Hospice granted approval for new S. Miss. facility
COLUMBIA — Hospice Compassus of Brentwood, Tenn., has received approval from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for a new office location in Columbia. The expansion will create additional...
View ArticleStone wool plant coming to park; to employ 150 workers
MARSHALL COUNTY — Rockwool International officials and State of Mississippi economic development leadership have broken ground on the company’s first manufacturing facility in the United States....
View ArticleManufacturer unveils $11M expansion; adding jobs
NATCHEZ — Enerfab is expanding operations at its Natchez location, which is known as Enersteel, to accommodate an increase in tank head production, according to the Mississippi Development Authority...
View ArticleMeat-slicing facility laying off 100 workers
BOONEVILLE — Plumrose USA has laid off 100 workers at its meat slicing plant in Booneville, Miss. COO Mike Rozzano tells the Daily Corinthian workers were notified last Friday. Rozzano says the plant...
View ArticleWorkers find damage at arena; renovations to take longer
TUPELO — Renovations at the BancorpSouth Arena in Tupelo are going to take a little longer. The arena is undergoing a $1.8 million project to repair, replace and paint the exterior insulation finishing...
View ArticlePaper plant will have converting and manufacturing capabilities
NATCHEZ — Von Drehle Corporation officials say the Natchez plant will be the company’s only “all-under-one-roof” facility. The Natchez Democrat reports company engineer Tanya Richardson told a local...
View ArticleIrby expands presence in Arkansas with new facility
JACKSON — Irby, a subsidiary of Sonepar USA, has officially opened it new facility in El Dorado, Ark. This new facility comes one year after Irby expanded its footprint in Arkansas with the acquisition...
View ArticleNew agricultural research center opens in Delta
STONEVILLE — DuPont Pioneer has opened its new $3 million research center in Stoneville. The Stoneville research center will conduct testing, breeding, characterization and product development of...
View ArticleErgon buys facility it was renting on Missouri River
JACKSON — A Mississippi asphalt company has bought a Missouri River terminal it had been renting in Kansas, and says it plans to expand it. Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions Inc., of Jackson, bought the...
View ArticleGeorgia-Pacific closing Delaware plant; shifting operation here
DOVER, Del. — Georgia-Pacific says it is closing a packaging facility in Harrington by the end of the year, leaving about 95 workers without jobs. The privately held company says operations at the...
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