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Jackson-area businesses investing $40 million into expansion, jobs. Get the details
Gulf States Canners is expanding at its canning facility in Clinton. The project is a $40.8 million investment and will create 19 jobs. Gulf States Canners, which recently announced the project, has been a part of the Clinton business community since 1972, serving as a local producer of canned and bottled products for Coca-Cola bottlers. This expansion and modernization project includes modifying the existing facility to increase efficiency and capacity and adding a new PET bottle production...
Executive director of Mississippi Division of Medicaid steps down
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Governor Tate Reeves (R-Miss.) announced that Mississippi Division of Medicaid Executive Director Drew Snyder will leave the state government to return to the private sector later this year. Reeves chose Deputy Executive Director Cindy Bradshaw as Snyder’s successor. His anticipated final day is October 31, 2024. Snyder was initially appointed executive director […]
Jackson residents concerned about the future of Thalia Mara Hall
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Thalia Mara Hall is a nationally known venue that brings in large productions to the City of Jackson. If it doesn’t reopen, citizens are concerned the state of Mississippi won’t see those shows again. “We can’t just keep losing things because things aren’t going to keep coming here the way things […]
Nuestro Mississippi exhibit highlights Hispanic community
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – An exhibit at the Mississippi Museum of Art in Jackson highlights the heroes of the Hispanic community in Mississippi. Nuestro Mississippi, which is the name of the exhibit, means “Our Mississippi.” “I hear the stories of immigration. It’s really important to create the narrative that immigrants and migrants are apart of […]
ELECTION GUIDE: Presidential, state and local races, Nov. 5, 2024
PRESIDENTIAL RACE The two major candidates in the race – Vice President Kamala Harris (D) and former President Donald Trump (R) – are on the ballot in Tennessee, Mississippi and Arkansas. Among third party and independent candidates, Green Party nominee Jill Stein and independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. are the only ones who are […]
Atmos Energy honors long-time employees
NATCHEZ — The Mississippi division of Atmos Energy recently recognized the long-time service of its employees with a dinner and awards banquet at The Refuge in Flowood. More than 800 years of experience and service were honored. From the Natchez office, Benjie Sanders, Christian Ezell, and Terrance Lee were recognized for five years of service. […] The post Atmos Energy honors long-time employees appeared first on Mississippi's Best Community Newspaper.
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