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base operator. Rental cars, restaurants, and ramp and warehouse facilities for airfreight haulers also are available. Eight airlines provide 40 non-stop flights per day to 10 cities, and the airport is home to two air cargo carriers. Situated on 3,343 acres, the airport has more than 1,200 acres allocated for economic development opportunities. Currently under construction at the airport is the Mississippi Air Cargo Logistics Center. This is a segmented project that ultimately will provide 450,000 square feet of warehouse space with direct access to four-lane Highway 475 three miles north of I-20. General aviation airports are located in Jackson, Madison, and Raymond. With its sturdy links to the automotive industry, a growing retail sector and vast transportation routes, Rankin County is one of Mississippi’s premiere economic development destinations. JEFFERSON DAVIS COUNTY: RURAL, RELIABLE, AND READY TO GROW Jefferson Davis County, located in rural South Mississippi, is focused on the future. Positioned only 75 miles from the Nissan plant in Canton, 250 miles from the new Toyota plant in Blue Springs, and within 125 miles of the Ports of Gulfport and New Orleans, this county rests in the economic development growth corridor of the Southeastern United States. Buildings and sites are available for companies interested in expanding to a right-to-work state and to a community with a friendly, hometown atmosphere. The county seat, Prentiss, is located at the crossroads of U.S. Highway 84 and U.S. Highway 42. 42 DECEMBER 2008 Highway 84 connects the county to Interstate Highways I-59 and I55, approximately 35 miles away. The second largest town in Jefferson Davis County, Bassfield, also is well positioned along U.S. Highways 42 and 35. The county’s location easily services the Southeast’s major cities of New Orleans, LA; Mobile, AL; Birmingham, AL; Memphis, TN; Baton Rouge, LA; Gulfport, MS; and Jackson, MS. Mississippi statewide distribution and transportation systems View of a rig as the sun sets in Jefferson Davis County With the Ports of New Orleans, Mobile, Pascagoula and Gulfport within a two-hour drive, the most active deep-water ports in the Northern Gulf of Mexico are within easy reach to service both national and international markets. The Prentiss-Jeff Davis County Airport boasts a 3,200-foot runway with 24/7 accessibility and a convenient self-service fuel system, which supports private air traffic. Commercial air service is available at Hattiesburg-Laurel Regional (PIB), 45 miles southeast of Jefferson Davis County, and the Jackson Evers International Airport (JAN), approximately 60 miles north of Jefferson Davis County. Jefferson Davis is Mississippi’s largest producer of natural gas and one of the largest in oil production. A SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION OF BUSINESS FACILITIES MS HIGHWAYS IMAGE CREDIT: RANKIN FIRST; PHOTO CREDIT: JEFFERSON DAVIS COUNTY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION

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Business Facilities - December 2008 Contents First Word Snapshots Corporate Moves: North Carolina Gold Award: New Engine for Growth in Virginia Silver Award: Tennessee Gets the Big Prize Bronze Award: Enrichment in Idaho Falls Honorable Mentions International Reach From America's Heartland Supply Chain Priorities Metro Spotlight: Greenville/ Spartanburg, SC The Magnolia State Has It All A Real Estate Mega-Merger State of the Year Ask the Expert Advertiser Index

Business Facilities - December 2008

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