U.S., French Physicists Win Nobel for Quantum Work A French-American duo shared the 2012 Nobel Prize in physics Tuesday for experiments on quantum particles that may one day help lead to computers many times faster than those in use today.
GM Plans to Hire Up to 10,000 Computer ProfessionalsGeneral Motors is moving past layoffs and the Motor City's rusty, low-tech image. It's setting out on its own to develop software and invent the most advanced gizmos for your car.
Nobel Awarded for Stem Cell, Early Cloning Work wo scientists from different generations won the Nobel Prize in medicine Monday for the groundbreaking discovery that cells in the body can be reprogrammed into completely different kinds.
US Unemployment Falls to 7.8 pct., a 44-month Low The U.S. unemployment rate fell to 7.8 percent last month, dropping below 8 percent for the first time in nearly four years and giving President Barack Obama a potential boost with the election a month away.
Dow Jones Average Up After Jobs Report Market indexes crept higher on Wall Street following an encouraging report on the labor market and better sales from Costco and other retail stores.
Meals on WheelsA new eatery is gassed up and ready to go in Jackson—literally.
What's the Harm in Drilling?"People don't come down here to be in an industrial zone," Robert Wiygul, an Ocean Springs-based attorney who represents the environmental groups, told the Jackson Free Press last week.
Stocks Edge Higher After Positive Private Jobs Reportpair of encouraging economic reports helped nudge the stock market higher Wednesday. Measures of business activity in the service sector and job growth last month came in better than economists had expected.
Entergy Replaces Union Workers After Talks Fail Entergy Nuclear has locked out union security workers at its nuclear plant near Port Gibson, Miss., after contract negotiations with the United Government Security Officers of America Local 36 failed.
Sheena Allen created her first app because she needed it to keep up with her checkbook. Now, she doesn’t know how to stop.
It's been a long time coming, but the Greater Jackson Chamber Partnership finally has a long-range economic roadmap for the capital city area.
The U.S. unemployment rate fell to 7.8 percent last month, dropping below 8 percent for the first time in nearly four years and giving President Barack Obama a potential boost with the election a month away.
"People don't come down here to be in an industrial zone," Robert Wiygul, an Ocean Springs-based attorney who represents the environmental groups, told the Jackson Free Press last week.
BankPlus and Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas presented two Jackson organizations with $4,000 grants.