Mississippi Development Authority
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To: ENVIRONMENTAL EDITORS
Contact: David Finder, Energy Program Manager of Blossman Gas, Inc., +1-828-251-0027, dmfinder@allianceautogas.com
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Gray Swoope spent the waning days of September trying to convince state lawmakers to give the Mississippi Development Authority (MDA) $26 million for ...
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JACKSON - To make certain Alex Thomas was strongly considered for a spot in the Mississippi Business Journal's Top 40 Under 40 class, eight industry l...
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Speed returning to Development Authority post
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JACKSON - When Becky Thompson is asked to describe her hometown, she says it's Okay.
No, really. The first child of Byron and Margaret Thompson, born ...
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DALLAS -- Prime Income Asset Management (Prime), a Dallas-based advisory and management company to real estate and energy sector companies worldwide, ...
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Since 1996, the Existing Industry and Business Division of the Mississippi Development Authority has hosted Mississippi Market, an event designed to bring Mississippi business owners and artisans together with buyers from around the region. The concept behind the wholesale market is to help budding proprietors introduce their products and increase business and sales for all participating vendors.
The market is not open to the general public, it is strictly for credentialed retail buyers and Mississippi-based businesses showcasing their Mississippi-made products.
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According to the Mississippi Development Authority's tourism division, Mississippi's three Coastal counties - Harrison, Hancock and Jackson - brought in 31 percent of the state's $5.5 billion in tourism dollars for fiscal year 2009. [...] Louis Skrmetta, operations manager of Ship Island Excursions in Gulfport, is not optimistic about the future: We're going to have oil on our beaches in Mississippi.
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JACKSON - DeSoto County's proximity to Memphis International Airport factored heavily in an Israeli company's decision to establish its U.S. headquarters in Olive Branch and create about 800 Mississippi jobs at an average salary of $67,000 a year, a top state economic development official said Thursday.
Mississippi Development Authority officials and Gov. Haley Barbour want state legislators to approve $100 million in bonds, largely to finance building and equipment for four HCL CleanTech Inc. research and development and production facilities across the state along with the corporate headquarters in Olive Branch.
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The Mississippi Development Authority (MDA), Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC), Tennessee Valley Authority, Three Rivers Planning and Development District and various local government entities provided incentive packages, loans and other assistance. According to FFI's most recent economic impact report, the industry supplies in excess 20,000 direct jobs and more than 7,900 indirect positions.