The Byhalia Area Chamber of Commerce (BACC) serves over 250 members in Byhalia and surrounding areas. It acts as an advocate for local businesses and represents their interests. The town of Byhalia has experienced rapid growth in business and industry, contributing over 25% of gross sales and calculated taxes to Marshall County's economy. Major employers in the area include Asics, Exel, and Thomas & Betts, employing over 1,400 people total. The BACC supports community and economic growth through various services and representing the interests of its members to local governments.

2. Table Of Contents
• Value of a Chamber of Commerce to a Community’s Growth
• A View of Byhalia Area Chamber of Commerce
– In the Beginning
– Member Analysis
– Member by Industry
• Town of Byhalia's Contribution to Marshall County Economic Development
– Population Comparisons within Marshall County
– Byhalia Area Businesses Community
– Gross Sales Collected Revenue – October, November & December 2013
– Calculated Taxes – October, November & December, 2013

3. Chambers of Commerce
The local Chamber of Commerce is one of the most
trusted sources of information in most communities

4. Chambers of Commerce
• Chambers of Commerce are the most important tourism
marketing organizations in small rural communities.

5. Rural Chamber of Commerce
One of the most significant Roles of a Rural
Chamber of Commerce is to help:
Develop new business growth for the community;
and interface with local and regional
governmental agencies to increase the
economic viability for all

6. Byhalia Area Chamber of Commerce (BACC)
The BACC acts as an advocate for the business
community, representing the interest of its members.

7. Byhalia Area Chamber Service
Annual Averages
 Telephone Calls, 3,744
 Visitors/person to person encounters, 2,496
 Emails, 5,824
Total Averages: 12,064
Types of Encounters
Information on Businesses
Chamber Membership
Health Services
Community Events
Civic Details
Relocation (real estate or rentals, utilities, phones, garbage)

8. BACC Service Analysis

9. The Byhalia Area Chamber of Commerce supports:
Community and economic growth which promotes the quality
of life in Byhalia and Marshall County;
and enhances the attractiveness
of Byhalia and Marshall County
as a visitors’ destination.

10. Power of the BACC
254 Members Strong
Our unified voice wields influence far greater than
any single business or individual acting alone

11. Byhalia Chamber Of Commerce
254 Member Analysis
Byhalia
141
Desoto County
41
Marshall County
37
Tennessee
18
All Others
17
Byhalia Hernando Potts Camp Bartlett Ashland
Horn Lake Holly Springs Collierville Batesville
Olive Branch Germantown Oxford
Southaven Jackson New Albany
Lakeland Pass Christian
Memphis Ridgeland
Nashville Senatobia
Tupelo
55.51 % 16.14% 14.57% 7.09% 6.69%
Total Members
100%
Byhalia Only
55.51%
All others Combined
44.49%
Source: Byhalia Area Chamber of Commerce Membership

12. Byhalia Chamber Member Analysis

13. Town of Byhalia’s Contribution to
Marshall County’s Economic Development

14. Byhalia
Chickasaw Trails warehouse and distribution facilities
exceeds 1.8 million square feet. The Town of Byhalia
extended gas lines to the park. Marshall County Water
Association is a privately held utility that meets other
infrastructure needs.
Exel WarehouseAsics

15. Town of Byhalia
• Byhalia is experiencing rapid growth in the business,
industry, and residential sectors. Highway 78 will soon
become Interstate 22. Interstate 69 is under
construction in Byhalia , part of a 1,600 mile long
corridor project to link Canada to Mexico.

16. Marshall County

17. Population within the County
Town/ County Population Percent of County
Byhalia 1,302 3.5 %
Holly Springs 7,699 20.73%
Potts Camp 523 1.40%
Unincorporated
Communities
27,620 74.36%
Marshall County 37,144 100%
Source: 2010 US Census

18. Marshall County Population
by Incorporated Towns
Town/ County 2010 Census 2000 Census Change
Byhalia 1,302 706 84.42%
Holly Springs 7,699 7,957 3.27%
Potts Camp 523 494 5.87%
Marshall
County
37,144 34,993 6.15%
Sources: 2010 and 2000 US Census

