by MBJ Staff Published: October 6,2011
Tags: abortion, agriculture, birth control, casinos, cattle, contraceptives, economy, embryo, energy, gaming, GREEN ENERGY, hay, health care, home values, MBJ, medicine, Mississippi Business Journal, Personhood, Realtors, recession, sod, solar energy, Weather, Yes on 26
In this week’s MBJ, Amy McCullough examines the explosion of solar companies in Mississippi and whether the companies can keep up with the technology. Only time will tell how Twin Creeks and Stion hold up as Mississippians have bet nearly $400 million on green energy companies Also in this week’s paper: >> ‘YES ON 26’ [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: September 23,2011
Tags: Association of Zoos and Aquariums, Golf, Jackson Zoo, Lady Gaga, LeFleur's Bluff, Mississippi, Mississippi Business Journal, Mississippi Children's Museum, Mississippi Museum of Art, Mississippi Museum of Natural History, Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Museum, municipal government, offshore drilling, oil and gas, oil spill, PETA, publicly traded company, real estate, recession, retail, state agency, state government, transportation, travel, unemployment, Weather
Mississippi will be throwing good money after bad when it chucks $1.3 million at the Jackson Zoo. The state Bond Commission last week unanimously approved the sale of $354 million in tax-exempt bonds for which the Museum of Mississippi History and the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum will get $40 million together in bond funding. However, [...] [...]
by Stephen McDill Published: September 22,2011
Tags: agriculture, Apple, automobile industry, banking and finance, C Spire Wireless, casinos, Cellular South, Congress, construction, disaster, disaster recovery, economic development, economy, education, elections, employment, energy, environment, federal agency, federal government, gaming, healthcare, higher education, hospitality, investing, iPhone5, jobs, manufacturing, mergers and acquisitions, Mississippi, Mississippi Business Journal, municipal government, offshore drilling, oil and gas, oil spill, publicly traded company, real estate, recession, retail, Ridgeland, severe weather, state agency, state government, technology, tourism, transportation, travel, unemployment, utilities, Weather, www.personalizedwireless.com
On Monday, Cellular South will get a new name — C Spire Wireless — and the company says it will also beome the nation’s first wireless provider to introduce personalized wireless services. “We have entered a new era in wireless – an era centered on broadband networks, mobile computing devices and now personalized services. Completing [...] [...]
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — Mississippi will have anemic economic growth this year and next, an expert told lawmakers yesterday. State economist Darrin Webb said economic conditions in the state and nation have deteriorated the past six months. The earthquake in Japan and an increase in oil prices during the spring sparked the uncertainty, and that was [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: September 20,2011
Tags: casinos, gambling, gaming, hospitality, hotels, lodging, meetings and conventions, recession, restaurants, revenues, tax collections, tourism, visitors
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — Recovery from the recession began at the Mississippi Gulf Coast casinos in the spring of 2010 and likely will continue over several years, according to the newly-released State of the State annual report on Mississippi casinos. Presented by the Mississippi Casino Operators Association and compiled by economist Scott King, the report shows [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: September 6,2011
Tags: agriculture, banking and finance, Calisolar, casinos, Columbus, construction, Crosslink Capital, disaster, disaster recovery, economic development, economy, education, elections, employment, energy, environment, Evergreen Solar, federal agency, federal government, gaming, Gov. Haley Barbour, HATTIESBURG, healthcare, higher education, investing, jobs, manufacturing, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Mississippi Business Journal, offshore drilling, oil and gas, oil spill, real estate, recession, San Francisco Business Times, Solyndra, state government, Stion, Sunnyvale California, tourism, transportation, Twin Creeks, Weather
Solar energy may be the wave of the future, but Mississippi should be careful where it comes to being an investor in new companies promising the moon — er, sun. Evergreen Solar in Massachusetts went bankrupt last month, leaving that state hanging after an investment of more than $40 million of taxpayer dollars in the [...] [...]
by Stephen McDill Published: September 2,2011
Tags: banking and finance, construction, economic development, education, energy, environment, federal government, green tech, Haley Barbour, higher education, Lady Gaga, manufacturing, MDA, Mississippi, Mississippi Business Journal, oil and gas, real estate, recession, special session, state government, transportation
State lawmakers react to a special session that would give $175 million in incentives to green tech industries looking to relocate to Mississippi. [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: July 24,2011
Tags: agriculture, banking and finance, Bryant, construction, courts, disaster, disaster recovery, education, energy, environment, federal government, governor's race, healthcare, higher education, jobs, Lady Gaga, MBJ Editorial, Mississippi, Mississippi Business Journal, offshore drilling, oil and gas, oil spill, publicly traded company, real estate, recession, republican, severe weather, Tea Party, unemployment, Weather
This publication has been more than critical of Lt. Gov. Phil Bryant in many areas, particularly during his run for governor, for which he will go head-to-head with Dave Dennis, Hudson Holliday and Ron Williams on Aug. 2 in the Republican primary. Insiders admit to us that he has deserved much of the criticism. His [...] [...]
It doesn’t matter what the economic reports are. If you can’t pay your bills, the recession is not over. Mississippi’s economy is one of haves and have nots. With one in four of our labor force working for a government entity and a large dependence on the service sector, we find ourselves with a higher [...] [...]
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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