by Associated Press Published: October 25,2012
Tags: close, closure, employee, facility, job, joblessness, layoff, manufacture, manufacturer, manufacturing, mill, operations, paper, plant, recycle, recycler, recycling, shut down, shutter, unemployment, work, worker
NATCHEZ — A Natchez plant will shut down operations at its plant near the Natchez-Adams County Port. The Natchez Democrat reports Mississippi River Pulp (formerly Mississippi River Corporation) will close down its recycled fiber mill effective Oct. 31. The closure, which company officials said is due to lack of demand, will affect 79 hourly and [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: October 17,2012
Tags: casino, employee, employment, entertainment, gambling, gaming, hospitality, hotel, job, layoff, lodging, nightlife, restaurant, tourism, tourist, unemployment, vacation, visitor, work, worker
TUNICA — The Fitz Casino & Hotel Tunica has laid off an unspecified number of employees, citing a soft economy, seasonal fluctuations and increased competition. General manager Chuck Miller declined to say how many employees were let go or how many remain. The casino reported 669 employees to the Mississippi Gaming Commission June 30. A [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: October 4,2012
Tags: benefit, economy, employee, employer, employment, job, joblessness, layoff, unemployment, unemployment insurance, work, worker
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits rose to a seasonally adjusted 367,000, a level consistent with only modest hiring. The state data are for the week ended Sept. 22, one week behind the national data. States with the biggest increases are: • Mississippi: Up 3,314, due to people unable to work [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: September 12,2012
Tags: apparel, Closing, closure, clothes, contract, defense, employee, job, layoff, manufacture, manufacturer, manufacturing, military, plant, sew, sewing, unemployment, work, worker
COLUMBUS — An apparel company that’s losing a military contract to the federal prison system says it plans to lay off 50 workers in Alabama and Mississippi rather than idling two plants. American Power Source Inc. says the layoffs in Fayette, Ala., and Columbus are due to the government’s decision to shift an Air Force [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: September 6,2012
Tags: casino, employee, employment, entertainment, gambler, gambling, gaming, hospitality, hotel, layoff, lodging, nightlife, restaurant, tourism, tourist, unemployment, vacation, visitor, work, worker
BILOXI — Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville Casino & Restaurant Biloxi is laying off about 50 full-time and 150 part-time workers as the summer tourist season ends. CFO Scott King tells the Sun Herald for six weeks the company has been informing employees their jobs would end with summer. Margaritaville hired nearly 1,000 people for its opening [...] [...]
Starkville — Sitel Corp. will lay off up to 58 workers from its Starkville call center in September. Based in Nashville, Tenn., Sitel employs nearly 500 people at the Starkville call center. The company does contract work for other companies. Spokesman Andrew Kokes said the people being laid off handled a specialized technical support contract. [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: July 12,2012
Tags: bank, banking, basnker, call center, consolidation, finance, financial institution, job, layoff, worker
STARKVILLE — Cadence Bank will lay off 17 workers at its operations center in Starkville. President Mark Abernathy tells the Starkville Daily News the layoffs will occur at the end of September. Abernathy says the Starkville operations will be consolidated with the center in Birmingham, Ala. He says the exact date is not firm. Abernathy [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: June 14,2012
Tags: appropriations, budget, colleges, education, higher education, layoff, recession, revenues, Staff, state budget, tax collections, unemployment, universities
ITTA BENA — Mississippi Valley State University is laying off about 4 percent of its staff as a response to continued state budget cuts. Spokeswoman TaRessa Stoval tells The Greenwood Commonwealth the 21 employees being laid off include clerical personnel, service personnel and mid-level managers. The cuts take effect June 30. She says the affected [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: January 12,2012
Tags: budget, cost cutting, employees, employment, firing, human resources, jobs, layoff, military, military base, payroll, personnel, Staff, termination, workers
BILOXI — Keesler Air Force Base is scheduled to lose another 38 civilian jobs in 2012 as the Air Force continues it move toward eliminating about 9,000 such workers. The announcement comes two months after Keesler said it would eliminate 68 positions from the civilian work force in the 81st Training Wing and 403rd Wing. [...] [...]