EPA to hold meeting on cleanup of former Sonford site
FLOWOOD — The Environmental Protection Agency will hold a public meeting Thursday in Flowood to discuss the initial plans for cleaning up an industrial site. The meeting will be held at 6 p.m. at...
View ArticleMNI reports state’s industrial workforce grew by half-percent
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...
View ArticleActivist: Coast city’s water, air, soil polluted by industrial plants
MOSS POINT — Past and present industrial plants have contaminated the Moss Point area’s water, soil and air with toxic chemicals, damaging people’s health, says chemist and environmental activist Wilma...
View ArticleStudy finds Jackson has lowest commercial real estate cost
JACKSON — The Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) International, using the results from the 2012 Experience Exchange Report (EER), has compiled a list of the most and least expensive...
View ArticleFish kill prompts closure of Bayou Casotte industrial area
JACKSON COUNTY — The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality and the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources have issued a fishing and water contact closure for Bayou Casotte and the...
View ArticleBrothers have no plans to reopen historic plant
PASCAGOULA — The brothers who own the Pascagoula Ice and Freezer Co. say they have no plans to reopen the site, which burned in February. The Sun Herald reports the business is owned by three brothers,...
View ArticleCompany wants tax breaks to redevelop LeTourneau site
VICKSBURG — A company that proposes to redevelop the former LeTourneau Technologies site says it needs a tax exemption on up to $41 million in equipment and buildings. A representative for Cameron...
View ArticleFNC index shows improving U.S. property values
OXFORD — U.S. property values continue to show signs of improvement, in line with indications of continued expansion in economic activity and better employment rates in recent months, according to...
View ArticleNatchez Inc. making progress in finding buyer for plant
NATCHEZ — Economic developers say progress is being made toward goal of having a buyer for the Mississippi River Pulp plant. The Natchez Democrat reports a local economic developer group — Natchez Inc....
View ArticleOfficials sign options securing area’s first megasite
HATTIESBURG — Officials have signed options securing a 2,222-acre industrial site in Forrest and Lamar counties. Area Development Partnership president Chad Newell told the Hattiesburg American it’s...
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