by Associated Press Published: April 23,2013
Tags: automaker, automobiler, Automotive, bill, car, economic development, employee, employer, governor, job, job creation, law, lawmaker, legislation, legislative, legislator, Legislature, manufacture, manufacturer, manufacturing, plant, special session, state government, work, worker
JACKSON — Gov. Phil Bryant said yesterday that he will call lawmakers into special session to deal with an economic development project in what he calls the state’s auto corridor. The Commercial Appeal reports Bryant talked about the special session when he was in Oxford for a groundbreaking on an unrelated project. Bryant said he’s [...] [...]
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 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: March 19,2013
Tags: building, car, damage, destruction, education, hail, hailstorm, home, house, natural disaster, office, school, severe thunderstorm, severe weather
JACKSON — A severe storm with large hail pounded the Mississippi capital and its suburbs yesterday, busting windows in cars, homes and businesses and temporarily leaving a blanket of ice on some parking lots and sidewalks. Clinton Fire Department Deputy Chief Tim Shanks said firefighters responded yesterday afternoon to calls of two people hit in [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: December 28,2012
Tags: car, construction, contractor, infrastructure, port, road, roadbuilder, street, SUV, traffic, transportation, travbel, truck, van, vehicle
NATCHEZ — Nearly eight years after its conception and after a number of unavoidable delays, construction on the $3.6 million port road project that will save miles of traffic time for some transport routes is complete. Adams County Engineer Jim Marlow tells The Natchez Democrat the Government Fleet Road extension project, which will save seven [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: December 17,2012
Tags: air pollution, automaker, automobile, car, clean, commonwealth, economic development, elected official, electric, electricity, environment, factory, government, green, incentive, manufacture, manufacturer, manufacturing, plant, politica, politician, pollution, public official, Site Selection, state, vehicle
HORN LAKE and TUNICA — An electric car firm headed by Virginia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe never provided Virginia officials enough details to obtain economic development incentives, according to an Associated Press review of state records. McAuliffe claimed in a Dec. 5 news conference that the Virginia Economic Development Partnership didn’t want to bid [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: December 5,2012
Tags: automaker, automobile, car, community college, education, higher education, junior college, manufacture, manufacturer, manufacturing, partnership, teach, truck, van, vehicle, workforce training
BLUE SPRINGS — Toyota Motor Manufacturing Mississippi and four community colleges are launching a partnership to train people for advanced manufacturing jobs. The Advanced Manufacturing Technician Program gives students the chance to take two days of classroom instruction in Belden and three days of hands-on experience at Toyota’s Blue Springs plant. Participants will take classes [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: November 12,2012
Tags: assistance, automobile, car, charitable giving, charity, dealer, dealership, disaster recovery, donation, donor, giving, hurricane, natural disaster, rain, relief, retail, storm, storm surge, SUV, tornado, truck, van, vehicle, Weather, wind
SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI — Ford dealerships in the Pine Belt area are sending relief supplies to help Staten Island communities damaged by Hurricane Sandy. Eighty pallets full of canned goods, diapers, personal care items, blankets, batteries and bottled water, enough to fill a semi-truck trailer, is bound for Dana Ford Lincoln in Staten Island, N.Y. These [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: October 31,2012
Tags: automaker, automobile, car, celebration, facility, manufacture, manufacturing, manufactyurer, milestone, plant, SUV, truck, van, vehicle
BLUE SPRINGS — Toyota celebrated the 25 millionth vehicle manufactured in North America today at a ceremony at its Georgetown, Ky. plant coinciding with the start of production for the all-new 2013 Avalon. Of those 25 million vehicles, 111,000 were built in Mississippi at the Blue Springs plant, according to Toyota. The milestone vehicle — [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: October 15,2012
Tags: atuomobile, car, event, historic, history, registration, tourism tourist, vacation, vehicle, visitor
MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST — An annual celebration of classic cars and hot rods on the Mississippi Gulf Coast has reached a milestone with more than 6,000 cars registered to take part. The 16th annual “Cruisin’ the Coast” event, which wrapped up Sunday, surpassed 6,000 last Friday. Event organizers say one reason Cruisin’ the Coast is [...] [...]
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