Mississippi River Inland Port Complex Earns National REDI Sites Silver Designation
The Vicksburg Warren Economic Development Partnership announced today that the the Mississippi River Inland Port Complex (MRIPC), the 1,238-acre site with direct access to the Mississippi River, currently under development, has received a Silver designation through the REDI Sites program, a first-of-its-kind national standard for evaluating site readiness for U.S. office and industrial projects. The program, administered by the nationally recognized Site Selectors Guild provides a rigorous, third party reviewed assessment to help communities position their properties for investment. As part of the program, the Mississippi River Inland Port Complex (MRIPC) has received a Silver designation, recognizing its readiness for [...]
Vicksburg Ranked No. 1 Along the U.S. Mississippi River Corridor for Economic Development Projects Per Capita by National Site Selection Magazine
The Vicksburg Warren Economic Development Partnership announced today that the March 2026 issue of Site Selection magazine has ranked Vicksburg, Mississippi, No. 1 in projects per capita among communities along the entire U.S. Mississippi River corridor. The publication highlighted strong economic momentum along the Mississippi River corridor, with Vicksburg claiming the number one position. The recognition comes as part of Site Selection’s annual national rankings, widely regarded as “the industry scoreboard” for corporate facility investment. The rankings are based on new and expanded private sector corporate facilities tracked by the proprietary Conway Projects Database. Vicksburg took the top spot among [...]
Steel Industry Supplier P.C. Campana Selects Vicksburg and Warren County for First Southern Expansion
The Vicksburg-Warren Economic Development Partnership announced today that steel industry supplier P.C. Campana has selected a site at the Port of Vicksburg to locate its first operations in the South. P.C. Campana produces alloyed cored wire, cored wire feeders and metal cutting products used in the steel manufacturing industry. The project entails the location of two manufacturing lines to the Port of Vicksburg into two existing buildings being acquired by P.C. Campana. The project represents a capital investment of $3.43 million dollars and will create 17 direct jobs. The Vicksburg Warren Economic Development Partnership worked with the company and the [...]
Governor Tate Reeves announces Amazon plans to invest $3 billion in Vicksburg
JACKSON, Miss. – Governor Tate Reeves today announced that Amazon is planning to invest $3 billion in Warren County to build a new data center campus. This investment is expected to create at least 200 high-paying full-time jobs and support more than 300 additional positions in the region. This investment builds upon Amazon’s previous commitment to Mississippi. In January 2024, Amazon announced plans to invest at least $10 billion and create 1,000 direct jobs to establish data center campuses in Madison County. Since then, the company has created thousands of indirect jobs through data center construction, the supply chain and related [...]
Amazon plans to invest at least $3 billion in Warren County, Mississippi, for next-generation data center campus
The investment will create hundreds of jobs, boost local communities, and scale innovation. Amazon today announced plans to invest at least $3 billion in Warren County, Mississippi, to build a new data center campus to support artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud computing technologies. This investment is estimated to create at least 200 new jobs at the Amazon data center campus, plus support more than 300 additional full-time equivalent positions in the Warren County community overall. These opportunities include data center engineers, network specialists, operations managers, and security specialists, while sustaining thousands more jobs in construction and the supply chain across [...]
Amazon Ignites AI Frontier with $3 Billion Next-Gen Data Center in Mississippi
Vicksburg, Mississippi – November 20, 2025 – In a monumental move poised to redefine the landscape of artificial intelligence infrastructure, Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) has announced an investment of at least $3 billion to establish a cutting-edge, next-generation data center campus in Warren County, Mississippi. This colossal commitment, revealed this week, represents the largest private investment in Warren County's history and underscores Amazon's aggressive strategy to bolster its cloud computing capabilities and solidify its leadership in the burgeoning fields of generative AI and machine learning. The multi-billion-dollar initiative is far more than a simple expansion; it is a strategic declaration in the [...]