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• Jackson's General Cable One of Seven to Receive National Award
  (Jackson Sun, February 19, 2014)
• Unemployment Rates Lowest in Chester County
  (Jackson Sun, December 18, 2013)
  
• Manufacturer Expands Jackson Distribution Facility
  (Memphis Business Journal, October 16, 2013)
  
• Home Sales Continue to Improve
  (Jackson Sun, July 24, 2013)
  
• Former Employees at Milan Arsenal Still Hunting Jobs
  (Tennessean, March 4, 2013)
• Postal Service Cuts Already Have Taken a Toll in the Mid-South
  (Commercial Appeal, February 6, 2013)
• Ned Hunter: Additional Jobs in West Tennessee and a Personal Note
  (Jackson Sun, October 29, 2012)
• West Tennessee Plant Laying Off 35 Workers
  (News Sentinel, August 29, 2012)
  
• Jackson Ranks 342nd for Annual Pay
  (Nashville Business Journal, May 21, 2012)
  
• Milan Arsenal to Lay Off 429 Employees
  (Jackson Sun, April 30, 2012)
  
• Forbo Adhesives Plant to Close in 2013
  (Jackson Sun, April 19, 2012)
  
• Carlisle to Add 20 to 50 Local Jobs
  (Jackson Sun, March 21, 2012)
• Briggs & Stratton Closing Is Another Blow to Struggling West Tennessee
  (Commercial Appeal, Jan. 26, 2012)
• Jackson Die Casting Expanding, Adding 58 Jobs
  (Memphis Business Journal, Dec. 15)
  
• Titan Tire Outlines Tentative Plans for Goodyear Plant in Union City
  (Commercial Appeal, Nov. 15, 2011)
• Trucking Company Moves to Milan Plant
  (Jackson Sun, Nov. 11, 2011)
• Apria to Hire 50 More in Expansion Project
  (Jackson Sun, July 30, 2011)
  
• Jackson Hotels Are Hiring Workers
  (Jackson Sun, May 17, 2011)
• Work Program Gives Felons a Second Chance
  (Jackson Sun, May 17, 2011)
  
• Layoffs Announced at ThyssenKrupp Plant
  (Jackson Sun, April 13, 2011)
  
• No Bodine Layoffs as Toyota Slows Work
  (Jackson Sun, April 11, 2011)
  
• Procter & Gamble Sells Pringles, Jackson Jobs Expected to Remain with Plant
  (Memphis Business Journal, April 5, 2011)
  
• Occupations with Highest Growth Rates: "Job Forecast News"
  (Tennessee State website, March 26, 2011)
  
• To Offset Loss of Goodyear, Gov. Haslam Gives Obion County Special Tax Status
  (News Sentinel, Feb. 25, 2011)
• Ky-Tenn Economic Development Group Formed
  (Daily News Journal, Feb. 22, 2011)
• Job Seekers Cope in Tough Market
  (Jackson Sun, Feb. 13, 2011)
• Goodyear to Close Plant: 1,900 Workers Get Severance or Preferential Hiring Option (Jackson Sun, Feb. 11, 2011)
• Some Laid-Off Workers Purchase Businesses for New Careers
  (Jackson Sun, Feb. 6, 2011)
• Flood of Applicants in Employer's Market
  (Jackson Sun, Jan. 30, 2011)
• Job Hunting? Stand Out in a Crowd
  (Jackson Sun, Jan. 23, 2011)
• Chamber Raising $1.5M for Economic Initiative
  (Jackson Sun, Jan. 20, 2011)
• Sales-Tax Revenue Increase for County
  (Jackson Sun, Jan. 18, 2011)
• Solar Plant Scheduled to Begin Generating Power
  (Jackson Sun, Jan. 17, 2011)
• Toyota Executive Offers Tips at Chamber Breakfast
  (Jackson Sun, Jan. 14, 2011)
• 12-County Initiative: REDI Brings Leaders Together to Talk Education, Economy, Jobs (Jackson Sun, Jan. 7, 2011)
• Hospital System Is Hiring in 2011
  (Jackson Sun, Jan. 9, 2011)
• Negotiations Could Create Jackson Jobs
  (Jackson Sun, Jan. 7, 2011)
• Japanese Consul to Address Banquet (Jackson Sun, Jan. 5, 2011)