Toyota plant in Blue Springs finally making Corollas after starts, stops and...
BLUE SPRINGS — A year ago, Tereda Hairston was a third grade reading teacher in Starkville. Today, the 32-year-old is a quality check specialist at the Toyota plant in Blue Springs, having started...
View ArticleMBJ EDITORIAL: Rate increase of 11.35 percent just the beginning in regard to...
It was only a matter of time before Mississippi Power Company started raising the rates on its customers to pay for the $2.88 billion Kemper County coal plant. So, last week MPC filed documents with...
View ArticleBomgar introduces new integration with Dell KACE
JACKSON — Bomgar has unveiled its new and expanded integration with Dell KACE, a provider of systems management appliances. The new integration will allow support technicians to launch a secure, Bomgar...
View ArticleSR 9 project incorporates a number of firsts
At first glance, the State Route 9 reconstruction underway in Northeast Mississippi is simply a road improvement project supporting the new Toyota automobile plant at Blue Springs. However, officials...
View ArticleQ&A: Bo Pentecost, Solve Design Studio, Ridgeland
Working to dispel some of the great myths of our society Bo Pentecost is owner of Solve Design Studio in Ridgeland. He earned a degree in computer art from the University of Mississippi along with...
View ArticleMcKinnon-Hicks wins award
Lil McKinnon-Hicks, a Mississippi goldsmith/silversmith and jewelry artist who produces work under the business name of Lil McKH Jewelry, was recently recognized with the circa. URBAN ARTISAN LIVING...
View ArticleBeef plant trial will lay bare the inner workings of complete institutional...
Trial set to begin on Dec. 5 Another layer of the beef plant collapse will be peeled back starting Dec. 5 in Hinds County Circuit Court. The state of Mississippi, its now-defunct Land, Water and Timber...
View ArticleQ&A: Ralph Smith, President of edaptIT.com
Long-time Mississippi resident Ralph Smith is president of Jackson-based edaptIT.com. To streamline his own online selling processes, Smith developed edaptIT software to better manage the backend...
View ArticleFBI investigating Southaven mayor Greg Davis
JACKSON — The FBI has confirmed that it is investigating the mayor of Mississippi’s third largest city who was already ordered by state officials to pay more than $170,000 for travel, stress counseling...
View ArticleMBJ EDITORIAL: Big questions for Kemper County coal plant come down to who...
In May of 2010 we wrote, “For better or worse, the economic future for the next 40 years in southeastern Mississippi will be greatly impacted by the decision of Public Service Commissioner Leonard...
View ArticleOP-ED — Emmerich: Google is full of bovine manure
Google has started a big “Go Paperless in 2013” campaign. Paper, they say, is bad for the environment. It’s high time someone called bovine manure on this. Trees are organic. Trees are renewable. Tree...
View ArticleTurning students into financial scholars
Trustmark is teaming up with 125 schools across Mississippi to teach students financial skills to help prepare them for real-world money matters. “The Trustmark Financial Scholars Program allows us to...
View ArticleComcast rolls out strategy for new emphasis on customer care
By TED CARTER Comcast Corp. says it has a strategy to lead subscribers to associate their customer service experience more with a day at the beach than a root canal. It’s an ambitious goal considering...
View ArticleOn-demand-retail adding new niche for EastGroup
By TED CARTER A warehouse distribution model Jackson’s EastGroup Properties conceived nearly 20 years ago has found itself well situated to benefit from today’s “must-have-it-now” retail demand....
View ArticleTODD SMITH: Amazon dives into food, detergent & diapers
Amazon already sells things like electronic accessories, office supplies and even clothing under a variety of its own brand names. Now it’s going all in on groceries and household products. While some...
View ArticleOfficial: Amazon to start charging tax on Mississippi sales
Mississippi’s chief tax collector has announced that internet retailing titan Amazon will collect Mississippi’s 7 percent sales tax beginning Feb. 1. “I appreciate Amazon for voluntarily stepping...
View ArticleSmaller states rejoice as Amazon finally collects sales tax
Many online shoppers in the United States have for years had to pay state sales taxes whenever they buy goods from Amazon. But the Seattle e-commerce giant has dragged its feet on collecting sales...
View ArticleStudy concludes state losing up to $122 million by not taxing remote sales
By BOBBY HARRISON / Daily Journal Mississippi lost between $105.6 million and $122.7 million in tax revenue in 2016 by people making remote purchases, such as through catalogs or on the internet, where...
View ArticleInternet tax legislation passes House
By BOBBY HARRISON The Republican House leadership guided to passage Wednesday legislation to tax remote (internet) sales, but not without causing some consternation among members of the House majority....
View ArticleInternet sales tax bill in limbo after initially passing
The Mississippi House could be on track to reverse itself and eventually kill a proposed internet sales tax. House Bill 480 passed the House on Wednesday, despite opposition from some Republicans who...
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