Great Lakes Dredge & Dock, a provider of dredging services, has secured an $88M contract for the first phase of the Mississippi Coastal Improvements Program (MsCIP) Comprehensive Barrier Island Restoration in the US.
German tyre manufacturer Continental has started construction on its new tyre plant near Clinton, Mississippi.
Southern Company subsidiary Mississippi Power and Origis Energy have started construction on the $100M solar power plant in Lamar County, Mississippi.Located on a 590-acre site, the facility will feature more than 215,000 polycrystalline solar panels and will produce 52MW of energy, enough to supply about 8,000 homes. Mississippi Power will secure all energy and related renewable energy credits generated by the plant that is set to become the largest solar facility in Mississippi when completed.Mississippi Power president and CEO Anthony Wilson said: "By working with Origis Energy and the Area Development Partnership, we will have nearly doubled the amount of electricity generated by renewable energy going to the Mississippi Power grid."The project will create nearly 100 construction jobs and is scheduled to be complete in the first quarter of 2017.
German automotive supplier Continental is set to build a new commercial vehicle tyre plant in Mississippi, US.