Governor visits Nissan of Meridian

Jim Brock / The Meridian Star

Gov. Phil Bryant attended a ribbon-cutting ceremony to unveil the corporate redesign of Nissan of Meridian Thursday. The new state-of-the-art dealership model, known as NREDI 2.0, is the first of its kind in Mississippi and among the first 50 in the nation. Pictured above, Nissan area general manager Mike Williams (third from right) presents a samurai sword display to (from right) owners Michael Van Veckhoven and Milburn Van Veckhoven, as Meridian Mayor Percy Bland and Bryant look on.