Navistar Defense to hire at least 200 people
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Across North Mississippi, counties are still struggling under the weight of high unemployment rates.Clay County is among the counties most affected, but finally, there is some good news for that area.
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Congratulations to the CLTT Spring & Summer 2014 Graduates
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With great pride, the Center for Logistics, Trade and Transportation would like to congratulate the graduates from the Masters of Science in Logistics, Trade and Transportation program. Please join the faculty, staff, and Industry Advisory Council in wishing the graduates success as a logistics, trade and transportation professional.
- Frances Askew
- Kimberly Bishop
- Jason Bustin
- Mitzi Carriker
- John Cochran
- Adam Moore
- Libby Ann Desselles
- Merry Ann McLain
Reminder: The deadline for application for program admittance to the Spring 2015 semester is October 15,, 2014.
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Retailers' concerns mount over expired longshoremen's contract
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Retailers concerned by the lack of a West Coast longshoremen's contract will continue to bring merchandise into the country at above-average levels this month but volume will drop from the record set in August, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released today by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates.
"The negotiations have made progress and retailers have been stocking up, but there's still cargo that needs to arrive before the holiday season kicks off," NRF Vice President for Supply Chain and Customs Policy Jonathan Gold said. "Retailers are making sure that consumer demand during the holidays will be met."
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MDOT receives regional award for work on Sangani Boulevard
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The Mississippi Department of Transportation received top honors in the southeast regional America's Transportation Awards for its work on Sangani Boulevard in D'Iberville. It won in the Quality of Life/Community Development category. The $7.7 million project built a new overpass, four travel lanes and a multi-use pathway. The project was finished a year and a half ahead of schedule. LEARN MORE |
John Fayard Moving & Warehousing expands in Gulfport
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John Fayard Moving & Warehousing has invested $2.3 million to build a new facility in the city's Bernard Bayou Industrial District.
Construction is complete on a 38,500-square-foot warehouse and storage facility and work has begun on a railroad spur from the new building to the Kansas City Southern lead track.
The land for the new warehouse was purchased from the Harrison County Development Commission, which also helped the company secure a grant through Mississippi Development Authority's Development Infrastructure Program for the railroad spur.
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A thing well done is worth doing. -Hugh Leonard
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Away 10/04 at Middle TN state 10/18 at North Texas |
Summit Intermodal Workforce - Winona, MS- September 11, 2014
ITS 3C Summit - Mobile, AL - Sep 14-17,2014
MS Reshoring Summit - Starkville, MS - September 24, 2014
APICS 2014 - New Orleans, LA - October 19-21, 2014
MTI Conference - Jackson, MS - October 21, 2014
Innovations in Intersection Design - Biloxi, MS - October 29-30, 2014
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