by Associated Press Published: November 29,2012
Tags: architect, architecture, arena, city, community development, concert, contract, feasibility, government, municipal, municipality, sports, study
JACKSON — A Mississippi consulting firm will conduct a study to determine the feasibility for the city of Monroe, La., to construct a new arena with the possibility of a four-star hotel near it. The News-Star reports the city council approved the $95,000 contract with Jackson-based M3A Architecture to allow the consulting firm to begin [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: November 28,2012
Tags: accident, contract, death, disaster, ecosystem, energy, environment, explosion, fatality, fuel, gasoline, natural gas, offshore drilling, Oil, oil spill, oilrig, petroleum, pollution, restuarant, seafood, tourism, tourist, vacation, visitor, wildlife
GULF OF MEXICO — The Obama administration put a temporary stop to new federal contracts with British oil company BP today, citing the company’s “lack of business integrity” and criminal proceedings stemming from the Deepwater Horizon disaster in 2010. The action by the Environmental Protection Administration won’t affect current contracts, but prevents BP and its [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: November 20,2012
Tags: bill, contract, elected official, election, ethical, ethics, fine, law, lawmaker, legislation, legislative, legislator, penalty, Politics, public, public official, resign, resignation, unethical
BRANDON — A five-year Mississippi House member has resigned and agreed to pay a $10,000 fine to resolve an ethics case the state brought against him over public contracts that went to his family’s printing company — a fraction of the amount he originally was ordered to pay. Republican Rep. Kevin McGee, 42, of Brandon, [...] [...]
JACKSON — Hank Bounds will get at least four more years as the head of Mississippi’s public university system. The College Board voted unanimously to extend Bounds’ contract as commissioner of higher education. Bounds had about 18 months remaining on his original four-year contract signed in 2009. “It was simply a vote of confidence in [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: November 9,2012
Tags: contract, elevate, elevation, hurricane, pier, port, storm, storm surge, travel, traznsporation, tropical, Weather
GULFPORT — The state port commission board has reinstated a $19-million contract to elevate the first 37 acres of the West Pier for storm-surge protection, with the understanding the final elevation would be lower than previously intended. The Sun Herald reports W.C. Fore Trucking Inc. was hired yesterday to raise the acreage by about 10 [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: November 8,2012
Tags: bid, boat, boater, boating, contract, government, harbor, land, property, raze, state agency, storage, swap, torn down
OCEAN SPRINGS — The state Department of Marine Resources is going to tear down and remove the large boat storage shed it owns in Ocean Springs Harbor. The Sun Herald reports it will not be swapped for land on Back Bay in Biloxi. Bill Walker, head of the DMR, said Wednesday they couldn’t work out [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: November 7,2012
Tags: city, contract, government, infrastructure, municipal, municipality, prizative, public works, utility, wastewater, water
GAUTIER — The Gautier City Council has approved a contract to have Clearwater Solutions become the service provider for the public works department. The Sun Herald reports the first year of the five-year contact will cost the city a little more than $1.6 million; the other years will cost a little more than $1.7 million. [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: November 2,2012
Tags: bid, boat, boater, boating, builder, building, city, construction, contract, government, habor, municipal, municipality, outdoor, water sports
PASS CHRISTIAN — The city of Pass Christian has split its harbor improvements project into three parts. Mayor Chipper McDermott tells WLOX-TV the decision was made after bids came in higher than expected on the $33-million project. McDermott said the phase one dredging work is already finished and phase two, which involves concrete pilings, is [...] [...]
MADISON and COLUMBUS — The Air Force has signed a contract with a new company to maintain the jets at Columbus Air Force Base. Aircraft maintenance will be handled by L-3 Vertex of Madison starting in December. The new vendor is taking over from DynCorp International, which had the maintenance contract for seven years. DynCorp [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: October 31,2012
Tags: contract, employee, expansion, home, homeowner, house, housing, job, land, lend, lending, loan, mortgage, payroll, property, real estate, residence, resident, residential, technology, work, worker
OXFORD — A Mississippi software firm will add at least 100 jobs thanks to a Brazilian contract. FNC, which makes software to streamline mortgage lending, said it would do work for Cetip, a Brazilian firm that holds financial securities for others. FNC’s software will help Brazilian banks manage documents, cut costs and help original lenders [...] [...]
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