VIDEO: Gov. Tate Reeves explains what Jordan Carriers’ new Natchez headquarters means for Mississippi – Mississippi’s Best Community Newspaper

VIDEO: Gov. Tate Reeves explains what Jordan Carriers’ new Natchez headquarters means for Mississippi

Printed 8:33 pm Monday, October 3, 2022

NATCHEZ — “It’s large.”

That’s what Gov. Tate Reeves needed to say about Jordan Carriers Inc.’s continued progress and job creation in Mississippi and the area.

“When you concentrate on it, the amount of cash that flows to households throughout Mississippi and the variety of households which are dependent upon Jordan and the roles right here, its meals on the desk for teenagers and grandkids. That is what Mississippi is all about. … It is a nice alternative to rejoice the great issues taking place in our state. In the present day’s announcement is one instance of many in what will be the largest and finest yr in financial growth in our state.”

Reeves, together with different representatives from Jackson, joined tons of within the celebration of a groundbreaking ceremony for what’s quickly to be Jordan Carriers’ new 20,000-square-foot headquarters in Natchez on Monday afternoon.

Jordan Carriers Inc., a flatbed trucking firm with routes throughout a lot of the Japanese United States, was based in 1992 with just one truck.

The family-run trucking enterprise, now 30 years previous, has grown to be the most important flatbed provider within the state of Mississippi. Jordan Carriers outgrew its current Natchez headquarters and wanted to broaden.

“We’re busting on the seams,” mentioned Charles Jordan, who leads the corporate along with his brother, Doug Jordan. Charles Jordan mentioned he was humbled by the variety of companies and officers who got here to Monday’s groundbreaking to point out their assist of the undertaking. Jordan additionally thanked Outdated River Volvo founder Lee White and different enterprise and monetary companions for supporting the trade and its continued progress.

“It’s a superb present of how business-friendly this city, Adams County and the state are to rising companies right here,” he mentioned.

Jordan mentioned when he and his dad, Kenneth Jordan, began the corporate 30 years in the past with their first truck, they didn’t actually have a plan for what it might grow to be.

“However we each agreed that Adams County and Natchez is the place we’d be staying,” he mentioned. “All through the years I’ve executed enterprise in lots of states and had lots of alternatives to do various things in numerous areas. However each time I’m gone, Adams County is a spot I all the time need to get again to. We plan, sooner or later, to all the time preserve it right here.”

Jordan mentioned the long run headquarters constructing can be a testomony to the “tireless work and dedication of so many staff all through the years, together with some like Jake Woods, who has labored with Jordan Carriers from its starting and continues to be working with the trucking firm at the moment.

“Many different staff have been with us the entire time, caught in there and have executed far past what was anticipated of them,” Jordan mentioned. “This new constructing is a testomony to them and one thing for them. I can’t wait to get them into this new constructing. I hope it’s one thing our staff and our crew will probably be pleased with and one thing Natchez will probably be pleased with.”

With the brand new constructing, Jordan Carriers can add 60 new headquarter staff in addition to 100 extra drivers in Mississippi, he mentioned.

“That will put us on the 500-employee mark in Mississippi,” he mentioned. “In the entire Southeast, we must be within the 1,150 to 1,200-employee vary from Texas to the Carolinas. … I feel we’ll meet our targets. And like we’ve executed up to now, we’ve exceeded every thing that dad, Doug or I ever thought we may do and we’ll carry on doing that.”

Natchez Inc., the lead financial and neighborhood growth company for Natchez, Vidalia and Adams County, mentioned the undertaking quantities to a $11 million funding in the neighborhood.

“The Mississippi Growth Authority and Natchez Inc. will proceed to work to safe headquarter designation as progress continues the undertaking,” mentioned Chandler Russ, Government Director of Natchez Inc. “It is a very thrilling time for Natchez. Congratulations to the Jordan household and their hardworking employees. I sit up for persevering with to observe the corporate develop and thrive right here and all through the Nation.”

Reeves mentioned Jordan Carriers’ growth represents greater than only a new 20,000-square-foot facility.

“It represents a Mississippi homegrown firm’s three a long time of success, $11 million in new capital funding, and 30 new, high-quality jobs for Mississippians,” he mentioned. “Congratulations to the complete Jordan Carriers crew on this thrilling occasion.”

Native elected leaders additionally joined within the celebration of this firm milestone.

“The Adams County Board of Supervisors is happy to observe the continued progress in Natchez of employers like Jordan Carriers.  This firm has helped develop alternatives for our residents to have a profession right here at dwelling,” mentioned Wes Middleton, President of the Adams County Board of Supervisors.

“We’re extremely grateful to Jordan Carriers and their continued funding in our metropolis.  They’re really a pillar of our neighborhood offering many good-paying jobs to our residents and in addition offering an important service to a number of states throughout the nation.  I can’t wait to see their lovely new headquarters. And we want them a lot continued success within the years to come back,” Natchez Mayor Dan Gibson mentioned.