The Mississippi Business Journal articles from April 2006

The Mississippi Business Journal archives from April 2006

Businesses find Fondren a perfect fit.(Fondren Beverage Emporium )
April 3, 2006... JACKSON -- The commercial area of Fondren is an eclectic mix of small businesses that thrive in this charming part of town. The architectural styles and storefronts are varied and colorful, beckoning shoppers to stroll and enjoy the artsy feel....

Alliance business services: 780 payrolls and counting.(Law & Accounting)
April 3, 2006... RIDGELAND -- When Nick Strickland Sr. opened his business 30 years ago, he knew nothing about the industry or the market he was entering. Within the first 10 years of operation, he saw his shop destroyed--twice--and his company's franchisor...

Policy discussion over breakfast good start to day.(As I See It)(Fred Smith)
April 3, 2006... Fred Smith, the founder and president of Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI), was in Jackson last week talking to the Mississippi Leadership Forum. I met with Mr. Smith for breakfast at the Marriott downtown to chat about issues affecting...

Trip to the Coast opens eyes once again.(Great Expectations)
April 3, 2006... Like most Mississippians, my wife and l were very troubled by the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina. In the days after the historic storm made landfall August 29, 2005, we tried to do what we could to help. We took in some family...

Ameristar Casino Hotel Vicksburg.(People to Watch)
April 3, 2006... Ameristar Casino Hotel Vicksburg announced that Janet Ferguson has been named director of slot operations for the property. Recently, Ferguson held the position of slot operations manager. She joined Ameristar Casino Vicksburg in 2000 as a VIP...

Soul Fleur Communications.(People to Watch)(Laura Balentine appointed as a consultant)(Brief article)
April 3, 2006... Soul Fleur Communications in Columbus announces the newest consultant of its marketing team, Laura Balentine. Balentine comes to Columbus from Montgomery, Ala., where she was the promotions director for WNCF-TV. In addition to radio, she has...

Millsaps College.(People to Watch)(Betsy L. Bradley and Tom R. Shima were given 2006 Livesay Awards)(Brief article)
April 3, 2006... The 2006 Livesay Awards, presented annually in recognition of outstanding contributions to Millsaps College, were recently given to: Betsy L. Bradley (Class of '84), Tom R. Shima (Class of '87), and Price and Jane Hildebrand, parents of a...

Johnson Bailey Henderson McNeel (JBHM) Architects.(People to Watch)
April 3, 2006... Johnson Bailey Henderson McNeel (JBHM) Architects welcomes Matthew Dodd as an intern landscape architect in the firm's Jackson office. He is a native of Plainfield, Ind. and received a bachelor of landscape architecture from Mississippi State...

Mississippi Association of Mortgage Brokers.(People to Watch)
April 3, 2006... The Mississippi Association of Mortgage Brokers (MAMB) installed its 2006 board of directors last month. Pictured, front from left. are Vickie Graves, CRMS, MRMS. immediate past president (Madison); Dan D'Amico, CRMS, MRMS, vice president...

SourceLink.(People to Watch)(Richard Norman promoted to chief technology officer )(Brief article)
April 3, 2006... Richard "Rick" Norman has been promoted to chief technology officer of SourceLink in Madison. The Madison County native's career spans more than 20 years in the pre-press and program development industries. He began his career in Jackson with...

Dr. Charlotte B. Tabereaux, education director for Mississippi State University's Riley Center for Education and Performing Arts and president of Mississippi Alliance for Arts Education, was recently honored at a ceremony in Washington, D.C., as a new member of the Kennedy Center Alliance for Arts Education--National Leadership Committee.
April 3, 2006... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: Dr. Charlotte B. Tabereaux (third from left), education director for Mississippi State University's Riley Center for Education and Performing Arts and president of Mississippi Alliance for Arts Education,...

BancorpSouth.(People to Watch)(Brian Anding promoted to assistant branch manager)(Brief article)
April 3, 2006... Brian Anding has been promoted to assistant branch manager for BancorpSouth in Florence. He has been with BancorpSouth for two years. A native of Vicksburg, Anding is a graduate of Mississippi State University. Sam Mangialardi has been promoted...

