Lawmakers pass $247M in incentives for aluminum mill

In a one-day special session, lawmakers approved $247 million in taxpayer-funded incentives to help a company build an aluminum mill.

by Geoff Pender and Bobby Harrison, Mississippi Today November 2, 2022 The Mississippi Legislature, in a one-day special session with only a handful of dissenting votes, approved $247 million in taxpayer-funded incentives to help a company build an aluminum mill and other operations near Columbus and create at least 1,000 jobs. Lt. Gov. Hosemann said Mississippi was in competition with at least two other states for the project. Gov.

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