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Facts on the OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard for COVID-19 Vaccinations

By Will Caves | November 5, 2021

On November 5, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published in the Federal Register its emergency temporary standard (ETS) that will require private-sector employers with 100 or more workers to ensure that employees are vaccinated against Covid-19. If employers do not want to dismiss employees who are not vaccinated, they have the option to […]

US Department of Labor Issues Emergency Temporary Standard to Protect Workers from Coronavirus

By Will Caves | November 4, 2021

UPDATE: Federal Court Blocks Vaccine Mandate – Click Here for More The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has announced a new emergency temporary standard to protect more than 84 million workers from the spread of the coronavirus on the job. The nation’s unvaccinated workers face grave danger from workplace exposure to […]

Taylor New Dealer of Bell Articulated Dump Trucks and Tracked Carriers

By Will Caves | November 3, 2021

Taylor Machine Works, Inc., a manufacturer of heavy industrial lift trucks and distributor of multiple lines of allied products, is partnering with Bell Trucks of America, Inc. to become the Bell Articulated Dump Trucks(ADT) and Bell Tracked Carriers(TC) dealer in the states of Tennessee and Mississippi. “Bell Trucks of America is a great company that […]

General Atomics Creating 50 Jobs in Iuka

By Will Caves | November 3, 2021

General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems is expanding its facility in Iuka. The expansion, which will accommodate future work, is a $3.9 million corporate investment and is expected to create 50 jobs. GA-EMS applies research, science and technology innovation to develop and deliver multi-mission systems and first-of-kind products, such as aircraft launch and recovery systems, to help […]

Dr. Schneider Automotive Systems Creating 400 Jobs in DeSoto County

By Will Caves | November 3, 2021

Dr. Schneider Automotive Systems, a global automotive supplier in manufacturing air ventilation systems and window frame trim, is locating manufacturing operations in Baldwyn. The project is a $22.5 million corporate investment and will create up to 400 jobs over six years. Dr. Schneider Automotive Systems is locating its manufacturing plant in the Harry A. Martin […]

Madera Fuels Creating 30 Jobs in Vicksburg

By Will Caves | November 2, 2021

Recycling company Madera Fuels is locating material collection and processing operations in Vicksburg. The project is a $4.859 million corporate investment and will create 30 jobs. Madera Fuels converts non-recyclable waste into reusable fuel. The company’s Vicksburg facility, which includes 300,000 square feet of warehousing space, will aggregate, sort/separate, blend and recycle various commercial waste […]

Voyant Beauty Adding 80 Jobs in Olive Branch

By Will Caves | November 2, 2021

Voyant Beauty, manufacturer of beauty and personal care products, is expanding in Olive Branch. The project is a $13.17 million corporate investment and will create 80 new jobs and retain 57 existing jobs. Voyant Beauty is a leading, full-service partner to the personal care and beauty industry serving customers at every stage of the brand […]

Ilex Organics Creating 60 Jobs in Clarksdale

By Will Caves | November 2, 2021

Ilex Organics, supplier of Yaupon tea and Mississippi-grown catfish fillets, is locating operations in Clarksdale. The project is a $2.612 million corporate investment and will create 60 jobs. Started in 2020 by entrepreneur and Mississippi native Oliver Luckett, Ilex will sell a variety of flavors of Yaupon tea, which will be produced and bagged in […]

Ingalls Shipbuilding Successfully Completes Builder’s Trials for Amphibious Transport Dock Fort Lauderdale (LPD 28)

By Will Caves | November 2, 2021

Huntington Ingalls Industries recently announced that its Ingalls Shipbuilding division recently completed the first round of sea trials for San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock Fort Lauderdale (LPD 28). “Shipbuilding is about teamwork. Our shipbuilders work as a team with our Navy partners to make these ships ready to join the fleet,” said Steve Sloan, Ingalls’ […]

MEC Daily Report

By Will Caves | November 1, 2021
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