Mississippi Business Journal » Kentucky http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Wed, 22 May 2013 14:27:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 1 in 2 new graduates are jobless or underemployed http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/04/23/1-in-2-new-graduates-are-jobless-or-underemployed/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=1-in-2-new-graduates-are-jobless-or-underemployed http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/04/23/1-in-2-new-graduates-are-jobless-or-underemployed/#comments Mon, 23 Apr 2012 13:59:38 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=56084 WASHINGTON — The college class of 2012 is in for a rude welcome to the world of work. A weak labor market already has left half of young college graduates either jobless or underemployed in positions that don’t fully use their skills and knowledge. Young adults with bachelor’s degrees are increasingly scraping by in lower-wage [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/04/23/1-in-2-new-graduates-are-jobless-or-underemployed/feed/ 2 Mississippi included in Michael Foods egg recall list http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/02/03/mississippi-included-in-egg-recall-list/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mississippi-included-in-egg-recall-list http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/02/03/mississippi-included-in-egg-recall-list/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:15:29 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=51798 MINNETONKA, Minn. — A Minnesota food company is widening its recall of hard-cooked eggs because of a potential for listeria contamination. Michael Foods, of Minnetonka, is recalling eggs in brine sold in 10- and 25-pound pails for institutional use in 34 states. The eggs carry six brand names: Columbia Valley Farms, GFS, Glenview Farms, Papetti’s, [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/02/03/mississippi-included-in-egg-recall-list/feed/ 0 Mild temps reduce electricity sales for TVA http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/02/03/mild-temps-reduce-electricity-sales-for-tva/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mild-temps-reduce-electricity-sales-for-tva http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/02/03/mild-temps-reduce-electricity-sales-for-tva/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:09:58 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=51796 KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Valley Authority said a mild winter so far has reduced electricity sales by 5 percent in the first quarter of the fiscal year and will cause the utility to reconsider expenditures for the rest of the year. The utility said in a news release on Friday that its first quarterly [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/02/03/mild-temps-reduce-electricity-sales-for-tva/feed/ 0 TVA chief operating officer McCollum to retire http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/12/21/tva-chief-operating-officer-mccollum-to-retire/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tva-chief-operating-officer-mccollum-to-retire http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/12/21/tva-chief-operating-officer-mccollum-to-retire/#comments Wed, 21 Dec 2011 19:38:37 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=49954 The Tennessee Valley Authority’s chief operating officer, 60-year-old Bill McCollum, says he will retire June 30. McCollum announced his plans in a Wednesday telephone call with reporters. As chief operating officer, McCollum oversees management of power production, transmission, power trading and resource management programs. McCollum said he plans for the next six months to mainly [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/12/21/tva-chief-operating-officer-mccollum-to-retire/feed/ 0 MBJ Editorial: Jobs and eminent domain … letting fear strike us out http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/07/17/jobs-and-eminent-domain-letting-fear-strike-us-out/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=jobs-and-eminent-domain-letting-fear-strike-us-out http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/07/17/jobs-and-eminent-domain-letting-fear-strike-us-out/#comments Sun, 17 Jul 2011 06:00:47 +0000 MBJ Staff http://msbusiness.com/?p=43546 Economic development recruiters don’t use brass knuckles when they fight to get a big employer to come to their state. But they probably would if they could. That is the kind of pier six brawl recruiters walk into at the start of every economic development competition. The last one standing walks away with the deal [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/07/17/jobs-and-eminent-domain-letting-fear-strike-us-out/feed/ 0 Tornado victims often uninsured http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/05/26/tornado-victims-often-uninsured/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tornado-victims-often-uninsured http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/05/26/tornado-victims-often-uninsured/#comments Thu, 26 May 2011 15:48:33 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=41699 The regions that most need insurance after tornadoes are often the exact places that don't have much of it.

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