JACKSON – Legislation that includes some of the incentives offered to ensure that Cooper Tire did not close its Tupelo plant was
signed into law Tuesday morning by Gov. Haley Barbour during a ceremony in his state Capitol office.
The incentive package, which could total as much as $20 million in loans and grants, was promised to Cooper when the company announced
intentions to close one of four North American plants. Cooper opted to close a plant in Georgia.
JACKSON – James Maxwell, an assistant U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Mississippi, was appointed to the Court of
Appeals Tuesday by Gov. Haley Barbour. Maxwell will replace David Chandler who won a seat on the Supreme
Court during last year’s elections.
