“Accelerating Jobs and Innovation Through Community and Economic Development in Rural Mississippi” White House Forum on Regional Innovation in Rural America Clay Walden, Ph.D. and Roberto Gallardo, Ph.D. Mississippi State University September 18, 2013 Washington, D.C.
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“Accelerating Jobs and Innovation Through Community and Economic Development in Rural Mississippi”
White House Forum on Regional Innovation in Rural America
Clay Walden, Ph.D. and Roberto Gallardo, Ph.D. Mississippi State University
September 18, 2013 Washington, D.C.
Accelerating Jobs and Innovation Through Community and Economic Development in Rural Mississippi
Accelerating Jobs & Innovation
Strengthening Communities
Growing Companies
Developing Entrepreneurs
Expanding Clusters
Projected Impact • $30 million in private investment • Create / Retain 500 jobs
Federal Award: $1,065,000 (3 years)
Project Team : MSU: CAVS-E, nSPARC,
SRDC, OETT, FFI, SRDC, Agricultural
Economics , Mississippi Development
Authority (MDA); Innovate Mississippi
RJA Advisory Board Planning & Development Districts
• Launch of new military vehicle … Griffin Armor (Marshall County… (June 2013)
• Six Sigma Green Belt coaching … Elevance in Natchez, MS) , Milwaukee Tool (Greenwood, MS) , Baxter (Cleveland, MS)
• Training projects with, Pontotoc Springs (Ponotoc, MS) , ABB (Crystal Springs, MS) , Faurecia, Plymouth Tube (Eupora, MS).
• Supervisory & Mgm’t Training … Bauhaus (Saltillo, MS) , Polo (Louisville, MS), (June 2013; September 2013).
• Expansion of new companies listed on “Mississippi-Made Electronic Catalogue.”
Growing Companies … Reshoring Opportunity
• RJA Technical Assistance Projects resulted in … – increased capacity ($200K in Capital investment,
and 66 new jobs) within a upholstered furniture company.
– looking to “reverse the trend” and bring back sewing from Overseas and needing local supply.
• RJA Networking activities resulted in … – identifying a military apparel company in need of
identifying new markets
– Previous reduction in military spending resulted in many experienced sewers out of work.
• Business to Business connections have resulted in … – New orders resulting in the initial rehiring of 12
experienced sewers.
– Connections made to another growing furniture company that has made the decision to “on-shore.”
– Strong prospects for additional volume and jobs
with the app.
78 jobs created with the potential for more … Companies
involved are in Columbus, MS, Ecru MS, and Newton, MS
Growing Companies … through assisting in technology transfer and best practices
RJA Technical Assistance team has assisted an expanding aerospace company in Lowndes county with leveraging $17 million in private investment and creating 20 new jobs.
Growing Companies … through assisting in technology transfer and best practices
Overview
• Griffin Armor (Byhalia, MS) part of Navistar Defense (West Point, MS) supply chain; Griffin responsible for the armored cab for GTT vehicle
• Added several new employees – (77 jobs) … AWS certified welders, painters, …
• CAVS-E provided Product Launch Technical Assistance including Facility Master Planning, Simulation, and Process Engineering. Completed May 2013.
Partial List .. Local Suppliers
• Hawkeye Industries (Tupelo, MS); Precision Machine & Fabrication (Tupelo); Orman’s Welding (West Point, MS)
Building 1 Parts
Fabrication Cab Welding
Building 2 Material Storage
Building 3 Rhino, Bondo,
Building 6 Paint
Final Trim
Building 7 Armored
Glass
Office
Building 4 Blast
Building 5 Door Weld
Griffin Armor - Byhalia
Manufacturing Site
Growing Companies … efforts to assist in finding new markets
RJA recent additions … 8 companies with 82 product profiles.