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Mississippi.gov
www.ms.gov
Government links to state agencies; city and county governments;
elected officials, including the governor and secretary of state;
the Legislature; and the judiciary. Business links to
local chambers of commerce, economic development agencies, labor-related
agencies and professional licensing agencies. Visitors can renew
driver's license and vehicle registration, pay property taxes
and download business forms online.
Attorney General Opinions
www.ago.state.ms.us/index.php/content/opinions
Contains
attorney general opinions from 1978 to the present, provided for
a fee. Subscription information is available. Members can perform
a full text search or search opinions by date, opinion number,
subject, author or requestor's name. Also can browse by date.
Attorney General Opinions
government.westlaw.com/msag/
Contains
attorney general opinions from 1979 to the present. Opinions are
word searchable.
Board of Architecture and Landscape Architecture Advisory Committee
www.archbd.state.ms.us
Contains architect and landscape architect licensing requirements; fee schedule; forms; complaint procedures; information on exams, renewal, registration by reciprocity and mandatory continuing education program; rules and regulations; board meeting schedule; searchable rosters of licensed architects and landscape architects; rule revisions and opinions. Can renew license, reinstate expired license, register by reciprocity, register for exam, update licensee profile and print certificate of standing online.
Contract Procurement Center
www.mscpc.com
Electronic
portal to federal, state, and local government contracts. Businesses
can register to create database profile. Provides regional office directory; links to sources
of federal bid opportunities; access to state bid opportunities
is limited to businesses enrolled in the Mississippi Procurement
Technical Assistance Network; can submit enrollment application
online.
Department of Archives and History
www.mdah.state.ms.us
Historic Preservation provides information about project review and tax incentives.
Department of Employment Security
mdes.ms.gov/wps/portal/
Provides labor market information and statistics. Includes county labor data; occupational projections; employment, unemployment and wage data and maps. Job Seeker Services include links to job banks, job fair listings, job data, training links, job hunting tips and career resource library. Unemployment Services includes benefits, appeals and claims-filing information. Employer Services includes business registration information and online form; information about tax filing, wage reporting, job placement assistance, unemployment insurance, tax credit programs; employer handbook; alien certification forms, guidelines, FAQs, statutes and regulations; listings of local offices.
Department of Environmental Quality
www.deq.state.ms.us/MDEQ.nsf/
page/Main_Home?OpenDocument
Provides information about Small Business Ombudsman and Technical Assistance Program; small business guides; Small Business Compliance Policy; Environmental Considerations for Your Business guide. Environmental Permits Division provides information, forms and guidance for storm water, air, solid waste, underground storage tank and other permits; electronic permitting tools. Includes Construction Guidance Manual; Industrial Guidance Manual; construction notices of intent; Hot Mix Asphalt fact sheet; Design Guidelines for Wastewater Collection and Treatment Systems; No Exposure Certification guidance. Office of Land and Water Resources and Office of Pollution Control provide permit and guidance forms, contact information; well driller licensing procedures, forms, contractor list; well guidance; pump installer application form; dam safety regulations and construction application. Contains underground storage tank information packets, forms and guidance documents; leaking UST information; Trust Fund Section bid forms, rates, unit rate bid sheet; approved Response Action contractor list; contractor bulletins. Brownfields Groundwater Assessment and Remediation Division provides forms, list of firms, information about programs and Revolving Loan Fund. Air Division provides asbestos accreditation information, forms, rules, guidance, list of disposal sites; lead-based paint regulations, guides, certification instructions, forms, rules; demolition guidance; notification form. Grants, Loans provides information about water and wastewater loans.
Department of Finance and Administration
www.dfa.state.ms.us
Bureau of Buildings, Grounds and Real Property Management contains requests
for proposals for contractors and design professionals; contact
information; Engineering and Construction Procedure Manual; and
manual updates. Office of Purchasing and Travel lists bidding
opportunities; provides vendor guide, procurement manual and forms.
Department of Health
www.msdh.state.ms.us
Environmental Health section provides information on uses of and regulations
for drinking water; revolving loan fund; repair manual for wastewater
systems; database of wastewater installers; wastewater system
design standards and regulations; and backflow prevention links.
Licenses boilers and pressurized vessels.
Department of Insurance
www.doi.state.ms.us
Consumer Information includes articles and guides by type of insurance;
auto insurance information; health insurance shopper's guide;
insurance consumer services guide; hurricane checklist; HMO list;
complaint form and reporting instructions; bulletins; and regulations.
Industry Information lists domestic companies, surplus companies,
suspended companies by year of action; links to rating services
and other industry resources.
Department of Marine Resources
www.dmr.state.ms.us
Provides forms and information about permits for coastal construction.
Department of Public Safety
www.dps.state.ms.us
Can
renew driver's license, pay reinstatement fees and purchase motor
vehicle report online. Provides driver's license and commercial
driver's license FAQs; directory of driver license offices with
hours; driver record request form.
Department of Transportation
www.gomdot.com/
Business lists construction projects out for bid and bid awards. Contains information on construction contracts and bidding; bid-letting schedule; guidelines and regulations; bidder lists; approved materials list; DBE certification overview, FAQs, forms; DBE directories of contractors and suppliers/manufacturers. Can download electronic bid system software so bids can be submitted electronically. Legal Advertisements lists requests for consultant services. Provides Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction; MDOT's Standard Drawings and Design Manual. Can download roadway design standard drawings and manual. Provides information on commercial vehicle permits and ExpressPass online commercial vehicle permitting system. Lists ports statewide, with maps, contact information and descriptions of facilities. Aeronautics Division contains project requirements, forms, specifications, general provisions.
