Business Facilities

JANUARY 4, 2017

Read Mississippi Lands Business Facilities’ 2016 Deal Of The Year on Business Facilities - Area Economic Development, Site Selection & Workforce Solutions. billion Continental Tire plant in Clinton, MS wins the magazine’s Gold Award for Economic Development Deal of the Year.

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Business Facilities

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

In a time of economic development uncertainty, Mississippi always has a way of positioning itself as a top state for business. Read Mississippi: Long Time Hospitality State on Business Facilities - Area Economic Development, Site Selection & Workforce Solutions.

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Business Facilities

DECEMBER 7, 2016

Read FEUER Powertrain Open For Business In Mississippi on Business Facilities - Area Economic Development, Site Selection & Workforce Solutions. The crankshaft manufacturer’s first U.S. manufacturing operations, located in Robinsonville, MS, represent a $140 million corporate investment and 300 new jobs.

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Business Facilities

MAY 16, 2022

Since the 2003 opening of Nissan’s assembly plant in Canton, Mississippi has been a key player in the automotive industry.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

OCTOBER 15, 2013

Phil Bryant’s goal has been to build a stronger, more competitive Mississippi. Energy production is one of the largest economic engines in Mississippi, providing 28,000 jobs. In May 2013, the governor signed into law landmark legislation that positions Mississippi as a leading destination for energy-related economic development.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

MAY 2, 2013

Mississippi Gov. and Yokohama Tire President Yasushi Tanaka sign documents during a signing ceremony in West Point, Mississippi where Yokohama will build a commercial tire plant. Phil Bryant and the State of Mississippi for their dedication in bringing this to fruition. PRNewsFoto/Yokohama Tire Corporation).

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Construction Superintendent Magazine

MARCH 30, 2015

Construction firms added jobs in 45 states and the District of Columbia between February 2014 and February 2015 while construction employment increased in 33 states between January and February, according to a recent analysis of Labor Department data by the Associated General Contractors of America. frontpage'

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Green Industry Professionals

AUGUST 27, 2015

Mississippi-based landscape company allegedly failed to pay H-2B workers minimum wage and overtime pay.

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Mississippi Employment Contract 40

Business Facilities

APRIL 16, 2015

Alabama Archives Articles By Industry Articles By Location Articles By Topic Cover Story Education Featured Post Kentucky Louisiana Magazine Magazine Highlights Manufacturing Minnesota Mississippi Public Private Partnerships Tennessee U.S. Plains U.S.

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Construction Superintendent Magazine

MAY 31, 2019

Mississippi was the only state with an increase, where construction unemployment rose from 9.2% Bureau of Labor Statistics data by Associated Builders and Contractors. in April 2018 to 10% in the most recent report. As the April 2019 national NSA construction unemployment rate fell 1.8%

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

MAY 6, 2016

They’re having a major impact on everything from homeland security, maritime search and rescue, and precision agriculture to environmental monitoring, which has inspired Insitu to open a new facility focused on the commercial UAS industry at Mississippi State University (MSU) in Starkville, MS.

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Construction Equipment

JUNE 3, 2013

Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), and trade associations and employers in Georgia, Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee will educate workers on how to identify symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat stroke.'

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Contractor Magazine

JULY 11, 2017

manufacturing facility in Greenwood, Mississippi, that is currently 390,000 sq. Currently headquartered in Brookfield, Wisconsin, the company is a subsidiary of Techtronic Industries. In 2001 the company opened a. Nationwide, the company employs nearly 1,500 workers. operations.

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Milwaukee Wisconsin Mississippi Electrical 40

Business Facilities

OCTOBER 11, 2017

Mississippi Has the Winning Ticket | Mississippi has proven time and again that it has a winning combination—including a skilled workforce, low tax rates and one-stop permitting process—for stimulating corporate growth and success. To subscribe to BF , visit this link.

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Construction Superintendent Magazine

AUGUST 8, 2016

Four states—Connecticut, Hawaii, Mississippi and Wyoming—posted an increase in their. Further, the industry boasted its lowest June rate since 2000 when it matched this June’s 4.6 percent rate. BLS data also showed that the industry employed 229,000 more people than in June 2015.

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Business Facilities

DECEMBER 8, 2016

Mississippi's Golden Triangle has put itself on the map, big-time. Read Taking It To The Max on Business Facilities - Area Economic Development, Site Selection & Workforce Solutions.

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Mississippi Site Education Transportation 40

Business Facilities

DECEMBER 14, 2017

The elevated 34,000-square-foot facility combines global water management research with major conference space, co-working space and unprecedented public viewing of the Mississippi River. Read: $25M Water Management Research, Conference Center Opens In Louisiana at BusinessFacilities.com.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

OCTOBER 16, 2012

Nissan is adding the Nissan Sentra compact vehicle to the plant’s production line-up, and the addition of the Sentra, along with an increase in production capacity, will create 1,000 new jobs at the central Mississippi plant and bring Nissan’s total employment in Canton to more than 4,500 workers.

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Safety Services Company

AUGUST 24, 2017

Since then OSHA personnel have been deployed to all 17 staging areas in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida. Mississippi. OSHA’s golden rule : Your employer is responsible for training you in the hazards of your job in a language that you understand BEFORE YOU BEGIN WORK. Your employer must determine the type.

