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    Singer Jimmy Buffett, owner of Margaritaville Casino, smiles at a comment Thursday by a member of the Mississippi Gaming Commission during a meeting of the commission in Jackson. Buffett's Margaritaville in Biloxi is scheduled to open Tuesday. Rick Guy/The Clarion-Ledger

    Jimmy Buffett touts Coast jobs created

    Jimmy Buffett told gambling regulators Thursday that next week's opening of his new Margaritaville Casino and Resort will be exciting, but creating jobs along his native Mississippi Gulf Coast has been a rewarding experience in itself.

    • May. 17, 2012
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    Facebook IPO may top $16B

    Facebook's initial public offering of stock is shaping up to be one of the largest ever. The world's definitive online social network is raising at least $16 billion, a big windfall for a company that began eight years ago with no way to make money.

    • May. 17, 2012
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    European woes drag on stocks

    Unable to shake their worries about Europe, investors drove stocks to a four-month low Thursday and piled into bonds. This sent the yield on the 10-year Treasury note close to an all-time low.

    • May. 17, 2012
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    Comcast to start charging heavy downloaders extra

    Comcast Corp., the country's largest Internet service provider, is going to start charging extra when customers go over a certain monthly data limit.

    • May. 17, 2012
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    Wheat, gold, silver prices rise

    Wheat prices rose again Thursday on concerns about poor weather condition, while gold and silver shot higher as traders sought refuge from a steep decline in the stock market.

    • May. 17, 2012
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    Plan Your Week

    •Greater Jackson Chamber Partnership Membership Luncheon: 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m., Jackson Hilton, 1200 E. County Line Road, Jackson. $35, $40 for prospective members. Contact Debi Green at dgreen@greaterjacksonpartnership.com.

    • May. 17, 2012
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    Portfolio

    Caterpillar announced Thursday it is locating warehousing and logistics operations in a new 540,000-square-foot facility to be built in Corinth.

    • May. 17, 2012
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    DHS Ventures has bought the last of the four former Brookshire's grocery stores in the metro Jackson area. The building is located on Adkins Boulevard just east of I-55 in Jackson.

    Ala. developer buys former Brookshire's building in north Jackson

    An Alabama development group has paid $1.7 million for the former Brookshire's grocery building in north Jackson.

    • May. 16, 2012
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    Dry weather ups wheat, corn futures

    Wheat futures soared 5 percent as dry weather in the U.S. brought worries that the crop wouldn't be nearly as large as traders had expected.

    • May. 16, 2012
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    FTC: Skechers deceived consumers with shoe ads

    The government wants you to know that simply sporting a pair of Skechers' fitness shoes is not going to get you Kim Kardashian's curves or Brooke Burke's toned tush.

    • May. 16, 2012
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    Verizon to end unlimited data plan

    Verizon Wireless plans to begin eliminating the unlimited data plan it has provided customers who had it before the carrier introduced tiered pricing and dropped the unlimited plan for new buyers last year.

    • May. 17, 2012
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    Greek turmoil affects markets

    The unending turmoil in Greece spread fallout across the financial markets Wednesday. The Dow Jones industrial average fell for the ninth day out of 10, and gold, oil, and the euro all dropped to multi-month lows.

    • May. 16, 2012
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    Economy picks up after an early spring slump

    Maybe the U.S. economy's strength this winter wasn't just weather-related after all.

    • May. 16, 2012
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    Portfolio

    Independent phone service company TEC is lowering its nonday, long-distance rates by 17 percent for residential and business customers.

    • May. 16, 2012
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    Plan Your Week: Business events

    •Jackson Showboats Semi-Pro Basketball Team Grand Opening: 11 a.m., 2240 Westbrook Road, Jackson.

    • May. 16, 2012
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    Gov. Phil Bryant (rear) applauds as Brent Christensen, his newly named appointed executive director of the Mississippi Development Authority, addresses private and state economic leaders Tuesday during an economic development forum in Jackson. Christensen replaces interim director Jim Barksdale, the former Netscape CEO. Rogelio V. Solis/The Associated Press

    Gov. names new director of MDA

    Gov. Phil Bryant has named Brent Christensen, a local economic developer from Florida, as executive director of the Mississippi Development Authority.

    • May. 15, 2012
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    Protestors stands outside the gate of JPMorgan Chase after the annual stockholders meeting held Tuesday in Tampa, Fla. CEO Jamie Dimon kept his job after he disclosed a $2 billion trading loss by the bank. Scott Iskowitz/The Associated Press

    CEO confronted over $2B trading loss

    The CEO of JPMorgan Chase offered a quick but blunt apology to shareholders Tuesday for a $2 billion trading loss that "should never have happened" and survived a push to strip him of the title of chairman of the board.

