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Farewell to the telegram, 20th century time capsule

Stephen McDill — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:13:25 +0000

The Christian Science Monitor reports that next month a state-run Indian telecom will be shutting down its telegraph operations, moving the industry one step closer to impending extinction. Representatives for Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited say the company is reportedly losing $23 million a year in revenue from the lagging service. Ars Technica IT editor Sean [...]

MBJ: Indiana’s take on Mississippi manufacturing is self serving, at best

Ted Carter — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:24:31 +0000

Indiana has employed a scorched earth economic development strategy of degrading the manufacturing and logistical capabilities of its Midwestern neighbors and Southern competitors such as Mississippi. While generously pointing out all the shortcomings of others the Hoosier State goes up against in the economic development arena, the study sponsored by Conexus Indiana — the state’s [...]

State task force examining pluses, minuses of Internet sales tax

Ted Carter — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:47:54 +0000

A state task force is quietly taking a hard look at the pros and cons of forcing Internet retailers to comply with a Mississippi law that mandates they collect sales taxes on items they sell online to buyers in the state. A key question is whether taxing cyber sales is a true pot of gold [...]

C Spire Wireless opens new retail store in Bay St. Louis

Stephen McDill — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 15:32:12 +0000

C Spire Wireless has announced the grand reopening of its remodeled 3,000 square-foot prototype retail store in Bay St. Louis. Located at 301 Highway 90, the store features C Spire’s latest open floor plan design, wireless devices, feature and smart phones and accessories, as well as the company’s industry-leading personalizing program, which gives customers apps, services [...]

Biloxi group trying to force vote on proposed baseball stadium

Frank Brown — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 18:50:07 +0000

The STEPS Coalition is in the process of attempting to gather signatures of 1,500 registered voters to possibly force a public vote on the proposed minor league stadium in Biloxi. “So many of us here are baseball fans,” Roberta Avila, executive director of the STEPS Coalition, told the Sun-Herald at a news conference this morning. [...]

Attorney General Hood asks Google to address illegal, counterfeit goods

Stephen McDill — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 21:42:31 +0000

Attorney General Jim Hood is asking internet giant Google to substantially address issues on its internet site that are allowing consumers to obtain illegal and counterfeit goods, including the online sale of dangerous drugs without a prescription. Hood leads a group of national attorneys general who are concerned that Google’s search algorithm often leads to [...]

BBC: U.S. ‘orders Verizon to disclose millions of phone records’

Stephen McDill — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 16:21:52 +0000

If you are a Verizon customer then Big Brother is definitely looking out for you. A Guardian newspaper report reveals the U.S. National Security Agency is collecting the Verizon telephone records of tens of millions of Americans. On Wednesday, the newspaper published the secret order directing the Verizon company to hand over telephone data, according to BBC [...]

Casinos ban gamblers from using Google Glass

Frank Brown — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 20:08:34 +0000

Casinos in Mississippi, New Jersey and Nevada are among those forbidding gamblers from wearing Google Glass, the tiny eyeglasses-mounted device capable of shooting photos, filming video and surfing the Internet. Regulators say the devices could be used to cheat at card games. “Any cheating device is illegal,” said Allen Godfrey of the Mississippi Gaming Commission. [...]

Mississippians rally for American Eurocopter

Stephen McDill — Fri, 31 May 2013 05:01:58 +0000

American Eurocopter today received the inaugural Golden Triangle Development LINK Industry of the Year award. Employees and their families, state and local officials and members of the Golden Triangle community gathered to celebrate the honor and to rally in support of preserving funding for the UH-72A Lakota helicopter built for the U.S. Army and Army National Guard. Speakers included [...]

General Dynamics’ newest Hattiesburg call center to create 1,000 jobs

Ted Carter — Thu, 30 May 2013 18:43:36 +0000

HATTIESBURG, Mississippi –A new General Dynamics customer call center announced Thursday for the Cloverleaf Center here is expected to generate up to 1,000 new jobs over the next few months. The jobs are in addition to another General Dynamics’ call center that will hire 225 people this summer and another 25 workers by next spring. [...]