Business, economics, and what is coming next in Jackson.
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Companies, deals, jobs, and capital moving through metro Jackson, reported from the filings before the press release.
A resolution on Tuesday's agenda would let the city contract with Municipal Intercept Company to collect unpaid debts under a state setoff law, a step that puts a private firm between residents and money the city says they owe.
An ordinance introduced on the Sept. 22 council agenda would amend Section 106-148 of the city code, the section that sets what it costs to dump at Jackson's solid waste facility. The same agenda carries a resolution to hire an outside firm to chase unpaid debts.
Federal regulators are fighting a request to pause their civil suit against Leigh Bridges, saying her own attorney signaled a bill of information is coming and a guilty plea is likely. The case has already cost the agency $225,625 in security alone.
Jackson's bus workers voted 29-9 Thursday to end their second strike in two years. The deal delivers the raises they wanted, but it also concedes ground on who is allowed behind the wheel.