Posted by ntzmom (anonymous) on March 28, 2008 at 12:29 a.m.

I don't have a clue.

Posted by JDR (anonymous) on March 28, 2008 at 1:06 a.m.

well i'm convinced........

Posted by beammeupscotty (anonymous) on March 28, 2008 at 5:22 a.m.

No

Posted by VillageIdiot (anonymous) on March 28, 2008 at 8:35 p.m.

In an ideal world Rentech Inc. would go on to become a successful enterprise and be a great asset to all of Natchez and the local community. Only time will tell whether their gamble will pay off. I will cross my fingers, but not hold my breath.

Posted by Mucasplug (anonymous) on March 29, 2008 at 7:53 a.m.

NO. It Smells like a SCAM

Posted by Mucasplug (anonymous) on March 29, 2008 at 7:56 a.m.

Our County Goverment should have known it was a scam when they got the letter form Rentech saying "You may have already be the winner or our factory location sweepstakes".....

Posted by freedom42 (anonymous) on March 29, 2008 at 7:20 p.m.

Have we gone from "build it and they will come" to "want it and it will come"? Just because I want something, or feel I really need something, doesn't mean I will get it. Rentech was once a "Sure thing" to me, now it's a "maybe".

Posted by shedevil (anonymous) on March 30, 2008 at 7:53 a.m.

SURE .....I think Santa Claus will bring it here

Posted by MSroots (anonymous) on March 30, 2008 at 8:38 a.m.

Mississippi, in general, and specifically Natchez, is a great places to invest, as proven by the automobile industry's recent major investments in the state, but the realities of business will over ride all the wishing, hoping and perceived 'need' by the local people. Rentech will become a reality when 3 things come together,...(1) their pilot plant proves the technology to be economically viable (process yield vs capital cost), (2) the fuel market demands the product and is willing to pay the right price over the life of the project, and (3) large investors believe in the risk/reward of the project and are willing to fund the capital to construct and start up the facility. The best the city of Natchez can do is stay in close contact with Rentech, keep an open door and open mind to their needs and provide better tax incentives than their alternatives.

Posted by redusmfan (anonymous) on March 30, 2008 at 3:56 p.m.

I like the way it was put by MS ROOTS. I agree whole-heartedly.

Posted by timnoklahoma (anonymous) on March 30, 2008 at 7:43 p.m.

Just why would anyone think that this company can only build in Natchez? Don't you realize that this place could build ANYWHERE and still be in business. There is nothing written anywhere that says Natchez, Mississippi is the ONLY place that they can locate and make money!!
I bet there are hundreds of places just as good as Natchez for them to locate. Your people need to keep trying to win them over to get them to come----not just ASSume that they are coming to Natchez.
I heard from some people down there that y'all were missing me, so I will try to post more here so we can all stay in touch.
See you soon!!!

Posted by timnoklahoma (anonymous) on March 30, 2008 at 7:44 p.m.

Very well said MSroots!!!

Posted by redusmfan (anonymous) on March 30, 2008 at 9:38 p.m.

They could have built in the jackson area....but I hope they still will go to Natchez. It would be nice to see more people down there working.

Posted by freedom42 (anonymous) on March 31, 2008 at 6:04 p.m.

Tim, glad to have you back! And yes, MSroots is absolutely right. All we can do is keep trying to intice industries and not just wait for it to happen.

Posted by supertrucker47 (anonymous) on April 1, 2008 at 6:37 p.m.

THIS WAS STUPID!!!!!!

Posted by timnoklahoma (anonymous) on April 2, 2008 at 3:11 p.m.

Hello there, SUPERTRUCKER,
I have missed you and your views here. I still see your warped views when I look into this area sometimes. For the life of me, I can't understand what you are calling STUPID in here-----UNLESS YOU ARE REFERRING TO YOURSELF.
Have a nice day, everybody.

Posted by kpage (anonymous) on April 3, 2008 at 9:24 a.m.

Hey timnoklahoma!!! Long time, no hear. Glad to see you're poking your head in from time to time. Don't be a stranger! Come back and peck around with the rest of us!

Posted by sayitloud (anonymous) on April 4, 2008 at 6:49 a.m.

Hey Tim! YOU were missed....can't say the same for supertrucker.
Super you are just downright mean!

Posted by dixiecrat (anonymous) on April 4, 2008 at 10:19 a.m.

"When a religion is good, I conceive it will support itself; and when it does not support itself, and God does not take care to support it so that its professors are obliged to call upon the help of the civil power, 'tis a sign, I apprehend, of its being a bad one."
--Benjamin Franklin
(Seems ole Ben was often right about a lot of things -- and it also seems that in this regard "religion" and "business" may not be so far apart). Laissez faire!

