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September 2, 2011
More details on economic development projects
More details on economic development projects Here are some details on the incentives and the businesses’ plans: – Calisolar, a company that makes silicon for solar panels and other industries, plans to open a site in Columbus that will create 951 direct full-time jobs with an average annual salary of $45,000 plus benefits. Under that…
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September 2, 2011
Employers added no net jobs in August
Employers added no net jobs in August WASHINGTON — Employers stopped adding jobs in August, an alarming setback for an economy that has struggled to grow and might be at risk of another recession. The government also reported that the unemployment rate remained at 9.1 percent. It was the weakest jobs report since September 2010.…
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September 2, 2011
Wicker, Cochran send letter to WH urging work on the Space Launch System
Wicker, Cochran send letter to WH urging work on the Space Launch System The Alabama senators are furious that the White House has delayed development of Space Launch System even though Congress approved it last November in the NASA Authorization Act of 2010 and appropriated $1.8 billion for it for the fiscal year that ends…
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September 2, 2011
Lawmakers mull incentives bill
Lawmakers mull incentives bill State lawmakers today will consider a bill that could lead to the creation of nearly 5,000 jobs in Mississippi. Gov. Haley Barbour has asked the Legislature to approve $175 million in incentives for California-based Calisolar and start-up HCL CleanTech to open facilities in Mississippi – projects expected to create direct jobs…
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September 2, 2011
Mississippi’s GOP Salutes Gov. Barbour
Mississippi’s GOP Salutes Gov. Barbour JACKSON, Miss. — A huge farewell to Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour and first lady Marsha Barbour was held Wednesday night as the governor’s time in office winds down. Officials said the farewell event at the Jackson Convention Complex also doubled as a fundraiser for the Mississippi Republican Party. The Mississippi…
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September 2, 2011
Bill Minor – GOP’s redistricting antics to cost cash-strapped state
GOP’s redistricting antics to cost cash-strapped state Earlier this year, the Legislature muffed its redistricting job under the 2010 Census and Gov. Haley Barbour, who has a state constitutional mandate to call lawmakers back to work on reapportionment, shows no sign of doing so. Now, it looks as though a mal-apportioned Legislature will meet January…
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Magnolia Tribune
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September 1, 2011
Ole Miss named ‘Most Beautiful’, MSU one of the healthiest
Ole Miss named ‘Most Beautiful’, MSU one of the healthiest The University of Mississippi is out of the top 25 NCAA pre-season football rankings, but it scored first with Newsweek. The national news magazine ranked the university “Most Beautiful” for its campus and student body. “No one wants to spend four years in Uglyville,” the…
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September 1, 2011
Opinion – Keep an eye on governor’s race
Keep an eye on governor’s race Johnny DuPree scored an impressive victory to secure the Democratic nomination in the Mississippi governor’s race. DuPree, the popular Hattiesburg mayor, defeated a better-funded opponent, Clarksdale businessman and attorney Bill Luckett, by a margin of 55 percent to 45 percent. Although DuPree recently led in the primary, a number…
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September 1, 2011
Mississippi beats out Ohio to land silicon plant
Mississippi beats out Ohio to land silicon plant JACKSON, Miss. — Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour has proposed incentive packages worth $175 million to attract two high-tech economic development projects, including a manufacturing plant for Sunnyvale cleantech company Calisolar. On Wednesday, Barbour was huddling with key lawmakers to build support for the projects. Lawmakers will meet…
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September 1, 2011
Barbour – Package to bring nearly 1,800 jobs to Mississippi
DATE: Aug. 31, 2011 PACKAGE TO BRING ALMOST 1,800 JOBS TO STATE TO BE CONSIDERED BY LEGISLATURE FRIDAY, GOV. BARBOUR ANNOUNCES JACKSON – Gov. Haley Barbour today announced Mississippi lawmakers will consider incentive packages for two high-tech economic development projects that would create almost 1,800 new jobs in Mississippi. Gov. Barbour will ask legislators to…
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September 1, 2011
Bryant – Aug. sales tax miss estimate by .01 percent
LT. GOVERNOR PHIL BRYANT RELEASES STATEMENT ON AUGUST TAX COLLECTIONS “According to numbers released by the Department of Revenue, August collections were .01 percent below the sine die estimate. As we move forward in this new Fiscal Year, we have seen a consistent downturn in Sales Tax and Gaming Revenue. Mississippi is not immune from…
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September 1, 2011
Release: Gov. Barbour touts MSGOP candidates, highlights need to focus on House and Senate races
Memo To: Republican Leaders From: Governor Haley Barbour Re: 2011 Election Outlook in Mississippi Over the last eight years, Mississippi has made tremendous progress. We inherited a budget mess from the Democrats and now have the State in reasonably good shape financially despite tough economic times. We have made common sense spending cuts and held…
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May 15, 2025
Magnolia Mornings: May 15, 2025
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Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press
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May 14, 2025
House Republicans pull an all-nighter on Trump’s tax bill. There’s more work to do
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Steve Peoples, Associated Press
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May 14, 2025
Democrats are deeply pessimistic about the future of their party, an AP-NORC poll finds
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Frank Corder
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May 15, 2025
HH2 relocating Kentucky distribution center to Blue Mountain, Mississippi
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Frank Corder
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May 14, 2025
Nissan says Canton factory strategically important as company announces workforce reductions
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Frank Corder
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April 23, 2025
Amazon locating inbound cross dock operations in Marshall County, creating 1,000 jobs
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C.H. Spurgeon
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May 16, 2025
Little-faith
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C.H. Spurgeon
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May 15, 2025
Be sure
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M.C. Reid
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May 14, 2025
Pascagoula sailor Nelson Walker sets out for solo circumnavigation aboard Persimmon
Opinion
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Sid Salter
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May 14, 2025
MS Gaming: Legislative standoff over off-premises online sports betting continues
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Kelley Williams
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May 12, 2025
Bad energy policy represents risk to ratepayers
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Bill Crawford
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May 11, 2025
State still hugs bottom as education advances
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