80 Manufacturing Jobs Coming To Mississippi! (Tupelo, Columbus: 2014, home, closing)

[Kranium]

The manufacturing expansion in Mississippi continues in Lee County.

San Diego-based General Atomics is investing $11 million to expand its Shannon, Miss. facility and will add 80 jobs to the area.

80 more manufacturing jobs coming to Mississippi - Memphis Business Journal

[Listener2307]

Lane closing Saltillo plant; 480 to be laid off

SALTILLO – Lane Furniture Industries workers thought they caught a break a couple months ago, but it proved only temporary.
Heritage Home Group, Lane’s parent company, announced a reorganization Tuesday that will lead to the closure of Lane’s Saltillo plant by March 21.
About 480 will be laid off, but it is unclear if they’ll be offered positions at Lane’s remaining manufacturing plant in Tupelo.......

Lane closing Saltillo plant; 480 to be laid off | Daily Journal

[sammyreynolds1977]

http://www.clarionledger.com/article...e-studio-Miss-

Movie studio in Mississippi.

[Listener2307]

German auto supplier to bring 600-plus jobs to Lee County

A German automotive supplier will employ hundreds in a new facility in Lee County.
Wednesday afternoon, local and state economic development leaders will gather at the Tupelo Lee Industrial Park South in Shannon to make the announcement.
State and local leaders declined to give details about the project, and said more information will be released at the 1:30 p.m. ceremony.
The Daily Journal has learned the company is Grammer AG of Amberg, Germany, and the project will bring more than 600 jobs.

I'm tellin' y'all. There are times when working for peanuts pays off......

[Mouldy Old Schmo]

Giving one industry and taking another away.

[Listener2307]

Caterpillar Expands in Corinth

CORINTH – Caterpillar, which employs 1,200 people at four manufacturing plants and a warehouse in Corinth, is adding to those numbers with the opening of its Large Engine Remanufacturing Facility.
Company officials were joined by Gov. Phil Bryant and state and local leaders to cut the ribbon on its newest facility, which is adding 30 people.
Caterpillar is building its C175 engine at what is known as Corinth Caterpillar Plant No. 2. The C175 is used for heavy mining equipment and power generation. The 42,000-pound, 20-cylinder, 4,000-horsepower engines will be remanufactured at the facility.
Officials anticipate Caterpillar’s $14.8 million investment to pay more dividends down the road.

Caterpillar's $14.8M expansion to add 30 jobs in Corinth | Daily Journal

They are going to be remanufacturing monster diesel engines. It will require skill!

And that, Boys and Girls, is why you should prepare yourself through training.
Corinth is not the only place in Mississippi that well trained people are being hired by major companies. Tupelo and Columbus also have new facilities.

Note to young people: You want a liveable wage? Get trained, so that you have something to offer.