Grenada Economic Development District

What Grenada Economic Development District does

The Grenada Economic Development District (operating as the Greater Grenada Partnership) is a public-private regional economic development organization headquartered at 2000 Gateway Street, Suite 140 in Grenada, Mississippi. It coordinates site selection, workforce development, business attraction, and incentive negotiation for companies seeking to locate, expand, or relocate within Grenada County and, through a January 2024 regional partnership, Montgomery County. Its primary "customers" are manufacturing firms, data center operators, logistics and distribution companies, and retail/commercial developers, served free of charge via direct enterprise outreach and a digital self-service portal.

The organization's core deliverable is a curated portfolio of pad-ready industrial and commercial properties anchored by utility infrastructure. Flagship listings include a 700-acre data center site, a 450-acre Entergy rail-served site with a 40 MVA substation, 36-inch gas pipeline, and 2.4 GW of potential power, an 180-acre TVA rail site, the 870-acre Air Industrial Park, and the 190-acre Southpoint Business Park (16 speculative facilities, Phase 1 breaking ground Q2 2025, with 173,883 SF and 126,910 SF spec buildings available Q1 2026). Underlying enabling infrastructure is provided by partners Entergy Mississippi, Atmos Energy, GT&Y Utility District, CSpire, AT&T, Sparklight, and the Tennessee Valley Authority. The organization also maintains interactive mapping tools, workforce development coordination across multiple training entities, business retention/expansion programs, and incentive packaging.

The revenue model is non-commercial: operating funds come from membership dues, county government appropriations, and sponsorship revenue from premier sponsors (e.g., MS Freight, Grenada State Bank, Modine, Milwaukee Tool, Advance Distributor Products), supplemented by grants such as the $4,356,576 Mississippi Development Authority Site Development grant. No pricing is charged to prospective tenants; value capture accrues to the region through capital investment ($550M+ to date), job creation (1,600 direct jobs in eight years, with 900 additional pending and 1,800 employees in active relocation), and tax base growth, including a planned ~3,000-home residential expansion to absorb labor in-migration.

Name

Grenada Economic Development District

Legal name

Grenada Economic Development District

Website

https://grenadameansbusiness.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Grenada Economic Development District (dba Greater Grenada Partnership) is a public-private economic development organization that provides free site selection, workforce coordination, and incentive services to manufacturing, data center, logistics, and commercial firms locating or expanding in Grenada and Montgomery Counties, Mississippi.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Economic Development Services

SIC

Land Subdividers & Developers (No Cemeteries) (6552), Non-Operating Establishments (9995)

akta.pro primary industry

Economic Development & Business Licensing (Local) (BPAIACAN)

akta.pro secondary industries

Real Estate Public-Private Partnership (PPP) & Infrastructure-Adjacent Real Estate Advisory (BPAJANAL), Transitional/Development Land Brokerage (Entitled, In-Path-of-Growth) (BPAJADAJ)

Keywords

• Economic development services
• Industrial site selection
• Workforce development coordination
• Business attraction services
• Commercial real estate listings

Headquarters

HQ city

Grenada

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Membership and Sponsorship Revenue: The organization operates as a public-private partnership funded through membership dues, government appropriations, and sponsorship revenue from premier sponsors including MS Freight, Grenada State Bank, Modine, Milwaukee Tool, and other local businesses.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

The Grenada Economic Development District (operating as the Greater Grenada Partnership) is a public-private regional economic development organization that markets and facilitates industrial and commercial site selection in Grenada County and Montgomery County, Mississippi. It offers a portfolio of shovel-ready industrial properties (data center, rail-served, and airpark sites ranging from 6 to 870 acres) alongside coordinated services including workforce development, business retention and expansion support, financial/incentives coordination, and interactive site-selection tools for prospective manufacturing, logistics, data center, and commercial tenants.

