People who are waiting for an important package to arrive may no longer have to sit home listening for the doorbell. DHL Parcel has joined forces with online retailer Amazon and car manufacturer Audi to test a program for delivering packages directly to customers' car trunks ... wherever those cars may be parked.

 The proposed Costco in Ridgeland is not a done deal, according to a real estate broker hired by the big box store. 

"It's black and white, the deal is either done or it's not done. It's not done. Is that clear? I want to make sure that I was clear," broker Dan Venable said Thursday night. Venable said he is not an employee of Costco but was hired to handle their real estate dealings.

Jackson, Miss. - The Mississippi Transportation Commission (MTC) recently authorized the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) to provide the matching funds for upcoming federal airport improvement projects. These funds will provide 50 percent of the local matching share to projects funded by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
 

"Local airports are vital to the economy of a rural state like Mississippi," said Transportation Commissioners Dick Hall, Tom King and Mike Tagert in a joint statement by the MTC. "MDOT recognizes the importance of matching the local share for FAA grants that will help make needed improvements that will continue to support local economic growth and development."

The heads of the Washington state ports of Seattle and Tacoma formally adopted yesterday the integration of the ports' marine terminal investments, operations, planning, and marketing, the first joint agreement of its kind in North America.

The action came less than two weeks after the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) approved the partnership established by the two ports, which will be known as the "Northwest Seaport Alliance."The ports will remain separate organizations and retain ownership of their respective assets. Under a port development authority, the ports will manage the container, breakbulk, auto, and some bulk terminals in Seattle and Tacoma. The two ports will be marketed as one entity by a joint team composed of executives that had previously worked for the individual ports.