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HomeStretch kicks off production
The first day of furniture production at HomeStretch went “fairly well” Monday in Nettleton.
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Huddle House has new owners
Michael and Charlene Hall of Oxford are the new owners of the Amory and Tupelo Huddle House.
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Monroe County Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Tony Green, left, Monroe County Administrator Sonny Clay and District Five Supervisor Sykes Lagrone examine the old Advantage building which will house Monroe County’s newest industry, HomeStretch LLC, in 2010. (Jeff Clark) Furniture manufacturer to locate in Nettleton
The owners of HomeStretch LLC say the upholstered furniture manufacturing company will open a location in Nettleton and eventually bring 140 jobs to the area.
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Aberdeen, Amory merchants offer tax-free shopping
Several merchants in both Aberdeen and Amory are offering a tax-free shopping day on Friday and on Saturday in some locations.
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Peanut supply company to open in Prairie
A new company, Mississippi Peanut Equipment and Supply, would like to open a facility at the industrial park in Prairie.
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Employees of Birdsong Peanuts unload a relifter, a piece of equipment that sifts through peanuts and knocks more excess soil from them. (Ray Van Dusen) Peanut refinery expands facilities to reap this year’s harvests
From September until the beginning of December, Birdsong Peanut Company runs its operations nonstop to reap the harvests of this year’s crop.
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Huntsman makes $415M bid for Tronox assets
Tronox has a plant in Hamilton, Miss., that manufactures titanium dioxide. The facility also includes an electrolytic plant.
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Aberdeen RV selected one of Top 50 dealers
Aberdeen RV is “setting an example among its peers, exhibiting best practices in its industry.
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Amory Flower Shop
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Company Name: Amory Flower Shop Company Address: 507 Third Ave. South, Amory Company Phone Number: 662-256-2092 or 1-800-521-5673 Hours of Operation: M-F: 8-5; Sat. 9-2 Company Web Site: www.am...
Allen named president of Amory's Cadence Bank
by Monroe Journal Reports
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AMORY – Greg Allen has joined the Amory Banking Center as President. “Greg is a native of Amory and we are pleased to welcome him into our family,” said Jeff Whittington, Cadence Bank State Exe...
Walgreens to build new store in Amory
by chris wilson
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AMORY — A new, full-size Walgreen’s drug store is coming to Amory in the near future at the intersection of Highway 278 and Earl Frye Boulevard where a Cadence bank branch is currently located. At...
County's unemployment rate improves
by Chris Wilson
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By CHRIS WILSON Senior Writer AMORY – The employment picture got brighter in Monroe County in April, according to figure released this week by the Mississippi Department of Employment Security (M...
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Stocks trade flat after mixed economic reports (AP)

The Wall Street sign is seen in front of the New York Stock Exchange, October 8, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Chip EastAP - Stocks shuttled between narrow gains and losses Friday after mixed reports on retail sales and business inventories gave investors little new insight into the economy.


Fri Mar 12 13:31:33 -0600 2010
WaMu says it has settlement with JPMorgan, FDIC (AP)
AP - Washington Mutual Inc. says it has resolved disputes with JPMorgan Chase & Co. and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. over some $4 billion at issue in the bank holding company's Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
Fri Mar 12 12:47:41 -0600 2010
Kazakh court jails nuclear executive for 14 years (AP)
AP - The lawyer for a former head of Kazkahstan's state nuclear energy company says his client has been sentenced to 14 years in jail on charges of embezzlement and corruption.
Fri Mar 12 13:43:17 -0600 2010
AF447: French famililes want equal compensation (AP)
AP - A French support group said Friday that it will seek equal compensation for the families of French victims of the crash of Air France Flight 447 after a Brazilian judge awarded more than $1 million for a Brazilian who died in the flight from Rio de Janeiro to Paris last year.
Fri Mar 12 13:40:24 -0600 2010