    • May. 15, 2012
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    News about the Facebook IPO passes on a billboard outside of NASDAQ in Times Square, New York, Tuesday, May 15, 2012. Seth Wenig/The Associated Press

    Social website raises its price

    Already expected to be the largest-ever initial public offering for an Internet company, Facebook is making its IPO even bigger.

    • May. 15, 2012
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    Kan. dry spell pushes price of wheat up

    Wheat prices rose Tuesday as the crop condition in parts of Kansas deteriorated due to dry weather.

    • May. 15, 2012
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    Dow average continues slide

    Europe's latest political impasse cast a gloom over financial markets Tuesday. The euro plunged, and the Dow Jones industrial average extended a slide that has wiped out nearly 5 percent of its value in two weeks.

    • May. 15, 2012
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    Plan Your Week

    •Express Employment Professionals presents "Refresh Leadership" live simulcast: 8 a.m. to noon, McGowan Workforce Training Center, Holmes Community College, Ridgeland campus, 412 W. Ridgeland Ave. Free, but registration is required. Call (601) 355-7000 or visit www.refreshleadership.com/live.

    • May. 15, 2012
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    Portfolio

    Community Trust Bank will break ground next week on new banking centers in Flowood and Madison.

    • May. 15, 2012
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    La. bank to open Miss. offices

    One banking company will break ground this week on a pair of metro-area branch offices, while another is hosting an open house for its new Mississippi headquarters.

    • May. 15, 2012
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    Eric Hogan of Jackson, studies at Fusion Coffee House in Ridgeland recently. Hogan, who has Asperger's, a highly functioning part of the Autusm spectrum, started a non-profit last year dedicated to Autism awareness. Joe Ellis/The Clarion-Ledger

    Entrepreneur works to improve job market for autistic adults

    One in 3 young adults with autism have no paid job experience, college or technical schooling nearly seven years after high school graduation, The Associated Press reported today after a national study was released. Eric Hogan, a Jackson man who has Asperger's, is working to increase employment opportunities for autistic professionals.

    • May. 14, 2012
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    In this March 2011 photo provided by Jeff Martin, Ian Wells sits on a bicycle in North Hanover, N.J. Wells, 21, of Allentown, N.J., has autism and has had trouble finding paid employment. A study being published Monday in Pediatrics says 1 in 3 young adults with autism have no jobs or college or technical school education nearly seven years after high school, and fare worse than those with other disabilities. AP Photo/Courtesy of Jeff Martin

    Study: 1 in 3 autistic young adults lack jobs, education

    One in three young adults with autism have no paid job experience, college or technical schooling nearly seven years after high school graduation, a study finds. That's a poorer showing than those with other disabilities including those who are mentally disabled, the researchers said.

    • May. 14, 2012
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    Peru Paper Co. offers a selection of Mississippi-themed cards. Barbara Gauntt/The Clarion-Ledger

    Jackson woman's Peru Paper Co. gives women hope, income

    Grace Bateman Greene, the Jackson native who created the Peru Paper Co. out of love and other people's trash, is selling her distinctive greeting cards from Mississippi to Australia.

    • May. 12, 2012
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    The OnStar FMV (For My Vehicle) fits most cars on the road today, including most outside the GM family. OnStar

    GM accelerates promotion of OnStar retail version

    You want the peace of mind that General Motors' OnStar promises should your car break down, the vehicle gets stolen or - heaven forbid - you end up in a serious accident. But you don't own a GM vehicle or you have an older model that is incompatible with OnStar.

    • May. 12, 2012
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    Spanish-language Univision to offer digital network

    The Spanish-language Univision this summer is launching a digital network that will enable viewers to tap into its programming on computers, smartphones and tablets.

    • May. 12, 2012
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    On the move: People in business

    •Alan Jones has been named director of network operations. He previously served as the director for network services for Corr Wireless Communications. He also has certifications in Nortel Networks Switching and Lucent Switching. Jones has a bachelor's degree from the University of Alabama.

    • May. 12, 2012
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    Plan Your Week: Business events

    •Express Employment Professionals presents "Refresh Leadership" live simulcast: 8 a.m. to noon, McGowan Workforce Training Center, Holmes Community College, Ridgeland campus, 412 W. Ridgeland Ave. Free, but registration is required. Call (601) 355-7000 or visit www.refreshleadership.com/live.

    • May. 12, 2012
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    Automobiles pass a JPMorgan Chase building in New York. JPMorgan Chase, the largest bank in the United States, said Thursday that it lost $2 billion in a trading portfolio designed to hedge against risks the company takes with its own money. Frank Franklin II/The Associated Press

    JPMorgan loss adds to calls for oversight

    A surprise $2 billion trading loss by a division of JPMorgan Chase triggered calls Friday for tougher regulation of banks three years after their near-death experience in the financial crisis.

