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THE NUMBERS TELL IT ALL
Hancock County Port & Harbor Commission:
JOBS
Polymer/Chemical 414 Aerospace 386 Manufacturing 262 Military 3,600
ECONOMIC IMPACTS
MILITARY
$290 million in payroll $1.95 billion economic impact
PORT BIENVILLE INDUSTRIAL PARK 694 employees
14 companies
$6.1 million tax revenue
STENNIS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
339 employees
16 companies $127,000 tax revenue
STENNIS SPACE CENTER
4,940 employees
47 companies
$3.3 million tax revenue
Harrison County Development Commission:
OPERATES 5 INDUSTRIAL PARKS
Biloxi, Gulfport, Long Beach, Pass Christian and North Harrison County 200 + companies in HCDC parks
$292 million annual economic impact 4,000+ employees in HCDC parks
PROMOTES, SUPPORTS AND ADMINISTERS
FOREIGN TRADE ZONE #92
$6.3 billion output
17,000 overall zone-related employment
SPONSORS THE GULF COAST RETIREE PARTNERSHIP
3,952 relocation inquiries from marketing, trade shows, word-of-mouth and other sources
ASSISTS HARRISON COUNTY MILITARY TEAM
Local military installations have
a $2.1 billion impact on the local economy
ENRICHES ENTREPRENEURSHIP ON THE GULF COAST
by sponsoring and supporting the Innovation Center
100 % occupancy
100 % business success of tenants in
the past eight years
Jackson County Economic Development Foundation:
TOP MANUFACTURERS
Huntington-Ingalls Industries Chevron Pascagoula Refinery VT Halter Marine
Omega Protein
Zachry Fabrication
Tindall Corporation
Signet Maritime
First Chemical (a Chemours Company) Northrup Grumman Aerospace Unmanned Systems
PFG Precision Optics
PORT OF PASCAGOULA
Port-dependent industries provide 23,000 direct jobs
Consistently ranks as a top 25 port in the nation for cargo volume
$44 million improvement project underway
DEMOGRAPHICS
Population 141,241
(increase of 3.6 percent since 2005)
Unemployment Rate for May, 5.6 % Average Wage $47,599
Median Household Income
$48,406 (state average is $39,566) Number of Business Establishments
2,419
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