More than 107 million personal vehicles entered the United States in 2008, 28.7 million from Canada and 78.9 million from Mexico, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS). Additionally, 10.8 million trucks, 394,000 buses and 40,000 trains entered the U.S. in 2008. Full Story »
There were 2.5 million job openings on the last business day of Oct. 2009, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. The job openings rate was unchanged over the month at 1.9 percent. The openings rate has held relatively steady since March 2009. Full Story »
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — Twenty-five companies have been awarded federal funding totaling more than $5 for energy-efficiency projects, all in the name of job creation and retention. Full Story »
PASCAGOULA — Singing River Health System (SRHS) and UnitedHealthcare have signed an agreement providing UnitedHealthcare commercial customers with access to the full range of the SRHS’ services. Terms were not disclosed. Full Story »
JACKSON — Attorney General Jim Hood and representatives from the national business community are joining together to announce the launch of the state’s first Intellectual Property Theft Task Force. Full Story »
Isle of Capri Casino Kansas City announces the arrival of the new vice president and general manager, Paul Avery. Avery joined Isle Casino Hotel Biloxi in 1996 as an accounting supervisor. Full Story »
Watkins Ludlam Winter & Stennis, P.A. is pleased to announce that Tommy Shepherd has been appointed general counsel of the International Association of Gaming Advisors (IAGA). Shepherd is only the second person from Mississippi ever appointed to serve as general counsel of IAGA and is well-positioned to serve the organization in this capacity given his extensive background over the last ... Full Story »
Accuri Flow Cytometers, a company specializing in cell analysis products and software, has presented one of two Creativity Awards to two University of Southern Mississippi Department of Marine Science faculty members. Full Story »
John Hendrix, director of economic development for the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, has been installed as the 2010 Mississippi World Trade Center board president. Full Story »
STARKVILLE — One of the developers of the Cotton Mill Marketplace, a $176-million mixed-use development in Starkville, has pulled out of the project. In an agreement finalized last week, Comvest Properties of Biloxi transferred sole ownership of Cotton Mill to Nicholas Properties of Ridgeland. Full Story »
Jackson Attorney Steve Seale was in the audience yesterday when Alan Lange and Tom Dawson, the authors of “Kings of Tort”, talked about their new book at the Stennis Capitol Press Corps luncheon. Full Story »
JACKSON — Trustmark Corporation has closed on its previously announced public offering of 6,216,216 shares of its common stock, including 810,810 shares issued pursuant to the exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option, at a price of $18.50 per share. Full Story »
Chicago-based TransUnion has released its annual credit forecasts, which indicate national mortgage loan delinquencies (the ratio of borrowers 60 or more days past due) will drop nearly 3 percent by the end of 2010 to 6.39 percent from an expected 6.56 percent at the conclusion of 2009. Full Story »
QUITMAN — On Dec. 10 beginning at noon, Dart Container Company will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a foam recycling drop off in Quitman. The site is 197 Harris Avenue. Full Story »
ELLISVILLE — Howard Technology Solutions has introduced Tacticomm , its new modular command and control vehicle for helping businesses, government agencies and first responders mount well-coordinated responses to emergency situations and manage public safety at large-scale, high profile events. Full Story »
FAYETTE — Gov. Haley Barbour has appointed Sen. Vincent Davis of Fayette to the 17th District Chancery Court position. His appointment begins Dec. 8, 2009. Full Story »
RIDGELAND — Fox/Everett, the largest independently-owned insurance agency in Mississippi, has added the Retirement Plan Consulting and Administration team of HORNE LLP. Full Story »
LOWNDES COUNTY — According to Gov. Haley Barbour, the state has completed its economic development commitments to steel manufacturer Severstal North America Inc. Full Story »
As of Dec. 1, 342 temporary housing units are still occupied in Mississippi – an 88 percent decrease from the 2,808 units occupied Jan. 1. More than 2,800 Mississippi families moved from FEMA temporary housing to Mississippi Cottages. About 1,300 cottages are currently occupied. Full Story »
TUPELO — The number of commercial roundtrip flights to and from Tupelo Regional Airport is up in the air, and the clock is ticking on a decision. The airport currently offers two daily commercial roundtrip flights, but would like three. Full Story »
The monthly luncheon of the Stennis Capitol Press Corps is usually a calm affair. A speaker gives a presentation, takes a few benign questions from the audience and everybody heads back to the office. Controversy and consternation are rarely on the menu. Full Story »
RAIL provides loans to municipalities and counties for freight rail service projects The Mississippi Freight Rail Revolving Loan/Grant (RAIL) program may not generate banner headlines, but there is no arguing that it could make a huge impact economically in the state. Full Story »
PriorityOne is a key strategy in the state’s business retention and expansion efforts Assisting businesses in solving long-term problems, promoting economic development and job creation and strengthening and diversifying local Mississippi economies. Full Story »
Meridian native arrives with solid economic development credentials The last two presidents of the Area Development Partnership (ADP) had limited economic development experience. Full Story »
From 2007 to early 2009, dozens of reporters from the newsrooms of the Wall Street Journal, Fortune, the New York Times and many other print and TV organizations traveled to Mississippi for a front-row look at the squalid underbelly of the state’s legal system. Full Story »
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