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January 9, 2013

Year Ends with Significant Drop in State Fire Deaths

(Jackson)- Diligent efforts from the Mississippi State Fire Marshal’s Office to reduce fire deaths in the state are seeing positive results. Based on preliminary reports the total number of 2012 fire deaths in Mississippi was 62, down from 80 fire deaths in 2011. Today, Commissioner of Insurance/State Fire Marshal Mike Chaney announced that is the…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
January 9, 2013

Helen of Troy Locating Distribution Center, More Than 300 New Jobs in Olive Branch, Miss.

OLIVE BRANCH, Miss.—Gov. Phil Bryant and officials from Helen of Troy (NASDAQ, NM: HELE) announce the company is constructing a 1.3 million-square-foot distribution facility in Olive Branch, Miss., in DeSoto County. The project represents a company investment of $37 million and will create more than 300 new jobs. Helen of Troy is a designer, developer…