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Lester and Gurtowski join Entergy Mississippi’s economic development team

August 24, 2023

Entergy Mississippi recently welcomed two new members to its economic development team. Stacy Lester and Lauren Gurtowski have joined the team’s effort to assist Mississippi communities expand and attract new business.

‘Total Electric’ housing market paves way to modern living

August 11, 2023

There was a time when a “total electric” home sounded like science fiction. But with the growing availability of electric appliances in the 1950s—including heat pumps and water heaters—Mississippi Power & Light’s new marketing department made total electric homes the literal gold standard for customers in Mississippi.

PUCT votes to move Entergy Texas’ Bright Future rate proposal forward

August 4, 2023

The proposal benefits customers, supports growth in Southeast Texas and helps strengthen the state’s economy.

Entergy Arkansas industrial customer plays a significant role in the economy of South Arkansas

July 27, 2023

Entergy Arkansas provides electricity to approximately 730,000 customers in 63 counties. This year, we are featuring some of our key industrial and commercial customers by giving a more in-depth view of their business and how we power their business. The first company we will feature is LANXESS.

Teamwork Mississippi promotes the promise of economic development

July 13, 2023

Economic development in Mississippi began to increase during the mid-20th century, as decades of efforts like Mississippi Power & Light’s “Helping Build Mississippi” program led to new investment in the state. And during the next quarter-century, the labor force kept growing to meet their needs.

Enduring value: Entergy’s more than 100-year-old story (POWER Magazine)

July 10, 2023

One man’s ambition to electrify the Middle South and improve its economic outlook 110 years ago evolved from a handshake for steam from a boiler powered with waste sawdust into Entergy Corporation, a multi-billion-dollar energy giant. Shaped by a legacy of growth, innovation, hardship, and disaster, the company today forms a bedrock in the Gulf Coast, America’s new economic powerhouse.

Entergy Arkansas – Good for business and the environment

June 15, 2023

Customers looking for clean, affordable energy to power their factories, businesses and homes need to look no further than Entergy Arkansas, which continues to expand its zero-emissions portfolio and related offerings to meet customers’ needs.

Nissan Canton’s energy-driven success in Madison County

May 25, 2023

When workers tightened the lugnuts on the 5 millionth vehicle to roll off the assembly line at the Nissan Canton plant in October 2022, the milestone reverberated far beyond its 1,400-acre footprint in central Mississippi.

Entergy Mississippi awards grants to attract industry, new jobs

May 24, 2023

The Excellerator program has exceeded a $500K lifetime investment in Mississippi's economic development.

‘Helping Build Mississippi,’ one development at a time

May 11, 2023

Major employers like Nissan, Continental Tire and Amazon are only the latest economic development successes in Mississippi. Leaders in the state began planting the seeds for the levels of job creation we enjoy today during and after the biggest economic disaster in U.S. history—the Great Depression.