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• Tornado relief drive at USM goes quiet in wake of Oklahoma disaster

  HATTIESBURG — The University of Southern Mississippi Foundation reports its tornado relief and campus beautification campaigns were “entering a quiet phase” as the nation focuses its attention on tornado victims in Oklahoma. During this time the Foundation will refrain from publicly soliciting donors for the campaigns. The Foundation launched the tornado relief effort immediately following [...]The post Tornado relief drive at USM goes quiet in wake of Oklahoma disaster appeared first on Mississippi Business Journal.

• GLOBE: FBI agent fatally shoots man with reported ties to Boston Marathon bomber

  ORLANDO, Fla. — A man was fatally shot when a team of FBI agents swarmed an apartment complex near Universal Studios in Orlando. The man, identified by an FBI spokesman as Ibragim Todashev, was being interviewed about his ties to alleged Boston bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev, according to The New York Times. The shooting happened early [...]The post GLOBE: FBI agent fatally shoots man with reported ties to Boston Marathon bomber appeared first on Mississippi Business Journal.

• Foreign workers sue shipyard over work conditions, treatment

  PASCAGOULA — Dozens of Indian guest workers are suing an Alabama-based marine and fabrication company, claiming it financially exploited them and forced them to live in squalid conditions after bringing them to work at Gulf Coast shipyards after Hurricane Katrina. Three federal lawsuits backed by the Southern Poverty Law Center were filed in Mississippi and [...]The post Foreign workers sue shipyard over work conditions, treatment appeared first on Mississippi Business Journal.

• Supervisors to talk with trustees about selling hospital

  NATCHEZ — Natchez Regional Medical Center could soon go on the market, with the Adams County Board of Supervisors saying they want to meet with NRMC’s board of trustees to discuss selling the hospital. At least three parties have expressed interest in the county-owned property. Supervisor Mike Lazarus made the suggestion at the supervisors’ meeting, [...]The post Supervisors to talk with trustees about selling hospital appeared first on Mississippi Business Journal.

• Mayor wants ‘trial run’ of hotel/restaurant tax next month

  GAUTIER — At the end of the this week’s Gautier City Council meeting, Mayor Tommy Fortenberry made a motion to use the June 4 ballot as a “trial run” for the 2 percent tax-levy issue. Fortenberry said he was concerned at the low turnout of the primary election and wants to make sure residents are [...]The post Mayor wants ‘trial run’ of hotel/restaurant tax next month appeared first on Mississippi Business Journal.