Northeast MS Daily Journal (Tupelo, MS) articles from October 2007

Northeast MS Daily Journal (Tupelo, MS) archives from October 2007

Northeast Mississippi jobless rate rises slightly.
October 31, 2007... Byline: Dennis Seid Oct. 31--The unemployment rate for Northeast Mississippi rose in September after posting the lowest rate for the year a month earlier. The Mississippi Department of Employment Security said the jobless rate for...

Candidates for Mississippi insurance chief promise to help consumers.
October 30, 2007... Byline: Carlie Kollath Oct. 30--TUPELO -- From the beginning, the candidates for the state's insurance commissioner post have said the outcome of their contest will affect the pocketbooks of Mississippians more than any other race this...

Pecan harvest begins for West Point, Miss., farmer.
October 30, 2007... Byline: Dennis Seid Oct. 30--WEST POINT -- Retirement was too easy, so Luther Swords decided to plant, nourish and grow 3,000 trees on his farm. But not just any trees. The retired county agent planted some half-dozen varieties...

Engineer chosen to prepare future Toyota plant site in Itawamba County, Miss.
October 30, 2007... Oct. 30--DORSEY -- Engineering Solutions Inc. of Pontotoc has been selected for the first phase of site preparation for the Toyota Boshoku America site in Itawamba County. The $80 million plant will supply the main Toyota plant being...

Zell Long forges ahead on Neighborhood Development Corp.'s mission.
October 28, 2007... Byline: Dennis Seid Oct. 28--TUPELO -- A year after being named executive director of the Neighborhood Development Corp., Zell Long has managed to accomplish many of the goals she set out to do. Chief among them was renewing support...

Restaurant owner says good food, service are keys to 30 successful years.
October 28, 2007... Byline: Dennis Seid Oct. 28--TUPELO, Miss. -- Gene Box didn't have much experience with the restaurant industry 30 years ago, but his Danver's restaurant is now a Tupelo institution, where generations of families continue to work and...

Ashley Furniture expands massive plant at Ecru, Miss.
October 26, 2007... Byline: Dennis Seid Oct. 26--ECRU -- The country's largest upholstered furniture manufacturing plant just got bigger. An additional 175,000 square feet was added to Ashley Furniture's Ecru facility, making it a whopping 2.4 million...

Hopefuls differ on economic progress.
October 26, 2007... Byline: Bobby Harrison Oct. 26--JACKSON -- The message of many Republicans running for office this year, including for governor and lieutenant governor, is this: If people are pleased with the progress the state is making, vote for them....

Murphree vows to focus on people, not politics.
October 26, 2007... Byline: Carlie Kollath Oct. 26--TUPELO -- Republican Mabel Murphree is running to represent the Northern District on the state's Public Service Commission, but she insists she is not a politician. Tupelo's Murphree, the former...

Regions Financial Corp. selects new regional president as merger winds up.
October 25, 2007... Byline: Dennis Seid Oct. 25--TUPELO -- Hoyt "Hoot" Wilder has been named Regions Financial Corp.'s new Tupelo City president and Northeast Mississippi Area president, and his new roles happen to coincide with Regions' completion of its...

Two furniture companies make moves in Ripley, Miss.(Company overview)
October 23, 2007... Byline: Dennis Seid Oct. 23--RIPLEY, Miss. -- An old furniture company moves in a new direction, while another furniture company simply moves in. Upholstered furniture maker Kirkwood Industries, which was established in Ripley in the...