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The City of Pass Christian, Mississippi has received generous support from across the state – and across the globe – in the development of two new public facilities. Marsha Barbour, wife of Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour, has been influential in the construction of the Marsha Barbour Community Center. And, the Pass Christian Boys and Girls Club recently received a $5 million gift from the Middle Eastern country of Qatar.

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South Mississippi recently hosted governors from across the U.S. for the National Governors Association’s (NGA) 101st Annual Meeting. The bipartisan group attended the four-day event to discuss various issues facing states and the nation, including the economy, education and emergency preparedness.

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Metal Tech, Inc. of Gulfport and Entergy of Mississippi, Inc. of Jackson are the 2008 statewide winners of the Governor’s Cup Award. The winners were announced at this year’s Mississippi Economic Development Council’s awards banquet held July 23, 2009, in Biloxi, Miss.

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In South Mississippi, a remarkable destination is on the horizon. INFINITY at NASA Stennis Space Center will be a science center like no other, where learning is taken to unparalleled levels. Located along Interstate 10, just east of New Orleans at Stennis Space Center, INFINITY will create a lasting impression on those entering Mississippi, and that’s just from its exterior.

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Even during these tough economic times, key industries of Harrison County continue to flourish, and United States Marine, Inc. (USMI) is a powerful example. The full-service boat manufacturer in Gulfport, Miss. recently received a $61.5 million contract over the next four years to construct boats for the country of Kuwait.

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This summer the Mississippi Coast Coliseum and Convention Center in Biloxi, Miss. will complete a $57 million expansion of its convention center, adding more than 200,000 square feet of flexible meeting and exhibition space to the existing 180,000 square feet.

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Keesler Air Force Base in Biloxi, Miss. recently hosted the 2009 Conseil International du Sport Militaire (CISM) Women’s Soccer Championship from June 6 through June 13. The event brought teams from seven nations to the Mississippi Gulf Coast to compete in the 10-day soccer championship.

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Drace Construction Corp., a 2008 graduate of The Innovation Center small business incubator in Harrison County, Mississippi, recently received a $7.5 million contract for the 25th Naval Construction Regiment (NCR) headquarters building at the Gulfport Naval Construction Battalion Command location. The project, which is Drace’s largest to date, includes design, site development and construction services for the new headquarters building. The building will eventually house the 25th NCR.

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The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) School of Construction and the Department of Economic and Workforce Development have received a $50,000 grant from the Mississippi Department of Transportation to begin developing a new interdisciplinary graduate program to teach the advanced skills needed to address the challenges and opportunities created by global trade. A letter from Governor Haley Barbour to USM President Martha Saunders stated that a graduate program in logistics, trade and transportation would “be a great fit with the redevelopment of the Port of Gulfport and the opening of the Panama Canal in 2015 or 2016.”

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William Carey University (WCU) will soon open its new Gulf Coast campus at Tradition, a master-planned community located on Highway 67 in South Mississippi. This fall, the new campus will serve approximately 750 students. As construction continues over the next 10 years, the campus will grow to serve 3,000 students.

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