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MERIDIAN -- This East Mississippi city of 40,000 near the Alabama state line features two interstates, three railroads and, at 10,004 feet, the longest public use runway in Mississippi and Alabama (Key Field), making it a prime location for distribution centers and warehouse space and potentially even bigger business.
"Meridian is blessed with a wonderful location," said Skip Scaggs, manager of business development for East Mississippi Business Development Corporation. "We've called ourselves the strategic center of the south. Located right in the middle of major transportation corridors, we're poised for takeoff."
Site selection committees have been looking at the area, and there's more talk about preparing the community for a super site. National retailers continue to be...
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