Mississippi Business Journal » Solyndra http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Fri, 24 May 2013 20:36:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Will Mississippi’s Twin Creeks go the way of Solyndra? http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/11/13/will-mississippis-twin-creeks-go-the-way-of-solyndra/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=will-mississippis-twin-creeks-go-the-way-of-solyndra http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/11/13/will-mississippis-twin-creeks-go-the-way-of-solyndra/#comments Sun, 13 Nov 2011 06:00:50 +0000 Amy McCullough http://msbusiness.com/?p=48508 >> OBAMA AND BARBOUR HAVE BET ON GREEN ENERGY WINNERS AND LOSERS. Since its declaration of bankruptcy and subsequent FBI raid in early September, solar manufacturing company Solyndra has stayed in the national news, and President Obama has come under fire from Republicans with allegations of crony capitalism. This month the White House refused to [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/11/13/will-mississippis-twin-creeks-go-the-way-of-solyndra/feed/ 0 Cleaning out in-box by answering some of the most frequently asked questions http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/10/30/cleaning-out-in-box-by-answering-some-of-the-most-frequently-asked-questions/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cleaning-out-in-box-by-answering-some-of-the-most-frequently-asked-questions http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/10/30/cleaning-out-in-box-by-answering-some-of-the-most-frequently-asked-questions/#comments Sun, 30 Oct 2011 06:00:17 +0000 Phil Hardwick http://msbusiness.com/?p=47853 Question: What is your solution to the foreclosure problem in the U.S.? Answer: I do not support the concept of allowing people who could not afford a house to be subsidized to stay in the house as owners. Nevertheless, houses should not remain vacant for long periods of time simply because of physical deterioration issues. [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/10/30/cleaning-out-in-box-by-answering-some-of-the-most-frequently-asked-questions/feed/ 0 Technology is key to solar success http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/10/09/technology-is-key-to-solar-success/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=technology-is-key-to-solar-success http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/10/09/technology-is-key-to-solar-success/#comments Sun, 09 Oct 2011 06:00:10 +0000 Amy McCullough http://msbusiness.com/?p=46917 With the continued controversy over the Obama administration’s support for the now-bankrupt Solyndra, which came weeks after the collapse of Spectrawatt and Evergreen Solar, the renewable energy industry is eagerly watching to see how other U.S. solar manufacturers will fare. Gov. Barbour has branded Mississippi as a green energy leader, and two companies he helped [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/10/09/technology-is-key-to-solar-success/feed/ 0 MBJ Editorial: Barbour’s horse needs a trip to vet before he bets our money http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/09/06/barbour%e2%80%99s-horse-needs-a-trip-to-vet-before-he-bets-our-money/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=barbour%25e2%2580%2599s-horse-needs-a-trip-to-vet-before-he-bets-our-money http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/09/06/barbour%e2%80%99s-horse-needs-a-trip-to-vet-before-he-bets-our-money/#comments Tue, 06 Sep 2011 14:42:08 +0000 MBJ Staff http://msbusiness.com/?p=45689 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 [...]

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