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    Chrysler's recall gets to exclude 1.1million 1999-2004 Grand Cherokees, including these 2001 models, that were part of the government's original recall request for 2.7million. Carlos Osorio/AP FILE

    Chrysler rethinks recall

    Chrysler Group agreed to a recall it has fought for two weeks, but only after the government slashed the number of Jeeps involved in the recall by more than a million, saving the automaker tens of millions of dollars.

    • Jun. 18, 2013
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    Texas tech/consultant firm sees business potential in metro Jackson

    Metro Jackson is a target market for an Austin, Texas, tech support/computer consulting firm that's looking to grow its business in the Southeast.

    • Jun. 18, 2013
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    Bill Moak: Charity watchdogs blast 'overhead myth'

    Three of the nation's biggest names in charity evaluation issued a call for nonprofit donors to widen the scope of factors they consider when determining what charities to support, and to cease putting so much emphasis on a charity's 'overhead' expenses.

    • Jun. 18, 2013
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    Tire company's announcement increases demand for brand in Clay Co.

    Since the recent announcement that tire manufacturer Yokohama Tire Company would be locating a plant in Clay County, area distributors have noticed an increased demand for the brand.

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    Pastry cases will show calorie information, for customers seeking to cut calories with a Morning Bun (350 calories) rather than a blueberry scone (460 calories). Mark Lennihan/AP

    Wake-up call: Starbucks to post calorie counts

    Starbucks has a new way to wake up its U.S. customers: showing the calories in its drinks.

    • Jun. 18, 2013
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    If there are no cars left at its airport rental facility, Hertz, will let customers rent from a competitor and pay the difference, or pay for a cab to and from your hotel. AP

    Decoding car rental reservations

    We're sorry, sir, but we don't have any cars left.

    • Jun. 18, 2013
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    Miss. firm chosen to monitor Okla. storm recovery effort

    Moore, Okla., has chosen south Mississippi-based Executive Recovery Group to monitor the town's recovery efforts after the recent tornadoes that devastated the area.

    • Jun. 18, 2013
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    Federal lands open for oil leasing

    The Bureau of Land Management Eastern States office will hold a quarterly, competitive oil and gas lease sale on Sept. 12 at the office located in Springfield, Va., for 26 parcels containing 27,905 acres in Mississippi and Michigan.

    • Jun. 18, 2013
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    Ordinance change sought for micro-distillery in Natchez

    Natchez businessman Doug Charboneau and his son want to open a rum micro-distillery in the building that formerly housed King's Tavern bar.

    • Jun. 18, 2013
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    SBA, Valley to focus on Delta businesses

    The U.S. Small Business Administration and Mississippi Valley State University have signed a Strategic Alliance Memorandum to enhance entrepreneurship and small business development within the Mississippi Delta.

    • Jun. 18, 2013
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    Stocks up ahead of Fed decision

    It's all about the Fed. Still.

    • Jun. 18, 2013
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    Investors pin hopes on Fed, pushing stocks up

    On Monday, investors guessed that the Federal Reserve will continue trying to prop up the economy, and sent stocks higher.

    • Jun. 17, 2013
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    Cotton field in Noxubee County. Special to the Clarion-Ledger

    Cotton planting sets 2nd straight record low

    For the second year in a row, Louisiana farmers have planted fewer acres of cotton than ever recorded.

    • Jun. 18, 2013
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    Innova Natura Pet Products

    Pet food recall expanded by Natura Pet Products

    A Pet food recall by Natura Pet Products is voluntarily expanding for dry pet foods because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella.

    • Jun. 18, 2013
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    Miss. hospitals file suit against Blue Cross Blue Shield

    Ten Health Management Associates-owned hospitals in Mississippi, including several in metro Jackson, are suing Blue Cross Blue Shield of Mississippi.

    • Jun. 18, 2013
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    A rendering of Boeing's 787-10. Boeing

    787 Dreamliner: United to be 1st in North America to have 'stretch' model

    Boeing today officially launched its Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner, which will be the carrier's largest version of its new-age jet.

    • Jun. 18, 2013
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    Chrysler, feds compromise on Jeep recall

    Chrysler Group LLC and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) resolved their differences on the NHTSA’s request to recall 1993-2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee and 2002-07 Jeep Liberty vehicles.

