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Actor joins union protesters at Detroit show

Associated Press — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 13:29:14 +0000

CANTON — Actor Danny Glover has joined supporters of unionization for workers at a Nissan Motor Co. assembly plant in Mississippi demonstrating outside the North American International Auto Show. The Mississippi Alliance for Fairness at Nissan protested yesterday next to Detroit’s Cobo Center. The group says workers who show interest in organizing the Japanese carmaker’s [...]

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Officials budget for BancorpSouth Arena renovation

Associated Press — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 11:51:23 +0000

TUPELO — The BancorpSouth Arena in Tupelo could get a new look just in time for its 20th anniversary next year. The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reports the local coliseum commission approved a budget that would pay $1.8 million to resurface the building’s exterior and freshen up the interior paint. The building would retain its [...]

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State loses grant to promote furniture industry

Associated Press — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 13:22:26 +0000

TUPELO — Officials say the loss of a $200,000 state grant likely will mean less national attention for Northeast Mississippi’s furniture industry. V.M. Cleveland, chairman of the Tupelo Furniture Market, tells the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal the loss means less national marketing of area furniture manufacturers and of the twice-yearly market. The grant had been [...]

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