State loses grant to promote furniture industry
TUPELO — Officials say the loss of a $200,000 state grant likely will mean less national attention for Northeast Mississippi’s furniture industry. V.M. Cleveland, chairman of the Tupelo Furniture...
View ArticleOfficials budget for BancorpSouth Arena renovation
TUPELO — The BancorpSouth Arena in Tupelo could get a new look just in time for its 20th anniversary next year. The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reports the local coliseum commission approved a...
View ArticleActor joins union protesters at Detroit show
CANTON — Actor Danny Glover has joined supporters of unionization for workers at a Nissan Motor Co. assembly plant in Mississippi demonstrating outside the North American International Auto Show. The...
View ArticleFurniture Market gets state money; earmarked for recruitment
TUPELO — The Tupelo Furniture Market is receiving $250,000 from the state to market the biannual show. The 2013 Legislature approved the funding. The money will come from the Forest and Wildlife...
View ArticleOrganizers gearing up for first-ever furniture show
TUNICA — The inaugural Tunica Furniture Market in January will be held in January and its organizer says about 40 companies are expected to participate. “Despite a lot of doubts and people calling me...
View ArticleTupelo Furniture Market returns despite devastating tornado
TUPELO — Producers of the Tupelo Furniture Market had concerns this spring that there would be fewer hotel rooms available for their Aug. 14-17 event after a tornado ripped through the city and several...
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