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Culture  |  Sarah Ulmer  • 
May 15, 2019

SALTER: George County wood pellets plant creates new markets for state’s plentiful timber

By: Sid Salter How big an impact does forestry make on Mississippi’s economy? For the last six years, the Mississippi State University Extension Service says that forestry contributed more than a billion dollars annually with an estimated value of $1.2 billion in 2018 alone Behind poultry, forestry remains the state’s No. 2 agricultural commodity. When…
Culture  |  Sarah Ulmer  • 
May 14, 2019

PeopleShores increasing workforce to 200 employees over next two years

Social enterprise technology company PeopleShores is adding 175 new jobs at its facility in Clarksdale. The company, which located to Clarksdale in January, initially created 25 jobs and plans to invest an additional $500,000 in the operations through 2020. “PeopleShores’ mission to provide gainful employment to individuals in the Mississippi Delta will have a significant…