Mississippi Business Journal » U.S. Department of Commerce http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:39:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Non-residential contractors finally hear good news http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/12/nonresidential-contractors-finally-hear-good-news/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nonresidential-contractors-finally-hear-good-news http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/12/nonresidential-contractors-finally-hear-good-news/#comments Fri, 12 Apr 2013 19:48:31 +0000 Wally Northway http://msbusiness.com/?p=73204 While there has been a fair amount of good news lately about a rebound in homebuilding in Mississippi and across the U.S., commercial contractors have been waiting impatiently for a little sunshine to come their way. Perhaps their long wait is over. “I’m cautiously optimistic,” said C.J. “Buddy” Edens, president of the Mississippi chapter of [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/02/15/gulf-shrimpers-hail-early-success-in-bid-to-force-tariffs-on-imports/feed/ 0 Training center is earmarked for Gulf Coast http://msbusiness.com/blog/2009/10/05/training-center-is-earmarked-for-gulf-coast/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=training-center-is-earmarked-for-gulf-coast http://msbusiness.com/blog/2009/10/05/training-center-is-earmarked-for-gulf-coast/#comments Mon, 05 Oct 2009 05:32:29 +0000 MBJ Staff http://msbusiness.com/?p=13212 GULFPORT — The U.S. Department of Commerce will invest more than $2 million in a planned resort and hospitality training center at the Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College (MGCCC) Jefferson Davis Campus in Gulfport, according to Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.). The Economic Development Administration (EDA), an agency within the Commerce Department, awarded the competitive grant [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2009/10/05/training-center-is-earmarked-for-gulf-coast/feed/ 0 Incubator expansion gets nod http://msbusiness.com/blog/2009/09/14/incubator-expansion-gets-nod/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=incubator-expansion-gets-nod http://msbusiness.com/blog/2009/09/14/incubator-expansion-gets-nod/#comments Mon, 14 Sep 2009 19:19:37 +0000 MBJ Newswires http://msbusiness.com/?p=12786 Tupelo – The Lee County Board of Supervisors and the Community Development Foundation (CDF) have officially been approved by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Economic Development Administration (EDA), for the phase II expansion of the Renasant Center for IDEAs, Tupelo/Lee County’s regional business incubator, with application made through Three Rivers Planning & Development District. The [...]

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