JACKSON — The Mississippi Department of Transportation says a newly reconstructed portion of Highway 45 with four lanes will be opening today. The new portion of highway has four-lanes and it will connect Shafer Chapel Road to Highway 82 near Columbus in Lowndes County. The department says this is the final phase of a reconstruction [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 6,2012
Tags: Columbus, Ethics Commission, Hinds County Circuit Court, Mississippi, Mississippi Gulf Coast, Public Utilities Committee, Rankin County, Rep. Jeff Smith, Service Printers of Flowood, State Rep. Kevin McGee
JACKSON — A Rankin County lawmaker has been ordered by the state Ethics Commission to repay the state $346,554 from public printing contracts that went to his family business. State Rep. Kevin McGee was also fined $50,000 for the dealings. McGee, a Republican from Brandon, owns — along with family members — Service Printers of [...] [...]
by Clay Chandler Published: February 3,2012
Tags: Alabama, Bay St. Louis, Budweiser, Butch Bailey, Columbus, David Baria, Diamondhead, Gov. Phil Bryant, Hancock County, homebrewing, Jeff Smith, Jessica Upshaw, Lazy Magnolia Brewing Co., Leslie Henderson, Miller Lite, Mississippi, Mississippi Business Journal, Raise Your PInts, The Beer Institute
Lawmakers and grassroots organizers who have unsuccessfully pushed for legislation to modernize Mississippi’s beer and brewing laws are optimistic their efforts stand a better chance of paying off this session. As he has the past few sessions, Rep. David Baria, D-Bay St. Louis, has filed bills that would increase the state’s alcohol-by-weight limit in beer, [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: October 21,2011
Tags: Burger King, Clay Chandler, Columbus, CottonMill Marketplace, E.E. Cooley Building, Haley Barbour, January, John Arthur Eaves, Mississippi, Mississippi Business Journal, STARKVILLE
The $70-million CottonMill Marketplace mixed-use development in Starkville looks like it could begin in January, according to a story in the Columbus Commercial Dispatch this morning. The two phases of the project will total about $120 million, according to Mississippi Business Journal reporter Clay Chandler. The first phase will include the renovation of the old [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: September 6,2011
Tags: agriculture, banking and finance, Calisolar, casinos, Columbus, construction, Crosslink Capital, disaster, disaster recovery, economic development, economy, education, elections, employment, energy, environment, Evergreen Solar, federal agency, federal government, gaming, Gov. Haley Barbour, HATTIESBURG, healthcare, higher education, investing, jobs, manufacturing, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Mississippi Business Journal, offshore drilling, oil and gas, oil spill, real estate, recession, San Francisco Business Times, Solyndra, state government, Stion, Sunnyvale California, tourism, transportation, Twin Creeks, Weather
Solar energy may be the wave of the future, but Mississippi should be careful where it comes to being an investor in new companies promising the moon — er, sun. Evergreen Solar in Massachusetts went bankrupt last month, leaving that state hanging after an investment of more than $40 million of taxpayer dollars in the [...] [...]
To those that know her, Jan Miller does not just meet people – she meets friends. Miller admits that she’s never met a stranger. “I guess I get my personality from my mother,” said Miller, a district director for Mississippi Main Street Association whose territory covers almost half the state. “She worked for the commissioner [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 21,2011
Tags: ajor Economic Impact Act, Baxter Healthcare, Blue Springs, Columbus, GO Zone, Gray Swoope, House Ways and Means Committee, Hurricane Katrina, Memphis, Mississippi, Mississippi Development Authority, Percy Watson, Rep. Robert Johnson, Severstal, Toyota
By SHELIA BYRD JACKSON — Lawmakers are asking the head of Mississippi’s economic development agency why the Delta and the southwestern part of the state are often overlooked for major industrial projects. Gray Swoope, executive director of the Mississippi Development Authority, told members of the House Ways and Means Committee last Tuesday that industries have [...] [...]
Christopher J. Latimer, an attorney in the Columbus office of Mitchell, McNutt & Sams, P.A., was recently named a shareholder of the firm. Latimer practices in the firm’s litigation section, where his specialties include insurance defense, labor and employment, and general business and commercial litigation. Latimer also represents municipal, county and governmental entities in state [...] [...]
MBJ-TV visits with Mississippi Main Street director Bob Wilson for a look back at 2010 and as well as what’s next for the non-profit economic development agency. [...]
JACKSON- Gov. Haley Barbour announces that Kior, a biofuel company based in Houston, Tex., wants to build a plant at the Port of Columbus that will use technology and other groundbreaking processes to convert wood and wood products into oil. [...]
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