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Allain rose above the slam
By SID SALTER - Contributing Columnist
Wed,12/04/13-5:47PM , 154 Reads
STARKVILLE — The announcement of former Mississippi Gov.
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Corinth is gearing up
By SID SALTER - Contributing Columnist
Wed,11/20/13-1:00PM , 137 Reads
CORINTH — Every economic development entity, every chamber of commerce and every regional economic alliance talks about growth, new jobs and ways to bring increased prosperity to their locales. But in Corinth and Alcorn County, their leaders are not just talking about growth — they’re planning for it.
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Defense plant hits 30 in style
By SID SALTER - Contributing Columnist
Wed,11/13/13-1:00PM , 148 Reads
STARKVILLE — This week, Raytheon Co. announced a 150-job expansion at its plant in Forest.

Gov. Phil Bryant and the Mississippi Development Authority played a central role in making that happen, along with Forest and Scott County officials and the state’s congressional delegation.
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Tax-and-toke has old ring
By SID SALTER - Contributing Columnist
Wed,11/06/13-3:08PM , 133 Reads
STARKVILLE — After voters in the states of Colorado and Washington legalized the sale of marijuana in their states, the public debates there moved on next to the obvious conflicts between state laws legalizing pot sales and the prevailing federal laws that prohibit the sale of weed.
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