HATTIESBURG — Industrial and specialty gas distributor Airgas Inc. has bought a Mississippi-based gas company, expanding its distribution network in three southern states. Airgas did not disclose the price it paid for Industrial Welding Supplies of Hattiesburg, LLC, which does business as Nordan Smith. The privately held Hattiesburg-based company distributes gasses for industrial and medical [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: March 13,2012
Tags: capital investment, computers, employment, equipment, hardware, investment, jobs, laboratories, semiconductors, silicon carbide, technology
STARKVILLE — SemiSouth Laboratories plans to spend $18 million to buy new equipment for its Starkville facility, a move that could double employment there over the next 18 months. Privately-held SemiSouth makes silicon carbide semiconductors for solar panels, wind turbines, electric cars and other devices that need to transmit power without leaking any electricity along [...] [...]
MOLINE, Ill. — Deere & Co. says its third-quarter profit grew 47 percent with American and Canadian farmers buying enough of the company’s large equipment to offset weak demand in Europe. The company said today it generated $617 million net income, or $1.44 per share, in the quarter. That’s up from $420 million, or 99 [...] [...]
JACKSON — A truck, a 40-caliber Sig Sauer handgun, a refrigerator, computer equipment, several chain saws, five calculators and 18 pagers. All are among nearly $65,000 worth of Hinds County government property reported lost or stolen during the last two years. That’s according to inventories completed by the county last month. Board of Supervisors president [...] [...]
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