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Demolition of factory ongoing; creating greenspace by river

Associated Press — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 12:30:41 +0000

NATCHEZ — The city of Natchez is converting the site of an old pecan factory in the Mississippi River bluff into greenspace. The Natchez Democrat reports workers have been removing the concrete foundation, retaining walls and driveway at the factory site. Mayor Butch Brown said once the concrete is removed and the site cleaned up, [...]

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Former carpet mill to be razed; site to offer green space

Associated Press — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 12:59:54 +0000

GREENVILLE — The city of Greenville will tear down the old US Axminister Carpet Mills plant and convert the site into green space. The Delta Democrat Times reports the city this past week approved a demolition contract with Huntington Machinery Inc. and Gentry Demolition LLC. The companies will tear down the building, which has been [...]

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Actor joins union protesters at Detroit show

Associated Press — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 13:29:14 +0000

CANTON — Actor Danny Glover has joined supporters of unionization for workers at a Nissan Motor Co. assembly plant in Mississippi demonstrating outside the North American International Auto Show. The Mississippi Alliance for Fairness at Nissan protested yesterday next to Detroit’s Cobo Center. The group says workers who show interest in organizing the Japanese carmaker’s [...]

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Finger-pointing begins in Va. over GreenTech project

Associated Press — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 13:18:05 +0000

HORN LAKE and TUNICA — An electric car firm headed by Virginia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe never provided Virginia officials enough details to obtain economic development incentives, according to an Associated Press review of state records. McAuliffe claimed in a Dec. 5 news conference that the Virginia Economic Development Partnership didn’t want to bid [...]

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City pushing abandoned plant site for solar panel farm

Associated Press — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 17:47:45 +0000

COLUMBUS — The city of Columbus has asked the federal government to consider a solar panel farm at the former Kerr-McGee Chemical Plant. The Commercial Dispatch reports the Environmental Protect Agency has agreed to study the site to determine what kind and whether a renewable energy facility can be built on the property. The city [...]

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