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• Doctor’s murder-for-hire case postponed, mental evaluation pending

  GREENWOOD — A trial in the murder-for-hire case against a Greenwood oncologist has been postponed indefinitely. Circuit Judge Breland Hilburn issued the order this past week because the court is waiting on Dr. Arnold Smith’s evaluation at a state mental facility. The case was to have gone to trial yesterday in Leflore County Circuit Court. [...]The post Doctor’s murder-for-hire case postponed, mental evaluation pending appeared first on Mississippi Business Journal.

• LNG facility hoping to begin exporting natural gas

  PASCAGOULA — Big changes may be coming for Gulf LNG, the liquefied natural gas terminal that has two huge storage tanks on the horizon south of Pascagoula. The owners want to begin exporting natural gas. It would be quite the turnaround for the $1.1-billion terminal built more than two years ago to import the super-chilled [...]The post LNG facility hoping to begin exporting natural gas appeared first on Mississippi Business Journal.

• EPA looking to minimize chemical releases during hurricanes

  GULF OF MEXICO — As hurricane season approaches, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is issuing a Hazardous Weather Release Prevention and Reporting alert to remind facility operators of certain regulations that require minimization of chemical releases during process shutdown operations. This alert is designed to increase awareness among facility operators about their obligation to [...]The post EPA looking to minimize chemical releases during hurricanes appeared first on Mississippi Business Journal.

• Developers converting historic buildings into mixed-use facilities

  HATTIESBURG — If Daniel Jussely and Rob Tatum have their way, downtown Hattiesburg soon will be a cultural hub of “urbanite lifestyle” in Mississippi. As co-owners of Hub City Lofts, Jussely and Tatum are rejuvenating two of the Hub City’s oldest buildings, converting them into more than 50 loft-style apartments and more than 14,000 square [...]The post Developers converting historic buildings into mixed-use facilities appeared first on Mississippi Business Journal.

• Bill exempting small farms from fuel storage regs passes Senate

  WASHINGTON — Legislation to exempt small farms from Environmental Protection Agency fuel storage requirements has been incorporated into the Senate-passed Water Resources Development Act of 2013 (WRDA), according to a release from U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.). The Senate passed WRDA legislation (S.601), and with it also approved all the provisions included in the Farmers [...]The post Bill exempting small farms from fuel storage regs passes Senate appeared first on Mississippi Business Journal.