Mississippi Business Journal » cool http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Fri, 24 May 2013 20:36:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 State’s winter wheat crop struggling with cool weather http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/03/26/states-winter-wheat-crop-struggling-with-cool-weather/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=states-winter-wheat-crop-struggling-with-cool-weather http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/03/26/states-winter-wheat-crop-struggling-with-cool-weather/#comments Tue, 26 Mar 2013 14:25:29 +0000 MBJ Staff http://msbusiness.com/?p=71926 ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — Cool temperatures through March kept some Mississippians comfortable, but they slowed the development of wheat, the state’s only row crop grown through winter. Erick Larson, corn and wheat state specialist with the Mississippi State University Extension Service, said wheat acreage is high this year, with 420,000 acres planted in the fall. State [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/03/26/states-winter-wheat-crop-struggling-with-cool-weather/feed/ 0 Utility reports performance hurt by election uncertainties http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/11/05/utility-reports-performance-hurt-by-election-uncertainties/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=utility-reports-performance-hurt-by-election-uncertainties http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/11/05/utility-reports-performance-hurt-by-election-uncertainties/#comments Mon, 05 Nov 2012 13:09:51 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=64873 ATLANTA — Southern Company reported third quarter earnings of $976 million, or $1.11 a share, compared with $916 million, or $1.07 a share, for the same period a year ago. For the nine months ended Sept. 30, 2012, Southern’s earnings were $1.97 billion, or $2.26 a share, compared with $1.94 billion, or $2.27 a share, [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/11/05/utility-reports-performance-hurt-by-election-uncertainties/feed/ 0 PSC pondering change to rate-setting policy http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/08/08/psc-pondering-change-to-rate-setting-policy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=psc-pondering-change-to-rate-setting-policy http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/08/08/psc-pondering-change-to-rate-setting-policy/#comments Wed, 08 Aug 2012 16:22:17 +0000 MBJ Staff http://msbusiness.com/?p=60884 JACKSON — Northern District Public Service Commissioner Brandon Presley reports the Mississippi Public Service Commission (PSC) has opened an inquiry into whether reduced borrowing costs for electric utility companies and other factors should translate into lower rates for customers. The PSC voted 3-0 to open the inquiry. Presley said current rates were set when interest [...]

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