PASCAGOULA, Miss. — The state House of Representatives and Senate authorized a borrowing bill this week includes $10 million for the Port of Pascagoula that will be put toward the development of a specialized facility to support the state’s wood-pellet industry. Port Director Mark McAndrews said the facility will be built in a terminal in its Bayou Casotte east harbor and will have a conveyor system, storage silos and a ship loader for receiving and shipping wood pellets. The total cost will be $28 million to $30 million. The port and the terminal’s operating partner will pay the balance after the state’s $10 million, McAndrews said. (Sources: Sun Herald, Mississippi Press, 04/02/13)