Mississippi Industry Wire

AGP Executive Report

Last update: 7 hours ago

Energy & Storm Risk: Hurricane Isaias strengthened to Category 3 as it approached the northern Gulf Coast, with southern Mississippi under hurricane warnings and a state of emergency. Operators shut in about 63% of Gulf oil output and 57% of natural gas production, raising concerns about supply and fuel costs. Workforce: MDES and East Mississippi Community College opened the state’s first Navigator Pod at the Communiversity, offering virtual job-search and career support as the Golden Triangle courts new industry. Investment: Westwin Elements plans a $502 million nickel refinery in Natchez. Huntington Bank is spending more than $40 million to modernize its Tupelo operations center, while PowerCompute raised contracted power at its Mississippi site to 11 megawatts. Manufacturing: A&W Custom Furniture is expanding its upholstered-furniture facility in Mississippi.

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Oct. 2, 2026

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3 hours ago

Mississippi Power implementing storm response plan ahead of Hurricane Isaias

WXXV 25 - Mississippi |

Owner: Charles H. Morris info about owner

WXXV 25 - Mississippi

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Owned By	Charles H. Morris through Morris Multimedia
Year Founded	1987
Website	www.wxxv25.com
Domain Registration Year	2000
Access Type	open
Publication Location	United States, Mississippi, Gulfport
Owner Country	United States

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5 hours ago

Mississippi Egg Marketing Board serves breakfast to veterans ahead of State Fair

Great Lakes Wire - Michigan |

Owner: Brian Timpone & Bradley Cameron info about owner

Great Lakes Wire - Michigan

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Owned By	Brian Timpone & Bradley Cameron through Metric Media LLC
Year Founded	2019
Website	https://greatlakeswire.com/
Domain Registration Year	2019
Access Type	open
Publication Location	United States, Michigan,
Owner Country	United States

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Mississippi State Fair to honor veterans and first responders with special events and discounts

Great Lakes Wire - Michigan |

Owner: Brian Timpone & Bradley Cameron info about owner

Great Lakes Wire - Michigan

Right-wing

Caution	Pseudo-journalism: Pink-slime
Owned By	Brian Timpone & Bradley Cameron through Metric Media LLC
Year Founded	2019
Website	https://greatlakeswire.com/
Domain Registration Year	2019
Access Type	open
Publication Location	United States, Michigan,
Owner Country	United States

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4 hours ago

MSU named Mississippi’s ACE Composites Hub to train aerospace workforce

Mississippi State University |

Owner: American Government info about owner

Mississippi State University

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Owned By	American Government through Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning
Year Founded	1878
Website	https://www.msstate.edu/newsroom
Domain Registration Year	1988
Access Type	open
Publication Location	United States, Mississippi, Mississippi
Owner Country	United States

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an hour ago

Extension scientists ask public to watch for new insect in Mississippi

Farm Progress |

Owner: Informa PLC info about owner

Farm Progress

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Owned By	Informa PLC
Year Founded	1819
Website	www.farmprogress.com
Domain Registration Year	1998
Access Type	open
Publication Location	United States, Texas, Irving
Owner Country	United Kingdom

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an hour ago

Southwire breaks ground on $256 million expansion in Mississippi

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Owner: Paxton Family info about owner

Times-Georgian

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Owned By	Paxton Family through Paxton Media Group & The Newspapers of West Georgia
Year Founded	1871
Website	www.times-georgian.com
Domain Registration Year	1999
Access Type	paid
Publication Location	United States, Georgia, Carrollton
Owner Country	United States

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39 minutes ago

Hurricane Isaias threatens strained Gulf oil industry

WSBT 22 - Indiana |

Owner: Smith Family info about owner

WSBT 22 - Indiana

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Owned By	Smith Family through Sinclair Broadcast Group
Year Founded	1952
Website	wsbt.com
Domain Registration Year	1996
Access Type	open
Publication Location	United States, Indiana, Mishawaka
Owner Country	United States

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an hour ago

Ceylon Chamber connects Sri Lankan businesses with Mississippi investment opportunities

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Owner: Wijewardene Family info about owner

Daily Financial Times Sri Lanka

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Owned By	Wijewardene Family through Wijeya Newspapers Ltd
Year Founded	2010
Website	https://www.ft.lk/
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Publication Location	Sri Lanka, Colombo
Owner Country	Sri Lanka

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