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Continental, the leading technology company and premier tire manufacturer, announced the appointment of Ryal Siem as Plant Manager of Continental’s plant in Clinton, Mississippi. Siem takes over the reins from Michael Egner who will move on to a new role at Continental’s Headquarters in Hanover, Germany. “This was my first experience working in Mississippi, and […]
Entergy Mississippi recently completed a $31-million project that provides a strong, new source into the city and allows the company to support economic growth and continue to provide reliable service at reasonable prices. “The new Mill Street substation and supporting infrastructure upgrades provide an additional source of power into the City of Jackson and supports […]
All Mississippi residents are eligible for the coronavirus vaccine beginning Tuesday, March 16 Gov. Tate Reeves announced. “Starting tomorrow, ALL new appointments will be open to ALL Mississippians,” Reeves tweeted Monday. “Get your shot friends – and let’s get back to normal!” Vaccinations in Mississippi are currently available for anyone ages 50 or over, staff […]
Upon President Biden signing the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 into law, the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Senior Advisor Michael Roth stated: “The American Rescue Plan Act enables the SBA to continue to lift up the cornerstones of our communities; the mom-and-pop businesses and nonprofits that provide essential services for our everyday lives, hire […]
Huntington Ingalls Industries has announced that its Board of Directors has elected Kari Wilkinson to serve as executive vice president of HII and president of HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division, effective April 1. She will succeed Brian Cuccias, who announced that he will retire April 1. Cuccias was named Ingalls Shipbuilding president in 2014 and is […]
Beginning the first week in March, those eligible to receive COVID-19 vaccination in Mississippi will now include all persons 50 years of age and older. To date, 94 percent of COVID-19 related deaths (6,381) and 80 percent (7,342) of COVID-19 related hospitalizations in Mississippi have been among those 50 and older. “So far, about 350,000 […]
MEC hosted our second virtual, live-stream-only Legislative Scrambler of the 2021 Mississippi Legislative Session on Wednesday, March 10th at the Mississippi State Capitol. The event featured Lieutenant Governor Delbert Hosemann. You may watch a replay of the event below. MEC’s Legislative Scramblers are a great way to have a voice at the Capitol without ever […]
Governor Tate Reeves signed Executive Order 1549. This order will go into effect at 5:00 PM on March 3rd and stay in effect until March 31st. “Today, I signed what I expect will be one of my last executive orders regarding COVID-19. Our hospitalizations have plummeted, and our case numbers have fallen dramatically as well. […]
Leisure Pools, one of the world’s largest composite fiberglass swimming pool, spa, and tanning ledge manufacturers, has finalized plans to establish manufacturing and distribution operations in Picayune. The project is a $3.25 million corporate investment and will create 100 jobs. Leisure Pools purchased an 83,200-square-foot facility in the Picayune Industrial Park. The new Picayune operations […]
Due to unavoidable circumstances, MEC has rescheduled our Legislative Scrambler with Speaker of the House Philip Gunn to tomorrow, March 4th at 8:00 a.m. You may watch the MEC Scrambler from your desk via live stream on the day of the event. MEC’s Legislative Scramblers are a great way to have a voice at the […]