Casino officials want tougher facility regulations
JACKSON — Mississippi regulators want new casinos to be sturdier and gambling space larger with better restaurants and hotels. And the Mississippi Gaming Commission is ready to put the new requirements...
View ArticleTrustmark gets approval to acquire Alabama bank
JACKSON — Trustmark Corporation and Mobile, Ala.-based BancTrust Financial Group Inc. has received full regulatory approval in connection with the proposed merger of BancTrust into Trustmark. Subject...
View ArticleFederal regulator orders limo company to cease interstate service
OXFORD — The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has ordered Carbo Limo of Oxford, LLC to immediately cease it s interstate passenger service. This...
View ArticlePresley introduces rule aimed at aiding domestic violence victims
JACKSON — Public Service Commissioner Brandon Presley has proposed a new rule aimed at giving victims of domestic violence a financial means to escape dangerous homes. The rule, which is modeled after...
View ArticleCommission approves sale of Ameristar to Pinnacle
JACKSON — The Mississippi Gaming Commission has unanimously approved the Pinnacle Entertainment’s proposed acquisition of Ameristar Casinos. According to a release from Pinnacle, completion of the...
View ArticleRegulators opposing Entergy’s spinoff to ITC
NEW ORLEANS — Opposition continues to grow among state regulators to Entergy Corp.’s plans to spin off its transmission system to ITC Holdings Corp. Regulators say customers would pay hundreds of...
View ArticleSouthern Co. faces questions in Georgia related to Kemper plant
KEMPER COUNTY — A decision to absorb losses on an over-budget power plant in Mississippi may haunt Southern Co. now that it wants regulators to raise its budget for a costly nuclear power plant in...
View ArticleStill no new filings in Entergy-ITC merger
JACKSON — Almost a month after Entergy Corp. and ITC Holdings Corp. withdrew their merger application in Texas, they haven’t refiled. Since then, Louisiana, Arkansas and Mississippi have delayed...
View ArticlePresley pushing to block MEI payment by Mississippi Power customers
JACKSON — Public Service Commissioner Brandon Presley is pushing to have $45,000 paid by Mississippi Power Company for membership to the Mississippi Energy Institute, a group recently promoting nuclear...
View ArticleTwo BancorpSouth mergers delayed by federal inquiries
TUPELO — BancorpSouth Inc. has extended its merger agreements with Ouachita Bancshares Corp. and Central Community Corporation. BancorpSouth, Ouachita Bancshares Corp. and Central Community Corporation...
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