1/27/2005 - Columbus facility wins Baldor Electric plant of the year The Baldor Electric Company Columbus plant has been awarded the 2004 Baldor District Manager’s Association Award (BDMA). This award is given annually, and the winner is selected by the 35 Baldor district managers around the world. With this awa...
1/27/2005 - Nation’s largest industry trade group joins fight for legal reform in the states New project to complement NAM’s efforts for Bush’s judicial nominees WASHINGTON (Jan. 26, 2005) -- In an effort to bolster legal reform in the states, the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) today officially launc...
12/21/2004 - MMA staffer, member among latest state appointments made by governor Gov. Haley Barbour has appointed MMA Director of Industrial Relations John Baas to the State Personnel Board to replace Liles Williams, whom the governor named chairman of the Workers’ Compensation Commission. The governor announced the appo...
12/20/2004 - MMA presents NAM manufacturing award to Mississippi congressional leaders During the first weeks of December, MMA has presented three of the state’s congressional delegation with the National Association of Manufacturers Award for Manufacturing Legislative Excellence in recognition and appreciation of their consisten...
12/20/2004 - Homan donates chairman gifts in Fulton, Miss. Larry Homan, president of Homan Industries in Fulton and immediate past chairman of MMA, recently presented his end-of-term chairman’s gifts to two organizations in Fulton. The $10,000 Chairmans Award, which is presented to an educational i...
12/16/2004 - New, expanded facilities top $1.7 billion According to the Mississippi Development Authority (MDA), from January through November of this year there have been a total of 773 new and expansion projects announced, representing an estimated capital investment of approximately $1.73 billion and ...
12/10/2004 - DuPont announces revised plan for proposed solids unit PASS CHRISTIAN, Miss., (December 10, 2004) -- DuPont DeLisle has revised its previously announced plans to construct a waste management unit on the plant site, according to an announcement by Plant Manager Pat Nichols. “After an exha...
12/2/2004 - President Bush nominates Carlos Gutierrez as secretary of commerce President George W. Bush on Monday, Nov. 29, announced his intention to nominate Carlos M. Gutierrez of Michigan to be secretary of commerce. Gutierrez currently serves as chairman of the board and chief executive officer of the Kellogg Company. &...
11/2/2004 - MMA president discusses manufacturing trends at Mississippi Economic Outlook Conference “Cautious optimism” is how business and economic leaders described Mississippi’s economic forecast at the recent Mississippi Economic Outlook Conference held in Jackson. Presenters representing manufacturing, agribusiness, retail an...
11/2/2004 - Bush agrees to consider textile limits By ELIZABETH BECKER The New York Times (www.nytimes.com, Oct. 30, 2004) WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 - On Friday, just days before the presidential election, the Bush administration agreed to consider a petition from a coalition of embattled texti...
11/2/2004 - Craft-Co Enterprises, Inc. receives prestigious DaimlerChrysler Gold Award MORTON, Miss. - MMA member Craft-Co Enterprises was recognized by DaimlerChrysler for its outstanding supplier achievement during a ceremony Oct. 28, 2004. The Gold Award is presented to manufacturing companies whose performance is among the highest ...
10/27/2004 - Raw material, energy costs hit manufacturers recovering from recession The Mississippi Manufacturers board of directors is composed of a diverse group of manufacturers. When they get together, the give-and-take about their plants reveals some interesting trends that manufacturers are facing. Below is a snapshot of some...
10/25/2004 - JOBS Creation Act good for Mississippi Manufacturers The American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 (H.R. 4520), was signed into law Friday, Oct. 22, by President George Bush as “historic legislation that will boost economic growth and job creation.” All of Mississippi’s congressional delegat...
10/20/2004 - 2004 Convention Recap MMA’s 2004 convention featured three nationally known speakers who inspired and encouraged MMA members about the manufacturing industry, the national political scene and life in general. Author and speaker Andy Andrews, manufacturing leader Don...
10/9/2004 - Hinds Community College instructor receives MMA Award for Excellence in Vocational Education John M. Cockrell of Brandon is the 2004 recipient of the MMA Award for Excellence in Vocational Education. Cockrell, a machine tool technology instructor at Hinds Community College in Raymond, was presented the award at the MMA 53rd annual convention...
