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The Tri-County Council of Chambers presents “Prospecting in the PM,” a trade show specifically for small businesses located in Hinds, Madison, and Rankin counties will be held June 17, from 3 to 7 pm at the Mississippi Trade Mart.
This unique advertising, promotion and networking opportunity provides small business owners an affordable way to showcase their products and services.
More than 200 businesses are expected to participate at the show with plenty of door prizes.

Try a taste of the best restaurants in the tri-county area including AJ’s Seafood Grill, Archestratus Grill, Annie D’s Family Grill, Canton Café & Catering, Catering by George’s, Davidson’s Corner Market, Haute Pig, McAlisters Deli, Mildred’s Catering, Primos Restaurant, Roosters, Steam Room Grille, Gravity Gallery Coffeehouse & Café and Lady Catherine’s Catering & Café.
Be sure to bring plenty of business cards to “Prospecting in the PM.”

Tri-County Chambers participating are Canton Chamber of Commerce, Clinton Chamber of Commerce, Flora Chamber of Commerce, Madison County Chamber, Madison the City Chamber of Commerce, Metro Jackson Chamber, Pearl Chamber of Commerce, Rankin Chamber of Commerce, Raymond Chamber of Commerce and the Ridgeland Chamber of Commerce.

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The Mississippi Free Press produced this story through the MFP Solutions Lab, supported by the Solutions Journalism Network. This series digs into Mississippi’s systemic issues and sheds light on responses to them in other communities. Beyond just reporting on problems, these stories interrogate their causes and inspect potential solutions.

Mississippi native Donna Ladd and partner Todd Stauffer founded the Jackson Free Press in 2002 in the capital city. The heavily awarded local newspaper did many investigations heralded across the state and nation and served as a paper of record due to its diversity, inclusion, in-depth reporting and deep connection to readers and dedication to narrative change in and about Mississippi. In 2022, the nonprofit Mississippi Free Press, founded by Ladd and JFP Associate Publisher Kimberly Griffin in 2020, purchased the journalism assets and archives of the Jackson Free Press. A Google grant through AAN Publishers enabled Newspack's integration of the JFP archives into the Mississippi Free Press website to become part of a more searchable archive of recent Mississippi history and essential journalism.