Peavey.(People to Watch)
April 3, 2006... Peavey has appointed Trevor Gibson its North American sales manager. Gibson has been an Peavey independent sales representative for the last 10 years. He is 1990 graduate of Ball State University. Prior to Peavey, Gibson spent four years at...

Wachovia Corp.(People to Watch)
April 3, 2006... Charles McCombs has been named the Wachovia Corp. community banking executive for the Mid-South, a region that includes Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, the Florida panhandle and Texas. McCombs has been with Wachovia for more than 22 years and...

Mississippi Main street Association.(People to Watch)(Sam Agnew appointed as director of program services)(Stacy Pair appointed as director of program services)(Bob Wilson is promoted to deputy director)(Brief article)
April 3, 2006... Sam Agnew has joined the Mississippi Main Street Association (MMSA) as the director of program services-Northern District. Prior to joining MMSA, Agnew worked for the Mississippi Development Authority (MDA) for 13 years. While with MDA, he...

Mississippi Power.(People to Watch)
April 3, 2006... Mississippi Power's board of directors has elected Donald Ray Horsley vice president of customer services and retail marketing. He will replace Bob Kerley, who is moving to Alabama Power as vice president of transmission. Horsley began his...

Regions.(People to Watch)
April 3, 2006... Regions Financial Corporation has named Levon Mathews director of Regions Morgan Keegan Private Banking. Mathews served as president of Regions Greater Memphis group. Mathews, with 22 years of banking experience, previously held executive roles...

Applied Geo Technologies Inc.(People to Watch)(L.Z. Johnson appointed as director of facility services)(Brief article)
April 3, 2006... L.Z. Johnson, Colonel (Ret.) U.S. Army, has joined Applied Geo Technologies Inc. (AGT) as the director of facility services. Johnson will be responsible for the overall management of AGT's Stennis, Kelly, and MSAAP contract locations. Johnson...

Harrah's to reopen Grand-Biloxi this summer.(Strickly Business)(Harrah's Entertainment Inc.)(Brief article)
April 3, 2006... BILOXI -- Harrah's Entertainment Inc. is anticipating the reopening of Grand Casino Biloxi this summer in the first phase of plans to create a destination resort on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Pending regulatory approval, Grand Casino...

NBC to enter Georgia.(Strickly Business)
April 3, 2006... STARKVILLE -- NBC Capital Corporation, the parent company of Cadence Bank, N.A., has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Seasons Bancshares Inc., the holding company for Seasons Bank, a commercial bank headquartered in Blairsville, Ga. The...

EIDLs now available.(Strickly Business)
April 3, 2006... ACROSS MISSISSIPPI -- The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is making available federal disaster loans to small, non-farm, agriculture-dependent businesses located in the entire State of Mississippi as the result of damages and losses to...

FEMA funds not cure-all.(Strickly Business)(Federal Emergency Management Agency)
April 3, 2006... ACROSS MISSISSIPPI -- The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has approved and distributed funds to assist electric power associations (EPAs) recoup their costs related to Hurricane Katrina. However, the EPA of Mississippi pointed out...

Taylor buys EC145.(Strickly Business)
April 3, 2006... LOWNDES COUNTY -- American Eurocopter--C145 helicopter will be introduced in the Gulf of Mexico's offshore operating environment by Taylor Energy, a New Orleans-based independent oil and gas production company that already utilizes a fleet of...

SemiSouth closes deal.(Strickly Business)(SemiSouth Laboratories )(Brief article)
April 3, 2006... STARKVILLE -- SemiSouth Laboratories has closed on a new, $8-million credit facility with Ritchie Technology and Life Science Finance, a division of Ritchie Capital Finance, to fund receivable growth and to finance forward capital equipment...

MDOT releases update.(Strickly Business)(Mississippi Department of Transportation)
April 3, 2006... MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST -- The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) has released an update on the Gulf Coast Transportation recovery efforts in which MDOT was involved the week of March 13-17. They include the following: *...

