BCoE outreach proves to be high return on investment for Mississippians
October 30, 2007
Mississippi manufacturing taking off with growth of aerospace industry (Northeast Mississippi Business Journal, 2006)
Aurora Flight Sciences celebrates grand opening of Mississippi manufacturing facility (PR News Wire, 2006)
Toyota to build highlanders in Mississippi (USA Today, 2007)
PACCAR picks Mississippi town for new engine plant (Seattlepi.com, 2007)
Nissan will build a truck plant in Mississippi (New York Times, 2000)
Eight supplier facilities will cluster near Nissan’s Mississippi plant (Site Selection, 2001)
New plant (RTI International Metals) a boon to Mississippi Area (Clarion Ledger, 2007)
SeverCorr begins construction on $800M steel mill in Mississippi (Associated Press, 2006)
American Eurocopter plans major expansion in Mississippi (Tennessee Valley Authority Economic Development, 2006)
Starkville, MS—Newspaper headlines like these are indicating that more and more prominent companies are opening facilities and doing business in Mississippi. These companies not only produce more jobs for Mississippians but they generate the openings of much needed service industries that also create more employment opportunities for the residents of the state. Just as large corporations need service industry support, the same is true for the service industries. That is where the Engagement and Engineering Outreach Service (EEOS) at the James Worth Bagley College of Engineering in collaboration with the Manufacturing Extension Partnership of Mississippi (MEP.MS), are making one of the largest economic impacts in the history of the MEP.MS.
CAVS Extension-Canton and Industrial Outreach Service, create the core of the BCoE Engineering Engagement and Outreach Service. Collectively they’ve generated more than an $800-million impact on the state and a creation of 280 jobs by helping prestigious manufacturing companies and their service industries produce world class goods in a more efficient and globally competitive way, as well as bringing state-of-the-art technology to Mississippi industry.
The BCoE’s CAVS Extension and Industrial Outreach Service are engaged with companies and provide expertise in expansion management, project development, streamlining work processes, and creating plans to build facilities from concept to completion. These are just a sample of the kinds of services they have provided to companies, such as the Franklin Corporation, Long Branch Corporation, Inc., Griffin Industries, M-Tek, Mueller Copper Fittings, Nissan North America-Canton, Orman’s Welding, Precision Machine and Metal Fabrication, Tower Automotives, Faurecia, Blackwater Farms, C and M Tire Disposal, Inc., Electric Motor Sales and Service, Sheldon Lab Systems, Yarbrough Wood Products, and Wade Services, Inc.
As high-profile companies discover the advantages of locating in Mississippi, they’re also uncovering a much needed and valuable economic development resource at Mississippi State University and the Bagley College’s Engineering Engagement and Outreach Service.
For more information on the outreach centers at the BCoE, contact the Engineering Engagement and Outreach Service and ask for Roger King.