Tishomingo County Update - Tishomingo County Development

2015 TCDF MEMBERS
25 Leasing
A & B Distributing
AeroStudio Aerial Photography
Aqua Yacht Harbor
A to Z Closeout
Ellen Ayers
B & J Supermarket
BANCORPSOUTH
Barnett Apothecary
Belmont Hotel
Belmont Auto Parts Supply
Belmont Pharmacy
Robert Belue
Best Candy Company
Best Way, Inc.
James H. Bethay
Biddle & Sons Communications
Big Star of Belmont
Alvia Blakney
BMSI, Inc.
Bonds Company, Inc.
Bow-T’s Catering
Brook’s Grocery
Donnie Brown
Brown Insurance Agency
Jackie Bryant
Carnathan Heating & Air
Bob Carter
City of Belmont
City of Burnsville
City of Golden
City of Iuka
City of Paden
City of Tishomingo
Clark Law Firm
Coca Cola Bottling Works
Greg Collier
Cook Coggin Engineers
Ken Cooley
Community Spirit Bank
Cooper Marine & Timberlands
Tommy Crane
Peyton Cummings
Dale Curtis
Cutshall Funeral Home
Cutshall & Sons Logging
Neil Davis
Ted Day
Leroy Dean
Dean McRae Engineering
Deaton Funeral Home
Eastport Marina & Resort
Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions
Ershigs, Inc.
Fairless Hardware
Ralph & Dorothy Farr
Fellowship Christian Retreat
Fidelity National Loans
First American Insurance
First American National Bank
Paul Fisher Oil Company
Fite Building Company
G & G Steel
Gatlins Pharmacy
Fred Gillham
Harold Gist
Golden Forest Managers
Grace Long Real Estate
Don & Mary Ann Grant
Dr. Phillip Gray
Gresham Stone
James Grisham
Hamilton Ryker Group
Hampton Inn
Harbin Heating & Air
Tom Hester/TLH Sales
Hodge Antiques
Hometown Pizza Belmont
Industrial Electronics Repair
Iuka Animal Clinic
Iuka Discount Drugs
Iuka Family Dental
A TOP
TEN
COUNTY
Tishomingo
County
Update
TBEI WINS INDUSTRY OF THE YEAR. On November
12, 2015, Tishomingo County Development Foundation
held its annual meeting at Fellowship Christian Retreat
at Crows Neck. Awards include the following:
• Industry of the Year--Truck Bodies & Equipment
International;
• Business of the Year--Belmont Pharmacy;
• Development of the Year--Old Country Store; and
• Bob Yarber Leadership Award--Alvia Blakney.
Northeast Mississippi Commu-
nity College President Ricky Ford announced that the college and county are establishing a work
force training center at Tri-State Commerce Park.
Peyton Cummings and Terrell Pearson were reelected
and Eric Daniel was elected to the board of directors.
Officers elected to serve in 2016 include Mike Montgomery as chairman, Jackie Bryant as vice chairman,
Sidney Whitehurst as first vice chairman, and Dale Curtis as Secretary-Treasurer. Board members serve without compensation of any kind.
Mississippi Silicon and Comfort Revolution gave powerpoint
presentations. Mississippi Silicon employs 125 and
Comfort Revolution employs over 300. Mississippi Silicon is still under construction but the first furnace is
operating. The second furnace will start soon. Comfort
Revolution is expanding its operation. Comfort Revolution is located in the largest industrial building in the
county--432,000 SF or approximately 10 acres.
2015 TCDF MEMBERS
Dr. Ben Kitchens
Iuka Hardware
Iuka Hospital Wellness Center
John’s Garage/J&S Auto Sales
J. C. Jourdan Lumber Company
Knight’s Heating & Air
KX Technologies
J. C. Lambert Hardware &
Building Supply
Harold Lomenick
Littrell Lumber Mill
Max Home LLC
Steve McAnally
Mike & Dennie McRee
Mill Creek Marina
Mississippi Community
Education Center
Mississippi Land Bank
Mississippi Silicon
Toney Mobley
Mike Montgomery
Moore Automotive Supply
Moore’s Jewelry
Dr. Chris Moss
Mike Nelson Contractors
MTS Safety Products, Inc.
