NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Sept. 10 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Entergy posted the following news release: * * * Executive-led business roundtable drives industrial growth and global competitiveness in the Gulf South * WASHINGTON - Today, a coalition of leading energy and industrial executives launched the Gulf South Business Roundtable. The effort is dedicated to advancing economic competitiveness, infrastructure development and industrial growth across Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi a  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 (TNSFR) -- The Mississippi Department of Archives and History has completed an inventory of human remains and has determined a cultural affiliation with the Chickasaw Nation. The human remains represent at least five individuals of Native American ancestry. The remains were excavated from various sites in Lee County, Mississippi, including 22LE504, 22LE524 and 22LE907. Some of the remains were sent to the University of Alabama, but legal control remained with the Mississip  more

STARKVILLE, Mississippi, Sept. 11 -- Mississippi State University issued the following news: * * * MSU selected as finalist in National Academies' Gulf Futures Challenge A Mississippi State University proposal to use cutting-edge tools to promote healthy marine life and enhance water quality in the Gulf Coast region is a finalist for a $20 million prize from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine's Gulf Research Program and Lever for Change. MSU's proposal to the Gulf F  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Sept. 10 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Entergy posted the following news release: * * * Multitalented lineman selected to represent Entergy Mississippi at Saints Game * A musician and photographer, Kutter McLaughlin was a guitarist in several bands for many years and shoots inspiring photographs, particularly on his travels with his family. He may be talented in several different arenas, but his skill as a lineman shines--so much so that he has been selected to represent E  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- North Mississippi Primary Health Care has expressed strong opposition to the proposed 340B Rebate Model Pilot Program in a public comment letter addressed to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). The Community Health Center, serving numerous underserved populations across eight counties in Mississippi, argues that the pilot program threatens their financial stability and could severely impact patient access t  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Sept. 10 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary: * * * Tanking commercial property values in St. Paul push up residential property taxes * In March, I wrote an article titled " Tanking commercial property values in downtown Minneapolis push up residential property taxes." Across the Mississippi, Ramsey County Auditor Tracy West t  more