ith no property taxes or zoning, as well as various incentives from the federal government that support economic development in Native communities, companies can reap a plethora of benefits when doing business with the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians (MBCI), the only tribal community in the state of Mississippi.
“I’ve heard people say that they can do something with us in 30 days that would take them two or three months in their home communities,” says John Hendrix, the MBCI’s director of economic development. “Tribes offer a unique set of advantages, so if you think about it from the state’s perspective, it just gives them another tool in the tool belt.”
On August 18, the tribe announced a new recruitment asset, the Choctaw Employment Advantage. Through this incentive, commercial tenants leasing Choctaw buildings are eligible for rental discounts when…
