
by Associated Press Published: May 28,2013
Tags: bench, brand name, branding, court, judicial, judiciary, justice, law, lawsuit, paint, painter, painting, product, sue
HATTIESBURG — A local company has sued Sherwin-Williams for allegedly highjacking the name of its product. Tuff-Wall Inc. filed its complaint in U.S. District Court in Hattiesburg on May 15. Sherwin-Williams has until June 3 to file a response. According to court records, the Hattiesburg company argues that Sherwin-Williams knew the business was already using [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: September 27,2012
Tags: air quality, emmissions, environment, fabricate, fabricator, fine, goods, manufacture, manufacturer, manufacturing, paint, penalty, pollution, pollution control, products, state agency, wildlife
DELISLE — The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality has fined DuPont Co.’s DeLisle plant $117,000 after pollution control equipment broke down, allowing a smokestack to emit too much during a March 2011 test. DuPont Co., based in Wilmington, Del., makes titanium dioxide, a whitening agent used in paint, paper and plastics, at the Harrison County [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: September 12,2012
Tags: coating, county, economic development, employment, expansion, industrial park, job, manufacture, manufacturer, manufacturing, paint, plant, Site Selection, work, worker
STONE COUNTY — Bayou Innovations, LLC has chosen Ten Mile Industrial Park, owned and managed by the Stone County Economic Development Partnership (EDP), as the location of its new facility. Bayou Innovations purchased a five-acre parcel in the park, located south of Perkinston. William Purvis, Bayou Innovations’ managing director, said the “pro-business attitude” of Stone [...] [...]
DELISLE — Harrison County Supervisors have agreed to give DuPont a $250,000 annual property tax exemption if the company invests $45 million into its operations near DeLisle. The Sun Herald reports the tax waiver would be good for five years and it would mean a tax savings of about $250,000 annually if the company makes [...] [...]