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From boot camp to real world success
By LYNNE JETER - MAGNOLIA TRIBUNE
Wed,01/15/25-10:28AM , 514 Reads 6,355 Statewide
A winning formula: ‘low overhead, low manufacturing costs, and huge target markets’
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Huge tech investments in Mississippi heralded as changing the image of the Magnolia State
By DANIEL TYSON
Fri,01/10/25-12:04PM , 708 Reads 7,825 Statewide
Last January, Amazon Web Services announced a $10 billion project in Mississippi. A year later, another $10 billion project is bringing more datacenters to the state and “thousands” of new jobs.
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Greenwood Utilities CEO Brian Finnegan speaks to the Greenwood City Council Tuesday. He said Greenwood Utilities is exploring new ways to grow the utility’s revenue through selling bottled water and dark fiber. (By Kevin Edwards, Copyright 2025 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.)

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Utility looking into bottled water, dark fiber to boost revenue
By KEVIN EDWARDS - Staff Writer
Fri,01/10/25-2:00AM , 1999 Reads
Greenwood Utilities has two ideas to produce new revenues: bottled water and dark fiber.
Whether those ideas come to fruition remains to be seen, but on Tuesday, the Greenwood City Council unanimously approved allowing Greenwood Utilities CEO Brian Finnegan to find out.
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Compass Datacenters coming to Meridian with $10 billion data center investment, Gov. Reeves announces
By RUSS LATINO - MAGNOLIA TRIBUNE
Thu,01/09/25-2:00PM , 514 Reads 7,461 Statewide
The Governor said the investment will create thousands of direct and indirect jobs.
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