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No timetable for Tuscaloosa Marine Shale drilling

Ted Carter — Fri, 17 May 2013 18:56:17 +0000

Always alert to the pitfalls of overstatement, economic development executives resist the term “transformative.” They reserve the adjective for developments that have already achieved momentous economic importance or ones that are about to. You can put the Tuscaloosa Marine Shale play into the “about to” column, according to Manning McPhillips, chief administrative officer for the [...]

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State’s creative economy employs 64,000 people

Lynn Lofton — Fri, 10 May 2013 15:19:09 +0000

Officials looking to add to sector Although creativity has abounded in Mississippi as long as anyone can remember, the concept of treating that creative force as part of the state’s economic development has been around only a few years. Discussions began in 2009 between the Mississippi Development Authority and the Mississippi Arts Commission. The two [...]

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State ad agencies tackle changing marketplace with innovative strategies

Becky Gillette — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 22:02:43 +0000

Recently when Viking Range Corp. was bought by a much larger company, Middleby Corp., marketing campaigns that had been handled by the Ramey Agency were suspended. That type of merger of a Mississippi-based company with a larger company based in another state is a long-established trend that can lead to loss of work for advertising [...]

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OUR VIEW: Jeopardizing a visitor industry for little in return

MBJ Staff — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 21:05:33 +0000

The Mississippi Business Journal over the years has chronicled the exodus of Mississippi corporations, trade associations and non-profit groups to Alabama’s Orange Beach and Gulf Shores and Florida’s Panhandle for their conventions and trade shows. While we lamented the loss of hospitality dollars to our state, we conceded the lure of the sparkling sand beaches [...]

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Health care zone college and university criteria bill goes to governor

Clay Chandler — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 19:48:56 +0000

The list of ways to set up a Healthcare Industry Zone is likely close to growing by one. Lawmakers have passed and sent to Gov. Phil Bryant legislation that would allow the Mississippi Development Authority to establish the incentive-laden zones in areas where a health care facility sits within a five-mile radius of a college [...]

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Nissan bond bill advances

Clay Chandler — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 17:03:30 +0000

The Senate passed with little debate Wednesday a bill that would authorize the Madison County Economic Development Authority to issue up to $100 million in bonds for an expansion of the Nissan plant in Canton. The bonds would not be general obligation, but would be classified as revenue-only. Nissan would service the bonds via lease [...]

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Bill would revamp tourism marketing, funding

Clay Chandler — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 20:15:19 +0000

Lawmakers will hash out their differences on a bill that would revamp how the state markets itself as a tourist destination, and how those activities are funded. Senate Bill 2565 would establish the Mississippi Tourism Advisory Board that would serve to help the Mississippi Development Authority develop strategies for advertising and marketing the state’s tourism [...]

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Neel-Schaffer engineering firm celebrates 30 years

Lynn Lofton — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 21:25:42 +0000

It has been a busy 30 years for Jackson-based engineering firm Neel-Schaffer. The company was founded in 1983 by Hibbett Neel and Gorman Schaffer, both professional engineers, with one office and 18 employees. As Neel-Schaffer celebrates its 30th anniversary, it has 400 employees and 39 offices nationwide with 19 of those in Mississippi. The [...]

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Fredie Carmichael works to keep young business minds in state

Clay Chandler — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 18:45:10 +0000

Q — What is the mission and what are some of the goals of Mississippi Young Professionals? A — Mississippi Young Professionals serves to create a network that will connect, develop, empower and retain young professionals in Mississippi through community involvement, professional development and social interaction. The organization works to create a shared vision that [...]

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Workforce training tax credit would replace jobs tax credit for qualifying companies

Clay Chandler — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 13:10:57 +0000

A bill that would create a grant fund to help businesses pay for workforce training has cleared the House and sits in a Senate committee. House bill 117 would take $2 million from the Mississippi Major Economic Impact Authority Tax Incentive Fund and use it as seed money to create the job training fund. The [...]

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