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SemiSouth closure to cost California firm $60 million

Associated Press — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 14:36:26 +0000

STARKVILLE — The closure of a Mississippi semiconductor firm will cost a California company $60 million. Power Integrations of San Jose, Calif., says it will write off its 2010 investment in SemiSouth, a Starkville, firm that’s closing. SemiSouth’s 90 employees will be laid off. SemiSouth, which makes silicon carbide semiconductors, announced its closure last week. [...]

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1 in 2 new graduates are jobless or underemployed

Associated Press — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 13:59:38 +0000

WASHINGTON — The college class of 2012 is in for a rude welcome to the world of work. A weak labor market already has left half of young college graduates either jobless or underemployed in positions that don’t fully use their skills and knowledge. Young adults with bachelor’s degrees are increasingly scraping by in lower-wage [...]

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Mississippi included in Michael Foods egg recall list

Associated Press — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:15:29 +0000

MINNETONKA, Minn. — A Minnesota food company is widening its recall of hard-cooked eggs because of a potential for listeria contamination. Michael Foods, of Minnetonka, is recalling eggs in brine sold in 10- and 25-pound pails for institutional use in 34 states. The eggs carry six brand names: Columbia Valley Farms, GFS, Glenview Farms, Papetti’s, [...]

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USM polymer department luring more businesses to Hattiesburg area

Amy McCullough — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:26:21 +0000

Some new products developed in Hattiesburg sound like science fiction: Plastic composite materials that are lighter and tougher that steel, a lotion that neutralizes chemical warfare agents, a rehydration solution that helps identify finger prints from the deceased, and a makeup that can protect soldier from burns from road side bombs. But they’re all real. [...]

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Feds assess sites for renewable energy potential

Associated Press — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 14:19:31 +0000

Determining the potential of former landfills, brownfields and Superfund sites around the country to host solar panels and other renewable energy projects is the focus of a new assessment federal researchers announced Friday. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Colorado plan to spend the next year to 18 months [...]

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The World-Changer: Steve Jobs knew what we wanted

Associated Press — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 01:07:20 +0000

CUPERTINO, Calif. — In dark suit and bowtie, he is a computing-era carnival barker — eyebrows bouncing, hands gesturing, smile seductive and coy and a bit annoying. It’s as if he’s on his first date with an entire generation of consumers. And, in a way, he is. It is Jan. 24, 1984, and a young [...]

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Apple says company co-founder Steve Jobs has died

Associated Press — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 00:50:38 +0000

NAME: Steven Paul Jobs BORN: Feb. 24, 1955, in San Francisco DIED: Wednesday at 56. Apple announced his death without giving a specific cause. EDUCATION: Graduated from high school in 1972 and enrolled in Reed College in Portland, Oregon, but dropped out after six months. FAMILY: Wife, Laurene Powell; their three children, Reed Paul, Erin Sienna [...]

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MBJ Editorial: Parcells never knew he was actually talking about Mississippi

MBJ Staff — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 14:21:34 +0000

Positive is great. Reality is, well, real. Every once in a while, a talking head will rebut some statistic that’s not favorable to his or her opinion by saying, “Yeah, well, you can make statistics say whatever your want them to say.” Super Bowl winning coach Bill Parcells, however, famously said, “You are what your [...]

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Calif. first to OK insurance exchange per health care reform

Amy McCullough — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 14:43:37 +0000

State exchange plans must be approved by Jan. 1, 2013 Source: amednews.com WASHINGTON — California has become the first state to create a health insurance marketplace as envisioned under the national health reform law. “Every state is going to have to have some sort of legislative action on this,” said Kansas Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger, [...]

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Toyota resumes prepping for Blue Springs plant

Clay Chandler — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 10:43:56 +0000

After about 18 months in recession-imposed limbo, Toyota announced this morning that it is resuming preparations to open its facility in Blue Springs. According to a press release, Toyota hopes to have the plant, which was announced in February 2007 but put on hold indefinitely a year and a half ago, operational in the fall [...]

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