Southern Ionics signs agreement.(Strickly Business)
April 3, 2006... WEST POINT -- Southern Ionics Incorporated and Criterion Catalysts & Technologies, LP, of Houston, Texas, have completed a 10-year specialty alumina supply agreement. Terms were not disclosed. The agreement covers 30 million pounds annually...

GTRA handles inspection, emergency.(Strickly Business)
April 3, 2006... LOWNDES COUNTY -- According to the Golden Triangle Regional Airport (GTRA), it passed its most recent annual certification inspection from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) "with flying colors." "The focus of the FAA inspection is the...

GodwinGroup earns account.(Strickly Business)(MedjetAssist)(Brief article)
April 3, 2006... JACKSON -- MedjetAssist, a Birmingham, Ala.-based provider of pre-paid emergency medical evacuation programs available to travelers on a membership basis, has named GodwinGroup as agency of record. GodwinGroup won the account following an...

Dale expanding mediation program.(Strickly Business)
April 3, 2006... JACKSON -- Commissioner of Insurance George Dale, due to the success of the Mississippi Insurance Department's (MID's) Hurricane Katrina Mediation Program, has instructed the administrators of the program, the American Arbitration Association...

CVB signs Compass.(Strickly Business)
April 3, 2006... VICKSBURG -- The board of directors of the Vicksburg Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) has entered into a long-term consulting agreement with Compass of Vicksburg, LLC. Terms were not disclosed. Compass will direct and oversee all...

Tourism and government officials from Sweden visited Mississippi last week to promote their country's many tourist attractions to Mississippians and to learn about this state's tourist spots so they can promote Mississippi to Swedish travelers.
April 3, 2006... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: Tourism and government officials from Sweden visited Mississippi last week to promote their country's many tourist attractions to Mississippians and to learn about this state's tourist spots so they can...

SmartSynch grows sales team.(Strickly Business)
April 3, 2006... JACKSON -- Due to a growing demand for its advanced wireless metering products, SmartSynch Inc. has made a significant expansion to its North American sales force. The nine-member sales team brings more than 150 years of combined experience to...

USLF rolls out products.(Strickly Business)(U.S. Legal Forms Inc.)(Brief article)
April 3, 2006... JACKSON -- U.S. Legal Forms Inc. (USLF) has released four new Life Documents Packages to assist individuals and families with securing legal forms for emergency preparedness and long-term planning. The packages have been designed for baby...

Porter named president of MHI.(Strickly Business)
April 3, 2006... JACKSON -- The Mississippi Housing Institute (MHI) has elected Charles Porter as president. MHI is a non-profit organization devoted to the improvement of business conditions in the residential home construction industry, and it encourages...

NAFTA numbers grow.(Strickly Business)
April 3, 2006... WASHINGTON -- Trade using surface transportation between the United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners Canada and Mexico was 10% higher in 2005 than in 2004, the second consecutive year of growth of at least...

BMC finances deal.(BMC Capital,LP gives mortage loans)(Brief article)
April 3, 2006... SARDIS -- BMC Capital has provided $1.04 million in mortgage financing for the purchase of the 5,400-square-foot retail property with Chevron and McDonald's as its tenants. The property is located at 605 East Lee Street in Sardis. Shawn...

Southern Eye accredited.(Strickly Business)
April 3, 2006... HATTIESBURG -- For the fourth time, Southern Eye Center's Surgery Center of Excellence has achieved maximum accreditation from the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC). The AAAHC is a national accrediting agency for...

MRB loans available.(mortgage revenue bond for families afftected by hurricanes)(Brief article)
April 3, 2006... JACKSON -- Mississippi Home Corporation (MHC) has announced an $80-million mortgage revenue bond (MRB) issue, which will provide low-cost mortgage financing to families affected by the hurricanes of 2005. This bond issue incorporates the...

Verizon Wireless adds Mississippi to its national network.
April 3, 2006... RIDGELAND -- Mississippi has a new player in the wireless telecommunications market. On April 1, Verizon Wireless opened a new retail store on County Line Road in Ridgeland across from Lowe's. (At press time, the company had set April I as its...

