by Associated Press Published: October 17,2012
Tags: acquisition, appliances, appropriation, budget, facility, goods, higher education, home appliances, hub, Lamar County School Board, manufacture, manufacturer, manufacturing, plant, public, purchase, recreation, school, state agency, transportation, university
OXFORD — The University of Mississippi wants to spend $20 million to transform the former Whirlpool plant into a recreation facility and transportation hub. The Oxford Eagle reports the project is part of a $95-million wish list Ole Miss has presented to the state College Board. Ole Miss bought the 69-acre site for $3.4 million [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: April 30,2012
Tags: appliances, chefs, clinic, cooking, cooks, health, health care, kitchen, manu8facturers, manufacturing, medicial, medicine, nurses, nursing, wellness
GREENWOOD — Viking Range Corporation has unveiled plans for the Viking Health and Wellness Center, which will provide health and wellness services for Viking employees and their covered dependents on the Viking health plan. The health clinic will be in downtown Greenwood in a building owned by Viking and will be managed by Mississippi-based Medical Analysis, [...] [...]
GREENWOOD — The Viking Range Corporation will pay a $450,000 civil penalty for failing to report defects in its refrigerators. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the agreement yesterday. The CPSC had alleged Greenwood-based Viking was aware for years of a defect involving its refrigerator door hinge support mechanisms that resulted in incidents and [...] [...]
JACKSON — The Mississippi Development Authority (MDA) has reopened for additional consumer reservations the State Energy Efficient Appliance Rebate Program (SEEARP), a first-come, first-served program encouraging Mississippians to replace old, inefficient appliances with new energy-efficient ENERGY STAR-qualified appliances.
The SEEARP, funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, kicked off April 22, and within [...] [...]
The State Energy Efficient Appliance Rebate Program, after four months of development, kicked off last week. Essentially a cash for clunkers program for appliances, the program offers consumers who buy new Energy Star appliances rebates that range from $50 to $750, based on the price of the new appliance. Appliances have to be purchased on [...] [...]