by MBJ Staff Published: April 12,2013
Tags: bank, banker, banking, disaster recovery, drought, dry, emergency, entrepreneur, entrepreneurship, federal afgency, finance, financial institution, heat, loan, natural disaster, small business, Weather
NORTH MISSISSIPPI — The U.S. Small Business Administration is reminding small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture and most private non-profit organizations of all sizes that May 13 is the filing deadline for federal economic injury disaster loans. These loans are available in Alcorn, Benton and Tippah counties in as a result [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: April 2,2013
Tags: assistance, disaster, disaster recovery, drought, dry, entrepreneur, entrepreneurship, federal agency, loan, natural disaster, severe weather, small business, Weather
NORTH MISSISSIPPI — The U.S. Small Business Administration is reminding small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture and most private non-profit organizations of all sizes that April 29 is the filing deadline for federal economic injury disaster loans available in Benton, Calhoun, Lafayette, Marshall, Panola, Pontotoc, Tate, Tippah, Union and Yalobusha counties [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: March 19,2013
Tags: babnking, bank, banker, businessowner, damage, destruction, disaster assistance, disaster recovery, drought, dry, entrepreneur, entrepreneurship, federal agency, finance, financial insitution, flood, heat, loan, natural disaster, rain, small business, tornado, Weather, wind
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — The U. S. Small Business Administration reports it has approved over $1 million in Disaster Assistance Loans for residents and businesses in South Mississippi affected by the severe storms, tornadoes and flooding Feb. 10-22. The deadline to file an SBA disaster loan application for physical damage is April 15. “Currently 15 disaster [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: March 12,2013
Tags: bank, banker, banking, disaster assistance, disaster reocvery, drought, dry, emergency, entrepreneur, entrepreneurship, federal agency, finance, financial institution, heat, loan, natural disaster, severe weather, small business
MISSISSIPPI DELTA — The U.S. Small Business Administration is reminding small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture and most private non-profit organizations of all sizes that April 8 is the filing deadline for federal economic injury disaster loans available in Mississippi as a result of the drought that began on July 31, [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: March 5,2013
Tags: bank, banker, banking, disaster assistance, disaster recovery, drought, dry, emergency, entrepreneur, entrepreneurship, federal agency, heat, hot, loan, natural disaster, severe weather, small business
NORTH MISSISSIPPI — The U.S. Small Business Administration is reminding small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture and most private non-profit organizations of all sizes that April 1 is the filing deadline for federal economic injury disaster loans as a result of the drought that began on Aug. 1, 2012. The SBA’s [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: February 8,2013
Tags: bank, banker, banking, damage, disaster, disaster recovery, drought, emergency, entrepreneur, federal agency, loan, loss, natural disaster, small business, Weather
SOUTH MISSISSIPPI — The U.S. Small Business Administration is reminding small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture and most private non-profit organizations of all sizes that March 12 is the filing deadline for federal economic injury disaster loans available in Mississippi as a result of the drought that began Jan. 3, 2012. [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 7,2013
Tags: bill, boating, drought, federal government, lawmaker, legislation, legislative, navigation, river, shipping, towboat, traffic, transportation, water
ST. LOUIS, Mo. — A bipartisan Mississippi River Caucus is being launched in the U.S. Senate in an effort to encourage commerce and address issues such as flood mitigation and navigation concerns. Republican Sen. Roy Blunt of Missouri and Democrat Tom Harkin of Iowa announced plans for the caucus today. It will also seek to [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: January 11,2013
Tags: barge, boat, boater, boating, drought, engineer, engineering, maritime, navigation, outdoors, port, river, ship, shipper, shipping, towboat, traffic, transportation, travel, water, Weather
MISSISSIPPI RIVER — Barge operators are crediting the hustle by stewards of the Mississippi River for averting a potentially crippling shutdown of the vital commerce artery. Shippers say the Army Corps of Engineers has done all it can to keep the river open. Those efforts include ongoing work to rid a stretch of the river [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: December 20,2012
Tags: agency, boat, boater, boating, drought, dry, engineer, engineering, federal, government, level, maritime, navigation, port, river, rock pinnacle, ship, shipper, shipping, traffic, transportation, water, Weather
MISSISSIPPI RIVER — Crews scooping out Mississippi River bedrock in southern Illinois are making steady progress but have removed just a fraction of the rock pinnacles that are impeding navigation along a stretch of the drought-plagued waterway, an Army Corps of Engineers official said. Excavating machinery had chiseled away 39 cubic yards of rock by [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: December 19,2012
Tags: barge, boat, boater, boating, drought, dry, engineer, engineering, level, navigation, port, river, ship, shipper, shipping, traffic, transportation, travel, water, Weather
MISSISSIPPI RIVER — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mississippi Valley Division commander Maj. Gen. John Peabody and St. Louis District commander Col. Chris Hall met with state and local representatives yesterday in Alton, Ill., to discuss current and future actions the Corps will take to maintain a safe and reliable navigation channel during low [...] [...]
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