Traveling around the state, Clarion-Ledger reporters visited seven cities to examine how the economic slump was affecting Mississippi.
The package revealed Mississippi is not monolithic. There are communities like Pearl and Batesville seeing significant investment in economic development, while Gautier and West Point work to rebuild their economies following recent major setbacks - Hurricane Katrina and major employer closing.
But one of the interesting tools used with the Seven Cities in Seven Days project was a series of online chats with experts on a variety of subjects.
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The housing market has been blamed as the cause for the faltering economy, and mortgage broker Bo Smith offered some advice for potential homebuyers. read more
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