The University of Mississippi’s Medical Center is located in Jackson, and it drives business throughout the state, employs more than 9,000 and educates more than 2,500 students at any one time. Roy Smith Jr., president of Daniel Coker Horton & Bell, says health care has become a major employer in the state capital for that reason, and that "health care reform is going to have an impact" likely to lead to more legal business in the future.
But the legal industry is also keeping a close eye on a major expansion at Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.’s auto assembly plant in suburban Canton and a port expansion project in Gulfport that businesses hope will boost foreign shipping and jobs throughout the state.
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