Mississippi Business Journal » storm shelters http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Mon, 20 May 2013 18:59:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Coast shelters won’t be completed by upcoming hurricane season http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/04/03/coast-shelters-wont-be-completed-by-upcoming-hurricane-season/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=coast-shelters-wont-be-completed-by-upcoming-hurricane-season http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/04/03/coast-shelters-wont-be-completed-by-upcoming-hurricane-season/#comments Tue, 03 Apr 2012 14:42:34 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=55221 JACKSON COUNTY — Jackson County’s three new emergency shelters won’t be ready before hurricane season begins. The Mississippi Press reports architect Walter “Buzzy” Bolton told supervisors yesterday the Hurley, Vancleave and St. Martin shelters will now likely be ready in July. A variety of construction delays have plagued the federally funded projects. The 10,000-square-foot shelters [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/04/03/coast-shelters-wont-be-completed-by-upcoming-hurricane-season/feed/ 0 Hanco awarded storm shelter construction contracts http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/12/09/hanco-awarded-storm-shelter-construction-contracts/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hanco-awarded-storm-shelter-construction-contracts http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/12/09/hanco-awarded-storm-shelter-construction-contracts/#comments Fri, 09 Dec 2011 19:10:17 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=49457 PEARL RIVER COUNTY — Pearl River County has received a low bid on three storm shelters. The Picayune Item reports the board of supervisors hopes to formally award the contract to Hanco Corp. Dec. 19 after federal and state reviews. County Emergency Management Director Danny Manley says the shelters will be located at the fairgrounds [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/12/09/hanco-awarded-storm-shelter-construction-contracts/feed/ 0 MEMA issues advisory on storm shelter grant program http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/08/31/mema-issues-advisory-on-storm-shelter-grant-program/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mema-issues-advisory-on-storm-shelter-grant-program http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/08/31/mema-issues-advisory-on-storm-shelter-grant-program/#comments Wed, 31 Aug 2011 13:14:45 +0000 MBJ Staff http://msbusiness.com/?p=45478 PEARL — The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency is urging disaster victims to use caution if contacted by the National Storm Shelter Registry with offers of grant funds available to help fund the installation of a safe room. MEMA is not affiliated with this program or similar non-FEMA safe room grant programs. MEMA offered disaster survivors [...]

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