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1 of 2 Signify announced Tuesday in a letter to Tupelo officials it plans to shutter its lighting manufacturing facility on Green Street by December, eliminating approximately 135 local jobs. Originally named — and often still referred to — as Day-Brite, the company was one of the first major manufacturing facilities to locate in Tupelo after World War II, opening in 1947. Adam Robison | BUY AT PHOTOS.DJOURNAL.COM

Businesses can now sign up for the Pay Protection Program Friday was the first day small business owners could sign up for PPP for the second time. Reporter, Alexis Jones explains where Lee County owners can go if they need help applying. Posted: Jan 15, 2021 10:18 PM Posted By: Alexis Jones TUPELO, Miss. (WTVA) - Judd Wilson, Vice President of the Chamber of Commerce at the Community Development Foundation, said owners can go to CDF for help. Wilson said CDF employees built a website where owners can find out how to go through the PPP process. Wilson also released a webinar on the foundatio...

By Staff Farmington’s only manufacturer, three Maine banks and an organization working to grow the forest products industry were honored Thursday by the Finance Authority of Maine for contributions to the state’s economic and educational well-being. The pandemic forced FAME to cancel Showcase Maine, the authority’s annual celebration of its partnerships with businesses, lenders, government and higher educational institutions. But FAME presented its annual Showcase awards in a virtual ceremony at a board meeting. The authority is a quasi-independent state agency that provid...