Hinds County

What Hinds County does

Hinds County Economic Development Authority (HCEDA), operating under the brand "Select Hinds," is a public economic development authority chartered by the Mississippi State Legislature through House Bill 1687 in 2010 and headquartered at 125 S. Congress St Suite 1500, Jackson, Mississippi. Its functional mandate is to attract, retain, and expand businesses in Hinds County and the Greater Jackson metropolitan area by serving site selectors, corporate investors, entrepreneurs, and job seekers with site selection support, property listings, workforce development coordination, and one-stop environmental permitting access. HCEDA does not sell a technology product; its underlying platform is a hybrid of a content-driven website (selecthinds.com), the Entergy Mississippi-powered Zoom Prospector site selector, national commercial real estate listings (LoopNet, MSCREX), a LinkedIn job search portal, and direct consultation by a small in-house staff led by Executive Director Hunter Gardner.

HCEDA's revenue model is non-commercial: it is funded through Hinds County government appropriations and partners with the Mississippi Development Authority, NADO, Entergy Mississippi, Downtown Jackson Partners, Visit Jackson, the Greater Jackson Alliance, and four local chambers of commerce to deliver services at no direct cost to businesses. The Authority's primary quantifiable outcomes to date are anchored by the Continental Tire $1.45 billion manufacturing plant in Clinton, MS (opened October 2019), which created up to 2,500 jobs at an average salary of $40,000 and remains the largest project attraction in HCEDA's history. Other scale metrics frame the addressable market the Authority markets to prospects: 217k+ county population, 440k+ MSA labor force, 31% of population holding a Bachelor's degree or higher, 32,502 higher-education students across seven institutions, and 84,921 K-12 students in Jackson MSA districts.

Name

Hinds County

Legal name

Hinds County Economic Development Authority

Website

https://selecthinds.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1970

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

HCEDA is a public economic development authority chartered by the Mississippi State Legislature that provides site selection, property listings, workforce development, and permitting support to businesses, site selectors, and entrepreneurs seeking to locate or expand in Hinds County, Mississippi.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Jackson

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Funding: HCEDA is funded through Hinds County government appropriations and operates as a public economic development authority created by Mississippi State Legislature House Bill 1687 in 2010.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

HCEDA is a public economic development authority that markets Hinds County, Mississippi to businesses, site selectors, and investors for location and expansion decisions. It provides free site selection assistance, business startup guidance, workforce development coordination, property listings (via Zoom Prospector), and a job search portal to support business attraction, retention, and expansion in the Greater Jackson metropolitan area.

Product overview

The Hinds County Economic Development Authority (HCEDA) is a government economic development organization, not a technology product company. It does not offer a software platform or technology products. Instead, HCEDA provides economic development services including business attraction and retention, site selection assistance, workforce development coordination, and a job search portal. The organization facilitates economic growth in Hinds County, Mississippi by connecting businesses with available properties, workforce resources, and local partners.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Site Selection Assistance Services
• Zoom Prospector Property Database
• Business Startup Guide

Quantifiable outcome

• Population: 217k+ county, 440k+ MSA labor force
• +2 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core, regional and minor.

• Mississippi Development AuthoritycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerState agency that recruits new business to Mississippi, retains and expands existing industry, provides technical assistance to entrepreneurs and small businesses, and oversees programs supporting minority and women-owned businesses.
• National Association of Development Organization (NADO)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational membership association representing the interests of regional community and economic development practitioners, advocating for federal policies and programs promoting equitable community development and economic competitiveness.
• Downtown Jackson PartnersregionalStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganization dedicated to enhancing quality of life for those who live, work, and play downtown Jackson, promoting new and established businesses, organizations, and events within the downtown district.
• Visit JacksonregionalStrategic or Co-development PartnerOfficial destination marketing organization for the City of Jackson, positively impacting the city's economy through meeting and tourism recruitment activities.
• Clinton Chamber of CommerceregionalStrategic or Co-development PartnerBusiness organization promoting economic and community development and enhancement of quality of life in Clinton, MS, established in 1965.
• Raymond Chamber of CommerceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAll-volunteer organization dedicated to helping members succeed through programs and partnerships promoting healthy business climate and economic development in Raymond, MS.
• Byram Chamber of CommerceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerChamber of commerce focused on fostering and strengthening relationships between Byram businesses while focusing on economic development of the Byram Community.
• Greater Jackson AllianceregionalStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional alliance organized to develop and implement marketing strategy to promote Greater Jackson, enhance cooperation between government jurisdictions, and coordinate economic development efforts.
• Entergy MississippicoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor electric supplier providing incentive electricity pricing to new and expanding manufacturing industries. Entergy employs economic development professionals who work with communities and site selectors. Their Zoom Prospector platform qualifies sites in Hinds County.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/selecthinds
• Facebookfacebook.com/selecthinds

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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