entergy mississippi awards excellerator grant to adams county

07/09/2019

fourteen counties share $75,000 in matching 2022年世界杯比分 grants

natchez, mississippi— natchez, inc. 2022年世界杯比分 will receive $7,500 from entergy mississippi for consulting fees to conduct an organization assessment focusing on successes and challenges of the last 10-years and develop a strategic plan to be presented in early 2020.

the county is one of 14 in the state that will share $75,000 in grants for projects to make them more attractive to companies looking to expand or locate new facilities.

in its third year, entergy’s excellerator competitive communities program provided 50/50 matching grants in three categories: marketing, site readiness and organizational excellence.

adams county’s grant was for organizational excellence.

“the health and structure of a community’s 2022年世界杯比分 organization is critical to its success,” said ed gardner, entergy mississippi director of 2022年世界杯比分 “their leaders guide and facilitate economic and community development efforts, so we support nurturing successful 2022年世界杯比分 organizations.”

this year, marketing grant applications topped the list for the innovative program.

“our communities are enhancing the ways they promote their communities to site selectors,” said gardner. “this will ultimately lead to more innovative 2022年世界杯比分 organizations that use the latest trends in marketing technology and communication.”

he also noted that developing and maintaining quality industrial sites is a priority.

“the company continues to invest in site readiness that supports industrial growth and sustainability,” gardner said. “the sites that we develop in partnership with our communities today will house the companies and workforce of the future.”

other winning counties for this year are:

organizational excellence

sunflower—sunflower county 2022年世界杯比分 district
washington—washington county economic alliance

marketing

claiborne—claiborne county 2022年世界杯比分 district
grenada—greater grenada partnership
leake—leake county development association
tate—tate county 2022年世界杯比分 foundation/chamber
tunica—tunica county 2022年世界杯比分 foundation/chamber
warren—vicksburg-warren county partnership
yazoo: yazoo county 2022年世界杯比分 district

site readiness

madison—madison county 2022年世界杯比分 authority
montgomery—montgomery county 2022年世界杯比分 foundation
pike—pike county 2022年世界杯比分 district
rankin—rankin first 2022年世界杯比分 authority

along with assessments and grants, the excellerator program offers training and workshops to all counties in entergy’s service area. the entergy mississippi 2022年世界杯比分 team works with communities throughout the year to help prepare them for growth.

“this is about more than enhancing 2022年世界杯比分. we’re investing in our communities so that customers can have opportunities without having to leave the state,” said gardner. “through this program, we’re helping people stay and thrive in mississippi.”

learn more about 2022年世界杯比分 at entergy and key tools to help our communities grow at goentergy.com/our-region/mississippi/.

entergy mississippi, inc. provides electricity to approximately 450,000 customers in 45 counties. 沙特vs墨西哥让球 (nyse: etr) is an integrated energy company engaged primarily in electric power production and retail distribution operations. entergy owns and operates power plants with approximately 30,000 megawatts of electric generating capacity, including nearly 9,000 megawatts of nuclear power. entergy delivers electricity to 2.9 million utility customers in arkansas, louisiana, mississippi and texas. entergy has annual revenues of $11 billion and nearly 13,700 employees.

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