General Atomics has announced its Electromagnetic Systems Group is investing $11 million to relocate a production-components line, from a former GA Electronic Systems facility, to its manufacturing site at the Tupelo/Lee (County) Industrial Park at Shannon, Miss. The relocating product line - and services to the defense and other industries – is to be located in GA’s vacant 87,650 square foot facility in the Heritage Bag building at the industrial park. “There is significant upward potential in many of these products which we are adding to our manufacturing base in Mississippi,” said EMS senior VP Scott Forney. “We have much work to do to ensure a successful start-up” … but “have the confidence to say that continued growth is expected.” GA, based in San Diego, is an advanced technology company developing real-world systems for defense and energy applications. Source: Area Development, Jan. 27, 2014.
[Central Mississippi/Golden Triangle Note: In 2005, GA-EMS opened the test and manufacturing facility in Lee County and has since invested more than $50 million in it. The Lee County project is expected to create 80 jobs bringing GA’s Lee County employment numbers to 150.]
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