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Anne Summerhays
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October 11, 2021
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics report shows weak job growth amid “Bidenflation”
September jobs report shows 194,000 jobs created, compared to the 500,000 estimate. The unemployment rate dropped from 5.2% to 4.8%. The U.S. economy created jobs at a much slower rate than expected in September. CNBC reported that the unemployment rate fell to 4.8%, the lowest since February 2020. The economic report noted that 194,000 jobs…
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Magnolia Tribune
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October 8, 2021
WILLIAMS: Some Supply Chain Tales
Submitted by Kelley Williams, Bigger Pie Forum Water, water everywhere, and all the boards did shrink; water, water everywhere, nor any drop to drink. Carbon dioxide, carbon dioxide everywhere, and all the packing houses did close; carbon dioxide, carbon dioxide everywhere, nor any meat was froze. Apologies to Samuel Taylor Coleridge and the Ancient Mariner…
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Frank Corder
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October 7, 2021
Data shows use of COVID to restrict freedoms, justify mandates doesn’t hold water
There will be no such thing as “zero COVID,” no matter what government and public health experts say. We now know the script. When the next COVID variant raises its head – and it likely will – the “experts” in the federal government and the public health community, assisted dutifully by the mainstream media, will…
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Frank Corder
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October 7, 2021
Plum Creek Environmental expanding in West Point creating 50 jobs
The project is a $3 million corporate investment to meet increase in consumer demand. Plum Creek Environmental, manufacturer and distributor of waste and recycling containers and equipment, is expanding in West Point. The project is a $3 million corporate investment and will create 50 jobs. “Mississippi’s homegrown companies, like Plum Creek Environmental, are at the heart…
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Frank Corder
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October 6, 2021
Tyson Foods announces $61 Million investment in expansion of Vicksburg facility
Nearly 50 Jobs to be created by expansion to meet consumer demand for Tyson® chicken brand Tyson Foods is investing $61 million in its Vicksburg poultry plant as part of the company’s commitment to meet increasing demand for protein and deliver on its strategy of accelerating long-term growth of the Tyson® retail brand. The expansion…
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Magnolia Tribune
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October 5, 2021
Mississippi Book Festival goes virtual for 2021 after August in-person cancelation
The Mississippi Book will offer virtual opportunities after the in-person cancellation of the August 2021 festival in downtown Jackson due to the spread of COVID-19 in Mississippi. The festival will present a virtual experience for readers to connect with the many authors who had planned to participate in August. This will be available on the…
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Frank Corder
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October 5, 2021
General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems expanding in Iuka
The expansion investment of nearly $4 million will create 50 jobs. General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems is expanding its facility in Iuka. The expansion, which will accommodate future work, is a $3.9 million corporate investment and is expected to create 50 jobs. “The ongoing expansions by General Atomics in Mississippi continue to bolster our position as a national leader in the aerospace and defense…
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Anne Summerhays
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October 5, 2021
Wicker, Hyde-Smith, Palazzo praise U.S. Navy contracts for work on Mississippi Gulf Coast
Navy approves $54 million award for United States Marine Inc. and $9.2 million for Rolls Royce foundry work. Mississippi U.S. Senators Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith, along with Fourth District Congressman Steven Palazzo, praised the award of two U.S. Navy contracts for shipbuilding-related work on the Mississippi Coast. The Navy awarded a five-year, $54.3 million…
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Sarah Ulmer
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October 5, 2021
The NFIB files case to provide tax relief for Mississippi businesses
The National Federation of Independent Business has filed an amicus brief in the U.S. District Court on behalf of the Northern District of Texas supporting Texas, Mississippi, challenging the provision of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 that prevents some state’s from using federal funds for small business tax relief. Click here to read the brief. “Small…
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Frank Corder
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October 1, 2021
Nominations for the 5th Mississippi Top 50 Awards open October 15, 2021
Who would you say are the most influential leaders in Mississippi? Plan to nominate them for the MS Top 50 Awards. Mississippi is graced with tremendous talent in government, the political sphere, business, media and culture. The Mississippi Top 50 Awards were created to recognize those that help move the conversation in Mississippi forward by…
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Magnolia Tribune
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October 1, 2021
Grand Gulf Report Card for Affordable and Reliable Electricity — F
Submitted by Bigger Pie Forum When it comes down to the essentials for living, affordable and reliable electricity would be close to the top of most people’s list. Mississippi could have more affordable and more reliable electricity if the utility monopolies were more concerned for their customers rather than their shareholders. Case in point –…
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Frank Corder
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September 30, 2021
Ingalls tells employees get vaccinated or lose job due to President Biden’s federal COVID vaccine mandate
“Being fully vaccinated by December 8, 2021 will be a condition of continued employment,” Ingalls President tells employees in memo. President Joe Biden’s federal COVID-19 vaccine mandate is causing issues for Mississippi industries that contract with the federal government. Biden’s mandate applies to federal workers, private businesses with over 100 employees, and those companies who…
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Stan Choe, Associated Press
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April 21, 2025
US stocks sink with the US dollar’s value as investors retreat further from the United States
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Daniel Tyson
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April 21, 2025
Mississippi parents struggle to find childcare, after-school programs, experts say
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Jeremy Pittari
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April 21, 2025
IHL approves new degree paths, changes to ACT scoring
Business
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Lynne Jeter
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April 17, 2025
GE Aerospace moving at warp speed in Batesville
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Lynne Jeter
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April 15, 2025
ABB doubling size of operations in Tate County
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Lynne Jeter
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April 9, 2025
Cultivating deep Magnolia State connections
Culture
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Parrish Alford
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April 21, 2025
Dart, a possible first rounder, makes Kiffin two-for-two. Can Simmons complete the trifecta?
Culture
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Robert St. John
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April 21, 2025
Friendship
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C.H. Spurgeon
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April 21, 2025
God’s children now
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Opinion
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Kimberly Ross
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April 21, 2025
From Shapiro to Trump, political rage does not justify political violence
Opinion
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Jonathan Bain
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April 18, 2025
“One Door” is an open door for welfare expansion in Mississippi
Opinion
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Sam Franklin
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April 17, 2025
Tariffs at the dawn of the American republic
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