by Associated Press Published: January 27,2012
Tags: Closing, food, jobs, layoffs, manufascturing, plant, unemployment, workers
SHANNON — Sara Lee says it will close a plant in Shannon by the end of March putting 155 people out of work, according to a report by WTVA-TV. WTVA says in an email it received from Illinois-based Sara Lee, the company says the work done in Shannon will transfer to plants in Kentucky and Missouri. The [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: January 27,2012
Tags: casinos, Conventions, employment, entertasinment, gamblers, gambling, gaming, hospitality, hotels, jobs, layoffs, lodging, meetings, restaurants, tourism, tourists, unemployment, visitors, workers
BILOXI — IP Casino has laid off employees at its Biloxi gambling house. General manager Jack Bernsmeier tells The Sun Herald the layoffs were modest and was “in the dozens.” Bernsmeier says the layoffs this week were across all departments. He says those workers can apply for jobs at 16 Boyd casinos in six states. Boyd operates Sam’s [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: January 25,2012
Tags: economy, employment, jobs, labor, labor force, unemployment, work, workers
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — Mississippi’s unemployment rate dipped to 10.4 percent in December, as more people withdrew from the labor force. The jobless rate is down from 10.5 percent in November, but above the 10.2 percent rate in December 2010. Mississippi had the fourth-highest jobless rate among the states in December. The number of unemployed people fell from [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: December 21,2011
Tags: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Congress, Democrats, Mississippi, Mississippi Business Journal, November, republicans, unemployment
Mississippi’s unemployment rate dipped to 10.5 in November, as some people gave up looking for jobs. That’s down from 10.6 percent in October, but above the 10.2 percent rate in November 2010. Mississippi remains tied for the third-highest jobless rate among the states. Bureau of Labor Statistics figures show the number of unemployed people fell from 144,100 [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: December 15,2011
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In May of 2010 we wrote, “For better or worse, the economic future for the next 40 years in southeastern Mississippi will be greatly impacted by the decision of Public Service Commissioner Leonard Bentz. “ Justices with the Mississippi Supreme Court may be asking now how he came to his decision when he changed his [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: December 15,2011
Tags: consolidation, distribution, jobs, lay offs, manufacturing, mergers and acquisitions, plant, unemployment
COLUMBUS — OMNOVA Solutions of Fairlawn, Ohio, has sold certain assets of its North American commercial wallcovering business to J. Josephson Inc., a private commercial wallcovering producer based in New Jersey. The sale includes printing cylinders, certain equipment, trademarks, contracts and other assets associated with OMNOVA’s domestically-produced commercial wallcovering brands. The sale excludes OMNOVA’s Columbus manufacturing facility. [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: December 7,2011
Tags: employees, factories, furniture, furniture makers, jobs, lay offs, manufacturing, unemployment, warehouses, workers
PONTOTOC and TUPELO — Furniture maker KI will lay off 70 employees in north Mississippi as it closes one factory and converts a second to a warehouse. The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reports the company, based in Green Bay, Wis., will close its Pontotoc factory by June 1. It will also convert its Tupelo factory to [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: December 5,2011
Tags: Marianne Hill, Mississippi, October, unemployment
Roy Nickson has spent so much time at a job service office here that the employees know him by name. The 56-year-old Vicksburg resident said that after six months of looking, he doesn’t feel much closer to landing new employment. “It’s hard and it’s slow right now,” said Nickson, who said this is the first [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: November 30,2011
Tags: disaster, disaster recovery, energy, environment, explosion, gas, jobs, muniucipal government, offshore drilling, Oil, oil and gas, petroleum, tourism, tourists, unemployment, visitors, workers
GULFPORT — Gulfport leaders are seeking $11.8 million from BP for oil-catastrophe losses, but the company has so far offered only $76,000. That’s according to consultants the city hired. The Sun Herald reports the city has agreed to pay the consultants from Dutko Grayling up to $80,000 for handling the city’s claim. Annette P. Herrin, an [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: November 22,2011
Tags: employment, jobs, unemployment, workers
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — Mississippi’s unemployment rate remained unchanged at 10.6 percent in October, as compared with a month ago. That’s according to seasonally adjusted figures released today by the Mississippi Department of Employment Security. The state figure for September 2010 was 10.2 percent. The nation’s seasonally adjusted rate for this October was 9 percent. Rankin County had [...] [...]
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