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Deadline approaching to apply for drought-related assistance

MBJ Staff — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 13:01:09 +0000

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 [...]

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Deadline approaching for drought-related aid from SBA

MBJ Staff — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 12:41:35 +0000

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 [...]

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Deadlines approaching for disaster recovery assistance

MBJ Staff — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 12:26:22 +0000

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 [...]

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Deadline approaching for SBA disaster recovery assistance

MBJ Staff — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 13:26:31 +0000

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, [...]

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SBA assistance deadline nears for drought victims

MBJ Staff — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 13:35:48 +0000

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 [...]

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Deadline approaching for drought-related SBA loans

MBJ Staff — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 16:25:09 +0000

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. [...]

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U.S. Senate caucus forms to focus on Mississippi River

Associated Press — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 17:21:52 +0000

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 [...]

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Shippers tip hat to Corps for keeping river open

Associated Press — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 13:01:33 +0000

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 [...]

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Removal of rock pinnacles in dropping river progressing slowly

Associated Press — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 12:58:23 +0000

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 [...]

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Leaders ‘cautiously optimistic’ about navigation on dropping river

MBJ Staff — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 01:33:39 +0000

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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