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...
View ArticleMDA 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”...
View ArticleMDA 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...
View ArticleBarbour: 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...
View ArticleReeves: 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...
View ArticleLatest 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...
View ArticleState’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...
View ArticlePickering: 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...
View ArticleDuPont 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...
View ArticleNissan 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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