by MBJ Staff Published: November 5,2012
Tags: air conditioner, air conditioning, cooling, COST, earnings, electricity, energy, expense, heater, heating, light, lighting, power, publicly traded company, revenue, settlement, tax, utility
NEW ORLEANS — Entergy Corporation reported third quarter 2012 as-reported earnings of $337.1 million, or $1.89 per share, compared with $628.1 million, or $3.53 per share, for third quarter 2011. On an operational basis, Entergy’s third quarter 2012 earnings were $347.7 million, or $1.95 per share, compared with $628.1 million, or $3.53 per share, in [...] [...]
OXFORD and STARKVILLE — The College Board stalled discussion of a $50-a-semester building fee on full-time students at the University of Mississippi and Mississippi State University, with members saying they want a committee to consider it. However, it appears the proposal will return, possibly as early as next month. The proposed fee was up for [...] [...]
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — Officials say they’re sending out notices to Mississippi residents who might have overpaid for e-books and are eligible for a share of a nationwide settlement. Attorney General Jim Hood says the state is getting $407,823 of the $69 million settlement with publishers Hachette, HarperCollins and Simon & Shuster. Officials say the money [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: October 16,2012
Tags: benefits, board, COST, county government, deductible, employee, health insurance, insurance, premium, supervisor, worker
JACKSON — Hinds County supervisors have voted 3-2 to keep the contract approved Oct. 4 with United Healthcare and its local representative, Bottrell Insurance. The new contract lowers employees’ health insurance deductible from a staggering $5,000 to a low of $500 but more than doubles their monthly premiums, from $73 for a single employee to [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: October 15,2012
Tags: COST, enenrgy, gas, higher education, power, public, savings, university, utility, water
COLUMBUS — Mississippi University for Women has reduced its energy use by 22 percent with an estimated cost avoidance of $1,024,200 over the past six years, according to the university. Lighting retrofits in Welty Hall, Hogarth Dining Center, Pohl Gymnasium and Stark Recreation Center, the replacement of two older chillers and tighter control of building [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: October 3,2012
Tags: appropriation, bill, budget, corrections, COST, expense, funding, incarceration, jail, law, lawmaker, legislation, legislative, legislator, Legislature, prison, state government
JACKSON — Mississippi lawmakers say they want to examine sentencing, parole and corrections practices to see if the state can find ways to save money on prisons. Two state House committees — Corrections and Judiciary B — met jointly yesterday to hear from judges, prosecutors, the Parole Board chairman and the corrections commissioner. “We’re going [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: September 26,2012
Tags: appraisal, appraise, COST, federal government, home, home price, homeowner, homeownership, house, mortgage, patent, real estate, residence, technology, value
OXFORD — FNC Inc.’s Appraisal Score has received a U.S. patent (U.S. Pat. No. 8,244,563), making it the first patented appraisal review tool, according to the technology company. “Critics of the American appraisal process say the process is broken and they’re looking to new government regulations to fix the problem. But we’ve already developed the [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: September 24,2012
Tags: appeal, COST, court, decision, fabricate, fabricating, fabrication, federal law, goods, judge, judicial, judiciary, law, law enforcement, legal, manufacture, manufacturer, manufacturing, panel, price, price fixing, ruling, state agency, state government, state law, supplier
NEW ORLEANS — A federal appeals panel will decide whether a Mississippi or federal court has jurisdiction over a lawsuit alleging price fixing by manufacturers of liquid crystal display screens. A panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has scheduled oral argument in New Orleans for Oct. 5. Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: September 18,2012
Tags: COST, damage, disaster, distribution, elecvtricity, energy, flood, flooding, hurricane, light, line, loss, natural disaster, pole, power, rain, recovery, storm surge, tornado, tropical storm, tropical weather, utility, wind
NEW ORLEANS — Entergy Corporation has released an update on preliminary financial effects, liquidity resources and recovery initiatives after Hurricane Isaac. Total restoration costs for the repair and/or replacement of the electrical facilities in areas with damage from Isaac are estimated to be in the range of $400 million-$500 million. Each utility company is responsible [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: August 30,2012
Tags: building, Business, commercial, COST, industrial, lease, office, price, property, real estate, rent, rental, study, trade association
JACKSON — The Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) International, using the results from the 2012 Experience Exchange Report (EER), has compiled a list of the most and least expensive commercial real estate city-markets in the United States. The annual report aggregates rental income and operating expense figures from the previous year; in 2011, data [...] [...]
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