Christen Raanes, owner of The Little Wine Shoppe in midtown, said masks are currently optional for customers. We will continue to follow the state and local ordinances regarding mask usage but are not hesitant to mandate mask usage if we feel that the officials are too slow to take action in the midst of climbing numbers, Raanes said.
The seven-day average for Mississippi COVID-19 cases as reported by the Mississippi State Department of Health was 221 on July 1, 476 on July 14 and 738 on July 19, the latest figure available. New infection numbers are among the highest since this began, Hattiesburg Mayor Toby Barker said in a Friday social media post.
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Gulftech International acquires biotech company
Gulftech International™ and Verdant Technologies™ announce a definitive agreement in which Gulftech will acquire Verdant. The transaction, expected to close later this month, occurs just as Verdant begins its commercial launch into the ag tech industry servicing food and flora sectors. Verdant brings 1-MCP solutions to market designed to help the produce and floral industries deliver fresher, longer-lasting products in a simple, portable and reliable one-step application process.
“We welcome Verdant to the growing group of companies which Gulftech has cultivated over our half-century of business in engineering, manufacture, lease, sale and service of industrial equipment and components serving food production and processing companies, ” said Steven Ferrell, Gulftech CEO. “Aligning with Gulftech’s existing global footprint, and leveraging synergies with our other portfolio companies, Verdant is poised to impact the produce