Projects could bring 450 jobs to Leflore County

GREENWOOD – Economic development officials say several projects in the works could bring up to 450 jobs to Leflore County.

Bill Crump, chairman of the Greenwood-Leflore-Carroll Economic Development Foundation, delivered that message last week during the foundation’s annual membership meeting.

“We have three companies that are currently looking at our airport,” he said. “As many as 100 new jobs will be created if all three of these are located at the airport.”

Crump also mentioned two prospective additions to the Greenwood-Leflore Industrial Park. One, given the code name “Project Brick” by the Mississippi Development Authority, would create 50 jobs.

Another, designated “Project Daisy,” would bring a processing plant that would also create 50 jobs.

Crump said such secrecy can be confusing, and “a lot of times, we don’t even know who we’re dealing with.”

The Greenwood Commonwealth reports the foundation is negotiating with a chain retail company that is seeking to add a 10,000-square-foot building off Mississippi 7, which would bring with it another 25 jobs.

“There’s another local company that is working on a great expansion, which would bring another 200 jobs,” Crump said.

The Cannon Dodge, Jeep, Eagle and Ram dealership, which has received special tax increment financing from the Greenwood City Council, is expected to provide some 25 jobs.

Coburn Supply Co., a large plumbing, heating and air conditioning parts distributor, based in Beaumont, Texas, is setting up a branch at the former Balkamp facility in the industrial park. Crump said the company is looking to expand its marketing eastward.

“This is going to be their southern distribution center and will bring a number of jobs here,” he said.

Milwaukee Electric Tool Corp. has again expanded its Greenwood operations, and tax increment financing helped with The Landing, a convenience store and gasoline filling complex, Crump said.