by Associated Press Published: April 28,2013
Tags: appropriation, budget, employee, employment, funding, health, health care, job, layoff, payroll, public health, state agency, state government, unemployment, work, worker
JACKSON — Top officials at the Mississippi State Department of Health say they’re trying to prevent layoffs for 41 employees and 41 contract workers who were part of a program to help women with high-risk pregnancies. Dr. Mary Currier, the state health officer, said Friday that the social workers were told April 15 their jobs [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: April 26,2013
Tags: Automotive, county, economic development, employee, employer, employment, incentive, job, job creation, layoff, legislation, legislative, manufacture, manufacturer, manufacturing, tire, work, worker
CLAY COUNTY — Lawmakers are meeting in special session today to consider incentives to bring a Japanese tire manufacturer to Clay County. Yokohama Tire Corp. would make industrial tires for trucks and tractors. In a House committee meeting today, lawmakers were told the state would borrow $70 million to buy land, build infrastructure and train [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: April 25,2013
Tags: Automotive, economic development, employee, employer, employment, governor, incentive, job, job creation, legislative, legislator, Legislature, manufacture, manufacturer, manufacturing, plant, special session, tire, work, worker
CLAY COUNTY — Gov. Phil Bryant is calling lawmakers back to the Capitol tomorrow for what many hope will be a quick a special session to lure an auto parts maker to the state. Bryant has released few details about the project, beyond saying it’s for Mississippi’s “automobile corridor.” Several lawmakers say an international company [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: April 24,2013
Tags: bill, economic development, egislator, employee, employer, employment, executive, governor, job creation, law, lawmaker, Legislature, special session, state government, work, worker
JACKSON — Gov. Phil Bryant says he’s calling lawmakers to the Capitol late this week for a special session on an economic development project. He said today that the session will begin at 10 a.m. Friday. He didn’t give specifics about the project, but said it will create needed jobs for the state. He said [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: April 22,2013
Tags: employ, employee, employer, employment, employment rate, federal agency, job, jobless, unemployment, unemployment benefits, unemployment rate, work
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — Mississippi’s unemployment rate dipped in March, as more people found jobs and fewer people sought them. The decrease came after two months of increases. The report by the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics lined up with a separate survey showing employer payrolls continue to creep up in Mississippi. The jobless rate fell [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: April 10,2013
Tags: capital investment, economic development, employee, employer, employment, expand, expansion, facility, job, manufacture, manufacturer, manufacturing, pipe, plant, work, worker
HERNANDO — A German pipe maker is expanding in North Mississippi, announcing it will spend $30 million to $50 million on a pipe finishing facility in Hernando and create 70 new jobs. Schulz Xtruded Products is the Mississippi division of Wilh. Schulz GMBH, based in Krefeld, Germany. SXP has a plant in Tunica County that [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: April 10,2013
Tags: economic development, employ, employee, employer, employment, hospital, job, job creation, laundry, work, worker
COLUMBIA — Crown Health Care Laundry Services will open a laundry in south Mississippi, with plans to hire 150 workers. The company, based in Pensacola, Fla., announced its plans yesterday at a ceremony attended by Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant. “I know our dedicated workforce will work hard to ensure the company’s success here in Marion [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: April 8,2013
Tags: air traffic control, air travel, airport, appropriation, budget, employee, employment, federal agency, federal government, jobless, sequester, Staff, tower, transportation, travel, unemployment, work, worker, workforce
TUPELO — Despite a temporary reprieve, Doug Metz and his four co-workers still face unemployment. Metz is the air traffic control manager at Tupelo Regional Airport, where the tower is among 149 across the country being closed by the Federal Aviation Administration on June 15. An air traffic controller with more than 30 years of [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: April 5,2013
Tags: contract, defense, employee, employer, employment, glove, job, layoff, manufacture, manufacturer, manufacturing, military, payroll, plant, unemployment, work, worker, workforce
EUPORA — A Eupora manufacturer says the loss of a military contract will lead to layoffs. Officials with Ansell Hawkeye Inc. tell WTVA-TV in Tupelo the layoffs will begin May 9. The company, which employees 100 workers at the Webster County facility, says they expect to permanently layoff as many as 60 production workers. Production [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: April 5,2013
Tags: casino, city government, Commercial Real Estate, community development, construction, demolition, developer, development, economic development, employ, employee, employer, employment, job, real estate, residential rewal estate, retail, retailer, retailing, shop, shopper, shopping, shopping center, work
D’IBERVILLE — The city of D’Iberville is clearing the way for another major retail center along Interstate 10 and a casino on Back Bay. A developer has acquired nearly 80 acres at the I-10 junction with Interstate 110. The homes and businesses there will come down by the end of the year and Mayor Rusty [...] [...]
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