Mississippi’s 25 electrical cooperatives can now offer high-speed internet service Wednesday as Gov. Phil Bryant signed a law that immediately gives them that legal authority. Michael Callahan, CEO of Electric Cooperatives of Mississippi, said he was counseling patience as Bryant signed House Bill 366 , but the first of the power providers could begin offering […]
Mississippi House: Power Cooperatives Could Offer Internet
With rural residents facing few choices for high speed internet, Mississippi lawmakers pushed ahead Tuesday with a measure that would allow the state’s electric cooperatives to offer the service. The House voted 115-3 to approve House Bill 366 , sending it to the Senate for more debate. The measure would allow Mississippi’s 25 electric cooperatives […]
Electric Car Maker Misses Debt Payment to Mississippi
Electric car maker GreenTech Automotive, which once planned to build 250,000 cars a year and invest $2 billion in an impoverished corner of Mississippi’s Delta region, has missed a debt payment to the state of Mississippi. Mississippi Development Authority spokesman Jeff Rent confirmed Monday that the Tunica County company didn’t pay $150,000 due June 30. […]
Auto Parts Workers Attempt to Unionize, Plan Protest
Workers at an automotive seat factory in Mississippi are protesting what they say are low wages and poor working conditions as they attempt to unionize in what could become a new front for the United Auto Workers in the state. Read: Ford Trains Thousands of Workers to Support Upcoming F-150 Production A group of workers […]