Recently added articles from The Mississippi Business Journal:
BlueFire finds 'greener' pastures: California red tape leads company to more streamlined Mississippi.
Oct 26, 2009; ... California-based BlueFire Ethanol Fuels Inc. made headlines earlier this month when it announced that it was looking to build an ethanol refinery plant in Fulton in Northeast Mississippi instead of the originally planned site in California. The plant, which is expected to cost ...
Keeping an eye on the sky: preparation key to surviving tornadoes.
Oct 26, 2009; ... It was a beautiful Friday in April 2008 when Percy Thornton stepped out of Southern States Utility Trailer in Richland to grab a bite to eat for lunch. He found it curious that the storm sirens were sounding. Gauging the sky and a few innocent looking clouds, he disregarded the warning and ...
Ag producers to diversify: changing direction not easy.
Oct 26, 2009; ... Mississippi's soybean growers were looking at record yields this year--until the rains came. Steady rain this month left soybean farmers with little to show for their efforts, and they cannot get to beans that did manage to stay above the water. This latest disaster again has ...
Jobless rate 8.8.
Oct 26, 2009 ... <Pre> Jobless rate 8.8 Top 10 1. Rankin5.6 2. Scott 5.9 3. Madison 6.3 4. Lamar 6.6 5. Lafayette 6.9 6. Jones 7.1 7. DeSoto7.2 8. Harrison 7.2 9. Stone 7.2 10. Hancock 7.5 Bottom 10 82 ....
Labor force and employment security data.
Oct 26, 2009 ... <Pre> Labor force and employment security data STATE OF MISSISSIPPI Labor Force Data August '09 Sept. '09 August '08 Civilian Labor Force 1,272,000 1,281,0001,311,200 Unemployed 112,500 123,700 92,900 ...