FIRST WHOLE FOODS MARKET IN MISSISSIPPI BREAKS GROUND

JACKSON, MISS. — The first Whole Foods Market in Mississippi has broken ground at Highland Village shopping center in Jackson. The 31,000-square-foot grocery store featuring natural and organic products will open in 2013. Chesnut Hill, Mass.-based WS Development is the project’s new joint venture partner. The development firm acquired a controlling interest in the 220,000-square-foot Highland Village last month.