19. Byhalia Area Largest Employers
Business Number of Employees
Asics 250
Cargill 30
Exel 90
Griffin, Inc. 80
Hunter Fan 100
Roxul 150*
Smith Transportation 25
Southern Brick 53
Temptutech 15
Thomas & Betts 600
Wesco 35
Other 12 or less 47
Total Employees 1,476
Percentage of County Industry of 2,409 workers: 61.27%
Source: Marshall County Industrial Development Authority
While Byhalia
Industry
represents a
third of the
County’s
employers;
those same
employers
account for
61% of the
County’s
workforce

20. Source:
Mississippi State Department of Revenue
Mississippi Department of Information Technology Services
Town Gross Sales Tax
Collected
Percent of Gross
Sales
Byhalia $12,649, 701 23.82 %
Marshall County $53,115,421 100%
of Gross Sales
October 2013 Revenues

21. Source:
Mississippi State Department of Revenue
Mississippi Department of Information Technology Services
Town Calculated Taxes Percent of
Calculated Taxes
Byhalia $299,368 24.79%
Marshall County $1,207,845 100%
October 2013 Revenues

22. Source:
Mississippi State Department of Revenue
Mississippi Department of Information Technology Services
Town Gross Sales Tax
Collected
Percent of Gross
Sales
Byhalia $10,724,397 30.49 %
Marshall County $35,169,789 100%
of Gross Sales
November 2013 Revenues

23. Source:
Mississippi State Department of Revenue
Mississippi Department of Information Technology Services
Town Calculated Taxes Percent of
Calculated Taxes
Byhalia $340,618 32.19%
Marshall County $1,058,071 100%
November 2013 Taxes

24. Source:
Mississippi State Department of Revenue
Mississippi Department of Information Technology Services
Town Gross Sales Tax
Collected
Percent of Gross
Sales
Byhalia $9,276,068 28.45 %
Marshall County $32,603,372 100% of Gross
Sales
December 2013 Revenues

25. Source:
Mississippi State Department of Revenue
Mississippi Department of Information Technology Services
Town Calculated Taxes Percent of
Calculated Taxes
Byhalia
$304,607 30.36%
Marshall County $1,003,332 100%
December 2013 Taxes

26. Source: Mississippi State Department of Revenue
Mississippi Department of Information Technology Services
Town/County Average Percent of
Gross Sales
Average Percent
Calculated Taxes
Byhalia 27.59% 29.11%
Marshall
County
100%
of Gross Sales
100%
of Calculated Taxes
4th Quarter 2013 Averages
Gross Sales & Calculated Taxes
While Byhalia accounts for only 3.5 percent of the population in
Marshall County; the town generates approximately 1/3 of all gross
sales and calculated taxes in Marshall County during the last
quarter of 2013.

27. What Others are Saying
• “The (Chickasaw Trails Industrial) park is North Mississippi’s most ambitious and well-planned
effort for a business identity and appeal beyond not being Memphis. Its impact means jobs and
growth for related or supplying businesses on both sides of the state line”
Bill Dries, Memphis Daily News, 2013
• “It (Roxul) brings a lot to the table as far as the idea of bringing large-type projects to that
area of the state,”. “DeSoto County is the fastest growing county in our state now and Marshall
County is part of that growth as well”.
Nash Nunnery, Mississippi Development Authority , 2013
• It’s not an overnight success. This park has been in existence 15-plus years, It’s just grown and
getting the infrastructure there was an important piece of the puzzle”.
Bill Mobley, formerly of the Marshall County Industrial Development Authority, 2013

28. Produced by Byhalia Area Chamber of Commerce
Staff: Sarah Sawyer Executive Director; Montie Hamblin Membership/Sponsorships;
Jan Sisk, Assistant /Bookkeeper, James McIngvale, CPA
Board of Directors
Standing left to right:
Terry Griffith, President; Todd
Maxwell, Director; Leah
Grant, Past President; Linda
Turner, 2nd Vice President;
Bob Rice, Director.
Seated left to right:
Angie Cannon, Director, Denise
Stacks, 1st Vice President; Pam
Thomas, Director; Janice Wagg,
Secretary.
Board of Directors
Not pictured:
Bill Kinkade, Director,
Dorothy Young, Financial
Officer.
Ex-Officio Members:
Phil Malone, Mayor of
Byhalia; George Zinn, III,
Marshall County Supervisor