by Stephen McDill Published: July 18,2011
Tags: eminent domain, Leland Speed, MDA, Nissan, Ron Aldridge, Toyota
Eminent domain remains a hotbed of discussion in the Mississippi business community. MBJ staff writers Ted Carter and Stephen McDill interview NFIB state director Ron Aldridge and Parkway Properties chairman and interim MDA director Leland Speed. PART 1 PART 2 PART 3 [...]
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 [...] [...]
by Clay Chandler Published: March 18,2011
Tags: Emily Holland, Mike Goss, Toyota, Toyota Motor Manufacturing Mississippi
One of the less urgent results of the earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan March 11 was the announcement by Toyota, whose corporate headquarters is in Tokyo, that it would idle production at its facilities in that country. The initial decision came on March 14, roughly 72 hours after the 9.0 magnitude quake and the [...] [...]
by Stephen McDill Published: March 6,2011
Tags: Community Colleges, economic development, Haley Barbour, MDA, Mississippi Economic Council, Steve Holland, Toyota
JACKSON- State representative Steve Holland shares his thoughts on everything from Toyota to Haley Barbour at a recent meeting of the Mississippi Economic Council. [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 21,2011
Tags: ajor Economic Impact Act, Baxter Healthcare, Blue Springs, Columbus, GO Zone, Gray Swoope, House Ways and Means Committee, Hurricane Katrina, Memphis, Mississippi, Mississippi Development Authority, Percy Watson, Rep. Robert Johnson, Severstal, Toyota
By SHELIA BYRD JACKSON — Lawmakers are asking the head of Mississippi’s economic development agency why the Delta and the southwestern part of the state are often overlooked for major industrial projects. Gray Swoope, executive director of the Mississippi Development Authority, told members of the House Ways and Means Committee last Tuesday that industries have [...] [...]
by Clay Chandler Published: December 19,2010
Tags: Barbara McDaniel, Blue Springs, Toyota, Year in Review
After announcing no immediate plans to finish the Blue Springs plant in 2009, Toyota made amends in 2010 with plan to open After about 18 months in recession-imposed limbo, Toyota announced in June that it was resuming preparations to open its facility in Blue Springs (“Toyota resumes prepping for Blue Springs plant,” MBJ June 17). [...] [...]
by Clay Chandler Published: November 28,2010
Tags: Ben Logan, The Sherman community, Toyota
The Sherman community in North Mississippi is trying to position itself to snag Toyota-related development once the automotive manufacturing facility starts producing Corollas in fall 2011. Within the next few weeks, Mayor Ben Logan said, he and Sherman’s planning officials hope to have finalized a map that would show the new city limits that include [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: October 29,2010
Tags: Auto Parts Manufacturing Mississippi, jobs, supplier, Toyota
TUPELO — A Toyota supplier in north Mississippi is taking applications for about 300 jobs at its Baldwyn facility. The job listings for Auto Parts Manufacturing Mississippi were posted on the Mississippi Department of Employment Security website Thursday. The company is looking for about 250 hourly workers and 50 supervisors that will work on salary. [...] [...]
by Clay Chandler Published: August 27,2010
Tags: Automotive, Toyota
Toyota took the next big step last week toward the start of production at its Blue Springs facility. The company, along with Gov. Haley Barbour and the head of the Mississippi Department of Employment Security, announced that it will start hiring the 2,000 production and skilled maintenance workers who will produce the compact Corolla sedan [...] [...]
by For the MBJ Published: June 27,2010
Tags: Blue Springs, CARTOONS, ricky nobile, Toyota, World Cup
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