2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (265+ words) The Mississippi Development Authority announced Thursday that General Atomics is expanding again in Shannon. “General Atomics has chosen Mississippi again, and it’s another great win for the people of our state,” Governor Tate Reeves said. “This $87 million investment and the…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (518+ words) C Spire announced this week that the company is expanding its Mississippi fiber network with a new high-capacity corridor connecting Jackson and Olive Branch. The project will add a large number of fiber miles to this 200-mile stretch of C…...

3+ day, 44+ min ago   (794+ words) A 2024 count identified 653 retail pharmacies serving nearly three million Mississippians. Meanwhile, one national analysis estimates that 244,045 Mississippi households already live in pharmacy deserts. And since 2021, 54 independent pharmacies have closed across our state. If lawmakers return to Jackson next year with…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (214+ words) Mayo Clinic Laboratories is investing over $30 million in its new Mississippi location while bringing 234 jobs to the northern region of the state. The jobs will be filled over the next few years, MDA noted. From its new Southaven location, Mayo…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (332+ words) There has been significant recent conversation about Canadian tariffs on many products, more specifically timber. This matters to Mississippi because timber is one of our state’s most important agricultural and economic commodities. Over 80% of the timber in Mississippi is privately…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (242+ words) Research conducted across the state on the long-term challenges impacting Mississippi will be presented as part of the 11th annual Advancing Mississippi Conference presented by the University Research Center (URC), a division of Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning. Planners said the…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (449+ words) (From the Tax Foundation) The Tax Foundation recently released its State Tax Competitiveness Index. The report is aimed at enabling policymakers, taxpayers, and business leaders to gauge how their states’ tax systems compare across the U.S. Mississippi ranks near the…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (268+ words) The Mississippi Development Authority announced Wednesday that Gulf Ship is expanding operations in Gulfport with a $43.81 million investment that looks to create 121 jobs. Gulf Ship is an Edison Chouest Offshore company. The shipyard has operated in Gulfport for more than…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (223+ words) The Nigerian man extradited to the U.S. to face charges in the sextortion scheme that resulted in the death of a Starkville teen in 2022 has pled not guilty in federal court. Federal and state law enforcement announced Friday that Adebola Festus…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (738+ words) Turning carbon dioxide into industrial chemicals used in everything from synthetic fuels to plastics and pharmaceuticals is costly. But new research shows it does not have to be. A study from University of Mississippi researcher Ahmed Badreldin and Carter Racine,…...