Canadian National Railway Announces Plans to Invest $75 Million in Mississippi
Canadian National Railway recently announced plans to invest approximately $75 million in Mississippi as part of its 2025 capital investment program. This investment will support track maintenance and strategic infrastructure initia-tives in the state. The projects will help ensure the safe movement of goods and support long-term sustainable growth in Mississippi and across CN’s network. […]
MS Attorney General Lynn Fitch Announces $7.4 Billion Settlement with Purdue Pharma
Attorney General Lynn Fitch announced, along with 54 other Attorneys General, a $7.4 billion settlement with Purdue Pharma and owners, the Sackler family, regarding the company’s manufacturing and distri-bution of opioids that fueled a nationwide addiction epidemic. This settlement is the nation’s largest settlement to date with individuals responsible for the opioid crisis. The State […]
Oxford Ortho & Sports Medicine Announces Merger With Mississippi Sport Medicine
Oxford Ortho & Sports Medicine recently announced that effective August 4, it will join forces with, and rebrand under the banner of, Mississippi Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic Center (MSMOC). Also joining MSMOC is Tupelo’s Orthopaedic Institute of North Mississippi (OINMS). This merger will boast 32 doctors and 33 advanced practice providers at 18 locations, creating the […]
Governor Tate Reeves Announces Launch of AI Talent Accelerator Program
Governor Tate Reeves recently announced the launch of the Mississippi AI Talent Accelerator Program (MAI-TAP). MAI-TAP is a new initiative that fosters the development of artificial intelligence, machine learning, and related technical capacities across the state’s institutions of higher learning to support the expansion of Amazon Web Services in Mississippi. Additionally, the initiative creates training […]