Kia a loss, but East Mississippi anticipates other deals: Tower, Teikuro in the mix.
April 3, 2006... MERIDIAN -- Even though Lauderdale County didn't land a proposed Kia automotive assembly plant (the company chose a site in Georgia), there's plenty of other big news in Meridian. Tower Automotive recently began a massive renovation project...

Highway funds released.
April 3, 2006... QUITMAN and COAHOMA COUNTIES -- Mississippi is receiving a $5-million federal transportation grant to reconstruct Highway 278 from Clarksdale to Marks in Coahoma and Quitman Counties. The grant is part of a federal program that supports...

IBC, Circus Days make Top 20.
April 3, 2006... JACKSON and RIDGELAND -- The Southeast Tourism Society (STS) has named the 2006 USA International Ballet Competition as a Top 20 event. The competition will be held June 17-July 28 in Jackson. The Olympic-style competition provides an...

RAND Corporation opens Gulf States Institute in Jackson.
April 3, 2006... JACKSON -- Mississippi should get a boost in recovering from Hurricane Katrina by the presence of the RAND Corporation, a nonprofit major policy think tank that has opened a regional office here. The RAND Gulf States Policy Institute opened its...

Denser housing, Mayberry feel push new developments.
April 3, 2006... There are new dynamics in the Hattiesburg housing market. Many Hurricane Katrina evacuees from New Orleans and its suburbs were accustomed to dense, clustered housing. Several developments are now underway in the area with small lot sizes for...

Medlin retiring from fast-paced automotive manufacturing: up next? Fishing, time with the grandkids and maybe a little consulting.
April 3, 2006... CANTON -- On March 31, Galen Medlin ended a nearly six-year run as Nissan North America's human resources (HR) director for its automotive assembly plant in Madison County. Even though Medlin's official first day on the job was January 3,...

Operations challenging for smaller firms, solo practitioners.(Focus Law & Accounting)
April 3, 2006... Law firms face the old "guns or buttel" dilemma every day. They must juggle practicing law, which generates revenue, with running the practice, which pays, well, zilch, but is obviously essential if the office is to remain a going concern. ...

Accountants rolling up sleeves to help clients: Weathering Katrina-related losses.(Focus Law & Accounting)
April 3, 2006... This year, because even the simplest tax client in Mississippi may need a good CPA or tax professional, accountants across the state are logging long hours with very little sleep in preparation for the April 15 filing deadline. "The IRS...

Law school grads confront challenging job market.(Focus Law & Accounting)
April 3, 2006... New federal bankruptcy laws, backlash from tort reform, swelling law school enrollment and Hurricane Katrina have converged to dilute career opportunities for the class of 2006 law graduates, putting the job market on par with the challenging...

Hospitality wins over Krebs, Farley and Pelleteri.(Focus Law & Accounting)
April 3, 2006... On August 27, some of the 20 lawyers that comprise New Orleans-based Krebs, Farley & Pelleteri, PLLC, were convening in sunny Destin, Fla., discussing the newly opened Mississippi office and formulating ideas about moving forward as a specialty...

Accounting grads see wide range of opportunities: entry-level accountants in tremendous demand, says UM accountancy chair.(Focus Law & Accounting)
April 3, 2006... It's not a bad time to he an accountant in Mississippi. University and employment officials agree that the employment outlook is great for this year's accounting graduates. Currently, there are 4,090 persons employed as accountants and...

Marketing the firm not a simple task these days.(Focus Law & Accounting)
April 3, 2006... For many years, law firms could rely on being the "oldest and largest" in town as a marketing strategy, but consumers now demand more. "While Watkins Ludlam Winter & Stennis is the oldest (100 years in Mississippi) and one of the largest...

Law firms.(Directory)(Table)
April 3, 2006... Firm/Phone/Address/Top Attorneys/ Associates/ Year Founded/ Officer/Title/FAX Partners Of Counsel Number of offices Butler, Snow, O'Mara, ...

England of Butler Snow honored as 'Dealmaker'.(Focus Law & Accounting)
April 3, 2006... JACKSON -- John England's career path into the legal field may not have been traditional but has earned him distinction. A native of Jackson, England attended the University of Mississippi, where he earned a B.A. in accountancy, cum laude, in...

