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Freedom Trail marker to be presented Thursday at Jackson State

The fourth Mississippi Freedom Trail marker will be unveiled Thursday morning on the campus of Jackson State University. The marker will commemorate the student protests at what was then known as...

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MDA CFO: Safety net working in case of Twin Creeks

The Mississippi Development Authority’s chief financial officer said Friday afternoon that while every economic development project that receives state aid carries some risk, the system of “clawbacks”...

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MDA boss: Incentives here to stay

Mississippi Development Authority executive director Brent Christensen said that agency will examine the possibility of lending financial help to start-up companies like Twin Creeks “with a different...

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Barbour: Vetting process for Twin Creeks was sound

Former Gov. Haley Barbour says the vetting process for Twin Creeks revealed a company that had an advantage over its competitors because it used 4 percent as much silicon to make its solar panels. That...

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Reeves: Bond bill has to meet long-term needs, and MDA fund limit needs lowering

Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves will support a bond bill that addresses long-term capital needs, charter schools should be allowed to locate wherever parents want them, and the Mississippi Development Authority...

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Latest deadline has mixed results for business legislation

Wednesday’s deadline for floor action on bills that originated in the opposite chamber brought mixed results for legislation aimed at the state’s business community. Of Secretary of State Delbert...

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State’s exports set record in 2012

Mississippi exported a record total of $11.8 billion in goods in 2012, according to figures from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s International Trade Association. That represents a $1.8 billion...

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Pickering: Nissan has met obligations to state

State auditor Stacey Pickering disputed Tuesday a union-funded study that said Nissan had not met its obligations to Mississippi. Washington, D.C.-based Good Jobs First recently released the results of...

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DuPont signs new lease at state port

DuPont has signed a 30-year lease at the Mississippi State Port of Gulfport that could keep the company there a total of 60 years. The Mississippi State Port Authority announced the move Thursday. The...

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Nissan breaks ground on supplier park

Nissan announced Tuesday that it will build a supplier park in Canton. The park is expected to create a total of 800 jobs – 400 each at the park and at the existing manufacturing facility. The supplier...

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