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Business  |  Anne Summerhays  • 
August 1, 2022

Entergy Mississippi awards $56,500 in grants from Excellerator Competitive Communities program

Eight communities win matching grants to further economic development goals. On Monday, Entergy Mississippi announced that economic development group sin eight Mississippi counties will boost their marketing and strategic-planning power with 50/50 matching grants from Entergy Mississippi’s Excellerator Competitive Communities program. The grant program helps county economic development organizations enhance their appeal to companies looking…
Business  |  Frank Corder  • 
July 28, 2022

Recession

U.S. economy contracts for second consecutive quarter. The U.S. economy is in recession. For the second quarter in a row, U.S. GDP is down, declining by 0.9% on the heels of a 1.6% decline in the first quarter of 2022. While unemployment remains relatively low, inflation is at a 40-year high and real wages have…