Russ faces uphill challenge in Natchez
With outlook grim, economic development vet comes home to change chemistry Chandler Russ grew up in Natchez, went to the University of Southern Mississippi and has since built an economic development...
View ArticleMDA focusing on existing industry
Several sewing factory workers walked into the economic development office in Laurel unannounced. This was the early 1990s, when a lot of the “cut and sew” factories were heading in droves to China and...
View ArticleA public railroad?
When Utah-based V&S Railway purchased the railroad that runs from Brookhaven to Natchez in the summer of 2009, the sale was contingent upon V&S keeping the line open for two years. That window...
View ArticleWho should lead the MDA?
Speculation is rampant. Who is going to replace Gray Swoope as executive director of the Mississippi Development Authority (MDA) on an interim basis, and who might the next governor chose as a...
View ArticleMBJ Exclusive — Breaking News: Tuesday when Barbour will unveil Natchez...
A source who spoke to Magnolia Marketplace Friday evening on the condition of anonymity said Gov. Haley Barbour will be in Natchez on Tuesday for a “major” economic development announcement at 1 p.m....
View ArticleEntergy recognizes Stedman
Sue Stedman, chairman of Natchez Inc. and vice president and sales manager for Crye-Leike Stedman Realtors, is a 2011 recipient of Entergy Mississippi Inc. Teamwork Mississippi Community Leadership...
View ArticleEnerfab unveils plans for yet another expansion
NATCHEZ — Enerfab Inc. plans a second expansion in less than a year at its Enersteel operation in Natchez. The $10-million investment, announced yesterday, is projected to create at least 45 jobs,...
View ArticleLocal boy: Russ finds success back in his hometown
As he drove his SUV around the former Rentech site, it was more than obvious that Chandler Russ is home. The Natchez native easily rattled off the site’s history and assets from memory. And, Russ does...
View ArticleOil exploration company gets $400M from private equity firm
WILKINSON COUNTY — A private equity firm will invest up to $400 million to support efforts by Houston-based Halcón Resources Corp to drill for oil on the 314,000 acres that Halcón has leased in the...
View ArticleUpdated: ‘Streamlined’ MDA debuts its analytical website
By JACK WEATHERLY If it wants to remain competitive with other states, the Mississippi Development Authority needs to streamline and recognize that communications technology has changed. The agency...
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