MOSS POINT, Miss. (WLOX) – The city of Moss Degree is kicking off the model new 12 months with quite a lot of new enterprise developments.

“I consider 2023 goes to be an excellent 12 months for us,” Mayor Billy Knight knowledgeable WLOX. “I consider we’ll see quite a lot of monetary development proper right here in Moss Degree, and primarily proper right here on 63 and I-10.”

Certainly one of many metropolis’s first new development duties is located near the I-10 corridor on Interstate 63.

“Now we’ve the latest Chevrolet and one different CDJR: Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Ram and Fiat sellers,” talked about proprietor Gary Dodson.

Dodson now owns an present Coast Chevrolet and Crown CDJR dealership in Pascagoula, which it has closed.

“We’re leaving Pascagoula, nonetheless that’s nonetheless our purchaser base,” he talked about. “We’re nonetheless proper right here for you. We’re transferring just some miles north and nearer to the interstate for easy entry for everyone spherical Southern Mississippi.”

The crew spent Monday clearing 14 acres of home sooner than transferring the filth.

The two new sellers will develop from about 12,000 sq. toes to about 40,000 sq. toes, about 3 instances the size of the Pascagoula retailer, Dodson talked about. Every are outfitted with 16 service his bays.

The model new location will be subsequent door to quite a lot of totally different shops that Dodson considers preferrred.

“We already have some rivals inside the area,” he talked about. narrower.”

Aiming to open subsequent spring.

“We’re thrilled they’re coming,” added Mayor Knight. “That’s solely the beginning of what we’re making an attempt to do proper right here on Freeway 63.”

Totally different developments embrace a privately held enterprise transferring down the highway, the opening of Arby’s correct subsequent door, and infrastructure work on I-10.

“There’s a lot occurring proper right here on I-63 and I-10,” he talked about. “I’m merely asking most people to be affected individual.”

On February ninth, ‘Retail Method’ will keep a workshop with Moss Degree leaders to debate Moss Degree’s development and enterprise improvement. The meeting will be open to most people at Metropolis Hall subsequent Thursday at 6pm.

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