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by john.stodder Published: May 13,2012
Tags: Chesapeake Energy Corp., Chevy Volt, Ford Fusion, General Electric Co., GREEN ENERGY, hybrid cars, MacNeilus, natural gas, Seeking Alpha, Toyota Prius
While the push is under way in some states to provide roadside battery-charging for the thousands of electric cars on the highways, another alternative, the natural-gas-powered vehicle, mostly sits idle. Anyone who has watched television in the past decade knows about the Chevy Volt and hybrids like the Ford Fusion or the Toyota Prius. But [...] [...]
Conventional wisdom says opportunities to buy distressed retail centers have been erased by the slow but steady economic rebound of the nation and region. An initial inspection of the retail landscape may support that thinking. But Bob Flowers, state director of the Alabama-Mississippi division of the International Council of Shopping Centers, thinks otherwise. “We think [...] [...]
State economists say Mississippi is showing some spring in its step but concede there’s no increase of people walking into new jobs. They attribute the bouncy step to six consecutive months of increases in two key measures of economic health: The index of leading indicators and the index of coincident indicators. What’s more, the probability [...] [...]
South Jackson will be set aflame with warrior roasts and costumed runners next April 20. And possibly the day after the smoke clears, too. The Warrior Dash — the fiery, muddy obstacle course race with a party waiting at the end — has committed to Jackson next year, about a month after the first event [...] [...]
Apple created and marketed the iPad mobile tablet as a media player for the family, and it is that. But its versatility, coupled with the imaginations of its users, has launched mini-revolutions within some business sectors, as entrepreneurs discover the iPad is a readymade platform for cloud computing. An illustration: App-makers and entrepreneurs are taking [...] [...]
District 28 belonged for many years to “the Chairman” Charlie Capps, a Democrat in name who often voted with Republicans. Certainly he put his district’s interests above party. David Norquist held the seat for a term and a half after Chairman Charlie. While Norquist was more than a Democrat in name, he, too, often crossed [...] [...]
by Ted Carter Published: May 6,2012
Tags: Andrew Mattiace, Andy Stetelman, Best Buy, big box retail, Comvest Properties, D. Brooks Holstein, Dick's Sporting Goods, Fresh Market, GO Zone bonds, Jeff Speed, London & Stetelman, Mark Utley, Mattiace Properties, Michael's, Petco, Speed Commercial Real Estate, Utley Properties, William C. Smith III
Big box retailers are now doing what young children have always done when uneasy about things. They’re getting clingy, commercial real estate professionals say. So now you know why certain nationally branded stores are typically situated close to each other these days, they say. It’s part of a retail real estate trend called “co-tenancy” that [...] [...]
Joint Resolution 1, the redistricting plan for the Mississippi House of Representatives, has been introduced, debated, and passed. This exercise in the redistricting process, which is one of the most political functions undertaken in all of the activities required of a legislative body, is a tough, bitter exercise in partisan politics. Basically, the redistricting motivation [...] [...]
By Stan Purvis The ongoing public policy debate on federal income and estate taxes has increased investor concerns. Investors are concerned about the uncertainty of new tax laws and the impact the tax increases will have on their lives and family. The ballooning federal annual deficit and federal debt and how to best deal with [...] [...]
Included in the April 24 order granting a new certificate of public convenience and necessity for Mississippi Power Co.’s Kemper County coal plant was a portion of the March report from the project’s independent monitors. The report, which monitors file monthly, said that 91 percent of the company’s contingency has been allocated, with the project [...] [...]
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