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Frank Corder
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January 2, 2023
MEC Capital Day 2023 checking pulse of state business, education leaders
The annual event with lawmakers will take place this Thursday. The 2023 Mississippi Economic Council’s Capital Day will be held Thursday, January 5th. MEC’s annual event provides business and community leaders an opportunity to meet with state leaders and legislators to discuss the legislative session as they begin their work in the new session. The…
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Sarah Ulmer
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December 27, 2022
Energy companies ask Mississippians to decrease natural gas use
With temperatures at or below freezing, some residents of the state are being asked to conserve natural gas usage. Both CenterPoint Energy and Atmos Energy have made requests of consumers in Mississippi to reduce energy usage since the Christmas holiday. Leaders with CenterPoint said they are expecting record natural gas usage as the arctic storm continues to keep temperatures…
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Anne Summerhays
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December 20, 2022
Mississippi Power, Forrest County Agricultural High School celebrate state’s first electric school bus
The school plans to use the electric bus to provide students with transportation to sporting events and educational functions. Earlier this month, representatives from Mississippi Power and Forrest County Agricultural High School (FCAHS), the only independently functioning agricultural high school in the state of Mississippi, held a ribbon-cutting ceremony as the first electric school bus…
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Sarah Ulmer
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December 16, 2022
BCBS of Mississippi and UMMC reach an agreement
As soon of December 15, UMMC facilities will be participating in coverage for BCBSMS health plans. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Mississippi and the University of Mississippi Medical Center have reached a long awaited agreement regarding coverage at UMMC facilities for BCBSMS policy holders. UMMC put out the following press release regarding the agreement: The…
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Sarah Ulmer
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December 16, 2022
U.S. Senate passes bill to ban TikTok on government devices; Mississippi could be next
State Sen. Joel Carter says the app is a bug and steals proprietary information. He’ll file a bill to ban it on government devices in the 2023 session. The United States Senate has voted unanimously to ban the popular social media app, TikTok, on all government devices. The “No TikTok on Government Devices Act” was…
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Frank Corder
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December 15, 2022
Ingalls’ Wilkinson named Chair of the Gulf Coast Business Council
The President of the Pascagoula shipyard succeeds William Yates at the helm of the Mississippi Coast business and public policy advocacy organization. The Mississippi Gulf Coast Business Council has named Kari Wilkinson, President of Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, as Chairman of the Board for the upcoming 2023-2024 term. Wilkinson is executive vice president of Huntington…
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Magnolia Tribune
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December 13, 2022
Final NFIB Optimism Index of the Year: Slight Improvement, but Inflation Remains a Challenge
Inflation remains the top business problem for small business owners. Inflation continues to impact business owners with 32% of owners reporting it as their single most important problem in operating their business, five points lower than July’s highest reading since the fourth quarter of 1979. The Small Business Optimism Index rose 0.6 points in November…
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Frank Corder
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December 13, 2022
Consumer prices remain high as inflation slows
The Consumer Price Index rose by 0.1% in November as prices increased 7.1%, the smallest 12-month increase since December 2021. The inflation rate for November 2022 was below expectations, suggesting that consumer prices may be starting to fall in the U.S. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Consumer Price Index report released on…
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Anne Summerhays
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December 12, 2022
PEER recommends dissolving Barber Board, Board of Cosmetology in favor of Advisory Councils
The lawmakers’ report says Mississippi has more restrictive prerequisites to qualify for barber licensure testing than 40 states. On Monday, the Joint Legislative Committee on Performance Evaluation and Expenditure Review, or PEER Committee, released a report titled A Review of the Mississippi Board of Barber Examiners. The Mississippi Board of Barber Examiners (Barber Board) is…
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Sarah Ulmer
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December 8, 2022
Mississippi Enterprise for Technology, Federal Laboratory Consortium partner to facilitate economic development
The two organizations hope to build stronger public-private partnerships within the Southern Gulf Region. The Mississippi Enterprise for Technology (MSET) and the Federal Laboratory Consortium (FLC) are working to collaborate between federal laboratories and small businesses to facilitate economic development in the Southern Gulf Region. The two entered into the agreement through the signing of…
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Frank Corder
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December 7, 2022
Homestead Furniture creating 117 jobs in New Albany, Mississippi
The company is investing over $2 million in their expanded operations. Motion upholstered furniture manufacturer Homestead Furniture is locating manufacturing operations in New Albany, the Mississippi Development Authority announced on Wednesday. The project is a $2.016 million investment and will create 117 jobs. “These 117 new jobs are a great addition to New Albany and…
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Anne Summerhays
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December 1, 2022
Governor’s Office of Military Affairs releases plan to grow Mississippi’s defense economy
The plan presents an economic and community development approach to growing the defense industry and strengthening defense communities in the state. The Governor’s Office of Military Affairs (GOMA) and the Mississippi Defense Initiative (MDI) at the University of Southern Mississippi (USM) have announced plans to strengthen and grow Mississippi’s defense economy in their report titled…
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Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press
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November 22, 2024
Attorneys want the US Supreme Court to say Mississippi’s felony voting ban is cruel and unusual
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Magnolia Tribune
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November 22, 2024
Magnolia Mornings: November 22, 2024
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Hanna Arhirova, Associated Press
, Illia Novikov, Associated Press
, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press
, Tara Copp, Associated Press
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November 21, 2024
Putin says Russia has tested a new intermediate range missile in a strike on Ukraine
Business
Business
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Frank Corder
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November 21, 2024
Koch Foods investing $145.5 million in expansion of Morton facility
Business
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Lynne Jeter
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November 20, 2024
Miss. State one of three universities to offer a bachelor’s degree in AI
Business
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Leah Long
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November 18, 2024
Shop Mississippi small businesses to show your appreciation this holiday season
Culture
Culture
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C.H. Spurgeon
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November 22, 2024
How do you pray?
Culture
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Magnolia Tribune
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November 21, 2024
Hail & Hotty! Ep. 13: So long, Choctaws. Hello, JSU Tigers!
Culture
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Marilyn Tinnin
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November 21, 2024
Let’s Eat, Mississippi: Vardaman sweet potatoes are more than a Mississippi “thing”
Opinion
Opinion
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Nick Bain
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November 21, 2024
Lumumba’s hubris shines light on need for anti-corruption reforms
Opinion
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Steven Gassenberger
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November 20, 2024
Modernizing PERS to serve Mississippi’s public workforce
Opinion
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Gerard Gibert
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November 19, 2024
DOJ’s extreme remedies would harm Google search users
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