THIS INVESTMENT WILL CONSTRUCT WATER SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS TO SERVE THE PONTOTOC COUNTY INDUSTRIAL PARK FIRE SUPPRESSION CAPACITY MAKING IT MORE RESILIENT. IT WILL ENHANCE AND STRENGTHEN THE CAPACITY OF MANUFACTURING COMPANIES WITHIN THE PARK TO CONTINUE OPERATIONS AND EXPAND. THE GRANTEE ESTIMATES THAT 991 JOBS WILL BE RETAINED, 50 NEW JOBS CREATED AND $3,685,000 IN PRIVATE INVESTMENT GENERATED. THIS PROJECT WAS MADE POSSIBLE BY THE PLANNING EFFORTS OF THREE RIVERS PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT. EDA FUNDS THREE RIVERS PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT TO BRING TOGETHER THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS TO CREATE AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ROADMAP TO STRENGTHEN THE REGIONAL ECONOMY, SUPPORT PRIVATE CAPITAL INVESTMENT AND CREATE JOBS.