by Stephen McDill Published: August 21,2011
Tags: Brent's Drugs, Kathryn Stockett, The Help
Brandon Gray of Box Office Mojo: “On the bright side, The Help climbed to the top spot… while Rise of the Planet of the Apes took second. The Help eased 21 percent to an estimated $20.5 million, lifting its total to $71.8 million in 12 days. It marked the first time since early January that [...] [...]
by Amy McCullough Published: December 19,2010
Tags: Haley Barbour, Republican Governors Association, Year in Review
There are reasons that Barbour is for the plan Since he assumed office in 2003, people have speculated about whether Mississippi Governor and political powerhouse Haley Barbour would run for president. Over the past several months Barbour effectively campaigned for Republican governors as the chair of the Republican Governors Association. He made appearances on behalf [...] [...]
by Amy McCullough Published: December 19,2010
Fuel purchasing gets attention of the feds In October Entergy Corp. disclosed to state regulators that the U.S. Department of Justice is investigating its transmissions system and electricity-purchasing practices. In addition to Entergy Mississippi, the investigation involves Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Texas and Entergy New Orleans, as well as Entergy [...] [...]
by Wally Northway Published: December 19,2010
Tags: BlueFire Renewables, Haley Barbour, KIOR
BlueFire reached deal to build in Fulton Biomass-rich Mississippi landed two major projects this year. In September, BlueFire Renewables, looking to build an ethanol plant in Fulton, reached two milestone agreements (MBJ Online, Sept. 21, “BlueFire signs ethanol agreement with TBF;” and, MBJ Online, Sept. 27, “BlueFire signs feedstock contract with Alabama company”). The following [...] [...]
by Clay Chandler Published: December 19,2010
Tags: Bennie Thompson, Gene Taylor, midterm elections, Nancy Pelosi, Travis Childers, Year in Review
National wave of anti-everything swept through Mississippi Unless your name was Bennie Thompson, November’s midterm elections in Mississippi were a bad time to be a Democratic incumbent. First District Rep. Travis Childers, D-Booneville, lost after serving only one term. Gene Taylor, D-Bay St. Louis, lost after having represented the Fourth District for more than 20 years. [...] [...]
by Amy McCullough Published: December 19,2010
Tags: Ben Stone, Haley Barbour, Kemper, Mississippi Poultry Association, Mississippi Power Company, Mississippi Public Service Commission, Steven Chu, Year in Review
Mississippi Power finally had its way with the state’s Public Service Commission On June 3, regulators granted Mississippi Power Company a certificate of public convenience and necessity to build its $2.4-billion clean coal plant in Kemper County, on which the company broke ground last week. The approval came after extensive hearings in February, a conditional [...] [...]
by Ted Carter Published: December 19,2010
Tags: Anirban Basu, economy, Marianne Hill, Mississippi Associated Builders and Contractors, Year in Review
Mississippi’s bankers and lenders can’t seem to get out of each other’s way as state appears to be late in the recession and out Late both coming and going — that’s how economists of the future will detail Mississippi’s experience with the Great Recession. While tardy to settle into the economic slump that beset much [...] [...]
by Clay Chandler Published: December 19,2010
Tags: Barbara McDaniel, Blue Springs, Toyota, Year in Review
After announcing no immediate plans to finish the Blue Springs plant in 2009, Toyota made amends in 2010 with plan to open After about 18 months in recession-imposed limbo, Toyota announced in June that it was resuming preparations to open its facility in Blue Springs (“Toyota resumes prepping for Blue Springs plant,” MBJ June 17). [...] [...]
by Wally Northway Published: December 19,2010
Tags: Alice Perry, BP, Deepwater Horizon, Haley Barbour, Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality, oil spill, Year in Review
Deepwater Horizon gaff, which killed 11, had economic impact on Mississippi Coast as well as national and international politics On April 20, Mississippians learned that the oil platform Deepwater Horizon in the Gulf of Mexico approximately 50 miles south of the Louisiana Coast had exploded costing 11 lives. While tragic, it seemed far away from [...] [...]
by Clay Chandler Published: December 19,2010
Executive director originally said he had not been arrested Mississippi Department of Transportation executive director Butch Brown was arrested in the early morning of July 23 and charged with public intoxication and disorderly conduct. Brown was arrested at the Beau Rivage in Biloxi. The casino quickly dropped the disorderly conduct charge. In November, Brown agreed [...] [...]
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