Danny Glover Backs Union Protest Against NissanActor Danny Glover has joined supporters of unionization for workers at a Nissan Motor Co. assembly plant in Mississippi demonstrating outside the North American International Auto Show.
Feds Replace Foreclosure Review With $8.5 Billion SettlementThe Independent Foreclosure Review was supposed to be a full and fair investigation of the big banks' foreclosure abuses, and it was trumpeted as the government's largest effort to compensate victimized homeowners.
Lawmakers Release Documents on Wal-Mart BriberyWal-Mart Stores Inc.'s CEO Mike Duke found out in 2005 that the retailer's Mexico unit was handing out bribes to local officials, according to emails obtained by lawmakers.
New Directions for UMMC, Viking CorpOn Monday, Gov. Phil Bryant and University of Mississippi Chancellor Dan Jones helped usher in what they believe will be the first step to a healthier population in the state.
Local Muse Let’s be honest: There aren’t many places to turn in Jackson if you want true couture designer clothes. But when Mary Amelia McRee opened a designer consignment boutique, big-time labels became a little more accessible in the metro.
AIG Board Weighs Suing US Over BailoutAIG is considering Wednesday whether the company should join a lawsuit against the government that spent $182 billion to save it from collapse.
Second Portion of Entergy Rate Increase ApprovedEntergy Corp. will raise customer bills again in February to pay the costs of Entergy Mississippi buying a share of the Grand Gulf nuclear plant from sister company Entergy Arkansas.
New Med School, Viking Sold, Team Jackson, Film Festival, MoreMississippi ranks near or at the bottom of almost every health indicator. Gov. Phil Bryant hopes a new School of Medicine will be the remedy not only for health issues, but for some of the state's economic issues as well.
Feds, Transocean Reach $1.4B Deal Over Gulf SpillThe Justice Department reached a $1.4 billion settlement Thursday with Transocean Ltd., the owner of the drilling rig that sank after an explosion killed 11 workers and spawned the massive 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
Pan-Arab Al-Jazeera Buys Current TV from Al GoreWith its purchase of left-leaning Current TV, the Pan-Arab news channel Al-Jazeera has fulfilled a long-held quest to reach tens of millions of U.S. homes. But its new audience immediately got a little smaller.
City Responds to William BrightIn the Nov. 28 interview with mayoral candidate and former Jackson Police Department officer William Bright (Vol. 11, Issue 12), the Jackson Free Press misquoted Bright in talking about the Jackson Police Department's "DARK program."
Middleby Has Bought Viking Range for $380MFood service equipment maker Middleby Corp. has bought Mississippi-based oven and kitchen appliance maker Viking Range Corp. for $380 million.
Deal Reached for Stopping Spike in Milk PricesThe top leaders in both parties on the House and Senate Agriculture committees have agreed to a one-year extension of the 2008 farm bill that expired in October, a move that could head off a possible doubling of milk prices …
Tribune Leaves Bankruptcy After 4 YearsTribune Co. emerged from a Chapter 11 restructuring Monday, more than four years after the media company sought bankruptcy protection.