Brunini, Grantham, Grower & Hewes, PLLC served as bond counsel for the issuance and sale of $200,000,000 Mississippi Business Finance Corporation Taxable Industrial Development Revenue Bonds, Series 2026 (Leaf River Energy Center LLC Capacity Expansion Project), with Warren “Ken” Rogers acting as lead counsel.
The project will finance the construction of new natural gas storage facilities in Jasper and Smith counties, Mississippi, by Leaf River Energy Center LLC, a subsidiary of New Jersey Resources, a diversified energy infrastructure and energy services company.
Ken is a member of Brunini’s Economic and Project Development, Tax Incentives and Public Finance practice and is experienced in public and industrial development bond financing and tax incentives. He also handles commercial transactions and corporate law involving business planning and formation.
Brunini represents public and private clients in economic and industrial development, advising on public financing and the strategic use of tax incentives to support complex projects. The firm’s experience spans incentive structuring and negotiation, bond financing, regulatory and real estate matters, and collaboration with state and local authorities to advance economic development initiatives.
Brunini, based in Jackson, is one of Mississippi’s largest and longest-established law firms. Founded over 130 years ago, the firm’s attorneys serve businesses and institutions across the Southeast in areas including commercial litigation, construction, economic development, public finance, labor and employment, mergers and acquisitions, corporate law, energy and environmental law, public utilities and telecommunications regulation, real estate, trust and estate planning, and probate.