Mississippi Business Journal » goods making http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Fri, 24 May 2013 20:36:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Study: State sees manufacturing growth, but… http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/03/study-state-sees-manufacturing-growth-but/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=study-state-sees-manufacturing-growth-but http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/03/study-state-sees-manufacturing-growth-but/#comments Fri, 03 May 2013 11:33:09 +0000 MBJ Staff http://msbusiness.com/?p=74176 KENNESAW, Ga. — Manufacturing activity in the Southeast improved slightly on the strength of higher new orders, production and employment, staying ahead of the national index, according to the Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) report released by the Econometric Center at Kennesaw State University’s Michael J. Coles College of Business. “Alabama, Florida, Mississippi and Louisiana experienced [...]

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