David L. Nichols
North Mississippi Rail Services
Nunley Trucking Company
Office Pro
Old 25 Wine & Spirits
Ole Country Store
Charlotte Orick
Orbital ATK - Iuka Operations
Mr. & Mrs. Harold Oswalt
Terry Parsons
Terrell Pearson
Peden’s Prop Shop
Piggly Wiggly of Belmont
Piggly Wiggly of Iuka
Plant Process Support
Pray Pottery
Billy Rainey
Redmont Heating & Cooling
Renasant Bank
Rushing Drug Company
Jimmie Seago
Dr. Kelly Segars
Mark Segars
Martha Segars
Dr. Scott Segars
Senter Medical Clinic
Sid’s Trading Company, LLC
Silver Dollar Sales
Skyline Steel
Sonic Drive-in of Iuka
Southern Forestry
Sparks CPA Firm
Tanner Sparks
Sun-air Products
Tennessee Valley Authority
Tishomingo County Board of
Supervisors
Tishomingo County
Electric Power Association
Tishomingo Health Services
Tri-State Educational Foundation
Tri-State Recycling
Truck Bodies & Equipment Int.
Vanleigh RV
Wayne Voyles
Mack L. Wadkins
John White
Wiley’s Discount Tobacco &
Beverage
Buddy Wiltshire
Quay Yarber
Yellow Creek Coating Services
Yesteryears Treats
Dan & Betty Young
Your Errand Service
TISHOMINGO COUNTY
DEVELOPMENT
FOUNDATOIN
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
Alvia Blakney, Past Chairman
Jackie Bryant,
First Vice Chairman
Mayor John Castleberry, Iuka
Bob Carter
Greg Collier
Ken Cooley, Chairman
Tommy Crane
Peyton Cummings
Dale Curtis,
Secretary-Treasurer
Neil Davis
Ted Day
Ralph Farr
Mayor Davy Ginn, Golden
Harold Gist
Nicky McRae, President,
Board of Supervisors
Beth Hudson
Steve McAnally
Mike Montgomery,
Vice Chairman
Mayor David Nixon,
Burnsville
Charlotte Orick
Mayor Pam Oswalt, Paden
Terrell Pearson
Michael Puckett
Jimmy Ramsey
Joel Robertson
Mayor James Tennyson,
Tishomingo
Butler Whitehead
Sidney Whitehurst
Mayor Buddy Wiltshire,
Belmont
Dan Young
TISHOMINGO COUNTY
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY BOARD OF
DIRECTORS:
Daryl Chambers
Charles Emmons,
Vice Chairman
Max Ray Hutcheson
Mike Lee
Toney Mobley
Charlotte Orick,
Secretary-Treasurer
Jimmy Ramsey, Chairman
Jimmie Seago
Butler Whitehead
Tommy Williams
TISHOMINGO COUNTY
TOURISM COUNCIL:
Ellen Ayers, Vice Chair
Barbara Blakney
Mary Ann Grant, Chair
Cindy Nelson
Leigh Ann Robertson
Buddy Wiltshire
Theresa Cutshall,
Administrator
TISHOMINGO COUNTY WINS PROJECT ORIGIN. Project Origin considered sites in Kentucky, Georgia, and Mississippi. The former
Dennen Steel building was the Mississippi
site.
After lengthy negotiations, the Tishomingo
County Board of Supervisors won the project
with the help of the Mississippi Development
Authority, Tennessee Valley Authority, and
Northeast Mississippi Community College.
Project Origin is Feinwerktechnik hago
GmbH of Kussaberg, Germany. The company manufactures automotive parts for BMW,
Mercedes, and others.
The Mississippi operation will be the first USA
plant for the company. The USA company
name is Hago Automotive. The company will
initially invest approximately $10 million and
create at least 81 jobs.
The Mississippi Development Authority has
committed $500,000 in grant funds to purchase the two bridge cranes in the building
and to move equipment from Germany to
the USA. Shown at left is an example of one
of the presses to be moved, a 630 ton servo
transfer press.
Formal announcement by Governor Bryant is
scheduled on December 18, 2015, at 9 AM.