Posted by sideline (anonymous) on April 4, 2008 at 1:31 p.m.

Don't believe at all. I don't believe they are coming to Natchez. I'll believe it when I see it.

Posted by eagle1 (anonymous) on April 8, 2008 at 8:33 a.m.

Why is everybody so up in arms over Rentech??? Is it because it's taking time, heck these things take time. And for those who think it's a scam, a scam for what??? The only money Adams County is out is for attorneys fees and travel. Geez, this is what it takes to lure business, any business, to any town. Do you think we should just site idle, not market, not fly around and beat the bushes, just lay on our fat arses and do absolutely nothing. It takes money to make money. You don't just sit in your office and twiddle your thumbs hoping something will just fall in your lap. You go out and make it happen. Sometimes, the majority of times, these things cost money. It's called recruitment and marketing. Again, we need Rentech, they do not need us. How much clearer can that be?

Posted by texasranger (anonymous) on April 8, 2008 at 12:30 p.m.

Rentech is a laugh,a joke,a HUGE mess,a everybody gets a piece of the pie,lawyers and whoever can grab a nickel,but nothing happens as usual and Rentech is used to suck money out of the taxpayers and the scam will be gone till the next one comes along, read about Rentech on the internet, it,s not doing very well at all. Why would they try to start a industry,when they are having so many problems with the ones they already have,duh...Do the math or just beleive what the soothsayers tell you,while their laughing.

Posted by redusmfan (anonymous) on April 10, 2008 at 6:38 a.m.

ND Editorial Board...Time once again to change the question....it is old now. Thanks...

Posted by brod (anonymous) on April 11, 2008 at 7:50 p.m.

TIME FOR A NEW QUESTION

Posted by kpage (anonymous) on April 12, 2008 at 9:49 a.m.

Simple Simon met a pie man
Going to the fair
Said Simple Simon to the pie man
Let me taste your ware.

Santa Claus is watching you.

Oh Lord, won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz.
My friends drive Porches
I must make a-mends.

And she's buyyyyyiiiing a stairway....to heavuuuuun.

Tiny bubbles...

Little pink houses for you and me.

Well come and listen to a story 'bout a man named Jed.
Poor mountaineer barely kept his family fed.
Then one day he was shooting at some food
When up from the ground came a bubbling crude.
OIl that is.
Texas Tea.

A horse is a horse, of course of course
He'll give you the answer that you endorse.
He's always on a steady course.
Talk to Mr. Ed.

Here's a story, bout a lovely lady, who was bringing up three very lovely girls. All of them had hair of gold, like their mother...the youngest one in curls.

THIS IS JEOPARDY!!! Now entering the studio are today's contestants....Gene Allen, a recently ousted mayor with a love for pools and pink cars. Also...Phillip West, another small-town mayor who loves vacations and VIPs. And yesterday's champion, Jimmy Jipwalters, a manure spreader from Kansas, who's one day winning total is just over 47 cents. Now here's the host of Jeopardy...Alex Trebek!

Posted by sparky018 (anonymous) on April 12, 2008 at 3:38 p.m.

How much wood can a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?

A woodchuck would chuck as much wood as a woodchuck could chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood!

Posted by kpage (anonymous) on April 13, 2008 at 12:23 p.m.

Sing a song of sixpence, a pocket full of rye
Four and twenty blackbirds baked in a pie.
When the pie was opened, the birds began to sing,
Wasn't that a dainty dish to set before the king?

Baa baa black sheep, have you any wool?
Yes sir, yes sir, three bags full.
One for my master, one for my dame
And one for the pretty girl who lives down the lane.

There once was an editor named Kevin
Who was bound to get into heaven.
He wrote many a good story
Giving God all his glory
And has been since he was seven.

There once was a writer named Julie
Who loved to see a good movie.
She watched Harry Potter
And thought, "What fodder!"
"Gimme George Clooney, for surely!"

There once was a writer named Adam
Talents for writing, he had 'em.
He'd scribble and scrabble
Weeding out all the rabble.
Till his story was worthy to give 'em.

Posted by kpage (anonymous) on April 13, 2008 at 1:05 p.m.

There once was a dude named Ben.
Who was superior with a camera and pen.
He snapped and he wrote,
Till his fingers would bloat
Then sleep on the couch in his den.

Posted by drawpaintsing (anonymous) on April 14, 2008 at 1:30 p.m.

What the ..........?