For the week of Nov. 9, U.S. flu activity was low but increasing in the South, with the first two influenza-related pediatric deaths, health officials say. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported the proportion of people ...
MAACO, a part of the Driven Brands family of automotive companies, has purchased American Sprayglo Auto Refinishing and Body Repair. This transaction is part of MAACO's long-term growth strategy and will increase its presence in the ...
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The hearing to settle Nucor's appeal of Big River Steel's air permit has been tentatively set for March 28, 2014.The $1 billion steel mill planned for Mississippi County, Arkansas has faced several roadblocks since the project was ...
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For the week ending Nov. 2, U.S. influenza activity remained low, but Mississippi reported moderate activity, federal health officials say. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said of 4,118 specimens tested 4.9 percent tested ...
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Modern Tire Dealer Publisher Greg Smith (far left) and Editor Bob Ulrich (far right) honored Dan and Diane Hennelly (center) with the 2013 Tire Dealer of the Year award during the 2013 Tire Industry Honors. The Tire Industry Association ...
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A new challenge to Big River Steel's $1.1 billion Arkansas steel mill could delay the project's development, although state officials told local news outlets that they are confident construction of the mill will proceed.? The project's air ...
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The fall months are a celebratory time of the year in agriculture. Growers are busily harvesting an abundance of various crops following months of planning, investment, hard work, and sweat. Everyone is poised for a much deserved payday. ...
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An apparel designer for a prominent national retailer told Mississippi State University students that the clothing industry is a good career choice since about 25 percent of the global economy is involved in it. Ellen Sheppard is the lead ...
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Delta World Tire Co. announced that the company is celebrating its 75th anniversary in 2013. Today the company is in the hands of the fourth generation of Bernstein family members, Paul Bernstein. With 15 retail/commercial locations ...
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Reser’s Fine Foods, a Kansas-based company, is recalling about 22,800 pounds of chicken, ham and beef products, as they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and ...
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Hankook Tire recently announced plans for its 8th global manufacturing plant, which will be located in Clarksville, Tennessee. Hankook will invest over $829 million CAD for the new state-of-the-art plant, its first the United States. The ...
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Hankook Tire announced today plans to open its 8th global manufacturing plant in Clarksville, Tennessee — the first U.S. plant for tire manufacturer. Hankook is investing over $829 million into the new plant, which the company said ...
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In Clarksville, Tenn., $800 million will build you a consumer tire plant. Hankook Tire Co. Inc. will begin construction of its eighth tire production facility worldwide – and first in the United States -- in Clarksville in 2014. ...
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Do what you say you are going to do and always “do it with a smile” is Virginia Mirror Co. Chief Executive Officer John Korff’s philosophy for getting ahead in business. That philosophy, coupled with honesty and ...
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Editor's note: The following blog was written by James Moore, owner of?Moore's Bicycle Shop in?Hattiesburg,?Miss. Moore is the new president of the National Bicycle Dealers Association. When I opened my bike shop in 1984 an eight-year-old ...
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