by Associated Press Published: March 6,2013
Tags: ceremony, Commercial Real Estate, construction, distribution center, economic development, employee, employer, employment, ground breaking, job, job creation, work, worker
OLIVE BRANCH — Gov. Phil Bryant was among those on hand to celebrate a new business for the Olive Branch area. Bryant attended a ceremony yesterday marking the pending construction of a distribution center for Helen of Troy, a health and personal care product manufacturer. Helen of Troy expects its new 1.3-million-square-foot facility to be [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 12,2013
Tags: celebration, ceremony, entertainment, parade, rain, tourism, tourist, tradition, visitor, Weather
MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST — Fat Tuesday parades on the Mississippi Gulf Coast will roll as scheduled today despite the chance of rain, organizers say. Most areas carry at least an 80 percent chance of rain Tuesday. “We’re going to roll rain or shine,” Nancy Rogers, of the Gulf Coast Carnival Association, tells The Mississippi Press. [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: January 15,2013
Tags: build, builder, building, ceremony, commercial construction, construction, contractor, economic development, employee, employer, employment, groundbreaking, job, maintenance, Native Americans, repair, vehicle, work, worker
PHILADELPHIA — The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians is scheduled to break ground tomorrow for a vehicle maintenance facility to serve the East Mississippi area. Tribal Chief Phyliss J. Anderson and Central District Transportation Commissioner Dick Hall are scheduled to speak at the event. Officials say once complete, the Choctaw Transit Authority could provide services [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: November 1,2012
Tags: bill, ceremony, elected official, highway, infrastructure, law, lawmaker, legislative, legislator, Legislature, name, politician, public official, trasportation
CHICKASAW COUNTY — A stretch of highway in northeast Mississippi will be formally dedicated Nov. 7 for the late state Sen. Jack Gordon. The ceremony will dedicate part of Mississippi Highway 245 in Chickasaw County as the Carl J. “Jack” Gordon Jr. Memorial Highway. It is scheduled for 11 a.m. at the City Auditorium on [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: August 15,2012
Tags: acquisition, ceremony, dedication, electricity, energy, gas, generation, plant, power, utility
ASHLAND — The Tennessee Valley Authority dedicated its largest gas-fired plant, Magnolia Combined Cycle Gas Plant, with a ceremony yesterday. TVA purchased the 968-megawatt natural-gas-fired plant, located near Ashland in August 2011. The dedication celebrated Magnolia’s distinction as the largest of TVA’s five high-efficiency, combined cycle gas plants. “Magnolia was purchased at less than half [...] [...]
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