State News http://www.my601.com/news/state/default.aspx News from across Mississippi en-us Copyright 2010 WDBD Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:00:01 -0500 Sat, 31 Jul 2010 07:24:46 -0500 News / FOX 40 News http://www.my601.com/news/state/default.aspx 50 50 15 Toyota Will Resume Work at North MS Plant http://www.fox40now.com:80/news/state/story/Toyota-Will-Resume-Work-at-North-MS-Plant/dCWWpvogu0Ov9ZKL4Xh6GQ.cspx?rss=2357 http://www.fox40now.com:80/news/state/story/Toyota-Will-Resume-Work-at-North-MS-Plant/dCWWpvogu0Ov9ZKL4Xh6GQ.cspx?rss=2357

FROM THE ASSOCIATED PRESS:

BALDWYN, Miss. (AP) - Gov. Haley Barbour says Toyota will resume work at the site of a $200 million plant that will supply parts to its automotive manufacturing facility in north Mississippi.

Toyota Auto Body Co. Ltd. is building the plant in Baldwyn. It will employ about 300 workers. The Toyota Auto Body facility will operate under the name Auto Parts Manufacturing Mississippi Inc. It will provide stamped parts, body weld parts and plastic parts to the Toyota plant.

In June, Toyota announced that it would resume operations at its manufacturing facility at Blue Springs. Barbour says APMM's start of production will coincide with the startup of Toyota's new Corolla plant in fall of 2011.

 ]]> State News Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:49:07 -0500 New BP CEO is Miss. Native; How He Plans to Clean Our Coast http://www.fox40now.com:80/news/state/story/New-BP-CEO-is-Miss-Native-How-He-Plans-to-Clean/PZS2z_vzX0Gq0bbHAyeZXA.cspx?rss=2357 http://www.fox40now.com:80/news/state/story/New-BP-CEO-is-Miss-Native-How-He-Plans-to-Clean/PZS2z_vzX0Gq0bbHAyeZXA.cspx?rss=2357 (AP) - The newly named CEO of BP says his top priority is sealing its blown oil well for good and cleaning and restoring the Gulf of Mexico.

Bob Dudley said on ABC's "Good Morning America" on Tuesday he does not expect any more oil to gush into the Gulf as BP PLC moves to permanently plug the well with cement after capping it nearly two weeks ago.

Dudley is taking over Oct. 1 from Tony Hayward, who was forced to go by public and political anger in the United States over the spill.

Dudley, who grew up partly on the Gulf, will be the first American to lead London-based BP.

He told ABC he plans to change the company culture and make  sure checks and balances are in place to prevent a repeat of the disaster. It started with an April 20 explosion that destroyed the leased oil rig Deepwater Horizon, killing 11 workers.

>> Updated Specifics on the Oil Spill...

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