Product overview

The Greater Grenada Partnership operates as an economic development organization offering a portfolio of industrial and commercial property listings alongside supporting services. The property portfolio includes large-scale sites (870-acre Air Industrial Park, 700-acre Data Center Site, 450-acre and 180-acre rail-served industrial sites, 190-acre Southpoint Business Park) and spec buildings (173,883 SF MG-189, 126,910 SF MG-190), complemented by smaller commercial parcels. Supporting services include Interactive Maps for site selection, Workforce Development programs, Business Retention and Expansion support, and Financial Resources/Incentives coordination. The organization positions the region as a right-to-work, business-friendly environment with access to I-55, a 250,000-worker labor pool within 50 miles, and utility infrastructure including up to 2.4 GW of power potential.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• 700-Acre Data Center Site A 700-acre parcel along Interstate 55 designated for data center development, featuring on-site utilities, rail access, and airport adjacency.
• 450-Acre Entergy Rail Site A 450-acre pad-ready industrial site served by a 40 MVA substation, 6-inch gas main at 100 PSI, 36-inch gas pipeline with 2.4 GW potential, 500,000-gallon water tank, water/sewer mains, and fiber telecom up to 1TB.
• 180-Acre TVA Rail Site An 180-acre pad-ready industrial site with a 12 MW TVA substation and fiber telecommunications up to 1TB via CSpire, AT&T, and Sparklight.
• SouthPoint Business Park - 190 Acres with 16 Speculative Facilities A 190-acre industrial park featuring 16 single-tenant speculative buildings, flexible 12-40 acre lots, pad-ready sites, and build-to-suit options (100,000-500,000 SF) between Memphis and Jackson with direct I-55 access.
• 870-Acre Air Industrial Park An 870-acre industrial property at Grenada Mississippi Airport featuring a 7,000 x 150 ft asphalt runway with weight-bearing capacity for cargo operations.
• SouthPoint Business Park MG-189 Spec Building A 173,883 SF speculative industrial building on 12.40 acres with 32' clear height, 60'x60' bay spacing, ESFR fire suppression, and 12 loading docks. Preplanned expansion to 227,883 total SF, available Q1 2026.
• SouthPoint Business Park MG-190 Spec Building A 126,910 SF speculative industrial building on 11.55 acres with ESFR sprinklers, 10 loading docks, and drive-thru; expandable to 180,910 total SF.
• 144-Acre GP Site - South Grenada A 144-acre fenced site with guard entrance, featuring a 127,000 SF facility with rail spur, 9,800 SF office, 40 acres of concrete, and 10MW dual substation. Listed at $3M.
• 6.1 Acres Corner Site Grenada A 6.1-acre B-3 Heavy Commercial zoned parcel with direct I-55 visibility, suitable for hotel and commercial pad development at the intersection of I-55 and Sunset Drive.
• 3.5 Acre Commercial Lot (Right of I-55) A 3.5-acre commercial parcel with I-55 visibility and direct access via Hwy 51 and Papermill Road at the North Grenada Exit.
• Interactive Site Selection Maps Online mapping tools enabling businesses to explore available sites, buildings, utilities, transportation corridors, and workforce data across the Greater Grenada region.
• Workforce Development Coordination Coordinated workforce training and development programs delivered through collaboration with multiple training entities to support employer needs.
• Business Retention and Expansion Program Programs supporting existing businesses with growth, retention, and expansion needs in the Grenada region.
• Incentives Coordination State and local economic development incentives including tax credits, grants, and site development assistance for qualifying businesses.

Quantifiable outcome

• 1,600 direct jobs created in the last eight years
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature2 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Montgomery County Economic Development District (MCEDD)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 January 2025Three-year regional economic development partnership announced between Greater Grenada Foundation for Economic Development, Grenada County, Montgomery County, and MCEDD to strengthen economic development across the two-county region.
• Grenada CountycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCounty government partner in the Greater Grenada Partnership providing economic development services and coordination for industrial development and business attraction.
• Montgomery CountycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCounty government partner in the regional economic development partnership extending services across Montgomery County alongside Grenada County.
• The Hollingsworth CompaniescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndustrial real estate developer developing SouthPoint Business Park in Grenada with 190 acres and 16 speculative facilities. Offers build-to-suit, finish-to-suit, and fund-to-suit options for manufacturing and logistics companies.
• Entergy MississippicoreTechnology or IntegrationElectric utility provider investing $33 million to enhance power reliability in Grenada County with 40 MWA substations and 2.4 GW of potential power available for industrial sites.

Scale indicators9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Regional players

• Greater Memphis Chamber: Regional economic development organization serving the Memphis metro area. Comparable EDO mission (site selection, business attraction, workforce) but anchored in an adjacent major market that often competes for the same logistics and manufacturing capital.
• Metro Jackson Chamber of Commerce: Regional chamber and EDO for the Jackson, MS market — the other endpoint of the I-55 corridor Grenada markets. Comparable mission and customer base, but operates within a larger metro with a deeper existing employer base.

Broad incumbents

• Mississippi Development Authority (MDA): State-level economic development agency that provides the Site Development grant funding Grenada has secured and operates overlapping programs in site selection, incentives, and workforce. Same mission at a larger geographic scope.
• Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Economic Development: Federal utility with a multi-county economic development mission, site selection services, and infrastructure investment. Operates at a much larger scale and serves as both a power provider and an EDO across seven states; directly comparable to Grenada's TVA Rail Site partnership.
• Entergy Mississippi Economic Development: Utility-based economic development division of Grenada's power partner. Provides site selection, incentive coordination, and infrastructure investment for industrial customers across the state — overlapping with Grenada EDD's site attraction role.

Direct peers

• Montgomery County Economic Development District (MCEDD): Directly comparable local EDO serving the adjacent Montgomery County, MS. The two organizations are formal regional partners under the three-year January 2024 partnership and share identical service offerings — site selection, workforce coordination, and business attraction.
• The Hollingsworth Companies: Industrial real estate developer building SouthPoint Business Park in Grenada. Provides comparable product (speculative industrial facilities, build-to-suit) and is both a development partner and a direct competitor for industrial tenants.

Others

• Louisiana Economic Development (LED): State-level EDO with FastStart workforce program and large-site portfolio. Competes directly with Grenada for distribution, petrochemical, and advanced manufacturing projects in the Gulf South region.
• Georgia Power Community & Economic Development: Utility-anchored site readiness and economic development program covering Georgia — a leading Southeastern competitor for data center and manufacturing investment. Operates a comparable model of utility-backed site certification and workforce coordination.
• Alabama Department of Commerce: State-level EDO competing for the same pool of manufacturing, automotive, and aerospace investment capital as Grenada. Comparable mission (site selection, incentive negotiation, workforce coordination) but at state scale and frequently a competitor for the same projects.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/Grenadaedd
• Facebookfacebook.com/profile.php
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/in/greater-grenada-partnership-0a91a81a1

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