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Total employment a bigger jobs story.

Publication: Mississippi Business Journal
Publication Date: 15-SEP-03 		Format: Online - approximately 801 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Total employment a bigger jobs story.(From the Ground Up)(manufacturing in Mississippi)(Column)

Article Excerpt
It seems to me that when we consider the future of manufacturing in Mississippi we could learn something by looking at Viking Range and Gail Pittman Inc. Each has a competitive advantage that I believe is important to Mississippi and insightful to any company doing business here.

Let us begin with the big picture of manufacturing in our state. You have no doubt heard that Mississippi is losing manufacturing jobs in droves. Any product made in Mississippi that has a high labor cost component and a low transportation cost is in danger of leaving the Magnolia State.

Simple economics dictate that any manufacturer in a competitive environment must produce its product efficiently to stay in business. If the total...

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