1,000 JOBS
Gov. Haley Barbour stuck another advanced-manufacturing feather in his job-creation cap last week when a California-based company announced it intends to produce solar panels in Hattiesburg. Stion Corp. said it would operate out of the old Sunbeam building, invest $500 million into the venture and create 1,000 jobs in the Pine Belt region the next [...]
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