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Economic Impact (2025)

361
New Business
73
Business Expansion
834
New Jobs
139
Façade Rehabs
1,526
Downtown Living Spaces
115
New Construction Projects Completed
116
Public Improvement Projects Completed
$78,243,814
Public Dollars Invested
$130,953,055
Private Dollars Invested
87,023
Volunteer Hours
  • 361 New Business
  • 73 Business Expansion
  • 834 New Jobs
  • 139 Façade Rehabs
  • 1,526 Downtown Living Spaces
  • 115 New Construction Projects Completed
  • 116 Public Improvement Projects Completed
  • $78,243,814 Public Dollars Invested
  • $130,953,055 Private Dollars Invested
  • 87,023 Volunteer Hours

Opening Doors to Mississippi's Downtowns

August 13-14: MMSA Economic Vitality Training in Pascagoula

Featured Event

August 13-14: MMSA Economic Vitality Training in Pascagoula

August 13-14: MMSA Economic Vitality Training in Pascagoula

Economic Vitality focuses on capital, incentives, and other economic and financial tools to assist new and existing businesses, catalyze property development, and create a supportive environment for entrepreneurs and innovators that drive local economies.

This training is appropriate for Main Street directors and board members, Economic Vitality committee members, city officials, economic development professionals, preservation enthusiasts, and others interested in development for downtowns. This Economic Vitality training counts as one Economic Vitality credit!

The training will be held from 8:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m. on Friday, August 14 at the Grand Magnolia Ballroom in downtown Pascagoula.

Hotel Accommodations

We have reserved a room block at the Hilton Garden Inn Pascagoula for your convenience. You can book your stay using the link below:

Phone: (228) 762-7182

As an additional option, you may also consider Hotel Whiskey. Reservations require a deposit at the time of booking, and cancellations or adjustments are fully refundable up to 72 hours (3 days) prior to check-in. To reserve, call (601) 557-2611 or book directly through their website to view rates and availability.

We recommend booking early to secure your accommodations. The deadline for reserving hotel rooms is July 13.

See you soon in Downtown Pascagoula!

Thank you to our sponsors!
Mississippi Power
Hancock Whitney Bank
Main Street Pascagoula


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Featured Community

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Greenwood

Greenwood is a city in and the county seat of Leflore County, Mississippi, located at the eastern edge of the Mississippi Delta, approximately 96 miles north of the state capital, Jackson, Mississippi, and 130 miles south of the riverport of Memphis, Tennessee. It was a center of cotton planter culture in the 19th century. Greenwood developed at the confluence of the Tallahatchie and the Yalobusha rivers, which form the Yazoo River. Throughout the 1960s, Greenwood was the site of major protests and conflicts as African Americans worked to achieve racial integration, voter registration and access during the civil rights movement. The Viking Range Corporation located in Greenwood helped revitalize downtown Greenwood by building The Alluvian Hotel in 2003, the state's most popular boutique hotel with a spa, cooking school and restaurant in downtown.


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Our Mission

The Mississippi Main Street Association is the catalyst for the preservation and economic revitalization of Mississippi’s historic downtowns and traditional commercial districts.

 

The Mississippi Main Street Association provides visionary leadership to Mississippi’s most storied places. We foster economic and community development through strategies that promote community engagement, pride of place, and quality design to achieve long-term economic growth. MMSA empowers Mississippi’s local Main Street leaders to create vibrant places and thriving economies by implementing the Main Street Approach — organization, design, promotion, and economic vitality.

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MMSA would like to thank all our fantastic investors without whose generous support none of this would be possible.