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Frank Corder
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September 27, 2022
U.S. Dept. of Defense grants Mississippi $5 million to strengthen worker pipeline in shipbuilding industry
The state will match the funds with $1.8 million as Mississippi, DOD partner to modernize shipbuilding capacity through a consortium. Last week, the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) announced that $4,999,634 was being directed to the Mississippi Department of Employment Security-led Mississippi-Shipbuilding Industry Preparedness for National Security Consortium. Those funds are being used to undertake…
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Frank Corder
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September 21, 2022
ArbaBlox locating pallet blocks manufacturing operations in Winona
The company will create 41 jobs in Winona with a corporate investment of nearly $51.34 million. ArbaBlox, an engineered wood products company, is locating a state-of-the-art pallet blocks manufacturing plant in Winona. The project is a $51.34 million corporate investment and will create 41 jobs. “Congratulations to ArbaBlox on this tremendous investment. ArbaBlox’s innovative business strategy will help to…
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Frank Corder
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September 21, 2022
Rocket Lab locating engine test facility at Stennis in Hancock County
The company selected Stennis Space Center as the site of the test and development complex for Archimedes, its Neutron rocket engines. U.S.-based Rocket Lab is locating an engine test facility for its new large rocket Neutron at NASA’s Stennis Space Center in Hancock County, making a significant capital investment and creating dozens of new jobs in…
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Frank Corder
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September 16, 2022
Atmos Energy expanding in George County
The PSC unanimously approved the project. Southern District Commissioner Maxwell says it will be a big boost for the county. Yesterday, the Mississippi Public Service Commission unanimously approved Atmos Energy’s application to expand natural gas service in George County. Atmos Energy presently serves Lucedale, the county seat of George County. The application will allow Atmos…
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Frank Corder
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September 16, 2022
The New York Blower Company and Kiln Drying Systems & Components jointly locating operations in Philadelphia
The Company is creating 60 direct jobs representing a corporate investment of approximately $8.14 million. The New Yorker Blower Company and Kiln Drying Systems & Components will be investing $8.14 million in Philadelphia to open a new facility and create 60 jobs. “New York Blower and KDS’ new facility in Neshoba County will bring not…
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Anne Summerhays
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September 14, 2022
Operation Bill Assist: Entergy Mississippi pledges $3.2 million to help customers
Bill payment help, energy-efficiency tools and more on tap. On Wednesday, Entergy Mississippi announced a $3.2 million pledge, funded by its shareholders, to help customers with high bills brought on primarily by high natural gas prices. On Wednesday, @EntergyMS announced a $3.2 million pledge, funded by its shareholders, to help customers with high bills brought…
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Anne Summerhays
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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…
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Sarah Ulmer
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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…
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Sarah Ulmer
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September 12, 2022
PTAC hosts conference to help MS businesses learn how to navigate federal contract partnerships
A conference coming to Jackson will help small businesses partner with federal contractors for more work opportunities. The In partnership with the Mississippi Development Authority, the Mississippi Procurement Technical Assistance Program is holding a free conference for the National Procurement Technical Assistance Center Day on September 21 in Jackson at The Westin, from 9:00 a.m.…
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Sarah Ulmer
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September 9, 2022
Jackson Restaurants urge patrons to come in as water crisis threatens businesses
With continued boil water notices and flooding reports, restaurant owners report a 40% decrease in revenue causing fears for business equal to or greater than COVID era. Jackson restaurant owners are urging the public to come in and dine as business has taken yet another major hit from the the city’s water crisis. “It’s been…
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Guest Editorial
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September 9, 2022
WICKER: Biden Saps the American Workforce
Submitted by Senator Roger Wicker President Biden’s policies are discouraging work and separating Americans from the dignity it provides, Mississippi’s senior U.S. Senator writes. At the height of the recent pandemic, millions of Americans were forced out of work because of public health mandates and the closure of workplaces. Today, those mandates are gone, but…
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Guest Editorial
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September 8, 2022
FOOTE: Cashier in the Coal Mine
Submitted by Ashby Foote “In our quest for net-zero emissions, we should not succumb to net-zero common sense,” Foote writes. September 4, 2022, marked the 140th anniversary of the world’s first electricity generation station at 257 Pearl Street in lower Manhattan (NYC). Thomas Edison dreamed it up and built it. The electricity came from six 27-ton…
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Daniel Tyson
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May 26, 2026
Jackson announces $100 million plan to improve streets, fight blight
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Frank Corder
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May 26, 2026
Southern Miss, Miss. State hosting NCAA baseball regionals; Ole Miss heads to Lincoln
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May 26, 2026
U.S. military says it carried out ‘self-defense’ strikes in Iran, including on missile launch sites
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Daniel Tyson
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May 20, 2026
International Paper breaks ground on new $225 million facility in central Mississippi
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Frank Corder
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May 14, 2026
Azuria Water Solutions breaks ground on new manufacturing facility in Batesville
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Frank Corder
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May 12, 2026
M&M Bank’s Legear named chair of Atlanta Fed’s Community Depository Institutions Advisory Council
Culture
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Meredith Biesinger
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May 26, 2026
Sweet summer days at Cherry Creek Orchards
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Alistair Begg
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May 26, 2026
Soul rest
Culture
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Robert St. John
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May 25, 2026
Sunday supper, a thousand miles north
Opinion
Opinion
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Roger Wicker
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May 26, 2026
Deterrence is cheaper than war
Opinion
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Ashby Foote
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May 25, 2026
The fog of peacemaking
Opinion
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Russ Latino
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May 24, 2026
Memorial Day: A tale of two Mississippi soldiers
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