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Outlets, Tourism and the Walthall Hotel

Yates Construction, Spectrum Capital and the state of Mississippi officially broke ground last week on the state's most aggressive commercial outlet to date, The Outlets of Mississippi in Pearl, even ...

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Big Retailers Back Safety Accord in Bangladesh

Some of the world's largest retailers have agreed to a first-of-its-kind pact to improve safety at some of Bangladesh's garment factories following a building collapse that killed more than 1,100 ...

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The 'Secrecy' of Hinds' Success

Hinds County Board of Supervisors President Robert Graham had good news this morning: the county has sold the Valley Title Building, located at 315 Tombigbee St., in downtown Jackson.

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Record Profit Signals Healthier Fannie Mae

Fannie Mae said something Thursday that would have been unthinkable a few years ago: It earned a record $58.7 billion profit in the January-March quarter.

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Homebuilders Can't Find Enough Qualified Workers

U.S. builders and the subcontractors they depend on are struggling to hire fast enough to meet rising demand for new homes.

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White to Developer: ‘Go Away’

Hal & Mal's owner Malcolm White says he wants to keep the restaurant open, but a disagreement over his lease is making it difficult.

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A New ‘View’ for Downtown?

Developers of a proposed development and a local church are working on a deal that could bring a new development to downtown.

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With Safety History, is Yokohama a Good Deal?

After a day-long special legislative session and an announcement in West Point on Monday, April 29, a deal to bring a Yokohoma Tire Co. manufacturing plant to northwest Mississippi is ...

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S&P 500 Reaches New High, Led by Tech

Technology companies led the Standard & Poor's 500 index to an all-time closing high Monday.

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Development Rough on Existing Business

Scott Stringer is a co-owner at Lott Furniture Company on Capitol Street. He has a business to run and a budget to balance. Lately, the latter is proving a lot ...