COVID causes delays at North Star; officials still optimistic about site
Construction crews work on the North Star Industrial Park on Thursday in Starkville. Construction began on March 30 and, if things go as planned, is set to be complete by late January. Photo by: Claire Hassler/Dispatch Staff
Construction of the long-awaited North Star Industrial Park at the northwest intersection of Highways 389 and 82 in Starkville has continued during the COVID-19 pandemic, though not without delays, Golden Triangle Development LINK CEO Joe Max Higgins said.
Most of the infrastructure — roads, water lines and sewer lines — is in place after two years of construction. The only building in the works at the moment is the new headquarters for Garan Manufacturing, the park’s first confirmed tenant last year, which is relocating from its current site on Highway 12.