    • Jun. 18, 2013
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    GM, Chrysler recalls: Companies taking different paths over fire risks

    While GM recalls 200,000 more SUVs over fire risk related to power doors and windows, Chrysler is setting up a showdown with the federal government by refusing a Jeep recall over fire risk related to accidents.

    • Jun. 18, 2013
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    In this Monday, July 26, 2010 file photo, DreamWorks offices are shown in Redwood City, Calif. AP

    Netflix, Dreamworks agree to original TV content

    Netflix said Monday that it would offer new TV shows from DreamWorks Animation starting in 2014 in what the company described as its biggest transaction ever for original first-run content.

    • Jun. 17, 2013
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    A 2006 Chevy TrailBlazer SUV, one of the models recalled for fire risk in the driver's door power window and lock module. AP

    GM recall issued for fire risk on 200K SUVs

    General Motors is recalling nearly 200,000 midsize SUVs because the master power door and window module in the driver's door can short out and catch fire.

    • Jun. 17, 2013
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    HomeGoods to open Flowood location

    HomeGoods, a home-décor company, will open a store later this summer in the former Borders storefront on Lakeland Drive in Flowood.

    • Jun. 17, 2013
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    CEO of 7-Eleven Joe DePinto in 2009. Getty Images

    7-Eleven raids in NY, Va. target stores exploiting immigrants

    Nine owners and managers of 7-Eleven stores across Long Island and in Virginia were subject of raids and charged on Monday in a scheme to exploit immigrants from Pakistan and the Philippines, in part by paying them using the stolen Social Security numbers of a child and three dead people.

    • Jun. 17, 2013
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    Monday Money: Singing blobs dying are top contender at advertising festival

    Hadley Malcolm hosts Monday Money for June 17, 2013, covering The Cannes Lion Festival of Creativity and some of its top contenders.

    • Jun. 17, 2013
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    La. school board president arrested in Mississippi man's death

    State police have arrested the president of the Livingston Parish School Board after a 21-year-old Mississippi man was killed in a hit-and-run in St. Helena Parish.

    • Jun. 17, 2013
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    Miss. job growth slow but steady

    In the fabled race between the tortoise and the hare, consider casting Mississippi as the tortoise when it comes to job growth.

    • Jun. 15, 2013
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    Apple Senior Vice President Phil Schiller introduced the company's new MacBook Air laptops, which promise all-day battery power. AP

    Macbook Air promises all-day battery power

    At the start of Apple's Worldwide Developer's Conference on Monday, I was among a throng of journalists racing for the limited rows of seats with power strips.

    • Jun. 15, 2013
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    Liar alert! Fibbers can be difficult to identify at work

    You might think you can detect a fibber by reading body language.

    • Jun. 15, 2013
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    In this June 10, 2013 photo released by Google, a Google team releases a balloon in Tekapo, New Zealand. Google is testing the balloons which sail in the stratosphere and beam the Internet to Earth. AP

    Google balloons provide Internet to remote areas

    Google is launching Internet-beaming antennas into the stratosphere aboard giant, jellyfish-shaped balloons with the lofty goal of getting the entire planet online.

    • Jun. 16, 2013
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    Bert Ehrhardt

    People on the Move: Ogletree Deakins

    • Bert Ehrhardt and Tim Lindsay, attorneys with Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart P.C.’s Jackson office, have been included in the 2013 edition of Chambers USA, an annual ranking of law firms and lawyers comprising an extensive range of practice areas.

    • Jun. 15, 2013
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    People on the Move: Northpark mall

    Megan Bailey has been hired as the mall's new director of marketing and business development. She recently oversaw restructuring and branding of two longstanding urban radio stations in Indianapolis as the director of promotions for Radio One Inc.

    • Jun. 15, 2013
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    Chris Epps

    People on the Move: MDOC

    • Chris Epps, commissioner of the Mississippi Department of Corrections, has been honored with the Whitney M. Young Jr. Service Award of the Andrew Jackson Council, Boy Scouts of America. Epps, the longest serving state corrections chief in Mississippi, is president of the American Correctional Association.

    • Jun. 15, 2013
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    People on the Move: IQH

    Dr. Edward Bryant of Kosciusko has been re-elected chairman of the Information & Quality Healthcare board of directors.

    • Jun. 15, 2013
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    Ron Aldridge

    People on the Move: Woodmen of the World

    Ron Aldridge of Jackson was elected to the board of directors of Woodmen of the World/Omaha Woodmen Life Insurance Society.

