by Clay Chandler Published: June 7,2013
Tags: Automotive, Bill Fay, economic development, Nissan, Toyota
Nissan North America set a sales record in May, with 114,457 deliveries. That’s a 24.7 percent increase over May 2012. The global Nissan division also set a record, with 106,558 deliveries, up 31.2 percent over last year. In North America, sales of the Altima, Pathfinder, Sentra and Rogue led the charge. The Altima and [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: May 3,2013
Tags: John Grisham, military base closures, Nissan, Time to Kill sequel, Tornado recovery, USM, Walthal
In this week’s edition of the MBJ, we look at upcoming hearings on military base closures around the country and how that might impact Mississippi. Read about that and much more … including: » Tornado recovery in Hattiesburg and at Southern Miss » Fierce competition changes the face of Southern Gaming Summit » Grisham sequel [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: June 28,2012
Tags: Canton, Mississippi, Mississippi Business Journal, Nissan, Sentra, UAW, union
CANTON — Nissan will start making the Sentra sedan in December at its plant in Canton, company officials said Thursday. The Japanese automaker will hire another 1,000 workers at the plant north of Jackson, bringing its worker total to nearly 5,000. The Sentra will be the seventh model produced at the plant, along with the [...] [...]
by Chuck McIntosh Published: June 17,2012
Tags: Altima, Chuck McIntosh, Nissan, Nissan Altima 2013
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by Ricky Nobile Published: June 10,2012
Tags: automotive industry, Bennie Thompson, Nissan, UAW
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by MBJ Staff Published: June 8,2012
Tags: auto plant, Derrick Johnson, Nissan, UAW, unions, United Auto Workers
Congressman Bennie Thompson held a news conference recently to say he supports workers’ rights for a union. Well, we support that right, too. But that doesn’t mean it will be a good thing for all of Mississippi if the United Auto Workers convinces folks to start a union at the Nissan auto plant in Canton. [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: June 4,2012
Tags: Canton, JACKSON, Mississippi, Mississippi Business Journal, NAACP, Nissan, UAW
CANTON — Elected officials and Nissan workers gathered in Canton over the weekend to discuss what it would take to establish a labor union at the plant. Congressman Bennie Thompson called a news conference Sunday to say he supports workers’ right to form a union. >> RELATED: Poll Question Employees said they approached the United [...] [...]
by Lynn Lofton Published: April 8,2012
Tags: Jay Moon, manufacturing, Mississippi Manufacturers Association, Nissan, Toyota
A report card on the state of manufacturing in Mississippi includes the following facts, according to Jay Moon, executive director of the Mississippi Manufacturers Association: Manufacturing is holding steady with 12 percent of the state’s workforce employed in that sector. For every direct job in manufacturing, there are another two or three jobs that support [...] [...]
by Stephen McDill Published: July 18,2011
Tags: eminent domain, Leland Speed, MDA, Nissan, Ron Aldridge, Toyota
Eminent domain remains a hotbed of discussion in the Mississippi business community. MBJ staff writers Ted Carter and Stephen McDill interview NFIB state director Ron Aldridge and Parkway Properties chairman and interim MDA director Leland Speed. PART 1 PART 2 PART 3 [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: July 17,2011
Tags: agriculture, automobile industry, banking and finance, Canton, casinos, Congress, construction, courts, disaster, disaster recovery, economic development, editorial, education, elections, eminent domain, employment, energy, environment, federal agency, federal government, gaming, healthcare, higher education, hospitality, Hyundai, jobs, Kelo v. City of New London, Kentucky, Kim Dong-jiin, Lady Gaga, Magnolia State, manufacturing, mergers and acquisitions, Mississippi, Mississippi Business Journal, Montgomery, municipal government, Nissan, offshore drilling, oil and gas, oil spill, publicly traded company, recession, SiteSelection, Tea Party, Toyota, Weather
Economic development recruiters don’t use brass knuckles when they fight to get a big employer to come to their state. But they probably would if they could. That is the kind of pier six brawl recruiters walk into at the start of every economic development competition. The last one standing walks away with the deal [...] [...]
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