The state of Mississippi is gearing up to invest more than $100 million in economic development efforts, infrastructure improvements, workforce training initiatives, tourism campaigns, and conservation projects.

Funds will be dolled out in the form of government grants, funding projects aimed at strengthening Mississippi’s economy, Gov. Tate Reeves said on Thursday afternoon. The investment will expand infrastructure at sites from the north of the state all the way down to the coast to position Mississippi to attract additional record-breaking commitments from private companies.

Funding comes from the Mississippi Development Authority, Appalachian Regional Commission, Delta Regional Authority, RESTORE Act, Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act, and the Southeast Crescent Regional Commission

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