    • May. 11, 2012
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    Carlos Ghosn, president and chief executive officer of Nissan Motor Co., speaks during a press conference in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Friday. Koji Sasahara/The Associated Press

    Nissan profits soaring on record sales

    Nissan Motor Co.'s January-March profit more than doubled to $941 million as the Japanese automaker achieved record sales despite production disruptions from last year's tsunami.

    • May. 11, 2012
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    CBS affiliate is being sold

    One family may end up owning all four network television affiliates in the Greenwood-Greenville market.

    • May. 11, 2012
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    Portfolio

    Facebook is updating its data-use policy in an attempt to give users more clarity on how the information they share is used by the company. The move comes a week ahead of its expected initial public offering of stock.

    • May. 11, 2012
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    Bank slumps; decline muted

    JPMorgan's surprise $2 billion trading loss prompted a sell-off in financial stocks Friday, with smaller declines across the broader market as investors decided this was more of a problem for investment banks than for other industries.

    • May. 11, 2012
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    Industrial metals end on low note

    Industrial metals have ended a bumpy week on a lower note.

    • May. 11, 2012
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    Plan Your Week

    •C Spire Wireless Android Smartphone Personalization Workshops: 9 a.m., C Spire retail stores at 105 U.S. 80E, Clinton, and 369 Ridge Way Road, Flowood.

    • May. 11, 2012
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    Story behind JPMorgan's fall complex, ironic

    How can a bank lose $2 billion in six weeks?

    • May. 11, 2012
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    FDA delays sunscreen labeling deadline

    Sunscreen confusion won't be over before summer after all. The government is bowing to industry requests for more time.

    • May. 11, 2012
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    Lindsey Embry aerates one of his fields along Rucker Road #1 in Henderson, Ky. as he prepares to plant corn April 12. US farmers are expected to plant the most acreage in corn since 1937. File photo/The Associated Press

    USDA predicts record U.S. corn harvest

    Consumers could see some relief from higher food prices by late fall, if the latest government crop forecast holds up.

    • May. 10, 2012
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    Program to reduce runoff to waterways

    A new U.S. Department of Agriculture program is offering money and advice to help farmers, ranchers and forest landowners in parts of six counties in Mississippi and five Louisiana parishes reduce runoff to badly damaged waterways.

    • May. 10, 2012
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    Plan Your Week: Business events

    •C Spire Wireless Android smartphone personalization workshops: 9 a.m., C Spire retail stores at 105 U.S. 80 East, Clinton, and 369 Ridge Way, Flowood.

    • May. 10, 2012
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    Dow gains after 6 days of losses

    The Dow Jones industrial average broke a six-day losing streak Thursday, notching a small gain after the government released better unemployment numbers. The Dow rose 19.98 points to close at 12,855.04, after rising almost 100 points earlier in the day. The Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 3.41 points to close at 1,357.99.

    • May. 10, 2012
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    Corn prices plunge on forecast

    Corn prices plunged Thursday after the government predicted corn production would set a record this summer.

    • May. 10, 2012
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    Portfolio

    Aubrey Patterson will retire from his post as chairman and CEO of BancorpSouth Inc. in 2013, the regional bank says.

    • May. 10, 2012
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    Dealer Elbert Taclan, right, prepares a card game moments after the Revel casino resort opened in Atlantic City, N.J. John Koryto (left) watches him prepare for the first customers to arrive at the table. The nation's commercial casinos took in $35.6 billion last year, an increase of 3 percent, a report released Wednesday said. File photo/The xxxxxx

    U.S. casinos slowly coming back from recession woes

    The nation's commercial casinos continued their slow-but-steady comeback from the recession last year, with revenues up 3 percent nationwide and jobs holding nearly steady, according to a report released Wednesday.

    • May. 9, 2012
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    Becky Sweeney picks up a package at the post office on Wednesday in Websterville, Vt. The post office was on the list of rural offices to be closed in Vermont. Toby Talbot/The Associated Press

    USPS: Rural post offices to stay open

    Bending to strong public opposition, the nearly bankrupt U.S. Postal Service on Wednesday backed off a plan to close thousands of rural post offices after May 15 and proposed keeping them open with shorter operating hours.

    • May. 9, 2012
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    Fewer late mortgage payments recorded

    The percentage of U.S. homeowners behind on their mortgage payments dropped in the first three months of this year to the lowest level since 2009, according to a new report.

    • May. 9, 2012
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    Portfolio

    About 92,000 Sportspower BouncePro 14' Trampolines imported by Wal-Mart and made in China are being recalled after 17 reports of the net breaking, resulting in 11 injuries including broken bones, back and neck injuries, and contusions.

    • May. 9, 2012
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    Stocks fall on European doubt

    Fear of European debt is once again playing havoc with Wall Street.

    • May. 9, 2012
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