Mississippi Business Journal » Fitch ratings http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Mon, 20 May 2013 12:58:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Rating agencies keeping a close eye on state’s pensions http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/11/30/rating-agencies-keeping-a-close-eye-on-states-pensions/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rating-agencies-keeping-a-close-eye-on-states-pensions http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/11/30/rating-agencies-keeping-a-close-eye-on-states-pensions/#comments Fri, 30 Nov 2012 22:13:47 +0000 Ted Carter http://msbusiness.com/?p=65873 Mississippi state government ended fiscal 2012 with the same solid credit ratings with which it started the year. Whether the Magnolia State maintains its strong credit in the years to come could hinge on the effectiveness of measures to fund the Public Employees’ Retirement System of Mississippi, or PERS. The pension funding picture is expected [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/08/17/august-20-2012-chuck-mcintosh/feed/ 0 Mississippi Power appeals rate hike denial http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/07/15/mississippi-power-appeals-rate-hike-denial/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mississippi-power-appeals-rate-hike-denial http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/07/15/mississippi-power-appeals-rate-hike-denial/#comments Sun, 15 Jul 2012 06:01:28 +0000 Clay Chandler http://msbusiness.com/?p=59665 A few hours after a second overrun for its Kemper County coal plant was revealed, Mississippi Power Co. said last week it was appealing the Public Service Commission’s denial of a rate increase the company had requested to help pay for the facility. The company appealed the PSC’s order to the Mississippi Supreme Court. On [...]

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