Emergency Management Agency
www.msema.org
National Flood Insurance Program provides disaster preparedness resources. Local Administrator resources include Dam Emergency Action Plan; Floodplain Management Handbook; elevation certificate; model ordinances; floodproofing, zoning and other certificates, forms; technical bulletins on building code issues; sample permits. Public resources include flood insurance information and rates.
Mississippi Development Authority
www.mississippi.org
Under Why Mississippi?, Profile of Mississippi includes statistics; overview of infrastructure, incentives, financial assistance and workforce. Provides information on starting a new business in Mississippi, including contacts and "Entrepreneur's Tool Kit"; application for bidders' list for providing services and commodities to the state, including construction contracts and vendor forms. Community Profiles provides links to communities; information about community grants and loans. Employment Training Division lists eligible training providers; includes information about training programs, Occupational Information Coordinating Committee services and resume match service for employers. Minority and Small Business Development Division has information on certification, surety bond loan, minority business loan and technical assistance programs; searchable M/WBE directories; publications. Provides information about financing programs available through the Mississippi Business Finance Corporation, Department of Economic and Community Development, local governments. Contains database of buildings and sites available for development, new and expanded facilities reports; manufacturer database. International Trade includes exporter's toolkit; overview of trade programs; information about export financing, investment support, business opportunities; directory of international offices; export statistics; full text of the Bancomext/MDA Cooperation Agreement; International Assistance/Survey Registration online form; Export Financing brochure; publications; events calendar; Wood Products Report. Energy Division contains overview of loan programs. Existing Mississippi Business offers "Selected Business Financing Available in Mississippi" publication; Developer's Resource Library. Provides Resume Cross-Match Service Program, a database of resumes searchable by skills, credentials and career objectives. Provides online form for employers to submit job openings; service is free to employers. Governor's Job Fair Network facilitates interaction between job seekers and employers. Doing Business with MDA contains downloadable application for the bidders' list for providing services and commodities; links to other bidding opportunities.
Mississippi Economic Council
www.msmec.com
Hurricane Recovery Information includes business resources, such as vendor information; procurement contacts; links to registries, procurement agencies, business assistance resources, site finders.
Mississippi Government Statistical Resources
www.olemiss.edu/govinfo/ulgbis/miss_st/msguide.html
University of Mississippi Libraries contains compilation of state statistical resources, including demographics, economics, education, labor force, wage rates, state finance.
Mississippi Home Corporation
www.mshomecorp.com
Provides information about multi-family financing programs, including HB 530 Construction Fund established to provide financing for the construction of low- to-moderate income single-family residential housing; Financial Institutions Housing Opportunity Pool; Housing Tax Credits; and Affordable Housing Development Fund. Contains "Guide to Understanding the Housing Tax Credit Program"; application; recipient lists; annual owner certification package.
Office of State Aid Road Construction
www.msstateaidroads.us/
Administers
program that assists counties and local governments with the construction
and repair of non-state roads and bridges. Provides public announcements;
bid calendar; latest and archival (1998-) lettings; bridge inventory
data; bridge inspection guides and forms; contract documents,
special provisions and specifications. Links to Department of
Transportation DBE resources. Provides state aid forms; fuel price
chart. Includes downloadable sample plans, software and standards;
FAQs about bridge inventory and contract estimate programs; contract
estimate program manual.
Office of the Governor
www.governor.state.ms.us
Contains
contact information; online form to contact the Governor's Office;
information about programs and initiatives; press releases; archive
of Governors' weekly column in the Jackson Clarion-Ledger; public
appearance calendar; executive orders; and appointments.
Secretary of State
www.sos.state.ms.us
Corporations includes searchable database of corporate and officer
information; downloadable forms, instructions and fee schedules
for registering corporations, limited partnerships, limited liability
partnerships and limited liability companies; SIC search. Lists
registered agents; provides contact information. UCC offers
online search and filing; provides online filing manual; includes
downloadable forms, instructions and fee schedules; statutes and
rules; and contact information. Division of Public Lands contains
inventories, applications, requirements and other information
about tax forfeited lands and public trust tidelands.
State Board of Contractors
www.msboc.us/
Provides
online search for licensed contractors in Mississippi; renewal
and other forms; link to search engine for other states' licensing
information; contact information. Contains rules and regulations
for commercial and residential contracting, including the Home
Warranty Act.
State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors
www.pepls.state.ms.us
Contains license and intern requirements; examination information; application forms for engineering and land surveying licenses; registration statutes, rules and regulations; roster of registered engineers and land surveyors; contact information; board member list; online change of address form; Certificate of Authorization application and instructions.
State Data Center of Mississippi
www.olemiss.edu/depts/sdc/
Contains demographic, housing, income and other data; maps.
State Fire Marshal's Office
www.mid.state.ms.us/state_fire_
marshal/state_fire_marshal_office.aspx
Contains current and archival issues of Investigations, Code and Manufactured Housing Update; fire damage registry form for insurance companies. Fire Code Enforcement Division provides link to state Fire Prevention Code.
State Tax Commission
www.mstc.state.ms.us
Contains downloadable application and instructions for registering a business with the commission; Mississippi Tax Structure booklet; online and e-filing instructions; withholding information and regulations; tax forms and filing instructions for corporate income and franchise tax, partnership/LLP/LLC income tax. Includes motor vehicle title forms and regulations; property tax forms, statutes and regulations; business incentive tax credit information; links to income tax regulations.
Workers' Compensation Commission
www.mwcc.state.ms.us
Contains downloadable application and instructions for registering a business with the commission; Mississippi Tax Structure booklet; online and e-filing instructions; withholding information and regulations; tax forms and filing instructions for corporate income and franchise tax, partnership/LLP/LLC income tax. Includes motor vehicle title forms and regulations; property tax forms, statutes and regulations; business incentive tax credit information; links to income tax regulations.
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