Hancock News

Port Bienville Railroad Celebrates Rail Safety Week
September 22, 2020Hancock County, MS (September 22, 2020) – As Rail Safety Week moves into full swing, The Port Bienville Railroad (PBVR) and... #Capital Projects, #Community, #Port Bienville Industrial Park, #Port Bienville Railroad, #Workforce

Calgon Carbon increasing capacity at Port Bienville, investing $185 million
June 25, 2020Kiln, Miss. (June 25, 2020) – Calgon Carbon, manufacturer of activated carbon products, is increasing production capacity at Port Bienville in Hancock... #Capital Projects, #Export, #Foreign Direct Investment, #Manufacturing, #Port Bienville Industrial Park, #Success Story, #Workforce

Port & Harbor Commission Announces FAA Part 141 Flight School at Stennis International Airport
June 16, 2020Hancock County, MS (June 16, 2020) – The Hancock County Port and Harbor Board of Commissioners recently approved a Federal Aviation... #Aerospace, #Commissioners, #Community, #Military, #Stennis International Airpark, #Stennis International Airport, #Services at Stennis International Airport, #Workforce

Buras named Public Works Director for Hancock County Port & Harbor Commission
May 7, 2020Hancock County, MS (May 7, 2020) – The Hancock County Port and Harbor Commission announced that James Buras has been named... #Community, #Port Bienville Industrial Park, #Staff Profile, #Stennis International Airpark, #Success Story, #Workforce

Launcher Signs Contract with Stennis Space Center to Test Rocket Engines
May 5, 2020Hancock County, Mississippi – (May 5, 2020) Hancock County is forging a relationship with a second startup space company. Launcher is... #Aerospace, #Manufacturing, #Stennis Space Center, #Workforce

The Andersons Bring Repair Expertise to Hancock County
April 15, 2020Hancock County, Mississippi – (April 15, 2020) The Andersons began in the 1940s as a small, family-owned truck terminal in Maumee,... #Port Bienville Industrial Park, #Port Bienville Railroad, #Workforce

Meet Beau Gex
March 30, 2020Meet Beau Gex, who is currently Port Director for Port Bienville Maritime Port located within the Port Bienville... #Community, #Manufacturing, #Port Bienville Industrial Park, #Staff Profile, #Workforce

Lazy Magnolia Brewery Continues Innovation
March 30, 2020Hancock County, MS (March 30, 2020) Lazy Magnolia Brewery was recently featured in local news, answering the call for unprecdented demand for... #Community, #Manufacturing, #Stennis International Airpark, #Success Story, #Workforce

Walker named Chief Administrative Officer for HCPHC
January 31, 2020Hancock County , MS (January 31, 2020) - The Hancock County Port and Harbor Commission announced that Madeline Walker has been named... #Community, #Port Bienville Industrial Park, #Staff Profile, #Stennis International Airpark, #Stennis International Airport, #Success Story, #Workforce

Lockheed Martin expanding at NASA’s Stennis Space Center, creating 30 jobs
December 3, 2019Hancock County, MS (Dec. 3, 2019) – Global security and aerospace company Lockheed Martin is expanding its operations at NASA's Stennis... #Aerospace, #Stennis Space Center, #Success Story, #Workforce