JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – CSX Corp. announced this week that it is prepaying approximately $600,000 in property taxes to Hancock, Harrison and Jackson counties in Mississippi to assist with urgent cash needs related to Hurricane Katrina. The company is also pledging to do the same in affected Louisiana and Alabama counties where it has operations.
For its approximately 300 Gulf Coast employees most affected by the hurricane, CSX is providing guaranteed pay and benefits through September, as well as temporary job assignments at other locations.