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Workers find damage at arena; renovations to take longer

Associated Press — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:02:27 +0000

TUPELO — Renovations at the BancorpSouth Arena in Tupelo are going to take a little longer. The arena is undergoing a $1.8 million project to repair, replace and paint the exterior insulation finishing system that covers the building. Director Todd Hunt says workers found more water damage than expected, including a few rusted columns and [...]

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Meat-slicing facility laying off 100 workers

Associated Press — Thu, 16 May 2013 14:35:20 +0000

BOONEVILLE — Plumrose USA has laid off 100 workers at its meat slicing plant in Booneville, Miss. COO Mike Rozzano tells the Daily Corinthian workers were notified last Friday. Rozzano says the plant now has about 320 workers. He says business dictated that Plumrose didn’t need as many people in the plant. Plumrose slices beef, [...]

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Manufacturer unveils $11M expansion; adding jobs

Associated Press — Thu, 16 May 2013 14:03:29 +0000

NATCHEZ — Enerfab is expanding operations at its Natchez location, which is known as Enersteel, to accommodate an increase in tank head production, according to the Mississippi Development Authority (MDA). The project represents a corporate investment of more than $11 million and will create 20 new jobs, bringing the total number employed at the facility [...]

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Stone wool plant coming to park; to employ 150 workers

MBJ Staff — Thu, 09 May 2013 17:22:02 +0000

MARSHALL COUNTY — Rockwool International officials and State of Mississippi economic development leadership have broken ground on the company’s first manufacturing facility in the United States. Rockwool is the parent company of Roxul, a manufacturer of stone wool insulation products in North America. The plant, located approximately 30 miles south of Memphis, was announced last [...]

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Hospice granted approval for new S. Miss. facility

MBJ Staff — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 12:44:19 +0000

COLUMBIA — Hospice Compassus of Brentwood, Tenn., has received approval from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for a new office location in Columbia. The expansion will create additional access to comprehensive and compassionate care for the residents of Columbia and surrounding areas, and it will impact economic development in the community through the [...]

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State bonds push new nursing facility toward construction

MBJ Staff — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 11:35:53 +0000

HATTIESBURG — The Mississippi Legislature’s authorization of $20 million in state bonds will help elevate a new nursing building at the University of Southern Mississippi from the planning stage to the construction phase. Southern Miss will receive the funding this year, which will expedite plans for the building – to be named Asbury Hall and [...]

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Company to expand pipe plant; investment could reach $50M

Associated Press — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 11:53:57 +0000

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 [...]

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Ground broken for public transit maintenance facility

MBJ Staff — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 12:35:24 +0000

CHOCTAW — The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians (MBCI) and the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) have broken ground for the Choctaw Regional Maintenance Facility. The 13,960-square-foot comprehensive regional maintenance center will be constructed by the tribe on tribal lands. The facility will provide services for tribally owned transit vehicle, tribal fleet vehicles and other [...]

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Hospital opens Pediatric Surgery Center; claims only one in state

MBJ Staff — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 14:30:55 +0000

FLOWOOD — River Oaks Hospital has opened what it claims is the state’s only free standing Pediatric Surgery Center in Flowood. The Pediatric Surgery Center is specifically designed to perform same-day procedures for children ages three months to 19 years of age. The center will be used by physicians from a variety of specialties from [...]

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Energy company to expand one pellet plant, build another

Associated Press — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 12:29:22 +0000

LUCEDALE and COPIAH COUNTY— Gulf Coast Renewable Energy is ramping up plans for a wood pellet plant in Lucedale, and plans to build another plant just as big in Copiah County. The Mississippi Press reports that the company says it now plans to double the plant’s capacity to 320,000 metric tons of pellets a year [...]

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