    • Jun. 15, 2013
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    John Rosenblatt

    People on the Move: TEC

    John Rosenblatt of Madison has been appointed systems engineer at LecNet Inc., a TEC company located in Jackson. He has several years of experience in the technology industry.

    • Jun. 15, 2013
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    Potatoes are harvested at farm west of Idaho Falls, Idaho, in September 2010. A U.S. wholesale grocer says America's potato farmers are running an illegal price-fixing scheme, driving up spud prices while spying on farmers with satellites to enforce strict limits on growth. AP

    Grocers claim inflation of prices

    A battle between grocers and potato growers has been silently hitting shoppers' pocketbooks, according to a U.S. wholesaler.

    • Jun. 14, 2013
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    New bank to boost Appalachia

    Mike Hurley had a great opportunity: He could multiply sales and staff by converting his metal-stamping business from one that made brackets for the automotive industry into a top-tier supplier of satellite dishes to DirecTV.

    • Jun. 14, 2013
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    6 tips for getting a good deal on an auto lease

    Even with low interest rates that make buying a car more affordable, many consumers are leasing a new car or truck instead.

    • Jun. 14, 2013
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    Senators praise trade decision

    Mississippi's U.S. senators were among those praising the U.S. International Trade Commission for extending the anti-dumping duties imposed on imports of steel concrete rebar.

    • Jun. 14, 2013
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    Choctaw resort rating improves

    Moody's Investors Service, which two years ago downgraded $200 million in securities borrowed by the Choctaw Resort Development Enterprise to junk bond status, has changed the resort's ratings outlook from stable to positive.

    • Jun. 14, 2013
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    Hancock Fabrics' income climbs

    Baldwyn-based Hancock Fabrics Inc. is reporting continuing improvement in financial results for its first quarter, which ended April 27 — a 209 percent increase in operating income.

    • Jun. 14, 2013
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    Reports push stocks lower

    Disappointing reports about the U.S. economy helped push the stock market lower on Friday.

    • Jun. 14, 2013
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    PF-DEBT: Illustration depicts a man overwhelmed by credit card debt. With Business story PF-DEBT. Aaron Porter, The (Westchester, N.Y.) Journal News. 36p x 10'. Color. RGB JPEG image. Aaron Porter, The (Westchester, N.Y.) Journal News

    Miss. No. 1 in late credit-card payments

    Mississippi, already burdened with historically high poverty and low average household income, continues to falter in paying off its debt in a timely manner, a report states.

    • Jun. 13, 2013
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    Federal judge's ruling threatens unpaid interns

    Unpaid internships have long been a path of opportunity for students and recent grads looking to get a foot in the door in the entertainment, publishing and other prominent industries, even if it takes a generous subsidy from Mom and Dad.

    • Jun. 13, 2013
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    Gannett to acquire Belo in $2.2B deal

    Gannett Co., the diversified media company that owns USA Today and TV stations, said Thursday it will buy competitor Belo Corp.

    • Jun. 13, 2013
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    The Airbus A350 takes off on its maiden flight at Blagnac airport near Toulouse, southwestern France, Friday. AP Photo

    Airbus A350's maiden flight sends stern message to competitors

    Airbus sent the A350, a new wide-body plane, into the skies Friday that sets the stage for intensifying competition with U.S. rival Boeing - with consequences for jobs, airlines' investments and the reputations of the powerful plane makers.

    • Jun. 14, 2013
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    This photo, originally posted on Reddit, led to the unidentified employee being fired. It is the most recent example of fast food craziness captured on social media. Via Reddit.com

    Wendy's photo: Unidentified Frosty licker fired from fast-food chain

    The unidentified Frosty licker pictured in a Wendy's photo guzzling ice cream straight from the treat's machine has lost his job.

    • Jun. 14, 2013
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    Kodak ending production of acetate film base, cutting 61 jobs

    Eastman Kodak Co. says it's ending in-house production of one of the key components of camera film and cutting 61 jobs.

    • Jun. 14, 2013
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    Delta Council awarded farm workers grant

    The Labor Department is awarding a $1,227,221 National Farm Worker Jobs Program grant to the Mississippi Delta Council for Farm Workers Opportunities in Clarksdale.

    • Jun. 13, 2013
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