Ocean Aero, manufacturer and service provider of ocean-going autonomous underwater and surface vehicles, is relocating its manufacturing operations and headquarters from San Diego to Gulfport, the Mississippi Development Authority said in a press release today. The project is a $4.65…
Used car prices are finally cooling off and for working parents, juggling child care came at a steep cost during COVID. Jane King is in New York with those stories…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves will start searching for someone new to lead the state’s economic development agency. The governor’s office announced Friday that John Rounsaville of Madison will step down as Mississippi Development Authority director on…
The postal service wants to charge you peak shipping fees this holiday season and Disney is back as its parks reopen and Disney Plus grows. Jane King is New York…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell for a third straight time last week, the latest sign that employers are laying off fewer people as they struggle to fill a record number of open jobs and…
Almost half of all student loan borrowers are still in debt 20 years after graduating and ghost kitchens are becoming more popular, but what are they exactly? Jane King is…
Starting this month, you can shop at Sephora in some Kohl’s stores and AMC reaches a deal with Warner Brothers for movies to show in theatres for 45 days exclusively.…
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. employers posted a record 10.1 million job openings in June, another sign that the job market and economy are bouncing back briskly from last year’s coronavirus shutdowns. The Labor Department…
A new life saving technology could be coming to cars soon. The FAA is asking airports to prevent to-go cocktails from getting on planes and to charge disruptive passengers at…
WASHINGTON (AP) - Hiring surged in July as American employers added 943,000 jobs. The unemployment rate dropped to 5.4% as the U.S. economy continues to bounce back with surprising vigor from last year’s coronavirus shutdown. The July numbers exceeded economists’…
OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. (AP) — A multi-million-dollar expansion at a south Mississippi industrial park is expected to bring more jobs to the region, officials said. The project at the Sunplex Industrial Park, located between Ocean Springs and Gautier, is scheduled…
Live Nation revenue is up 700 percent as concerts come back and a new survey finds Americans are sharply divided over vaccine mandates. Jane King is in New York with…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell last week by 14,000 to 385,000, more evidence that the economy and the job market are rebounding briskly from the coronavirus recession. The Labor Department reported Thursday that…
Halter Marine, a company of ST Engineering North America, has been awarded a $149 million contract for the detail design and construction of an oceanographic survey ship for the U.S. Navy. “This contract continues the momentum and growth of Halter…
The minivan is making a comeback and there’s another shipping crisis threatening delays to Black Friday shopping. Jane King is in New York with that and more.
Halter Marine, a company of ST Engineering North America, has been awarded a contract option for the U.S. Navy’s fifth Auxiliary Personnel Lighter–Small 67 Class berthing and messing barge. The contract award is $41 million for a firm, fixed-price option…
A fire at the Emerald Coast Utilities Authority recycling facility has caused Waste Management to halt processing of recycled material collected in Harrison and Jackson counties until repairs are complete. Residential curbside collection of household garbage in Harrison and Jackson…
Thanks to Sun Country airlines, non-stop service to the Twin Cities has returned to the Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport. The seasonal service runs from Sept. 2 to Nov. 21, according to the Sun Country website. One-way fares start as low as…
PASCAGOULA, Miss. - The Pascagoula City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to allocate the first installment of $2,583,647 in American Rescue Plan Act funds to address aging infrastructure in the city. The funds will be used to replace and relocate failing…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — An Amtrak passenger train from New Orleans to Chicago collided with a semi-trailer, killing two people who were not on board, damaging the train engine and forcing it to terminate the route in Mississippi, authorities said…
U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Ron Piret will take over as the new commander of the Naval Meteorology Oceanography Command at Stennis Space Center on Friday. Piret will be relieving Rear Admiral John A Okon in a 10 a.m. ceremony. U.S.…
By MELINDA DESLATTE The Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Months after most Louisiana voters agreed to legalize sports betting, lawmakers Thursday gave final passage to rules that will allow wagering through sports book sites, mobile apps and kiosk…
PASCAGOULA, Miss. (AP) — A shipyard that’s the largest private employer in Mississippi says it is planning to hire about 3,000 new full-time employees. Ingalls Shipbuilding held a hiring event Wednesday in Pascagoula. Its parent company, Huntington Ingalls Industries, said…
NEW YORK (AP) — AT&T will combine its massive media operations that include CNN, HBO, TNT and TBS in a $43 billion deal with Discovery, the owner of lifestyle networks including the Food Network and HGTV. It is a major…