Senators urge Commerce to enforce antidumping of Asian fish
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Mississippi’s senators are encouraging the U.S. Department of Commerce to uphold a fair trade decision that begins to protect U.S. catfish producers from underpriced frozen fish...
View ArticleSeminar focused on trading in the Philippines to be offered next month
JACKSON — The Mississippi Development Authority, Mississippi World Trade Center and the U.S. Department of Commerce will present a seminar titled Exploring Business Opportunities in the Philippines...
View ArticleCotton to take center stage during MSU summit
STARKVILLE — From entrepreneurs to designers, anyone interested in cotton textiles will learn something more about the market at Mississippi State University’s upcoming Cotton Summit. The three-day...
View ArticleFollowing Commerce ruling, Stion ramping up production
HATTIESBURG — Stion, a manufacturer of high-efficiency thin-film solar modules and provider of photovoltaic solar solutions, will increase manufacturing capacity of its next-generation Elevation Series...
View ArticleReport: State sees slowest growth in consumer spending in nation
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — Overall consumer spending grew more slowly in Mississippi than in any other state in 2012, reflecting the state’s slow recovery from the recession. A report released yesterday by...
View ArticleEDA awards grant as county recovers from tornado
WINSTON COUNTY — The Economic Development Administration (EDA) has awarded a $100,000 grant to support the development of a comprehensive land use plan to help tornado-damaged Louisville and Winston...
View ArticleEDA awards grant for new access road to Grammy Museum
CLEVELAND — The U.S. Commerce Department is giving $1.25 million to the city of Cleveland to build an access road to the new Grammy Museum of Mississippi. The money will also help upgrade...
View ArticleCommerce Department: Some metro area economies grew faster than others
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — The economy along Mississippi’s Gulf Coast grew rapidly in 2013, while growth slowed in the state’s other metropolitan areas. The figures, released by the U.S. Commerce Department,...
View ArticleReport shows Hispanics starting more businesses in Mississippi’s region
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — Hispanics are starting and growing more businesses than all other ethnic groups, according to a study released by Geoscape, a leading provider of business intelligence technology,...
View ArticleCochran, Wicker pleased with ITC ruling on imported rebar
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) are supporting a decision that they say will benefit U.S. steel producers in Mississippi and other states by allowing the...
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