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Business Facilities

OCTOBER 13, 2016

Mississippi: Southern Hospitality | Be it through city-by-city renewal, county-by-county certifications or statewide incentives, Mississippi always has a way of gaining a top position when it comes to business, offering distinct advantages for all involved. Louisiana is bouncing back with a proactive plan of action.

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Construction Knowledge

JANUARY 30, 2013

Located on the Mississippi River, the plant will employ 525 workers. Mississippi County is providing $12 million from a half-cent, industrial development sales tax to be used on infrastructure needs including gas and sewer lines and purchasing the land. ENR reported today that Big River Steel, LLC plans to build a $1.1B

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

JANUARY 15, 2016

Existing cotton seed processing facilities in Arizona, Mississippi and Texas will continue to support manufacturing operations until summer 2017, at which point they will transition to support storage and warehousing, pre-commercial operations or research. The site will be established as Monsanto’s primary U.S.

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Business Facilities

JULY 24, 2019

Nevada and Alabama rounded out the top five in Economic Growth Potential, followed by Utah, Florida, Louisiana, Missouri and Mississippi. In our Solar Power Employment category, Florida has surged into 2nd place and Ohio has joined the top 10. The center will ultimately employ up to 2,000 associates. Ellison, Lowe’s president and CEO.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

MARCH 1, 2013

billion in a new methanol production facility on the banks of the Mississippi River in St. Located along the Mississippi River at the Port of South Louisiana, the facility will be supported by ZEEP Ltd. Bobby Jindal, South Louisiana Methanol CEO Barry Williamson and Todd Corp. James Parish. project in Convent, La., James Parish, La.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

MARCH 3, 2016

James Parish surrounds one of the biggest bends of the Mississippi River, where the waterway turns toward New Orleans halfway downstream from Louisiana’s capital, Baton Rouge. billion ethylene production facility along the Mississippi River in Southeastern Louisiana. By the BF Staff From the January/February 2016 Issue.

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Louisiana Deals Mississippi Estimating 40

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

MAY 1, 2012

Employers have always needed appropriately trained workers to maintain and grow their businesses. Employer-based incumbent worker training, vocational colleges, and state offices of workforce development are successful initiatives that were launched over the last century. Skills mismatch hinders employment.

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Atlanta Employment Georgia District of Columbia 49

Safety Services Company

JUNE 12, 2014

OSHA has said that employers must refrain from requiring employees to text while driving or even creating a work environment that encourages the practice. Mississippi and Oklahoma ban texting for school bus drivers and those with a Learner or Provisional license. but several states have focused on cell phone use laws. OSHA Requirement.

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Construction Law Monitor

JUNE 7, 2011

A pointed summary of law’s effects is found in the above-linked WSJ article: The Legal Arizona Workers Act requires employers to use a federal system called E-Verify to check employees’ legal status. It says the state can revoke charters or licenses from employers that repeatedly hire noncitizens lacking work permits.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

MARCH 27, 2014

The $750 million plant is the first of a potential five-phase project in the parish, which is located on the Mississippi River approximately 60 miles north of New Orleans. billion and total direct employment would reach 1,250. James Parish. Should all five phases be developed, Nucor’s total investment would reach $3.4

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Building Information Management

APRIL 19, 2016

State Construction Employment (seasonally adjusted), Ranked by Latest 12-month % Change. Mississippi. 1-month gain or loss. 12-month gain or loss. Rhode Island. District of Columbia*. South Dakota*. Pennsylvania.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

MAY 19, 2014

The Arkansas River dissects the state from the northwest to the southeast, while the Mississippi River borders the state’s eastern edge. Ports along the Mississippi River are in Osceola, West Memphis and McGehee. Other IT employers in Little Rock include AT&T Arkansas, SAIC, Verizon Wireless and Windstream Communications.

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Business Facilities

OCTOBER 17, 2016

employment growth. Located on the lower Mississippi River between New Orleans and Baton Rouge, the Port of South Louisiana, Grantee FTZ 124, is a multi-modal port with deep water access, three trunk line railroads, easy access to Interstates and major highways and the Port’s Executive Regional Airport. Located in or near a U.S.

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Business Facilities

DECEMBER 5, 2017

Virginia successfully competed against Florida, Mississippi, Oklahoma, and Washington, DC for the project, which will create 1,110 new jobs with an average annual salary of $74,000. Global Technical Systems (GTS) will invest $54.7 The Virginia Economic Development Partnership worked with the City of Virginia Beach to secure the project.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

FEBRUARY 21, 2013

Five certified megasites in the TVA service area have been sold to major corporations, including VW in Chattanooga, Toyota in Mississippi and Hemlock Semiconductor in Clarksville, Tennessee. All told, those five megasites have generated $5.5 billion in economic impact and more than 32,000 jobs.

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Business Facilities

OCTOBER 12, 2016

Major assets luring advanced manufacturers to Tennessee include initiatives to expand postsecondary attainment such as the Tennessee Promise and Drive to 55, which aim to increase the number of Tennesseans with a postsecondary degree to 55 percent by 2025 and ensure employers have a pipeline of skilled workers. To achieve that end, Gov.

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Business Facilities

JUNE 8, 2022

Access to a quality workforce is a top priority for companies considering where to relocate or expand. Here’s a look at what some top locations across the U.S. are doing to address today’s workforce.

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Business Facilities

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

E-commerce companies distribute international brands of cosmetics and fragrances east of the Mississippi River; and manufacturers produce polyurethane protective footwear, household cleaning products, nationally recognized juices and jams, and snack chips throughout the Mid-Atlantic region.

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