Archive for the ‘Employment’ Category
Friday, May 23rd, 2008
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Saturday, April 26, 2008By AMBER CRAIG
PASCAGOULA -- Unemployment rates nationwide have increased from a year ago, but unemployment locally and statewide continues to decrease, according to the Mississippi Department of Employment Security.
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Friday, March 28th, 2008
Mississippi's corporate/franchise hotels/motels had a 61.0 Occupancy Percent throughout Calendar Year (CY) 2007. Their CY 2007 Average Room Rate = $72.15. Source: Smith Travel Research, Hendersonville, Tennessee, January 2008.
Mississippi's state-licensed casino hotels had an 83.4 Occupancy Percent throughout CY 2007. Their CY 2007 Average Room Rate = $68.61. Note: This ...
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Friday, March 28th, 2008
Download the spreadsheet: manufacturing-facilities-employment-by-county.csv
Download the pdf: manufacturing-by-county.pdf
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Thursday, March 27th, 2008
Of 16,500 jobs pre-Katrina, 13,000 were at Ingalls
Sustained $1 billion in damages
Salt water damage to vehicles, man-lifts, and machinery on site.
++++New $2.49 billion Navy contract!
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Thursday, March 27th, 2008
Pre-Katrina: 14,880 rooms
December 2005: 4,044 rooms
December 2006: 8,239 rooms
55.4% pre-Katrina
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Thursday, March 27th, 2008
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Tuesday, March 25th, 2008
Proposed Employment Expansions for Mississippi Gulf Coast Counties for 2005 to 2008
Download the formatted Word version: employment-expansions.doc
Source: Mississippi Development Authority
"Type" shows whether the facility is New or Existing, and Manufacturing or Non-Manufaturing.
Please be advised that these figures are preliminary and may be changed as new information becomes available.
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Monday, February 11th, 2008
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New Orleans, Louisiana – September 15th. 2005 - Trinity Yachts, LLC announced it signed a Letter of Intent to purchase a second shipyard to expand their capabilities for building and repairing luxury custom superyachts...
The second shipyard expands Trinity's building facilities to 20 acres (871,200 sq. ft./265,541 sq. ...
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