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A standing-room-only crowd of residents concerned about a planned asphalt plant await a Lafayette County Board of Supervisors meeting on Monday, Oct. 20, 2025. Credit: Katherine Lin / Mississippi Today

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Emotions run high at Lafayette County meeting on proposed asphalt plant
By Katherine Lin - Mississippi Today
Tue,10/21/25-10:28AM , 217 Reads 3,746 Statewide
For over four hours Monday, a standing-room-only crowd of residents watched as opponents and proponents of a planned asphalt plant pleaded their cases at a Lafayette County Board of Supervisors meeting.
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Officials and company leaders shovel dirt during the groundbreaking ceremony for Kloeckner Metals’ new facility in Columbus, Miss., on Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today

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Golden Triangle builds on Steel Dynamics growth with new Kloeckner aluminum plant
By Katherine Lin - Mississippi Today
Mon,10/20/25-2:46PM , 322 Reads 7,634 Statewide
Gov. Tate Reeves says Mississippi is well positioned for a resurgence in American manufacturing.

The groundbreaking of Kloeckner Metals’ new facility was a celebration of the area’s long-term investment in manufacturing and a continued push for American-made goods.
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Mississippi Marketplace: Can the state grow its tech sector?
By Katherine Lin - Mississippi Today
Fri,10/17/25-4:56PM , 771 Reads 12,328 Statewide
China imports record amount of soybeans, but not from U.S. or Mississippi. Elon Musk’s DeSoto County power plant exempt from MDEQ rules.
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Entrepreneurs from across the state, including Ricky Romanek with Claimtra (left) and Lena Horne, engagement manager with the Beanpath, share a light moment while attending an Innovate Mississippi incubator event held at the Capital Club to promote startup companies, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025 in Jackson. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today

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Innovate Mississippi startup accelerator wants to create new jobs and opportunities
By Katherine Lin - Mississippi Today
Thu,10/16/25-4:14PM , 274 Reads 7,507 Statewide
Helping entrepreneurs in the the tech sector could play a role in addressing Mississippi’s brain drain problem.

Mississippi has bemoaned its lack of technology startups and venture capital since the first dot-com boom in the mid 1990s.
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