Nissan donates US$ 500,000 to support Mississippi History and Civil Rights Museums

Nissan has donated US$ 500,000 to the Mississippi Department of Archives and History to support ongoing construction efforts and future exhibits at the Museum of Mississippi History and the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum.

Former Mississippi Governors

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500,000th Corolla speeds off the line at Toyota Mississippi

Toyota Mississippi is celebrating the 500,000th Corolla coming off the line at the Blue Springs, Mississippi, production facility. The production accomplishment was achieved faster than any other Toyota plant in the US.

"The 500,000th Corolla vehicle is a milestone we're excited

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Nissan to help Mississippi preschoolers with $400,000 contribution to Dolly Parton Imagination Library Literacy program

Through a $400,000 kick-start grant, Nissan is working with United Way of the Capital Area to provide free books every month to 35,000 eligible Mississippi preschoolers from birth to age 5 through the Dolly Parton Imagination Library program.

Nissan is awarding the grant

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Nissan announces manufacturing leadership changes

Nissan announced that Dan Bednarzyk, currently Vice-President of the Nissan Canton Vehicle Assembly Plant in Mississippi, is named to the newly created position of Vice-President, Total Delivered Cost, effective May 13.

In this role, Bednarzyk will lead

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Nissan rewards Canton with sourcing for next-generation Murano crossover

Nissan announced its Canton Vehicle Assembly Plant has earned the sourcing contract to build the next-generation Murano crossover, which comes as Nissan begins celebrating 10 years of manufacturing in Mississippi.

Since it was established in 2003, the Nissan

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Nissan Canton prepares to celebrate 10 years of manufacturing in Mississippi

With more than 2-million vehicles produced, nearly $2-billion in pay-roll generated and a decade after the first vehicle rolled off the line in Mississippi, the Nissan Canton vehicle assembly plant is preparing to celebrate its 10th anniversary in 2013. The company will

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Growth drives Nissan Frontier, Xterra, to Canton, Miss.

Change is coming to Nissan. Long-time employees at Nissan's Smyrna vehicle assembly plant see it as both a beginning and an end, the final frontier.

Plant Manager and Director Randy Knight started his career at Nissan the same year the Smyrna manufacturing

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Nissan awards education grants to local schools in Mississippi

Nissan North America, in conjunction with BankPlus, recently awarded educational grants totaling more than $77,000 to local schools in Mississippi. More than 100 teachers and administrators from Madison County and Canton public school districts were

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Nissan begins production of 2013 Altima in Mississippi

Nissan and its Canton employees are celebrating a milestone as the first Canton-produced fifth-generation Altima rolled off the assembly line. The Canton Vehicle Assembly Facility began producing the award-winning Altima in 2004 and since has built more than

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