Jason Word

PASCAGOULA, Miss. (June 1, 2023) — HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division is honoring 45 employees who in 2023 achieve 40 years of continuous service to the company. HII refers to this elite group as “master shipbuilders,” a designation reserved for individuals whose contributions span four decades, nearly half of Ingalls’ 85-year shipbuilding legacy. “The talent and …

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JACKSON, Miss. – Governor Tate Reeves today announced that the state of Mississippi is investing $3.5 million into Northwest Community College’s Concourse Workforce Training Center. The funding will be used to develop new programs that focus on training Mississippians for the jobs of the future. These new training programs will focus on areas such as …

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PASCAGOULA, Miss., May 12, 2023 — HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division hosted a signing day ceremony Thursday for the 2023 graduates of its Shipbuilder Academy program. Successfully completing the Academy’s one-year specialized career technical education program, 23 high school seniors were offered full-time positions at Ingalls Shipbuilding where they will begin their careers after as shipbuilders. …

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Operation Bill Assist extended with additional shareholder support As summer temperatures approach, and energy usage rises, Entergy Mississippi is making a $1.5 million commitment to help customers manage their energy bills. The effort is an extension of the company’s Operation Bill Assist, a $3.2 million pledge launched in 2022 to offset high bills brought on …

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Clark Beverage Group, a leading distributor of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages like Coca-Cola, will add 30 new jobs with its $100 million expansion in Madison County. The expansion involves the addition of new sales and distribution facility, as well as the acquisition of more equipment to better serve the consumers of Mississippi and neighboring states. …

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JACKSON, Miss. –  Governor Tate Reeves today announced that Mississippi’s unemployment rate has reached a new record low of 3.5% as of March, 2023. “This is a tremendous victory for every business, every community, and every Mississippian across our state,” said Governor Tate Reeves. “You don’t have to look all that closely to see that a …

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Louisville, MS – Taylor Machine Works, Inc., a leader in the design and manufacture of Zero-Emissions Container Handlers and one of the last privately held American manufacturers of material handling equipment, announces partnering with Rocsys in offering robotic charger deployment for the second-generation Taylor ZLC electric container handler. “Autonomous charging is the next step in …

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PASCAGOULA, Miss., Dec. 01, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — HII’s (NYSE: HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division delivered the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee (DDG 123) to the U.S. Navy today. Delivery of DDG 123 represents the official transfer of the ship from the shipbuilder to the Navy. “Delivering an incredibly capable finished ship to the …

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