by MBJ Staff Published: October 3,2012
Tags: certificate of need, dialysis, facility, health, health care, kidney, medical, medicine, renal, satellite, state agency
COLUMBUS — The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) has awarded a certificate of need (CON) to RCG Mississippi Inc., d/b/a Lowndes County Dialysis, of Columbus. The CON authorizes the establishment of a satellite end stage renal disease (ESRD) facility in Columbus. MSDH reports the proposed project will relocate 10 stations from its current 35-station [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: September 30,2012
Tags: complex, construction, facility, improvement, infrastructure, public transportation, sewage, sewer, shop, shopper, shopping, technology, tourism, tourist, transit, transportation, travel, vacation, visitor, waste, wastewater
NATCHEZ — Work is underway at the site of the future Natchez transit facility. The Natchez Democrat reports crews with Paul Jackson Construction of Brookhaven are removing a fence, concrete slab and shed from the site, formerly the location of A-B Motor Company. The crews also have 7,000 yards of dirt that has to be [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: September 21,2012
Tags: acquire, acquisition, employee, employment, fabricate, fabrication, facility, industrial real estate, land, manufacture, manufacturer, manufacturing, pipe, piping, plant, property, purchase, vessel, work, worker
MOSS POINT — Zachry Holdings Inc. has purchased Day and Zimmerman’s industrial fabrication plant in Moss Point. The 140,000-square-foot plant produces piping systems and vessels for large projects in power, petrochemical, refining, forest products and other markets George Freeland, executive director of Jackson County Economic Development Foundation, tells the Sun Herald the company has hired [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: September 19,2012
Tags: employee, expansion, facility, fuel, gasoline, job, manufacture, manufacturer, manufacturing, Oil, petroleum, plant, port, REFINERY, work, worker
VICKSBURG — Ergon Refining has announced a $147 million expansion of its operations at the Port of Vicksburg. The Vicksburg Post reports the specialty oils refinery plans new buildings near the Bunge-Ergon ethanol plant and upgrades at its main refinery that will allow the company to process more diverse types of crude. The expansion would [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: September 19,2012
Tags: county government, economic development, employee, expand, expansion, facility, job, manfacturer, manufacture, manufacturing, plant, state government, work, worker
CORINTH — Ayrshire Electronics, a full-service, privately held electronics manufacturing firm, is expanding operations at its Corinth facility. The expansion, Ayrshire’s second in four years in Mississippi, adds 15 new jobs at the company’s Alcorn County plant earlier this summer. The Mississippi Development Authority (MDA) provided assistance in support of the project for the rehabilitation [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: September 19,2012
Tags: candle, damage, destroyed, disaster, facility, fire, flame, loss, manufacture, manufacturer, manufacturing, plant
MOOREVILLE — A candle factory in Northeast Mississippi has been destroyed by fire. The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reports the Wicks’n'More factory in Mooreville burned yesterday morning. Mooreville firefighters, along with help from other volunteer departments, fought the blaze from around 2 a.m. until 9 a.m. yesterday. Mooreville Fire Chief Ron White says the building [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: September 18,2012
Tags: architect, architecture, bank, banking and finance, branch, building, design, environment, facility, green, plan
HERNANDO — Shortly after the opening of the Southern Bancorp Hernando Branch in summer 2011, Southern applied for LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification. The United States Green Building Council (USGBC) has now awarded the Hernando Branch its LEED Certification – the first LEED Certified bank building in the State of Mississippi, according [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: September 18,2012
Tags: commercial fishing, death, facility, fatality, federal agency, federal government, feed, fine, fish, fishing, manufacture, manufacturer, manufacturing, penalty, plant, safety, violation, workplace
MOSS POINT — A federal safety agency has proposed fines of $79,200 for Omega Protein Inc. for 25 safety and health violations found after the death of a worker who got caught in a rotating screw conveyor. The Sun Herald reports the Occupational Safety and Health Administration released its findings yesterday from an inspection in [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: September 17,2012
Tags: art, cultural tourism, culture, facility, grand opening, Heritage, Museum, potter, pottery, sculpture, tourism, tourist, vacation, visitor
Biloxi — Two descendants of George Ohr attended the opening of the fifth building completed since Hurricane Katrina devastated the museum dedicated to the man once called “the mad potter of Biloxi.” “My mother was George Ohr’s granddaughter. I like to come to anything that showcases George,” Phyllis Allen of Jackson told The Mississippi Press. [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: September 14,2012
Tags: bank, banker, banking, building, donation, education, endowment, facility, finance, gift, higher education, learning, philanthropy, technology, university
MERIDIAN — A $150,000 gift from BankPlus is assisting Mississippi State University-Meridian in advancing education for business majors by helping ensure facilities and technology updates for the downtown location. The gift establishes an endowment to maintain, in perpetuity, the Newberry Building and its instructional technology. A historical landmark adjacent to the MSU Riley Center, the [...] [...]
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