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Article: Decision proof Northeast Mississippi can get job done.(As I See It)
- Article from:
- The Mississippi Business Journal
- Article date:
- March 19, 2007
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I was caught completely off-guard with Toyota's decision to locate an automotive assembly plant in Northeast Mississippi. It amazes me that something that big could be kept so totally under wraps. It appears that all the necessary agreements have been signed and the plant will be up and running in a couple of years.
This will be a huge shot in the arm for Northeast Mississippi. Just as the Nissan plant has permanently changed the Central Mississippi economic landscape, so will Toyota change the Tupelo area. Northeast Mississippians are good folks, and this deal couldn't have happened to a better region.
Why Northeast Mississippi?
Why did Toyota ...