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Higgins contracted to lead Tate County economic development
By FRANK CORDER - MAGNOLIA TRIBUNE
Tue,01/13/26-2:58PM , 1050 Reads 5,136 Statewide
Higgins, who was abruptly removed from his longtime position with the Golden Triangle Development LINK in August, said his role is to help provide a road map that will lead to exponential growth of Tate County.
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Joe Max Higgins to take Tate County EDF post
By FLOYD INGRAM
Mon,01/12/26-11:58PM , 8991 Reads 97,293 Statewide
One of the Southeast's top economic development executives will take the reins of the Tate County Economic Development Foundation.
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Sequel helps Humane Society
Sun,01/11/26-1:00AM , 1284 Reads
Sequel Electric Supply, a division of Border States, was drawn for the “ESOP Millionaire” game show in October.

Contestants played to win money on behalf of the branch’s designated charity.

The Greenwood location picked the Leflore County Humane Society to get the donation, since all of the team members there are pet lovers.

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Firehawk Aerospace expands U.S. rocket manufacturing by acquiring Mississippi facility
By FRANK CORDER - MAGNOLIA TRIBUNE
Tue,12/23/25-1:50PM , 1103 Reads 6,041 Statewide
The company said the acquisition of the Crawford facility significantly expands its manufacturing capacity and marks a major milestone toward full-rate production of end-to-end rocket systems.
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