Southern Business & Development magazine in its most recent issue named Tupelo the South’s top small market of 2007. A small market is defined as a region with a population less than 249,999.
Here’s what SB&D said about us:
Tupelo and the northeast Mississippi region had a memorable year in 2007. Toyota picked a site in nearby Blue Springs, Miss. for its latest plant in the Southern Auto Corridor and landed some very impressive parts suppliers for the plant, too. Tupelo has had many great years in its economic development history, but 2007 may have been the best ever.
Read more about the ranking in tomorrow’s Daily Journal. See more of the winners on the magazine’s Web site.
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Fantastic. Great for Tupelo and the region !
Also Columbus was noted w/ an Honorable Mention.
Mississippi had a great year in 2007, earning an Honorable Mention in this, the 2008 SB&D 100. It’s the first time we have recognized Mississippi since 2002. But don’t let that lack of recognition over the last six years fool you about the Magnolia State. Certain regions of Mississippi have done incredibly well on a consistent basis over the years, particularly areas of the state near Memphis, the Mississippi Gulf Coast and Jackson has had a couple of great years since we began this ranking in 1993.
In 2007, two places helped carry Mississippi to its lofty perch in the 2008 SB&D 100: Columbus and Tupelo, Miss. Some of the most impressive deals announced in the South were turned in those two areas of the state.