Marshall County Jabil plant expected to bring 2,200 jobs

By Katherine Lin | Originally published by Mississippi Today

Gov. Tate Reeves on Tuesday announced that Jabil, a Florida-based manufacturing company, will open a new plant in Marshall County.

The $119-million investment is expected to bring about 2,200 jobs.

“Jabil would not be making this investment unless the company was confident that Mississippi and her people can deliver results. Manufacturing is thriving in Mississippi, and this investment is further proof of that,” Reeves said.

In the announcement, Reeves said that the new project will “support customers in the data center infrastructure market.” According to Jabil’s website, the company builds servers, power systems and liquid cooling that data centers need. No further details were provided on what the plant will produce.

This follows last year’s announcement that the company was investing $70 million in the county to construct a facility that can use X-ray technology to sterilize medical devices. 

“Jabil will bring tremendous economic benefits to Marshall County and will create wonderful career opportunities for our citizens,” said Marshall County Board of Supervisors President George Zinn III. “This investment is a result of a strong collaboration among our state and local partners.”   

“AI infrastructure demand remains extremely strong, and our full-year AI-related revenue outlook is now meaningfully higher,” the company’s CEO Mike Dastoor said in the company’s third quarter report. This year, the company, which had $29.8 billion in revenue in 2025, was named one of Time Magazine’s top 10 most influential manufacturing and logistics businesses.

The data center industry has resulted in unprecedented investment in Mississippi with over $50 billion in spending announced over the past two years. 

This article was originally published by Mississippi Today and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.

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