by MBJ Staff Published: May 7,2012
Tags: directory, employment, industrial, jobs, manufacturer, manufacturing, media, work, workers, workforce
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — Industrial employment in Mississippi increased by about a half percent over the past 12 months, according to the 2012 Mississippi Manufacturers Register, an industrial directory published annually by Manufacturers’ News Inc. (MNI) of Evanston, Ill. MNI reports Mississippi gained 694 industrial jobs between February 2011 and February 2012. Mississippi is now home [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: May 6,2012
Tags: electricity, employment, energy, expenses, jobs, layoffs, sales, unemployment, utilities, Weather, workers
NORTH MISSISSIPPI — The Tennessee Valley Authority will seek to cut less than 1,000 positions as it faces a drop in electricity sales driven by an unusually warm winter and looming expenses, including an over-budget effort to finish building a nuclear reactor in Tennessee. TVA officials reported that the electricity supplier brought in roughly $5.2 [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: April 30,2012
Tags: consumer confidence, economy, employment, forecast, jobs, outlook, prediction, recession, unemployment, work, workers
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — The April 2012 issue of the Mississippi Economic Outlook, a quarterly publication replacing the bi-annual Mississippi Economic Review and Outlook, is now available online at www.mississippi.edu/URC. Published by the Center for Policy Research and Planning of the Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL), the Outlook presents the state economic forecast for 2012 to [...] [...]
JACKSON — Gov. Phil Bryant yesterday announced the creation of the “Mississippi Works” committee, a group tasked with spurring long-term economic development through new and established industries, from health care to energy. Bryant announced the initiative to a crowd of hundreds who gathered at the Jackson Convention Center for the 63rd annual meeting of the [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: March 29,2012
Tags: economy, employment, firing, hiring, jobs, layoffs, recession, unemployment, unemployment benefits, unemployment rate, work, workers, workforce
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — Mississippi’s unemployment rate fell to 9.5 percent in February, the lowest level since July 2009. Jobless figures for January had first appeared to dip to 9.9 percent in preliminary numbers, but later were revised up to 10 percent. The state recorded a 10.2 percent unemployment rate in February 2011. The number of [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: March 28,2012
Tags: economic development, employment, gas, jobs, manufacturer, manufacturing, media, Oil, petroleum, plant, recruitment, sand-drying, workers
PICAYUNE — A company building a sand-drying plant to service the oil industry will be taking applications Friday and Saturday for 40 to 50 jobs. The job recruiting will take place at Picayune City Hall. The Picayune Item reports Alliance Consulting Group, LLC has advertised in the newspaper for a plant manager, laboratory manager, production [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: March 27,2012
Tags: capital investment, county government, economic development, employment, expansion, incentives, jobs, manufacturer, manufacturing, plant, production, state agency, workers
CLARKSDALE — Saf-T-Cart, manufacturer of steel welding carts and storage products for various commercial and industrial applications, is expanding its operations in Clarksdale in order to accommodate an increase in production, according to the Mississippi Development Authority (MDA). The project represents a company investment of $240,000 and will create 20 new jobs. The company currently [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: March 22,2012
Tags: bill, employment, federal agenncy, federal government, foreign workers, immigrant workers, labor, law, lawmakers, legislative, resolution, shrimping, visas, workers
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) will support legislation to stop the implementation of new federal regulations governing a temporary foreign worker visa program, saying the regulatory changes are flawed and detrimental to seasonal industries like shrimping on the Gulf Coast. Cochran announced that he would cosponsor a joint resolution of disapproval challenging the [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: March 14,2012
Tags: business manager, colleges, courts, discrimination, education, employment, employment law, higher education, universities, whistleblower, whistleblowing
OXFORD — The University of Mississippi has until the end of the month to file a response to a lawsuit from a former business manager who alleges she was fired because she is black. The Oxford Eagle reports Ginger R. Walton also alleges in federal court documents that she was also fired for refusing to [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: March 13,2012
Tags: capital investment, computers, employment, equipment, hardware, investment, jobs, laboratories, semiconductors, silicon carbide, technology
STARKVILLE — SemiSouth Laboratories plans to spend $18 million to buy new equipment for its Starkville facility, a move that could double employment there over the next 18 months. Privately-held SemiSouth makes silicon carbide semiconductors for solar panels, wind turbines, electric cars and other devices that need to transmit power without leaking any electricity along [...] [...]
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