Mississippi Business Journal » rates http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Mon, 20 May 2013 15:22:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 May 10, 2013 – Chuck McIntosh http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/10/may-10-2013-chuck-mcintosh/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=may-10-2013-chuck-mcintosh http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/10/may-10-2013-chuck-mcintosh/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 14:50:17 +0000 Chuck McIntosh http://msbusiness.com/?p=74555

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/10/may-10-2013-chuck-mcintosh/feed/ 0 Entergy Mississippi: Utility bills to decrease more than expected http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/03/30/entergy-mississippi-utility-bills-to-decrease-more-than-expected/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=entergy-mississippi-utility-bills-to-decrease-more-than-expected http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/03/30/entergy-mississippi-utility-bills-to-decrease-more-than-expected/#comments Fri, 30 Mar 2012 20:12:23 +0000 MBJ Staff http://msbusiness.com/?p=55063 JACKSON — Customers of Entergy Mississippi Inc. will see their rates drop more than previously announced through April, May and June, according to the utility. Haley Fisackerly, president and CEO for Entergy Mississippi, said, “With a continuation of low natural gas prices combined by efficient operations of our system by our employees we are able [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/03/30/entergy-mississippi-utility-bills-to-decrease-more-than-expected/feed/ 0 Taxi companies lobbying councilmen for rate hike http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/03/22/taxi-companies-lobbying-councilmen-for-rate-hike/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=taxi-companies-lobbying-councilmen-for-rate-hike http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/03/22/taxi-companies-lobbying-councilmen-for-rate-hike/#comments Thu, 22 Mar 2012 14:38:42 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=54406 JACKSON — The Jackson City Council has scheduled a public hearing on whether taxicab fares should be increased by $1 per mile. The Clarion-Ledger reports taxicab companies have lobbied the council in recent months for the hike. They say higher gas prices make it difficult to operate at the current $2 per mile allowed by [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/03/22/taxi-companies-lobbying-councilmen-for-rate-hike/feed/ 0 Mississippi Power files rate reduction plan with PSC http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/08/30/mississippi-power-files-rate-reduction-plan-with-psc/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mississippi-power-files-rate-reduction-plan-with-psc http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/08/30/mississippi-power-files-rate-reduction-plan-with-psc/#comments Tue, 30 Aug 2011 16:57:36 +0000 MBJ Staff http://msbusiness.com/?p=45467 GULFPORT — At the request of Public Service Commissioner Leonard Bentz, Mississippi Power Company has filed a rate reduction incentive plan that includes rate reduction incentives for new businesses as well as incentives for existing businesses. In August, Bentz passed a plan aimed at helping to encourage the development of new small businesses with the [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/08/30/mississippi-power-files-rate-reduction-plan-with-psc/feed/ 0 TVA to complete nuclear reactor, raising rates http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/08/19/tva-to-complete-nuclear-reactor-raising-rates/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tva-to-complete-nuclear-reactor-raising-rates http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/08/19/tva-to-complete-nuclear-reactor-raising-rates/#comments Fri, 19 Aug 2011 13:23:04 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=45003 NORTH MISSISSIPPI — The Tennessee Valley Authority board voted unanimously yesterday to finish construction of the 37-year-old Bellefonte nuclear plant in Northeast Alabama and to increase rates for average residential customers by $1.60 a month in October. The nine board members took both votes — first on the plant and later on the rate increase [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/08/19/tva-to-complete-nuclear-reactor-raising-rates/feed/ 0 Lower reinsurance prices not resulting in lower premiums http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/05/02/lower-reinsurance-prices-not-resulting-in-lower-premiums/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lower-reinsurance-prices-not-resulting-in-lower-premiums http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/05/02/lower-reinsurance-prices-not-resulting-in-lower-premiums/#comments Mon, 02 May 2011 06:00:27 +0000 Ted Carter http://msbusiness.com/?p=40697 Many insurance companies using discounted reinsurance rates to increase exposure to risks Insurance companies in the United States have been acquiring reinsurance at bargain prices the last few years, giving themselves a hedge against claims from a catastrophic event. So why haven’t policyholders seen a decline in premiums? Because price is but one element of the [...]

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