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Volume 4, Issue 6
June 2014

Making first impressions; LRS trains new Airmen


Material management Airmen are getting their first impression of their career here at Eglin as students in the 96th Logistics Readiness Squadron "Supply University."

After two months of Basic Military Training and 33 days of technical training, the Air Force's newest members get a hands-on experience of a career field only known by textbooks, before they start working in their first active duty position.

Port officials find replacement tenant for Chiquita


McDermott International will finish and spool pipe for oil and natural gas drillers at the Port of Gulfport, creating 100 jobs.

The company said yesterday that it will lease space on the port's East Pier for 10 years, with options for another 30 years. If the port gets environmental approvals from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, it may add 15 acres to the pier for McDermott's use.


Manufacturing practice in Mississippi increasing one percent over a past year, reports a 2014 Mississippi Manufacturers Register�, an industrial database and office published by Manufacturers' News, Inc. (MNI). According to information collected by MNI, Mississippi manufacturers combined 1,875 jobs from Mar 2013 to Mar 2014.

Manufacturers' News reports Mississippi is now home to 2,916 manufacturers contracting 170,294 workers.


The Mississippi Development Authority will lead a delegation of Mississippi companies on a business development mission to Southeast Asia from Aug. 25-29.

MDA officials say in a news release that the trip will include stops in the Philippines, Singapore and Vietnam.

MDA executive director Brent Christensen says opportunities exist in the region for Mississippi businesses in a variety of sectors, including information technology, agricultural products, medical equipment and more.

  

It takes a lot of right turns to go from the Mississippi Delta to the top executive suite at United Parcel Service's Sandy Springs, Ga., headquarters.

 

Right turns are among the top commandments handed to new drivers for the world's largest package delivery service. They constitute the safest and fastest way to go from Point A to Point B, according to the company gospel.

 

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SPOTLIGHT

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The telephone book is full of facts, but it doesn't contain a single idea.
-Mortimer Adler
UPCOMING EVENTS

MAS Biloxi, MS June 16-19, 2014 

 

MML Biloxi, MS, June 23-25, 2014 

 

APICS 2014 New Orleans, LA, October 19-21, 2014 


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