Mississippi Business Journal » Hurricane Katrina recovery 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 Recovery package still taking applications http://msbusiness.com/blog/2009/08/24/recovery-package-still-taking-applications/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=recovery-package-still-taking-applications http://msbusiness.com/blog/2009/08/24/recovery-package-still-taking-applications/#comments Mon, 24 Aug 2009 05:01:06 +0000 Wally Northway http://msbusiness.com/?p=11238 Last of funds could take years to award   Just weeks after Hurricane Katrina laid waste to the Mississippi Gulf Coast in Aug. 2005, the State of Mississippi petitioned Congress for help with the massive cleanup and recovery effort. Gov. Haley Barbour, the state’s congressional delegation and others were successful in securing approximately $5.4 billion [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2009/08/24/recovery-package-still-taking-applications/feed/ 0 Reef restoration continuing http://msbusiness.com/blog/2009/07/30/reef-restoration-continuing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=reef-restoration-continuing http://msbusiness.com/blog/2009/07/30/reef-restoration-continuing/#comments Thu, 30 Jul 2009 13:16:00 +0000 Wally Northway http://msbusiness.com/?p=2105 MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST — The Department of Marine Resources’ (DMR’s) Artificial Reef Bureau, in partnership with Mississippi Gulf Fishing Banks (MGFB), is working to rebuild fishing reefs destroyed by Hurricane Katrina. On July 29, about 300 cubic yards of crushed limestone were distributed across a half-acre just off the Ocean Springs Chester M. McPhearson Jr. [...]

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