Editing Hattiesburg, Mississippi (section)

==Economy==
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Hattiesburg is home to several national business branches that hold thousands of jobs across the [[Pine Belt (Mississippi)|Pine Belt]].  It was headquarters to the now defunct [[International Filing Company]] and currently hosts branches of [[Kohler Company|Kohler Engines]] and [[BAE Systems Inc.]], as well as Berry Plastics and the [[Coca-Cola Bottling Company United]], [[PepsiCo|Pepsi Cola Bottling Co.]], and Budweiser Distribution Co.  Companies such as [[Sunbeam Products|Sunbeam]] (shared with [[Mr. Coffee]], and the [[Coleman Company]]) and [[Kimberly Clark]] used to manufacture in Hattiesburg.

[[Regions Financial Corporation]] operates a large operations center in the city, which employs nearly 500 people. [[Jones Capital]] recently celebrated the groundbreaking of their new $50 million corporate headquarters facility in Midtown Hattiesburg across from The University of Southern Mississippi. Jones operates globally with over 1,000 employees in total, 500 of those are employed in the State of MS. The new headquarters facility will serve as the primary office for over 300 MS-based employees.

The main shopping mall is [[Turtle Creek Mall]].