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UM brings in Duke

MBJ Staff — Sun, 23 Sep 2012 06:01:03 +0000

Rick Duke, an acknowledged proponent of knowledge-led economic development, is the University of Mississippi’s new director of economic development and executive director of Insight Park. Duke will be responsible for leading the university’s economic development strategies by leveraging university knowledge to improve the competitiveness of Mississippi businesses, partnering with state and federal agencies and developing [...]

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TVA promotes, hires

MBJ Staff — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 06:01:26 +0000

The Mississippi District of the Tennessee Valley Authority has promoted two staff member and added another. Brian Wilkins is now an area engineer. He will leave the Customer Relations Group and enter the ED/Electric System Projects Group. Wilkins has been a power utilization engineer for more than three years in the Comprehensive Services Program. Previously, [...]

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TVA promotes, hires

MBJ Staff — Sun, 05 Aug 2012 14:19:28 +0000

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Columbus organization working to bring projects to West Point, Clay County

Clay Chandler — Sun, 29 Jul 2012 06:01:00 +0000

Under a deal struck in April, the Columbus-Lowndes Development Link will pursue large industrial development for West Point and Clay County. The two entities will also split the revenue from resulting industries. Under the terms of the deal, whose concept was hatched when West Point’s economic development chief left town several months ago, the Link [...]

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Dumas receives accolade

MBJ Staff — Sun, 03 Jun 2012 06:01:47 +0000

Jeremiah Dumas, an assistant research professor at Mississippi State University who leads the land-grant institution’s sustainability initiatives, has been recognized by the Tennessee Valley Authority and Southern Alliance for Clean Energy as a “Campus Sustainability Pioneer” as part of the Green Power Switch Leadership Awards recognition program. The Students for a Sustainable Campus organization nominated [...]

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McCollum to retire

MBJ Staff — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 22:09:08 +0000

Bill McCollum, COO of the Tennessee Valley Authority, has announced his retirement, effective June 30. McCollum came to TVA in 2007 and has responsibility for all of TVA’s power generation and transmission operations. McCollum plans to focus on comprehensive capital project planning for TVA that will support new generation facilities. He also plans to contribute [...]

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TVA chief operating officer McCollum to retire

Associated Press — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 19:38:37 +0000

The Tennessee Valley Authority’s chief operating officer, 60-year-old Bill McCollum, says he will retire June 30. McCollum announced his plans in a Wednesday telephone call with reporters. As chief operating officer, McCollum oversees management of power production, transmission, power trading and resource management programs. McCollum said he plans for the next six months to mainly [...]

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Howorth joins board

MBJ Staff — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 06:00:14 +0000

Richard Howorth has been sworn in to serve a five-year term on the Tennessee Valley Authority’s board of directors. Howorth was confirmed unanimously by the U.S. Senate June 30, taking the seat of former board member Howard Thrailkill whose term expired in May 2010. He was sworn in at the Lafayette County Courthouse by his [...]

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Solar energy to power Alcorn tech center

Associated Press — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 10:49:47 +0000

CORINTH — Solar energy will soon be powering Alcorn Career and Technology Center in Corinth. Alcorn School District officials plan a ribbon-cutting ceremony Tuesday for the new solar array system. Schools superintendent Stacy Suggs tells The Daily Corinthian that all major components of the 50 kilowatt ground mounted solar collection system are being installed this [...]

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TVA: Power demand was higher in 2010

Amy McCullough — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 16:54:13 +0000

Source: PR Newswire KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Extreme summer and winter temperatures and a slowly improving economy increased demand for electricity from the Tennessee Valley Authority by about 6 percent in fiscal 2010, compared with the previous year, the utility reported Friday in its annual Form 10-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. TVA also [...]

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