Posts Tagged ‘beef plant’

State could soon reach settlement over failed beef plant

by Associated Press Published: April 9,2012

Tags: agriculture, beef, beef plant, beef processing, beef processor, cattle, courts, fraud, judges, judicial judiciary, livestock, settlement, state government

OAKLAND — Mississippi could soon settle its 2007 lawsuit against the firms that built the financially disastrous beef plant in the Yalobusha County town of Oakland. Jan Schaefer, a spokeswoman for Attorney General Jim Hood, said the state and Georgia’s Facility Group, which was hired to oversee construction of the plant, have reached agreement although [...] [...]

Good idea or not?

by Amy McCullough Published: January 23,2011

Tags: beef plant, clawbacks, Edward L. Glaeser, Gov. Haley Barbour, GREEN ENERGY, Kathy Gelston, Khosla Ventures, KIOR, Marianne Hill, Mississippi Development Authority, Soladigm, solar, Stion, Tate Reeves

See related Feb. 4 Business Blog post, ‘Haley Barbour and Khosla Ventures’ and Feb. 11 post, ‘WSJ: Learned from Khosla-backed energy startups that tanked.’ State leaders agree that affordable and reliable energy is essential for Mississippi’s future economic growth. Gov. Haley Barbour has said his energy policy is “more of it” and has aggressively promoted [...] [...]

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