10/5/2004 - Bobby Dews Selected as 2004-2005 MMA Chairman DESTIN, Fla. (Oct. 7, 2004) -- Robert C. (Bobby) Dews of Hattiesburg has been elected 2004-2005 chairman of the board of the Mississippi Manufacturers Association. The announcement was made today following MMA’s quarterly board meeting, ...
9/1/2004 - Milwaukee Electric Tool sale example of global marketplace Mississippi added another international company to its list of manufacturers with the recently announced sale of Milwaukee Electric Tool to Hong Kong-based Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd. Atlas Copco Group has agreed to sell its electric tools busines...
8/30/2004 - Welburn named chairman of new Workers’ Comp Guaranty Association JACKSON, Miss. -- Foster Welburn, director of the MMA Workers’ Compensation Group, has been named the first president of the newly formed Mississippi Workers’ Compensation Group Self-Insurer Guaranty Association. The new Workers’...
8/26/2004 - Synchronist -- the latest tool in business retention Governor Haley Barbour recently introduced an economic development tool for the Mississippi Development Authority’s (MDA) expansion and retention of existing businesses. Using a Web-based software program known as the Synchronist Business In...
8/23/2004 - Energy Services for Manufacturers Available Manufacturers looking for help in cutting their energy costs have several places to turn for help. The National Association of Manufacturers in a December report said high energy costs were one of the costs that make American manufacturers uncompe...
8/16/2004 - Sanderson Plumbing receives Wal-Mart award Columbus, Miss. Sanderson Plumbing Products Inc, formerly Beneke Corporation, the world’s oldest toilet seat manufacturing company and leader in innovative product designs, has been chosen as a 2003 Supplier of the Year for Wal-Mart Stores, Inc...
8/4/2004 - Internet Claim Reporting Now Available The MMA Workers’ Compensation Group, through a partnership with its claims administrator, CCMSI, has added online claims reporting capability for its members. All members of the MMAWCG now have the ability to submit First Reports of Injury d...
7/21/2004 - House OKs Australia trade pact WASHINGTON - The House on [July 14, 2004] passed a free-trade pact with Australia, but the overwhelming approval belied sharp divisions among Central Valley lawmakers. The Australian package will lower tariffs and other trade barriers - most of t...
7/15/2004 - MMA member Viking Range wins statewide Governor's Cup Award MMA member firms were well-represented in the Governor’s Cup Awards, which were announced during the annual Mississippi Economic Development Council's awards banquet held in Biloxi July 8. Nominated by the Greenwood-Leflore-Carroll Economic ...
7/14/2004 - Group Gives Boost to Australia Free Trade Agreement MMA President Jay Moon (center) and board member Bobby Dews (left) recently attended the annual meeting of the National Industrial Council State Associations Group (SAG) in Washington, D.C. They also attended a reception with SAG members at the Austr...
7/2/2004 - Ship Systems lands contracts worth $250 million PASCAGOULA - Under the U.S. Coast Guard’s Deepwater program, Northrop Grumman Corporation Ship Systems sector has been awarded approximately $250 million in production and long-lead material contracts for the first Maritime Security Cutter, Lar...
7/2/2004 - Support S. 2212 & H.R. 3716 To Help Address Chinese Subsidization WASHINGTON, D.C. - NAM (National Association of Manufacturers) member companies often say that imports from China are sold in the United States for less than the cost of raw materials and suspect that these products are subsidized by the Chinese gove...
7/2/2004 - Southern Cast Products receives SHARP continuation MERIDIAN - Southern Cast Products of Meridian has received notification of their permission to continue in the SHARP (Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program), qualifying them to be exempt from programmed OSHA inspections. Fred Wile, pr...
7/2/2004 - Miss. Governor signs tort reform bill As Gov. Haley Barbour on June 16 signed the tort reform bill passed during the recently concluded three-week special session, he thanked the people at the grassroots who made this happen. Gov. Barbour unveiled for the crowd of about 200 a new adve...
6/16/2004 - Armstrong World celebrates year without recordable injury JACKSON - On Tuesday, June 15, the Armstrong World Industries, Inc. Jackson facility reached the mark of having worked one year without incurring an OSHA recordable injury. This was a first not only at the Jackson facility but also throughout other r...
6/1/2004 - Manufacturing Has $3.8 Trillion Economic Impact in U.S. With $3.8 trillion in sales, and $568.4 million in annual payroll, manufacturing has a huge impact that politicians and policy makers need to consider in their decisions. These numbers come from the U.S. Census Bureau's recently-released 2002 Eco...