by MBJ Staff Published: April 29,2013
Tags: aviation, college, education, higher education, manufacture, manufacturer, manufacturing, plant, polymer, postsecondary education, public university, research, researcher, sceince, school, science, scientist, university
ELLISVILLE and HATTIESBURG — The official opening of GE Aviation’s new plant in Ellisville will mark a significant uptick in the partnership between the manufacturer and the University of Southern Mississippi. Tomorrow, GE Aviation opens its new facility at the Howard Technology Park in Ellisville. Previously, the Southern Miss School of Polymers and High Performance [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: April 29,2013
Tags: automaker, charitable giving, donate, donation, education, gift, manufacture, manufacturer, manufacturing, philanthropy, plant, public education, public school, school, school district
CANTON — Canton school officials say a gift from Nissan North America will be used to help at-risk students. Superintendent Dwight Luckett tells The Clarion-Ledger the district will hire specialists to work one-on-one or in small groups with students to help them catch up to grade level in reading, language arts and math. The $500,000 [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: April 26,2013
Tags: Automotive, county, economic development, employee, employer, employment, incentive, job, job creation, layoff, legislation, legislative, manufacture, manufacturer, manufacturing, tire, work, worker
CLAY COUNTY — Lawmakers are meeting in special session today to consider incentives to bring a Japanese tire manufacturer to Clay County. Yokohama Tire Corp. would make industrial tires for trucks and tractors. In a House committee meeting today, lawmakers were told the state would borrow $70 million to buy land, build infrastructure and train [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: April 25,2013
Tags: Automotive, economic development, employee, employer, employment, governor, incentive, job, job creation, legislative, legislator, Legislature, manufacture, manufacturer, manufacturing, plant, special session, tire, work, worker
CLAY COUNTY — Gov. Phil Bryant is calling lawmakers back to the Capitol tomorrow for what many hope will be a quick a special session to lure an auto parts maker to the state. Bryant has released few details about the project, beyond saying it’s for Mississippi’s “automobile corridor.” Several lawmakers say an international company [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: April 24,2013
Tags: award, cooperative, electricity, energy, energy efficiency, environment, green, lighting, lights, manufacture, manufacturer, manufacturing, power, utility
TUPELO — The Tennessee Valley Authority has honored regional businesses, local power distributors and other local leaders for exceptional leadership and participation in TVA’s Green Power Switch renewable energy program in 2012. Green Power Switch Leadership Awards were presented in 13 categories in a special ceremony in Gatlinburg, Tenn. Launched in 2000, Green Power Switch [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: April 23,2013
Tags: antifungal, award, drug, education, health, health care, higher education, manufacture, manufacturer, manufacturing, medical, medicine, pharmaceutical, postsecondary education, public university, startup company, university
STARKVILLE — Sano Chemical, the company launched to develop an antifungal drug discovered at Mississippi State University, has received the university’s Faculty Start-up Company of the Year. Dr. Stephen Pruett, basic sciences department head at MSU’s College of Veterinary Medicine, said the award was given by the Office of Entrepreneurship and Technology Transfer at the [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: April 23,2013
Tags: automaker, automobiler, Automotive, bill, car, economic development, employee, employer, governor, job, job creation, law, lawmaker, legislation, legislative, legislator, Legislature, manufacture, manufacturer, manufacturing, plant, special session, state government, work, worker
JACKSON — Gov. Phil Bryant said yesterday that he will call lawmakers into special session to deal with an economic development project in what he calls the state’s auto corridor. The Commercial Appeal reports Bryant talked about the special session when he was in Oxford for a groundbreaking on an unrelated project. Bryant said he’s [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: April 18,2013
Tags: board of supervisors, county government, economic development, grant, incentive, job, loan, manufacture, manufacturer, manufacturing, plant, supervisor, work
COLUMBUS — Lowndes County will apply for $6.6 million in grants and loans to support the location a facility for a building material manufacturer. Golden Triangle Development Link CEO Joe Max Higgins said CalStar Products would create at least 58 jobs and possibly up to 100 within the next three years. CalStar opened a plant [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: April 12,2013
Tags: bench, case, court, death, died, employee, fatality, federal agency, fish, judicial, judiciary, justice, law, lawsuit, legal, machinery, manufacture, manufacturer, manufacturing, pet food, plant, worker
GULFPORT — The mother of a 24-year-old man who died last year during a machinery incident at Omega Protein has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the company. The suit, filed by Cynthia Hebert, the mother of Christopher Allen Hebert, seeks unspecified damages. The suit was filed April 5 in U.S. District Court in Gulfport. [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: April 11,2013
Tags: automaker, automobile, Automotive, manufacture, manufacturer, manufacturing, pay, payroll, salary, vehicle, workforce
CANTON — Nissan Motor Co. will raise pay for its employees in Mississippi and Tennessee. The company has told its employees it will increase their wages starting in October at its Canton and Smyrna, Tenn., assembly plants, as well as its Decherd, Tenn., engine plant. Nissan says pay will go up by 55 cents an [...] [...]
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