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MBJ ANALYSIS: Businessman promising $1.1 billion steel plant in Arkansas has failed to deliver on big projects announced in Mississippi

Becky Gillette — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 17:28:05 +0000

John D. Correnti, the businessman Arkansas is counting on to deliver “the largest economic development project in the state’s history,” a proposed $1.1 billion steel mill in Mississippi County in northeast Arkansas, has recently failed to deliver on promises for big projects in Mississippi. Tuesday Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe announced that Correnti’s Big River Steel [...]

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Silicor future uncertain as deadline passes

Ross Reily — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 14:28:44 +0000

COLUMBUS — Solar silicon maker Silicor Materials has missed another deadline. The company failed to put up $150,000 in escrow money to show good faith and seal a deal that would have meant hundreds of new jobs to Lowndes County. The Lowndes County Board of Supervisors in December agreed to extend the start date for [...]

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Golden Triangle economic development model could be emulated across state

Clay Chandler — Sun, 23 Sep 2012 06:01:35 +0000

On Sept. 14, government and economic development officials in the Golden Triangle unveiled a plan for an economic development cooperative they say will become the model of regionalism in Mississippi. The Golden Triangle Regional Development Authority will not officially arrive until October 2014. Until then, the Golden Triangle Development LINK (which was known as the [...]

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Clay, Lowndes, Oktibbeha counties explore partnership

Clay Chandler — Sun, 29 Jul 2012 06:01:20 +0000

Representatives from the three Golden Triangle counties have formed a steering committee to explore the possibility of forming an umbrella organization charged with spurring economic development in the region. The committee held its first meeting last week, representing the first step toward a partnership among entities that have traditionally carried on a governmental and industrial [...]

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4-lane Highway 45 to open today in Lowndes Co.

Associated Press — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 16:02:38 +0000

JACKSON — The Mississippi Department of Transportation says a newly reconstructed portion of Highway 45 with four lanes will be opening today. The new portion of highway has four-lanes and it will connect Shafer Chapel Road to Highway 82 near Columbus in Lowndes County. The department says this is the final phase of a reconstruction [...]

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Miss. gas storage facility to expand

Amy McCullough — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 16:58:45 +0000

HOUSTON, Texas — ENSTOR has announced expanded storage capacities at two of its U.S. gas storage facilities: Caledonia in Lowndes County, Mississippi, and Grama Ridge in Lea County, New Mexico. The high-deliverability, multi-cycle Caledonia facility has increased its maximum certificated working gas capacity from 16.9 Bcf to 22.0 Bcf. That effectively pushes maximum daily withdrawal [...]

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Board president resigns after meeting

Associated Press — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:25:35 +0000

COLUMBUS — Lowndes County Board of Supervisors president Harry Sanders has resigned his position as head of the board. Sanders resigned immediately after he and Supervisor John Holliman voted against a motion to borrow $2 million for road repairs at a March 1 meeting. The motion passed 3-2. After the vote, Sanders said he does [...]

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