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PASCAGOULA IS LEADING THE NATION IN GROWTH• The United States Council of Mayors conducted a study where Pascagoula ranked

third in the country in Gross Metropolitan Product

• Gulfport – Biloxi – Pascagoula Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) experienced 10.6%

growth in weekly wages between 2013 and 2014 – 3rd fastest rate in the nation

• The Associated General Contractors of America ranked Pascagoula #1 in

construction job growth in 2013

• Achieved a growth rate of 51%, more than double that of any other area in the AGC

Study

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PASCAGOULA IS HOME TO THE LARGESTPRODUCER OF BASE OILS IN THEWORLD

• The Chevron Pascagoula Refinery produces 25,000 barrels per

day of premium base oils

• Also produces gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel

• Employs 1600 people

• Paid approximately $46.5 million in property taxes in 2013

• The Port of Pascagoula moves over 35

million tons of cargo annually

• Imports: forest products, crude oil, and

chemicals

• Exports: forest products, paper products,

frozen poultry, petroleum products,

fertilizer, chemicals, and project cargo

• National rankings:

• #15 in total foreign trade

• #32 in total domestic trade

• #21 in total overall trade

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PASCAGOULA IS HOME TO THE LARGEST SEAPORT INMISSISSIPPI

• Pascagoula’s downtown corridor is

thriving once again thanks to a strong

commitment to revitalization

• The Cottages at Anchor Square has

served as a launch pad for seven new

businesses over the last year

• Fewer downtown vacancies on Delmas

Avenue than ever before

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PASCAGOULA HAS A PICTURESQUE DOWNTOWN ANDTHRIVINGMAIN STREET DISTRICT

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PASCAGOULA HAS AN EXCELLENT QUALITY OF LIFE

• Pascagoula manages approximately 200

acres of parks and recreational facilities

• 12 tennis courts

• 20 lit ball fields

• 3 jogging trails

• A Senior Center

• Scranton Nature Center

• Scranton Museum

• Andrew Johnson Recreation Center

• 9-field Soccer Complex

• Organized paddles and bike rides

• 70 annual programs and events

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PASCAGOULA SCHOOLS ARE DEVOTED TO EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION

Pascagoula High School and Gautier High School were both ranked in the

top 25 public high schools in Mississippi in the 2015 Niche Rankings

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ONGOING PROJECTS

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PASCAGOULA RECOGNITION

• Tree City USA

• Blue Cross Blue Shield Mississippi Healthy Hometown

• American Heart Association Gold Fit-Friendly Workplace

• MRPA Arts & Humanities Award for Summer Camp Dinner Theater

• Bicycle Friendly Honorable Mention by American League of Bicyclists

• Renewed Main Street Accreditation

• Completed Environmental Trail Amenities

• 4 Officers won awards at Police Training Academy

• 3 awards from the Gulf Coast Women’s Center for Nonviolence

• Officer of the Year Award from MS Gulf Coast Crimestoppers

• Joe Huffman – 25-year Service Award at ICMA

• Jen Dearman – Heidel Award at True South Economic Development Conference

• PSD ranked in top 25 public school districts in Mississippi

• PHS ranked in top 25 high schools in Mississippi

• Anne Pitre – Award of Excellence at PRAM

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PASCAGOULA IS THE ECONOMIC ENGINE FOR THEMISSISSIPPI GULF COASTAND THE STATE OFMISSISSIPPI

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