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Mississippi Sound
Mississippi Sound arm of the Gulf of Mexico, c.100 mi (160 km) long and from 7 to 15 mi (11-24 km) wide, extending from Lake Borgne in Louisiana on the west to Mobile Bay in Alabama on the east. It is part of the Intracoastal Waterway and is separated from the Gulf by a series of narrow islands and sandbars. Cat, Horn, Petit Bois, and Dauphin are the main islands. Gulfport, Biloxi, and Pascagoula, Miss., are on the Mississippi Sound.
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A Mississippi Journal interview with Lester Spell, D.V.M.
Magazine article from: The Mississippi Business Journal; 5/18/1998; ; 700+ words
; Mississippi's Commissioner of Agriculture and...was worth about $20 billion to the Mississippi economy. In his leadership role, Spell...challenges regulating and promoting Mississippi agriculture and commerce involves...
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The Mississippi Terminator; Haley Barbour takes on Ronnie Musgrove.(OPED)
Newspaper article from: The Washington Times; 10/22/2003; 700+ words
; ...SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES While Mississippi's race for governor may not get as...elected" by the Democrat-controlled Mississippi legislature. Mr. Musgrove's challenger...at about $700 million. * Distorting Mississippi's job numbers: In recent television...
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Not Mississippi? Does it matter when conventions go out of state?
Magazine article from: The Mississippi Business Journal; 11/29/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...Craig Ray, tourism director for the Mississippi Development Authority (MDA), was...encourage in-state groups to stay in Mississippi for three reasons: to reinvest in our...meetings represent big bucks. "The Mississippi Gulf Coast reports that conventioneers...
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Mississippi Chemical lists common stock on New York Stock Exchange
Magazine article from: The Mississippi Business Journal; 10/14/1996; ; 700+ words
; Mississippi Chemical Corp. has joined a small circle of Mississippi-based companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange...in Jackson, of the company's NYSE membership. Mississippi Chemical shares, which formerly traded on the NASDAQ...
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Mississippi nursing programs.(2008 Book of Lists)
Magazine article from: Mississippi Business Journal; 12/31/2007; 700+ words
; Mississippi Nursing Programs Institution, Address...Meridian, MS 39307 484-8743 Betty Davis Mississippi College (601) 925-3278 P.O. Box...39058-4037 Dr. Mary Jean Padgett Mississippi Delta Community College (662) 246...
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Mississippi Hills Heritage Area Alliance presenting findings
Magazine article from: The Mississippi Business Journal; 5/30/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...of economic vitality in the Northeast Mississippi region, so is diversification. That...presentations June 13-17 in six Northeast Mississippi communities will underscore the relevance of heritage tourism via "Building the Mississippi Hills Heritage Area: Strategies for...
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Mississippi wages are lower, but so is the cost of living
Magazine article from: The Mississippi Business Journal; 8/10/1998; ; 700+ words
; Mississippi may get tired of hearing about being...the cost of living is also lower in Mississippi. So while state residents make less...the money stretches further, too. Mississippi is also seeing low unemployment rates...
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Mississippi lobbyists continue to be well paid
Magazine article from: The Mississippi Business Journal; 6/22/1998; ; 700+ words
; Compensation for Mississippi lobbyists totaled almost $5 million...Browning-Ferris Industries of Mississippi -- earned him a spot in the top...as they would a team of lawyers. Mississippi Power Co. paid seven lobbyists...
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Mississippi Sportswear sees uniform success, expansion
Magazine article from: The Mississippi Business Journal; 3/17/2003; ; 700+ words
; KOSCIUSKO - What's the deal with Mississippi Sportswear? While other manufacturers...causing layoffs and plants closings, Mississippi Sportswear is adding to its payroll...vice president and general manager at Mississippi Sportswear. John Archer, president...
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Mississippi Power CEO optimistic about economic development
Magazine article from: The Mississippi Business Journal; 5/3/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...January of this year Anthony Topazi became Mississippi Power Company's 10th president and...no stranger to the Southern Company, Mississippi Power's parent company. Topazi began...I graduated," he said. He came to Mississippi after a stint as executive vice president...
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Mississippi River
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
MISSISSIPPI RIVER MISSISSIPPI RIVER. One of the major rivers of North America, the Mississippi River has been a focal point in American history, commerce, agriculture, literature, and environmental awareness. The length of the Mississippi...
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Mississippi River Basin
Book article from: Water:Science and Issues
Mississippi River Basin The Mississippi River is North America's longest and largest river in terms...meters per second (811,530 cubic feet per second). The Mississippi flows 3,763 kilometers (2,333 miles) from Lake Itasca...
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Mississippi
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. Economic History
MISSISSIPPI The words "Mississippi" and "delta" are closely associated in the public's mind with Mississippi history. The delta region indeed dominated the cotton-growing economy that was the mainstay of life in the state for many decades...
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First Mississippi Corporation
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
First Mississippi Corporation P.O. Box 1249 Jackson, Mississipp...2869 Industrial Organic Chemicals Nec First Mississippi Corporation is the largest company chartered in Mississippi and the only company from that state to be listed...
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Mississippi Chemical Corporation
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
Mississippi Chemical Corporation 3622 Highway 49 East P.O. Box 388 Yazoo City, Mississippi 39194-0388 U.S.A. Telephone: (662...formed as a farmers ’ cooperative, Mississippi Chemical Corporation is now a multi-million...
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