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Grenada County Build Better Together 2040 Plan

Economic Assets

Shown on the Economic Assets Map are factors
that make Grenada County attractive for business
investment and job creation, including:
 The volume of traffic passing through the area
daily, especially on Interstate 55.
 The county's existing economic base,
especially in manufacturing, among a variety
of other major employers.
 The county's strong educational institutions,
from primary to higher education along with
continuing education programs, and its
proximity to three of Mississippi's key
universities (Delta State University in Grenada County's profile is already raised long before
Cleveland, University of Mississippi in
Oxford and Mississippi State University in visitors and potential investors reach the area.
Starkville).
 The availability of a municipal airport (plus direct rail service) and nearby areas dedicated to industrial
use, including the county's new Grenada I-55 Business and Technology Park.

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