MDA won’t disclose plans for Silicor site
Two weeks after backing out of a $600 million that promised 971 jobs for Lowndes County, state officials are staying silent regarding the latest developments with California-based Silicor and its plans to continue to locate in Mississippi.
Silicor officials evasive on plans for facility
In a “thanks but no thanks” statement released by Silicor Materials on Monday, CEO Terry Jester said the company plans to build a silicon metals production plant and silicon purification plant elsewhere in the state.
Jilted!: Collapse of Silicor project is latest of Correnti’s empty promises
On the surface, Lowndes County, Amory, Ontario, Ohio, and Stanly County, N.C., don’t seem to have much in common.
That they all have a desire for economic development and job creation certainly doesn’t make them unique. What they do have in common, however, are their frustrating experiences with venture capitalist John Correnti.
Higgins: Silicor project off the table
After more than two years of wheeling and dealing, an economic development deal once known as “Project Apollo” came to a whimpering halt Monday, bringing the promise of 971 new jobs to the area down with it. But officials connected to the project say it started to burn out almost from the start.
Silicor project in jeopardy after missed deadline
Silicor Materials has missed a Dec. 31 deadline to put up $150,000 in earnest money, jeopardizing the two-phase, $600-million project, according to a source close to the project.
All quiet as Silicor deadline approaches
As the eleventh hour approaches, Lowndes County officials are still in the dark when it comes to Mississippi Silicon (Silicor Materials) and the company’s intentions to build a facility in the area.
Talks stall with Mississippi Silicon
With a Dec. 31 deadline drawing near, talks between the Lowndes County Board of Supervisors and a silicon company have stalled.
Mississippi Silicon was given until 12 a.m. New Year’s Eve to place $150,000 in escrow or lose a prime industrial site in Lowndes County, along with millions of dollars in incentive money.
Miss. companies with $227M in aid employ fewer than 500
Mississippi has disbursed nearly $227 million in aid to six alternative energy companies since 2010 but so far has fewer than 500 jobs to show for it.