Hancock County Port and Harbor Commission

Port Bienville Receives $450,000 Site Development Grant

KILN, MISS: Today Governor Tate Reeves’s office announced the state of Mississippi is investing $450,000 in a site development grant to Port Bienville and Hancock County Port and Harbor Commission (HCPHC). This site development grant will advance the development requirements…

Stennis Airport receives RESTORE grant for technology park

Hancock County Port and Harbor Commission received $2.2 million in RESTORE Act funds for a technology park at Stennis International Airport. The 40-acre technology park will consist of multiple buildings built in phases. The funding, which stems from the 2010…

Railroad upgrades, maintenance underway at Port Bienville

KILN, MISS. – The Hancock County Port and Harbor Commission recently awarded a nearly $1 million contract for upgrades and life cycle maintenance of railroad track at Port Bienville Industrial Park. Trac-Work, Inc., of Haltom City, Texas, was the lowest and…

Hancock County businesses hope to create 2,300 jobs after survey

Officials are trying to bring more career opportunities to Hancock County. After results from a ten month survey on industrial companies, county services and tourism sector businesses, Hancock County officials are set on developing an action plan on how to…