Mississippi Business Journal » predict http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Wed, 22 May 2013 13:11:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Forecasters predict higher, later river crest at Vicksburg http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/14/forecasters-predict-higher-later-river-crest-at-vicksburg/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=forecasters-predict-higher-later-river-crest-at-vicksburg http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/14/forecasters-predict-higher-later-river-crest-at-vicksburg/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 11:26:56 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=74720 MISSISSIPPI RIVER — The Mississippi River is now predicted to crest Friday at 44 feet in Vicksburg. The forecast is a foot higher and a day later than predicted last week. Forecasters tell the Vicksburg Post the updated projection is based on rainfall amounts in areas near tributaries that feed the Lower Mississippi. The river [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/14/forecasters-predict-higher-later-river-crest-at-vicksburg/feed/ 0 NRF forecasts retail growth this year to lag 2012 http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/01/29/nrf-forecasts-retail-growth-this-year-to-lag-2012/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nrf-forecasts-retail-growth-this-year-to-lag-2012 http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/01/29/nrf-forecasts-retail-growth-this-year-to-lag-2012/#comments Tue, 29 Jan 2013 13:59:43 +0000 MBJ Staff http://msbusiness.com/?p=68801 WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Retail Federation released its 2013 economic forecast today, projecting retail industry sales (which exclude automobiles, gas stations, and restaurants) will increase 3.4 percent, slightly less than the preliminary 4.2 percent growth seen in 2012. The subdued forecast comes on the heels of a holiday season that went head-to-head with Washington’s [...]

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