‘People Power Initiative’ to make state more competitive in growing and attracting industry’
JACKSON, Mississippi– Entergy Mississippi, Inc. will make a multi-year investment of more than $1 million from shareholders to help prepare the state’s workforce and raise its competitive level to attract business and industry.
The People Power Initiative, announced at the Mississippi Economic Council’s annual meeting, comes on the heels of a $250,000 commitment Entergy Corporation recently made to support Jobs for America’s Graduates. That commitment includes $75,000 for Jobs for Mississippi’s Graduates, a program that fits with the state’s other workforce efforts.
“We’re dedicated to partnering with organizations like MEC and its members to increase economic development in the state,” said Haley Fisackerly, Entergy Mississippi president and CEO. “To do that, it’s imperative that we have a trained and ready workforce.”
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