Madison County Economic Development Authority, the Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems (CAVS) of Mississippi State University, and Nissan hosted the Student Economic Development Association (SEDA) where they learned about the great economic development projects going on in Madison County. Joey Deason, the MCEDA Executive Director, and Lauren Scheel Business Development Manager, discussed with the students how their high performing economic development organization operates.  Steve Puryear of CAVS briefed the students on their work with analyzing and developing tools to study the economic impact for the Mississippi waterway system. The Nissan Canton Vehicle Assembly Plant with a workforce of over 6,400, 4.7 million square feet under roof, and covering  1,038 acres has an annual capacity of 450,000 vehicles including the Altima, Frontier, and Titan.  The plant uses advanced manufacturing techniques and just-in-time manufacturing to maintain its high efficiency in producing transportation equipment.