More information on Hago Automotive can
be found at www.hago-ft.de/en/unternehmen/hago-automotive-corp/hago-automotive-corp.php.
Tishomingo County Development
Foundation, Tishomingo County’s
public/private economic development team:
• 1,600 jobs & over $320 million in private investment
over the past 10 years.
• 4th highest increase in retail
sales in the state between
2008 and 2012.
• Rated TOP TEN industrial sites
in the southern USA in 2012.
• Rated TOP TEN rural sites
in the southern USA for reshored industry in 2013.
• National Economic Development INNOVATION AWARDS
in 2012, 2013 & 2014.
We still have a lot of work to
do, but just about everyone in
Tishomingo County has family
or friends working at one of the
companies that have been recruited to, or has expanded in,
Tishomingo County. Most businesses have customers that get
their paychecks from these companies, or sell products or services to these companies. Everyone benefits directly or indirectly
from economic development,
including the school system that
receives significant new tax revenue from economic development
projects.
Be sure to thank TCDF Partners
in Progress and do business with
those businesses that support
economic development. A listing of these partners is on the
front page of this update. You can
learn more about these community minded businesses at http://
www.tishomingo.org/pdf_docs/
Partners%20in%20Progress.pdf.
Also, remember to thank our
TCDF, TCEDA, and TCTC board
members who serve without
compensation of any kind.
ACE HARDWARE. A ribbon cutting was held on Monday, November 16,
2015, for ACE Hardware Iuka. Owner Glenn Vinson reported that “we
strive to offer a convenient service to our friends and neighbors by carrying
a wide selection of hardware, paints, and other building and renovation
products at a competitive price.”
ACE Hardware is located in the Piggly Wiggly grocery at 627 Battleground
Drive, and is open Monday thru Saturday from 7 AM to 9 PM and Sunday
from 1 PM to 6 PM. The telephone number is 662-423-3651 and the web
site is www.hometownpigglywiggly.net.
DOLLAR TREE. Dollar Tree cut the ribbon on November 19. District Manager Mary Miles reported that “Dollar Tree is delighted to be a part of the
business community in Iuka. Everything we sell is $1.00. We have an
impressive selection of foods, frozen foods, housewares, baby items, party
items, and holiday items.”
Dollar Tree operates more than 13,600 stores in the USA and Canada. The
Iuka Dollar Tree is located on Battleground Drive and is open Monday thru
Saturday from 8 AM to 10 PM and Sunday from 9 AM to 9 PM. The phone
number is 662-423-6454 and the web site is www.DollarTree.com.
BMSI, Inc. A ribbon cutting was held on December 3, 2015, in Iuka for BMSI, Inc. President and CEO Robby
Stephens reported that “BMSI was established in 1988 by the late Gary Byrd. We are here to serve the industries
and businesses of this region. We are equipped with all the current industrial machinery including overhead
cranes, various metal working equipment, and a sandblasting shop with industrial painting capabilities. We can
handle plant contracting and maintenance projects of virtually any size and shape. BMSI is able to deliver customized services for each of its customers, using a combination of expertise in process piping, welding, structural
fabrication and pressure vessels.”
BMSI, Inc., is located at 1200 Paul Edmondson Drive, Iuka. Business hours are Monday thru Friday from 7 AM to
5 PM. The telephone number is 662-279-1683 and the web site is www.bmsi1.com/.
TRI-STATE APPLIANCES SALES & SERVICE. Local officials gathered for a ribbon cutting for Tri-State Appliance
Sales & Service on December 5. Owner Kollin Wells reported that “we carry an extensive line of quality appliances such as washers, dryers, refrigerators, freezers, water heaters, ovens, microwaves, and parts and accessories. We service all makes and models.”
Tri-State Appliance Sales & Service is located at 1665B Washington Street in Belmont and is open Monday thru
Friday from 8 AM to 5 PM and Saturday from 8 AM to 12 PM.
The phone number is 662-479-5080.
TISHOMINGO COUNTY DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION
TISHOMINGO COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
TISHOMINGO COUNTY TOURISM COUNCIL
1001 Battleground Drive, Iuka, Mississippi 38852
800-386-4373 662-423-9933
www.tishomingo.org
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