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Business  |  Anne Summerhays  • 
September 13, 2022

Corporate investments across Mississippi fueling job growth and driving local, state economy

Nearly $1.3 billion invested in Mississippi for advanced manufacturing, distributing, logistics, automotive, and more so far in 2022, MDA reports. Even as the U.S. economy continues to struggle, Mississippi is celebrating a robust effort to increase opportunity in the state by attracting and retaining high quality jobs through strategic corporate investments in a state with…
Business  |  Sarah Ulmer  • 
September 13, 2022

NFIB reports inflation concerns ease but still pose problems for small business

Optimism has risen, but is still far below long term average.  The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index rose 1.9 points in August to 91.8, marking the eighth consecutive month below the 48-year average of 98 but reversing some of the declines in the first half of the year. Twenty-nine percent of owners reported that inflation…