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For years, the Mississippi Gulf Coast has been recognized for a workforce skilled in shipbuilding. With the influx of new industries, the workforce has grown in diversity and the available services have expanded to help adequately prepare the workforce for those new industries.
Today, Harrison County’s workforce consists of manufacturers and distributors, pharmaceutical technicians, healthcare providers, casino workers, shipbuilders and more, and it continues to grow.
In addition to a strong, growing, skilled workforce, Harrison County has many other amenities to offer businesses looking to expand, relocate or start from scratch, like deep-water access to Gulf of Mexico shipping lanes, a foreign trade zone, fully developed industrial sites and significant GO Zone tax incentives. If you are interested in finding out more about these great amenities or the available workforce development programs, call the Harrison County Development Commission, (228) 896-5020.
