INDIANOLA, Miss. (WTVA) — Bringing jobs back to the Magnolia state – that’s the goal of a Mississippi Make it in America workshop, which will be hosted in Indianola next week.
The free Reshoring Opportunities workshop will take place on October 30 at the Capps Center in Indianola.
It will aid companies to understand reshoring concepts and trends and the costs of manufacturing overseas versus in the United States.
There will be morning and afternoon breakout sessions, a reshoring presentation and lunch. The morning session will begin at 8:30 a.m. and last to 1 p.m. The afternoon session will last from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Participants can choose to attend either session.
The event host, the Mississippi Make it in America team, includes MSU, InnovateMEP Mississippi, the Mississippi Development Authority, the Reshoring Initiative, Itawamba Community College, East Mississippi Community College, Mississippi Delta Community College, Holmes Community College, the Three Rivers Planning and Development District, and the South Delta Planning and Development District.
To register for the event, contact Jill Sellers at jsellers@cavse.msstate.edu or 601-407-2746.
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