Benefits for Mississippi

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  • 820 jobs over the next decade; 1,600 jobs by 2030
  • $105 million investment in new Memphis-area intermodal facility
  • 427,000 fewer long-haul trucks annually on highways
  • 8.9 million fewer gallons of fuel consumed annually
  • 99,000 fewer tons of CO2 released annually
  • $30.3 million savings in annual congestion costs for motorists
  • $7.7 million annual savings from accidents avoided
  • $6.0 million savings in annual highway maintenance costs
  • $51.4 million annual logistics cost savings for Mississippi businesses
  • $8 billion in economic development investment by 2030
  • 210 route miles
  • 190 employees
  • $13 million annual payroll
  • $82 million in annual purchases and payments
  • Governor Haley Barbour
  • U.S. Senator Thad Cochran
  • U.S. Senator Roger Wicker
  • U.S. Representative Travis Childers
  • U.S. Representative Gregg Harper
  • A Greener Gulf Coast
  • Lauderdale County
  • Mississippi Association of Resource Conservation and Development Councils
  • Marshall County Industrial Development Authority
  • Mayor of Laurel
  • Mayor of Hattiesburg
  • Hattiesburg-Petal-Forrest-Lamar Metropolitan Planning Organization
  • Delmar Stover
  • C.W. “Chuck” Thomas, Chancery Clerk, Marshall County
  • Betty Byrd, Tax Collector, Marshall County
  • Bill Minor, Northern District Transportation Commissioner, State of Mississippi
  • Don Randolph, Superintendent of Education, Marshall County School District
  • Greg Taylor, President, Merchants & Farmers Bank
  • Kenny Dickerson, Sheriff, Marshall County
  • Kent E. Smith, Smith Whaley, P.L.L.C.
  • Board Members, Marshall County School District
  • Tom King, Chairman, Highways & Transportation Committee, Mississippi State Senate
  • Merle Flowers, Member, Highways & Transportation Committee, Mississippi State Senate
  • Lydia Chassaniol, Member, Mississippi State Senate
  • Lucy Carpenter, Circuit Clerk, Marshall County
  • Lee Yancey, Vice Chairman, Highways & Transportation Committee, Mississippi State Senate
  • Terry W. Brown, Member, Highways & Transportation Committee, Mississippi State Senate
  • Videt Carmichael, Member, Highways & Transportation Committee, Mississippi State Senate
  • Stacey E. Pickering, Mississippi State Auditor
  • William A. Taylor III, President, Taylor Machine Works, Inc.
  • Andre’ DeBerry, Mayor, City of Holly Springs
  • Dean Kirby, Member, Mississippi State Senate
  • Jim Flanagan, President/CEO, DeSoto County Economic Development Council
  • Sam McClatchy, President & CEO, First State Bank
  • Tracy Davidson, CEO, Citizens Bank
  • Mike Chaney, Commissioner, Mississippi Insurance Department
  • James Lunsford, President, A & B Distributing Company, Inc.
  • Kevin Doddridge, General Manager, Northcentral Electric Power Association
  • Charles K. Crain, CLM Insurance Group
  • Russell Johnson, Alderman, Ward 1, City of Holly Springs
  • Calvin James, Alderman, Ward 2, City of Holly Springs
  • Harvey L. Payne, Sr., Alderman, Ward 4, City of Holly Springs
  • Sarah Sawyer, Executive Director, Byhalia Area Chamber of Commerce
  • Johnnie R. Bagley, Alderman-At-Large, City of Holly Springs
  • Tommy L. Woods, Member, Transportation Committee, Mississippi House of Representatives
  • Kizer Jones, City Attorney, City of Holly Springs
  • Lewis D. Young, Memphis Operations, Rite-Way Transport Company, Inc.
  • James E. Woods, Shareholder, Watkins Ludlam Winter & Stennis, P.A. 

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