A 600,000-square-foot build-to-suit is in the works in Olive Branch, a testament to the local industrial market’s position as a prime manufacturing hub.

Milwaukee Electric Tool Corp. – a Brookefield, Wis.-based manufacturer of heavy-duty portable electric power tools and accessories – recently announced the company is expanding its presence in North Mississippi by relocating to a new, larger distribution center in Industrial Development Inc.’s Crossroads Distribution Center.

2. IDI Bringing 3 Buildings to DeSoto County - Monday, March 05, 2012

Industrial Developments International Inc. is in the midst of adding one build-to-suit and two speculative buildings in its Crossroads Distribution Center in Olive Branch – marking the area’s first spec construction since 2008.

3. $23M Facility Coming to Olive Branch - Monday, August 15, 2011

Anda Distribution, a Florida-based distributor of generic pharmaceuticals, announced Thursday, Aug. 11, that the company will bring about 70 new jobs to Olive Branch with the construction of a warehouse and distribution facility.

4. Soladigm Announces Scholarship Winners - Monday, May 09, 2011

Soladigm, a developer of highly energy-efficient glass for next-generation buildings with commercial manufacturing facilities in Mississippi, has announced its selection of the 2011 winners of the Soladigm College Scholarship.

5. Soladigm Launches Miss. Scholarship - Thursday, March 03, 2011

Green technology company Soladigm Inc. has launched the Soladigm College Scholarship and is calling for 2011 submissions from DeSoto County high school seniors.

6. Industrial Leases Driven by Bulk Warehouse Sector - Monday, November 01, 2010

Absorption in the Memphis industrial market was driven by leasing activity in the bulk warehouse sector for the third quarter, according to the latest data from CB Richard Ellis Memphis.

Memphis Metropolitan Statistical Area’s vacancy rate dipped to 15.7 percent in Q3. Three of the top five leases were in Class A buildings. The top lease transactions of the quarter all occurred within the Southeast and DeSoto submarkets, helping cancel out Q2’s 1.5 million square feet of negative absorption.

7. Economic Development Top Priority for Flanagan - Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Since the establishment of the DeSoto County Economic Development Council in 1978, the county has seen the development of numerous industries, jobs and capital investment.

One of the drivers of those efforts has been Jim Flanagan, president and CEO of the council, who has played a major role in making the county a good place for business.

8. Olive Branch Enjoying Fruits of Labor - Tuesday, October 19, 2010

The spring and summer of 2010 will go down as seasons to remember in Olive Branch.

Between May and late July, four major companies – Soladigm Inc., Hamilton Beach Brands Inc., McKesson Corp. and Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare – announced plans to either open a new facility in, or relocate to, the North Mississippi city.

9. 'User Friendly' - Tuesday, October 19, 2010

With significant commercial real estate progress in 2010, DeSoto County’s stamina has no end in sight, industry professionals say.

DeSoto County is similar to that of other areas with a handful of submarkets that continue to do well and bolster the rest of the region. One of the county’s most prominent firms, Chuck Roberts Commercial Real Estate, has seen thriving submarkets that are located just a few miles from struggling ones.

10. Pinnacle Deal Provides Blueprint for Memphis - Monday, October 11, 2010

News that Pinnacle Airlines Corp. is heading Downtown – and not Olive Branch – is a welcome sign that change is brewing in Memphis.

11. The Hard Sell - Monday, August 09, 2010

To understand how Northwest Mississippi’s small boomtowns like Olive Branch keep one-upping Memphis and reeling in jobs and taxpayers with the promise of greener pastures, an Internet video is one place to start.

12. Olive Branch Reels in Another Company - Monday, August 02, 2010

Olive Branch will add nearly 1,000 jobs thanks to a trio of major economic development deals involving the creation of new plants and a hospital facility.

Even more impressive for the North Mississippi town: the announcements of this impressive job growth came within the span of only a few days last week.

13. Olive Branch Job Growth Up to 1K With Soladigm Addition - Friday, July 30, 2010

Olive Branch will add nearly 1,000 jobs thanks to a trio of major economic development deals involving the creation of new plants and a hospital facility.

Even more impressive for the North Mississippi town: the announcements of this impressive job growth came within the span of only a few days last week.

14. Olive Branch Lands Soladigm, 350 Jobs - Friday, July 30, 2010

Soladigm Inc., a green technology company from California’s Silicon Valley, is moving into the Olive Branch Industrial Park with a plant that employs 350 people.