Sen. Davis Speaks to Stennis Luncheon
by Stephen McDill Published: March 8,2011
JACKSON- State senator and appropriations chairman Doug Davis speaks to the March gathering of the Stennis Institute. [...]
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MEC polling finds growing support for education, training for workers
by Ted Carter Published: January 2,2011
Tags: Blake Wilson, Doug Davis, Gov. Haley Barbour, Mississippi Economic Council
Business leaders more likely to be optimistic on state economy than voters, survey finds. Mississippians don’t want the state to let up on efforts to create an educated and well-prepared workforce, a Mississippi Economic Council survey of 600 business people and voters shows They’ve witnessed the state roll up successes such as automakers Nissan and Toyota [...] [...]
PEER: Some MDA loan programs drastically under-used
by Clay Chandler Published: January 2,2011
Tags: Doug Davis, Kathy Gelston, Mississippi Development Authority, PEER
Four of the Mississippi Development Authority’s business development loan programs are severely under-utilized, and their future availability is questionable after a report by the Performance Evaluation and Expenditure Review Committee (PEER). The PEER report looked at the utilization rates for fiscal years 2006-2010 and FY 2010 year-end fund balances of seven of the MDA’s business [...] [...]
Budget, budget, budget
by Nash Nunnery Published: December 26,2010
Tags: Cecil Brown, Doug Davis, Legislature, Marty Wiseman
Making it work will be a long and arduous process for lawmakers They may align themselves on opposite sides of the political fence, but Democrats and Republicans in the Mississippi Legislature are in agreement about the hot-button issue facing the upcoming 2011 legislative session. “It’s the budget, no doubt about it,” said Rep. Cecil Brown, [...] [...]
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