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GMRMC names Hammond COO
Reed Hammond has been named Chief Operating Officer at Gilmore Memorial Regional Medical Center.
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Workers at Townhouse Furnishings in Smithville build a furniture frame. The company is among several Monroe County companies that have added employees this year. (C. Todd Sherman) Monroe County: 'Business is Good'
The recession touched every corner of Northeast Mississippi, but Monroe County economic developers say they’re seeing signs of life.
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Green: Area's industrial buildings nearly full
There are few available industrial buildings throughout the county, including within Amory.
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Monroe Journal wins 10 MPA Awards
The Monroe Journal brought home 10 awards from Saturday’s Mississippi Press Association’s Better Newspaper Contest, including four first place awards.
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UPDATE: Holley Performance emerges from bankruptcy
Holley Performance Products, which has a facility in Aberdeen, said Monday that it is has reorganized and emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
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Bel Amour Laser Spa opens in Amory
Physicians and Surgeons Clinic of Amory has added a laser spa to its services for their patients, Monroe County, and surrounding areas.
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Mississippi State President Mark Keenum, right, and Ole Miss Chancellor Dan Jones said that the two universities would form a task force dedicated to improving Northeast Mississippi. The two university leaders appeared together at CREATE’s State of the Region meeting. (Thomas Wells) Education is the focus of State of Region meeting
Monroe County loses 2,000 manufacturing jobs since 2006.
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Local artist John Ward applies a coat of paint on the side of a downtown Amory building as he paints an Amory mural. The mural was commissioned by Amory Main Street Inc. and funded through a grant from the Dalrymple Foundation. (Chris Wilson) Chinese company invests in Amory steel mill company
A Chinese steel company has invested in the steel mill that plans to build in Amory’s Waterway Industrial Park.
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Stock index futures dip ahead of payrolls (Reuters)

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, August 31, 2010. REUTERS/Brendan McDermidReuters - Stock index futures pointed to a slightly lower open on Wall Street on Friday, with futures for the S&P 500 down 0.21 percent, Dow Jones futures down 0.17 percent and Nasdaq100 futures flat at 0725 GMT (3:25 a.m. ET).


Fri Sep 03 02:44:48 -0500 2010
China approached Canadian fund on rival Potash bid (Reuters)

PotashCorp mill general superintendent Trevor Berg holds a handful of chicklet potash at a potash holding centre at the Cory mine facilities near Saskatoon, August 19, 2010. REUTERS/David StobbeReuters - Chinese and other investors have approached at least one big Canadian pension manager about a bid for Canada's Potash Corp to rival BHP Billiton's $39 billion hostile offer.


Thu Sep 02 22:20:21 -0500 2010
Canada's Goldcorp to buy Andean for $3.4 billion (Reuters)
Reuters - Canada's Goldcorp Inc agreed to buy Argentina-focused gold miner Andean Resources Ltd for C$3.6 billion ($3.4 billion), trumping a competing offer from rival Eldorado Gold Corp.
Fri Sep 03 04:09:26 -0500 2010
Heavy in dollars, China warns of depreciation (Reuters)
Reuters - China on Friday offered a rare glimpse into its foreign exchange reserves, confirming that they are overwhelmingly allocated in dollars, while a central banker said the mountain of cash could face depreciation risks.
Thu Sep 02 22:26:21 -0500 2010
Stock index futures dip ahead of payrolls (Reuters)

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, August 31, 2010. REUTERS/Brendan McDermidReuters - Stock index futures pointed to a slightly lower open on Wall Street on Friday, with futures for the S&P 500 down 0.21 percent, Dow Jones futures down 0.17 percent and Nasdaq100 futures flat at 0725 GMT (3:25 a.m. ET).


Fri Sep 03 02:44:48 -0500 2010
China approached Canadian fund on rival Potash bid (Reuters)

PotashCorp mill general superintendent Trevor Berg holds a handful of chicklet potash at a potash holding centre at the Cory mine facilities near Saskatoon, August 19, 2010. REUTERS/David StobbeReuters - Chinese and other investors have approached at least one big Canadian pension manager about a bid for Canada's Potash Corp to rival BHP Billiton's $39 billion hostile offer.


Thu Sep 02 22:20:21 -0500 2010
Canada's Goldcorp to buy Andean for $3.4 billion (Reuters)
Reuters - Canada's Goldcorp Inc agreed to buy Argentina-focused gold miner Andean Resources Ltd for C$3.6 billion ($3.4 billion), trumping a competing offer from rival Eldorado Gold Corp.
Fri Sep 03 04:09:26 -0500 2010
Heavy in dollars, China warns of depreciation (Reuters)
Reuters - China on Friday offered a rare glimpse into its foreign exchange reserves, confirming that they are overwhelmingly allocated in dollars, while a central banker said the mountain of cash could face depreciation risks.
Thu Sep 02 22:26:21 -0500 2010