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MDA says it will meet HUD’s requirement for jobs at port

Associated Press — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:57:42 +0000

GULFPORT — The Mississippi Development Authority intends for 51 percent of new jobs at the state port to be filled by low- to moderate-income residents. But the agency never said current jobs would meet that goal. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has raised concerns over job numbers. The Sun Herald reports MDA [...]

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Proposed road-widening project has supporters, opponents

Associated Press — Sun, 16 Jun 2013 16:43:51 +0000

SOUTHAVEN — The road to progress can be bumpy. On top of facing funding hurdles, DeSoto County and state transportation officials — gathering public comment for an environmental assessment on possible widening of Star Landing to ease traffic and promote economic development — are finding many residents worried or resistant to change outside their front [...]

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State has more than 200 weight-limited bridges

Wally Northway — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 05:01:47 +0000

ACROSS MISSISSIPPI- Motorists hardly notice them, but posted bridges are a concern for commercial vehicles and can be a hindrance to economic development and a transportation safety issue. Posted bridges are not structurally deficient or obsolete. However, they have a limit to their weight-bearing capacity, and vehicles exceeding that limit can cause structural damage. While [...]

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Mississippi River economic trade centers form alliance

Clay Chandler — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 05:01:38 +0000

ACROSS MISSISSIPPI- The Mississippi World Trade Center has entered into a new alliance with other world trade centers along the Mississippi River. The group will says in a press release that its mission will be “promoting the stakeholder interests of the world’s greatest waterway.” The World Trade Center of New Orleans will lead the alliance. [...]

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Supervisors move to buy warehouse for Genesis Energy project

Associated Press — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 12:25:55 +0000

NATCHEZ — A chance to help a local industry speed up a $30-million investment has prompted the Adams County Board of Supervisors to simplify what had become a complex process to purchase large warehouse near the Natchez-Adams County Port. The county had originally planned to help purchase the building through a complicated agreement that would [...]

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Groups call for election on Biloxi baseball stadium

Associated Press — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 23:29:15 +0000

BILOXI — Groups including the STEPS Coalition and Biloxi NAACP chapter are calling for an election on a $21 million city-issued bond to help build a minor league baseball stadium in Biloxi. They have until June 18 to collect 1,500 signatures on a petition. City attorney Ron Peresich told city council members yesterday that an [...]

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AT&T brings 4G LTE network in to more of Central Miss.

MBJ Staff — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 16:27:40 +0000

CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI — AT&T has expanded its 4G LTE network in Central Mississippi. AT&T 4G LTE coverage now includes parts of Philadelphia, Carthage, Kosciusko, Lena, Camden, Choctaw and Edinburg. “As we focus on bringing more businesses to our community, it is crucial that we have advanced technologies in place to accommodate the needs of companies [...]

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Governor, MDA director headed to Paris Air Show

Associated Press — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 14:47:08 +0000

JACKSON — A group including Gov. Phil Bryant and Mississippi Development Authority director Brent Christensen will attend next week’s Paris Air Show. MDA will send a five other people besides Christensen. Agency spokeswoman Marlo Dorsey says they will man a booth showcasing Mississippi. She says the state’s delegation has meetings scheduled with dozens of high-ranking [...]

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Governor, MDA leading mission trips to Brazil, Chile

MBJ Staff — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 00:00:15 +0000

JACKSON — Gov. Phil Bryant and representatives from the Mississippi Development Authority will lead a delegation of Mississippi companies on a business development mission to São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from Sept. 9-13. MDA will also host a preceding business development mission to Chile from Sept. 5-7. The trips are designed to connect [...]

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Agency official briefs foresters on economic development

Wally Northway — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 05:01:55 +0000

Skip Skaggs, director of the Mississippi Development Authority’s Existing Industry and Business Division, promised a positive message last week just before he spoke to a group of local foresters. And, he delivered — eventually. But, while Skaggs’ presentation was essentially a broad overview of economic development efforts in the state and the role forestry plays [...]

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