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Presley to Host Hire Mississippi Event in Lafayette County
Mississippi Public Service Commissioner Brandon Presley will host an event in Lafayette County to allow businesses to sign up to do work with the state’s largest utilities.
The Hire Mississippi event will take place on Oct. 28 at the Oxford-Lafayette County Chamber of Commerce, located at 299 West Jackson Ave, Oxford.
The event is free, open to the public and breakfast will be served.
In 2017, Presley passed the Hire Mississippi rule that requires the state’s largest public utilities to give extra notice, attention, and support for Mississippi businesses looking to bid on public utility projects.
Hire Mississippi requires the largest utilities to give notice to each company on their Hire Mississippi Supplier List when any job is available for bid that a Mississippi company is qualified to perform. The program requires each business to sign up and provide certain information.
“I am sick and tired of seeing out-of-state companies on construction sites in Mississippi when I know that Mississippians are footing the bill for those projects. I have zero doubt that our companies could be doing at least some of that work if they were given the chance. It’s past time that we put our state’s businesses first and that is what the Hire Mississippi program does,” Presley said.
“Hire Mississippi allows Mississippi businesses to get a bite at the apple and be considered first for contracts that they are qualified to do. If we don’t look out for Mississippi businesses and workers, no one else will.
“This is a casual event, but one where I want every business owner to leave there signed up for the Hire Mississippi Supplier List and with knowledge about the program.”
The event is co-sponsored by the Oxford-Lafayette County Chamber of Commerce. To RSVP, call the Oxford-Lafayette County Chamber of Commerce at 662-234-4651 or email pam@oxfordms.com.
Courtesy of the Public Service Commission
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