Sara DiNatale

Sara, a native of Buffalo, N.Y., covers economic development and job creation in Mississippi. She investigates the inner workings of Mississippi’s economic development initiatives and regional economic development organizations, with an eye toward racial justice and equity. She is the newsroom’s first reporter based on the Mississippi Gulf Coast.

DiNatale, a graduate of the University at Buffalo, was most recently a retail, tourism and workplace culture reporter at the Tampa Bay Times. Before that, she interned at The Boston Globe, The Oregonian, and The Buffalo News.

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Sara DiNatale

Mississippi casinos post highest ever June revenue, continue to break pre-pandemic records

Amtrak and freight railways agree to small step toward Gulf Coast passenger route

Mississippi employment office gets $2.5 million federal grant to improve workforce data

Mississippi casinos are setting revenue records, outpacing pre-COVID numbers

California auto parts company Edelbrock is moving to Mississippi

Jobless Mississippians fear what’s next as $300 unemployment checks end

Supreme Court decision halts millions of dollars in Mississippi medical marijuana investment

Mississippi casinos are setting revenue records, but they’re struggling to find workers

Mississippi’s economy is rebounding, but growth expected to slow

The fate of Amtrak’s Gulf Coast return rests with a federal board

Mississippi lost 7,000 jobs last month. But economist says outlook still positive