Senate Takes Step Toward Banning Stalking Software
A loophole that permits software companies to sell cyberstalking apps that operate secretly on cellphones could soon be closed by Congress. The software is popular among jealous wives or husbands …
Business
A Duty to Disclose?
Mississippi environmentalists say former Gov. Haley Barbour isn't telling the whole truth about his eager boosterism for Mississippi Power Co.'s Kemper County Coal project.
Senate Legislation Targets Cyberstalking Software
For around $50, a jealous wife or husband can download software that can continuously track the whereabouts of a spouse better than any private detective.
Business
Lucky Town Celebrates First Draft Beers
Capital city beer drinkers will get their first taste of draft beers from the Jackson metro area's first commercial brewer this week.
Mich. Becomes Right-to-Work State Despite Protests
In a dizzyingly short time span, Republicans have converted Michigan from a seemingly impregnable fortress of organized labor into a right-to-work state, leaving outgunned Democrats and union activists with little …
Companies with $227M in Aid Employ Fewer than 500
Mississippi has disbursed nearly $227 million in aid to six alternative energy companies since 2010, but so far has fewer than 500 jobs to show for it.
Unions Flip to Support Kemper in Exchange for Jobs
Mississippi Power Co.'s contractors have agreed to hire about 1,000 labor union members to build its Kemper County power plant, and a group of unions says it now supports the …
Biz Roundup
Start Up, Minority Business Registry, Accelerator, More
Entrepreneurs in the capital city will get a chance to pitch their ideas to fellow aspiring business owners and business leaders, and possibly find the connections they need to get …
For a Mere $1.5 Billion, a New Company Promises to Fly You and a Companion to the Moon
Attention wealthy nations and billionaires: A team of former NASA executives will fly you to the moon in an out-of-this-world commercial venture combining the wizardry of Apollo and the marketing …
Citigroup to Cut More Than 11,000 Jobs
Most of them, about 6,200, will come from Citi's consumer banking unit.
Netflix Edges out Starz, Pay TV, Will Air Disney Films Shortly After Theatrical Run
Netflix's video subscription service has trumped pay-TV channels and grabbed the rights to show Disney movies shortly after they finish their runs in theaters.
Judge Tosses Spill Claims Against Dispersant Maker
U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier ruled last week that federal laws shield Illinois-based Nalco Co. from liability over the government's use of Corexit after the 2010 spill.
Biz Roundup
New Homes, Toys for Tots and City Networking
The city of Jackson and the Jackson Housing Authority will unveil the state's first solar-power-assisted affordable housing with a tour of the new Midtown Housing Tuesday, Dec. 4 at 2 …
Bryant says Miss. Should Avoid Aid to Startups
Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant says it's too risky for the state to invest in startup companies like failed solar equipment firm Twin Creeks.
