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Constar shutting down facility; 40 employees left jobless

MBJ Staff — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 17:55:31 +0000

JACKSON — Constar International, LLC, a global producer of plastic containers for food and beverages that has previously announced its intention to focus on plastic packaging for technologically advanced and specialty applications, is reducing its presence in the commodity carbonated soft drink (CSD) market. “With a large contract to supply commodity CSD products expiring at [...]

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State’s jobless rate falls to lowest level since 2009

Associated Press — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 17:54:21 +0000

ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — Mississippi’s unemployment rate fell to 8.5 percent in November, the lowest level since February 2009. More people found work even while fewer people were looking, cutting the pool of unemployed people to about 113,000. That’s down 7,000 from October and well below November 2011′s level of 143,000. The Bureau of Labor Statistics [...]

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Sitel Corp. laying off dozens of workers at call center

Associated Press — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 14:35:54 +0000

Starkville — Sitel Corp. will lay off up to 58 workers from its Starkville call center in September. Based in Nashville, Tenn., Sitel employs nearly 500 people at the Starkville call center. The company does contract work for other companies. Spokesman Andrew Kokes said the people being laid off handled a specialized technical support contract. [...]

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Unemployment rate fell in all 82 counties in June

Associated Press — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 15:06:54 +0000

ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — Unemployment rates fell in all Mississippi counties in June compared to a year ago, according to figures released yesterday. Rankin County had the lowest jobless rate at 5.9 percent, while 11 counties reported rates of 11 percent or higher. Clay County was the highest among the 82 counties at 17.9 percent. County-level [...]

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MHC launches Home Saver program for jobless homeowners

For the MBJ — Sun, 15 May 2011 19:53:59 +0000

JACKSON — The Mississippi Home Corporation (MHC) has unveiled its Home Saver program to help unemployed Mississippians bring their mortgages current and make monthly mortgage payments for up to 12 months while they look for work. The program’s Education Option assists homeowners for up to 12 additional months if they enroll in a certificate or [...]

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