
Over the past two centuries, the historic Capitol Street corridor has experienced many transformations. Check out the most recent public and private transformations that are bringing this iconic streetscape to life.

The Southeastern United States is a global leader in technological advancement and Mississippi is set to become a technology hub in our region. Today, there is more supercomputing power between Mississippi and Tennessee than the rest of the country.

Great City Inaugural Summit 2023
Great City Mississippi Foundation brought some of the nation’s top thought leaders to Jackson today for its inaugural summit. Over one hundred community leaders from across the city attended the event at The Railroad District, to learn and dream about ways to continue to serve Jackson.

Lefleur Museum District Pedestrian Bridge
The Great City Mississippi Foundation applauds passage of the Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development (THUD) Appropriations Act as part of a six-bill appropriations package cleared by the U.S. Congress on Friday, March 8th.

Jackson Design Forum 2024
The Jackson Design Forum brought community members, nonprofit leaders, urban planners, architects, landscape architects, engineers, developers, and government leaders together to share ideas about redeveloping Jackson, Mississippi around greenspace projects.

Museum Trail Expansion
Recently passed legislation has allocated $250,000 for the continuation of the Museum Trail further into Downtown Jackson. The Museum Trail was also the 2023 Reconnecting Communities and Neighborhoods Grant Awardee for Connecting the Museum Trail through Downtown and West Jackson.