FLORA, Mississippi March 9, 2010 -
Ground-breaking ceremonies were held here today when Monsanto
announced a $2.40 million corn breeding station will be built at the
Flora Industrial Park.
The 26,000-square-foot facility will employ approximately 10 full-time
and up to 50 seasonal workers. Corn production in the southern
region has been growing in the last several years, and the new
site's research focus will be on using the latest breeding
techniques to develop higher-yielding corn hybrids with greater
resistance to disease and other environmental stresses, specifically
adapted to the region.
Monsanto currently has 3 technology research sites in
Mississippi –
Scott,
Leland, and Winterville.
Southeast Industrial Properties I, LLC, a joint venture between
Jackson, MS-based Hines
Investments, Inc. and Duckworth Realty, Inc., has been awarded the
build-to-suit project by Monsanto. Peoples Construction Corp. is
the General Contractor.
