Mississippi Business Journal » Oklahoma http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Fri, 17 May 2013 22:01:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Southern Gaming Summit: Tribal gaming growing in the South http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/09/southern-gaming-summit-tribal-gaming-growing-in-the-south/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=southern-gaming-summit-tribal-gaming-growing-in-the-south http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/09/southern-gaming-summit-tribal-gaming-growing-in-the-south/#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 19:20:57 +0000 Lisa Monti http://msbusiness.com/?p=74499 BILOXI — Tribal gaming is expanding in the Southern region of the U.S. with the addition of gaming space, hotels and amenities such as spas, to keep gamblers longer and the casinos profitable for tribe members. Session attendees heard regional reports from Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama, North Carolina and Oklahoma Wednesday at the Southern Gaming Summit [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/09/southern-gaming-summit-tribal-gaming-growing-in-the-south/feed/ 1 Global warming? Half of all U.S. counties now considered disaster areas because of drought http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/08/02/global-warming-half-of-drought-stricken-u-s-counties-now-considered-disaster-areas/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=global-warming-half-of-drought-stricken-u-s-counties-now-considered-disaster-areas http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/08/02/global-warming-half-of-drought-stricken-u-s-counties-now-considered-disaster-areas/#comments Thu, 02 Aug 2012 13:44:41 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=60559 ST. LOUIS  — Nearly 220 counties in a dozen drought-stricken states were added Wednesday to the U.S. government’s list of natural disaster areas as the nation’s agriculture chief unveiled new help for frustrated, cash-strapped farmers and ranchers grappling with extreme dryness and heat. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s addition of the 218 counties means that [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/08/02/global-warming-half-of-drought-stricken-u-s-counties-now-considered-disaster-areas/feed/ 0 Bryant criminalizes Jackson Women’s Health Organization http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/04/17/bryant-criminalizes-jackson-womens-health-organization/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bryant-criminalizes-jackson-womens-health-organization http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/04/17/bryant-criminalizes-jackson-womens-health-organization/#comments Tue, 17 Apr 2012 14:53:50 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=55827 JACKSON — Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant on Monday signed a law that will put new regulations on the state’s only abortion clinic, starting July 1. The Republican said he’s not bothered by the possibility that the clinic’s owner will sue to try to block the new mandates. “If it closes that clinic, then so be [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/04/17/bryant-criminalizes-jackson-womens-health-organization/feed/ 13 Mississippi included in Michael Foods egg recall list http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/02/03/mississippi-included-in-egg-recall-list/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mississippi-included-in-egg-recall-list http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/02/03/mississippi-included-in-egg-recall-list/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:15:29 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=51798 MINNETONKA, Minn. — A Minnesota food company is widening its recall of hard-cooked eggs because of a potential for listeria contamination. Michael Foods, of Minnetonka, is recalling eggs in brine sold in 10- and 25-pound pails for institutional use in 34 states. The eggs carry six brand names: Columbia Valley Farms, GFS, Glenview Farms, Papetti’s, [...]

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