
by MBJ Staff Published: September 4,2011
Tags: Baldwyn, Corolla, David Copenhaver, David Rumbarger, Diversity-Vuteq, Mississippi Development Authority, Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, Toyota Boshoku Mississippi, Toyota Motor Manufacturing Mississippi, Tupelo's Community Development Foundation, Whit Hughes
By DENNIS SEID of the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, Tupelo
BLUE SPRINGS — At the 2 million-square-foot Toyota Motor Manufacturing Mississippi plant, the first Corollas have already been made.
But they’re not for sale just yet.
The test cars are works in progress, allowing team members — Toyota’s term for its employees — to [...] [...]
by MBJ Newswires Published: August 17,2009
Tags: Barbara Smith, Beth Stevens, Blake Wallace, Christy Knapp, Cliff Brumfield, David Rumbarger, David Vowell, Dianne Carson, Gray Swoope, Jack Zink, Kathy Cloyd, Kim Richardson, Larry S. Barnett, Lyn Arnold, MEDC, Mississippi Economic Development Council Inc., Sonny Simmons, Steven Surles, Sue Stidham, Taurus Wright, Tom Troxler, Verdell Hawkins
The Mississippi Economic Development Council Inc. (MEDC) elected officers and directors at its 2009 Summer Conference in Biloxi. Officers elected to serve Oct. 1, 2009-Sept. 30, 2010, are: Larry S. Barnett, Gulfport, president; Christy Knapp, Oxford, president-elect; Barbara Smith, Tupelo, vice president chamber development; Blake Wallace, Jackson, vice president community development; Tom Troxler, Brandon, vice [...] [...]