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Henry shows others by reaching back and giving

Martin Willoughby — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 03:13:59 +0000

Julius Caesar is quoted as saying, “Experience is the teacher of all things.” For leaders, this means that each day is the opportunity to learn, grow, and become a better leader. We can learn from the examples of good and bad leaders and improve upon our own style. We are all leading and extending influence [...]

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Coast sees more jobs for ‘fragile’ recovery

Lisa Monti — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 23:59:39 +0000

Christmas sales figures are still anybody’s guess, but new employment numbers for the Mississippi Coast show job growth. That’s the bottom line in the Gulf Coast Business Council’s Economy Snapshot for December, said Scott King, the director of policy and research who puts the numbers together and sorts out what they mean. “The latest job [...]

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No full Mississippi jobs rebound until end of decade

Ted Carter — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 06:01:01 +0000

Mississippi will be nearing the end of this decade before job numbers in manufacturing, leisure & hospitality and several other sectors returns to the pre-recession levels of 2007, state economists say in a new report. The news is not entirely bad, however. The November issue of the Mississippi Economic Outlook reports that the leading indicators [...]

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Brown leaves MDES

MBJ Staff — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 21:51:03 +0000

Mississippi Department of Employment Security communications manager LaRaye Brown has left the agency. Brown, who joined the agency in August 2010, is relocating to Washington, D.C. MDES director Les Range said he expects to fill the post during the first few months of the new year. During the interim, media calls will be directed to [...]

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Range named to council

MBJ Staff — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 06:00:42 +0000

Mississippi Department of Employment Security executive director Les Range has been appointed a member of the Council for a New Economy Workforce. Gov. Haley Barbour appointed Range to the council. Range is actively involved in workforce development issues on national, regional and state levels. He is a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Atlanta’s [...]

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Demands of solvency…

Ted Carter — Mon, 02 May 2011 06:00:56 +0000

State trust for unemployment insurance raises taxable employee wage to $14,000 Mississippi employers who laid off workers in the first quarter have seen a doubling of the amount of wages for which they pay a state assessment for unemployment insurance. The taxable wage rose from $7,000 to $14,000 of each employee’s annual wages. The higher [...]

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Self-employment assistance bill dies at deadline

Clay Chandler — Sun, 06 Mar 2011 06:00:23 +0000

A bill that had significant support from some of the state’s most influential business groups was among the casualties of last week’s committee deadline. Senate Bill 2770 would have made those who are unemployed and who are in the process of starting a small business eligible to continue receiving unemployment benefits. It died in the [...]

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Range will replace Favre at MDES

Wally Northway — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 05:01:21 +0000

Deputy executive director for Department of Employment Securities takes over at month’s end Tommye Dale Favre is retiring as executive director of the Mississippi Department of Employment Security (MDES), ending a memorable six-year run. There have been sweeping changes at the MDES under Favre’s leadership. Fortunately, the agency’s new leader was there through all [...]

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