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MADISON COUNTY, MS (Mississippi News Now) - Nissan employees voted Friday to reject the United Auto Workers (UAW) effort to unionize the Canton plant by nearly a 2-to-1 margin. The NLRB conducted election tally was 2244 to 1307, opposing the UAW. "With this vote, the...

As Toyota and Mazda search for a site to build a joint-venture, $1.6 billion plant in the U.S., Mississippi is expected to be in the hunt, since it already makes Corollas at the Blue Springs Toyota plant. "We stand ready to grow our existing partnership and strengthen...

Jackson, Miss. (July 17, 2017) – Gov. Phil Bryant and officials from global automotive supplier Calsonic Kansei announced the company’s expansion in Madison, Miss. The $16.33 million corporate investment creates 98 new jobs. “Mississippi’s outstanding reputation in...

May 04, 2017 08:45 AM Eastern Daylight Time NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--L3 Technologies (NYSE:LLL) announced today that it has delivered the first KC-10 aircraft under the U.S. Air Force’s (USAF) contractor logistics support (CLS) contract. “We are proud to provide...

The Public Education Forum of Mississippi recently received a $5,000 Nissan North America, Inc. grant to support the Mississippi Scholars and Mississippi Scholars Tech Master programs. The unique aspect of Mississippi Scholars is that it positively impacts those...

Wednesday, April 19, 2017 6:00 PM RIDGELAND New development at the Township, which would bring a conference and convention center along with hotels, was approved as part of a sales tax rebate incentive for economic development through the state. The city on Tuesday...

MRA’s new middle school as seen in a rendering MADISON — An expansion at Madison-Ridgeland Academy that includes a new middle school and cafeteria was approved by the Mayor and Board of Aldermen Tuesday. Alan Hoops, director of environment and design for the city,...

Wednesday, April 12, 2017 6:00 PM RIDGELAND A $23 million extension of Lake Harbour Drive to the Highland Colony Parkway will be marked today (Thursday) with a groundbreaking ceremony. The project that is expected to get under way immediately entails a new four-lane...

Half Shell Oyster House has plans to locate off Highway 463 across from the Madison the City Chamber of Commerce. MADISON — Half Shell Oyster House is coming to downtown at the corner of Mississippi 463, or what is the Madison Parkway, and Main Street in a vacant lot...

Wednesday, April 19, 2017 6:00 PM Ridgeland brought home three awards from the Keep Mississippi Beautiful Twenty-Fourth Annual Awards Luncheon held on April 6, 2017. Mayor Gene McGee earned Mayor of the Year. Keep Ridgeland Beautiful Chairman Jan Richardson earned the...