada, Mississippi broke the mold.
In barely more than three years, this small city of roughly 13,000, in a county with a total population of a little more than 21,600, achieved what might have seemed impossible: Attracting two new manufacturing projects and facilitating 11 expansions of existing companies,...
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