Freeport-McMoRan Mourns the Passing of its Former Chairman, James Robert Jim Bob Moffett wallstreet-online.de - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wallstreet-online.de Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (NYSE:FCX) announced today with great sadness that James Robert Jim Bob Moffett of Austin, Texas passed away at the age of 82. Mr. Moffett served as Chairman of Freeport-McMoRan from 1984-2015 and CEO from 1984-2003. Mr. Moffett co-founded McMoRan Exploration Co. in 1969 with B. M. Mack Rankin, Jr. (deceased) and W. K. McWilliams (deceased). In 1981, under Mr. Moffett s leadership, McMoRan merged with Freeport Minerals Company to form one of the world s leading natural resource companies, Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (FTX), FCX s former parent company. Jim Bob was a legend and visionary in the natural resource industry, said Gerald Ford, Chairman of the Board of FCX, and Richard Adkerson, Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Jim Bob s passion and relentless drive as an explorationist led to the discovery and development of world class oil and gas and mineral deposits over his long career. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family, friends and l
TUPELO ⢠Hannah Maharrey, the director of a statewide homeless outreach organization, qualified on Friday to run for the Tupelo City Councilâs 5th Ward seat as a Democratic candidate. Itâs her second time to run for that post.
Maharrey is the director of Mississippi Balance of State Continuum of Care. She told the Daily Journal in a phone interview Friday that she decided to run for local office again because she wants to improve the overall quality of living for the residents of Ward 5 and in the greater Tupelo area.
âMy core campaign is going to be about housing,â Maharrey said. âA lot of homelessness has to do with housing issues.â
“We are deeply divided and evenly divided in this country and there’s no easy fix,” said Ed Chervenak, political scientist at the University of New Orleans.
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