by Associated Press Published: May 17,2013
Tags: automaker, automobile, automotive industry, corporate welfare, economic development, incentive, labor, manufacture, manufacturer, manufacturing, organized labor, report, state agency, state government, study, subsidy, tax, tax break, union
CANTON — A study paid for by the United Auto Workers finds state and local governments may provide Nissan Motor Co.’s Mississippi plant with nearly $850 million in tax breaks over 30 years, plus $400 million in cash aid. The report estimates Mississippi will pay $90 million in interest on money borrowed to aid Nissan, [...] [...]
CANTON — David Aldana, currently director of Nissan’s manufacturing facility in Aguascalientes, Mexico, has been named vice president of the Nissan Canton Vehicle Assembly Plant in Canton. Aldana will replace Dan Bednarzyk who has been named to the newly created position of vice president, Total Delivered Cost. Nissan made the announcements Friday. Aldana joined Nissan [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: April 25,2013
Tags: automobile, claim, damage, destruction, hail, hailstorm, home, house, insurance, insurer, residence, severe weather, state agency, storm, Weather
METRO JACKSON — The latest report from Mississippi’s major insurance carriers on the March hailstorm to the Mississippi Insurance Department (MID) shows that both claim and payment numbers continue to rise. As of the April 15 reporting period over 56,000 homeowner and automobile damage claims have been filed and claims payments are at $209.4 million, [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: April 11,2013
Tags: automaker, automobile, Automotive, manufacture, manufacturer, manufacturing, pay, payroll, salary, vehicle, workforce
CANTON — Nissan Motor Co. will raise pay for its employees in Mississippi and Tennessee. The company has told its employees it will increase their wages starting in October at its Canton and Smyrna, Tenn., assembly plants, as well as its Decherd, Tenn., engine plant. Nissan says pay will go up by 55 cents an [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: April 3,2013
Tags: automobile, damage, destruction, disaster recovery, hail, hailstorm, home, house, insurance, naturak disaster, property, reidence, storm, vehicle, Weather
METRO JACKSON — Mississippi’s major insurance carriers have reported to the Mississippi Insurance Department that as of late March they have received over 40,000 homeowner and automobile damage claims as a result of the March 18 hailstorm that hit Jackson and the surrounding area. They have paid out over $25 million in claims, according to [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: March 27,2013
Tags: automaker, automobile, bond, construction, expansion, lawmaker, legislation, legislative, legislator, manufacture, manufacturer, manufacturing, state government, vehicle
CANTON —-Mississippi lawmakers are considering giving a Madison County development agency $100 million in bonding capacity that would be used to construct buildings for Nissan Motor Co. or a supplier of the automaker. The Madison County Economic Development Authority would issue the taxable industrial development bonds, which the occupant would repay. Officials say that creditors [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: March 21,2013
Tags: adjustor, automobile, car, claim, damage, destruction, disaster recovery, hail, hailstorm, insurance, natural disaster, severe thunderstorm, severe weather, vehicle, Weather
JACKSON — Due to the large volume of auto claims being filed following last Monday’s hailstorm, the Mississippi Insurance Department has arranged for insurance companies to use the Mississippi State Fairgrounds as additional damage inspection stations. These sites will be in addition to the multiple locations companies have set up across the area to inspect [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: March 20,2013
Tags: automobile, building, damage, destruction, hail, natural disaster, severe thunderstorm, severe weather, state agency, vehicle, Weather, wind
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency and other state agencies continue to assess damages from severe weather that moved through the state Monday, bringing damaging winds and large hail. Seven state agencies, including MEMA, have reported damage. They are: • MEMA: Damage to 34 fleet vehicles, satellite radio communication systems, additional response equipment [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: March 19,2013
Tags: automobile, building, car, damage, destruction, emegency, hail, home, house, natural disaster, severe thunderstorm, severe weather, state agency, thunderstorm, Weather, wind
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency has received reports of damage from 14 counties as a result of severe weather that moved through the state yesterday, causing extensive damage in the Metro Jackson area from hail. The counties reporting damages are: • Calhoun: Trees and power lines down • Chickasaw: Trees and power [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 25,2013
Tags: automobile, damage, destroy, desturction, disaster, emergency. loss, fire, motor racing, motorsports, race care, repair
KOSSUTH — Fire destroyed a motorsports shop in Kossuth on Wednesday. The Daily Corinthian reports Unique Motorsports, owned by Mike Meeks, was a total loss in a fire that started at about 2:30 p.m. Meeks said he had just returned from an out-of-town trip when he saw the flames coming from the shop, which was [...] [...]