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Business  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
June 23, 2021

Mississippi Recognized by Area Development Magazine for Economic Development Excellence

Area Development Magazine gives state a Silver Shovel Award. The state of Mississippi has been recognized by Area Development magazine with a Silver Shovel Award. The award is a tribute to Mississippi’s economic development successes in 2020, and it signifies the state’s unwavering efforts to generate new jobs and investment during the COVID-19 pandemic. “Area…
Business  |  Frank Corder  • 
June 23, 2021

Mississippi leads nation in personal income increases buoyed by federal COVID relief checks

Mississippi personal income increased by over 89% in 1st Quarter of 2021 due largely to pandemic relief checks. Across the nation, state personal income increased 59.7 percent at an annual rate in the first quarter of 2021 after decreasing 3.9 percent in the fourth quarter of 2020, according to estimates released Tuesday by the Bureau…