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Call us at 662.823.IDEA
398 East Main Street
Tupelo, MS 38804-4026
Phone: (662) 823-4332
Fax: (662) 823-7234

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The Renasant Center for IDEAs was featured in the 2006-2007 IMAGES of Tupelo magazine. Read more about it here.

 

Early morning sunrise at the Renasant Center for IDEAs
Photo credit: Jimmy Winstead

Meet the Renasant Center for IDEAs staff:

Wayne Averett
Martha Swindle
Wayne Averett [BIO]
Phone: 662.823.IDEA (4332)
Fax: 662.823.RCFI (7234)
Mobile: 662.610.3543

Vice President Entrepreneurship & Small Business Development
Community Development Foundation/Renasant Center for IDEAs
Martha Swindle, CPS [BIO]
Phone: 662.823.IDEA (4332)
Fax: 662.823.RCFI (7234)

Administrative Manager
Community Development Foundation/Renasant Center for IDEAs
Meet the Renasant Center for IDEAs business support staff:
Frank Wiebe
Bill Burge
Frank A. Wiebe, Ph. D. [BIO]
Phone: 662.680.6988

Business Counselor
University of Mississippi Small Business Development Center
Bill Burge, C.C.A.S [BIO]
Phone: 662.329.1077
Fax: 662.327.6600

Executive Director
Northeast Mississippi Contract Procurement Center

The Renasant Center for IDEAS is located in Tupelo, Mississippi. With 28,089 square feet of lease space available, we are ready to help make your new business adventure possible.

Years built:
2005-2006

Prime Location:
2.5 acres on the corner of East Main Street and Elizabeth Street in the downtown Fairpark District with ample parking on site

Traffic count:
17,000 vehicles per day pass along East Main Street; 32,000 vehicles per day pass along U.S. Highway 45 (MDOT 2006 Traffic Volume map)

Types of Spaces Available:

  • Office suites/Multi-purpose spaces/Storefront/Retail spaces
  • Heated Manufacturing/Light Assembly spaces with rollup doors
  • Open space that can be built out to suit the specialized needs of your enterprise, such as a laboratory or call center
  • Restaurant with kitchen, office, pantry and dining room

Common Areas:
Breakroom, Training/Conference Room, and Resource Room.

Strong Construction:
Steel frame covered with brick and stucco and a low sloped membrane roof and geopiers make up the foundation

Utilities:
Tupelo Water & Light, Atmos energy (gas)

Fire Protection:
Wet sprinkler system throughout the building

Lighting:
Metal halide outside, fluorescent inside, low voltage specialty lighting in lobby, incandescent lighting in the restaurant space

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Tupelo/Lee County Regional Business Incubator    
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