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Officials: Toyota re-start will benefit Ripley, Tippah
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Mississippi will be producing the company’s popular Corolla compact sedan at the Blue Springs plant by fall, 2011.
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Dwight Burks, 58, started working at the store when he was a teen. He bought the store 17 years ago. (Thomas Wells) Piece of Tippah County history coming to an end
Dwight’s Grocery & Service Station is a haven, a place where friends and strangers alike share news, gossip and laughs and eat barbecue that’s “the best in town.”
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Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, August 31, 2010. REUTERS/Brendan McDermidReuters - Wall Street closed a stellar week on Friday after recent economic data, including a stronger-than-expected labor market report, bolstered optimism that the economy would not fall back into recession.


Fri Sep 03 15:43:39 -0500 2010

FILE - In this June 13, 2010 file photo, Tim Allen arrives at the world premiere of 'Toy Story 3,' at The El Capitan Theater in Los Angeles. General Motors Co. said Friday, Sept. 3, 2010, Tim Allen will be a spokesman for the brand and will star in a series of TV ads for the 2011 Chevrolet Cruze that begin airing on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Katy Winn, file)Reuters - The U.S. government is likely to take a loss on General Motors Co in the first offering of the automaker's stock, six people familiar with preparations for the landmark IPO said.


Fri Sep 03 18:33:47 -0500 2010

Potash Corp mill general superintendent Trevor Berg holds a handful of chicklet potash inside the Cory mine facilities near Saskatoon August 19, 2010. REUTERS/David StobbeReuters - Chinese officials have ordered state companies to meet investment bankers to explore ways to block BHP Billiton's $39 billion bid for Potash Corp, a source with direct knowledge of the matter said.


Fri Sep 03 22:09:42 -0500 2010

President Barack Obama (L) delivers remarks on the latest employment statistics released on Friday, alongside Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner in the Rose Garden of the White House, September 3, 2010. REUTERS/Jason ReedReuters - President Barack Obama, previewing a big push on the U.S. economy next week, on Saturday defended policies that he said "have stopped the bleeding" and put the middle class on the road to recovery.


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