Johnson, Bruce, host form new downtown firm.(Focus Law & Accounting)
April 3, 2006... JACKSON -- Johnson, Bruce & Host is a new metro-area CPA firm formed by three alums of the Jackson office of KPMG. The principals, Pealer Johnson, Donna Bruce and Olivia Host, are a team who've been working together for 20 years and they're...

Insurance symposium to focus on challenges of catastrophes: keynote by federal coordinator of coast rebuilding.(Focus Law & Accounting)
April 3, 2006... OXFORD -- Catastrophe, challenge and change are issues slated for discussion during the 11th-annual Insurance Symposium April 18-19 at the University of Mississippi. Keynote speaker is Don Powell, federal coordinator for Gulf Coast...

New state lime law gives farmers useful information.(Mississippi Agriculture Report)
April 3, 2006... STARKVILLE -- New regulations that govern lime sales make it easier for producers to decide how best to meet their soils' nutrient needs. Larry Oldham, soil specialist with the Mississippi State University (MSU) Extension Service, said...

Mississippi events business.(Calendar)
April 3, 2006... Monday, April 3 * The annual conference of the Mississippi Association of Partners in Education will at the Jackson Hilton. The winners of the Governor's Awards for Outstanding Community Partnerships will also be announced. Registration...

IHL board announces Foglesong as Mississippi State's president.(Institutions of Higher Learning)(Robert H. Foglesong appointed as a president at Mississippi State University)
April 3, 2006... Special to the Mississippi Business Journal The Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning unanimously named Dr. Robert H. Foglesong as president of Mississippi State University March 28, 2006. The announcement followed...

How does your company stack up as an employer?
April 3, 2006... If a company wants to know just how good an employer it is, the obvious people to ask are the employees. Of course, the staff may be a little hesitant to be totally honest with management or ownership, so confidentiality would be a must. The...

Winners pleased with best places to work recognition.
April 3, 2006... Before the voting deadline for the new Best Place to Work awards program, 67 Mississippi companies made the final cut. At the Mississippi Business & Technology EXPO 2006 kick-off breakfast January 18 at the Mississippi Trademart, three...

Adams and Reese, LLP: heart and soul in communities: deep-rooted sense of community spirit and pride in the firm, managing partner asserts.
April 3, 2006... JACKSON -- Adams and Reese may have more than 300 lawyers serving a diverse range of clients at offices in Baton Rouge, La., Birmingham, Ala., Houston, Texas, Mobile. Ala., Nashville, Tenn., New Orleans, Washington, D.C. and Jackson. And it may...

Magnolia State roots run deep for BankPlus: 'we're extremely proud of our incredible employees,' says chief executive.(Company overview)
April 3, 2006... RIDGELAND -- At the annual kick-off breakfast for the Mississippi Business and Technology EXPO 2006, Bill Ray was understandably excited about BankPlus being named one of the Best Places to Work in Mississippi. "We're extremely proud of...

Working together for their clients at Butler Snow.
April 3, 2006... JACKSON -- When George Butler Jr., Charles Snow, Junior O'Mara and Dan McCullen found themselves on opposite sides of an important case in 1954--Underwood vs. Knox Glass Company--with Phineas Stevens, Francis Stevens, and Bob Cannada, it made...

Coast Electric Power Association stays true to mission: 'along the way, we've lighted up the lives for many Mississippians,' GM says.(Coast Electric Power Association )
April 3, 2006... BAY ST. LOUIS -- The year was 1937. The New York Yankees took on the New York Giants in the World Series. A female pilot named Amelia Earhart attempted an around-the-world flight along the equator. Margaret Mitchell won a Pulitzer Prize for...

Community Bank empowers local decision-makers.
April 3, 2006... BRANDON -- Days before Community Bank officially celebrated its 100-year anniversary November 8, 2005, Thomas Colbert and Freddie Bagley were ribbing each other about who delayed the growth of the Brandon-based bank. "We should've been in...

Eagle Ridge: cutting-edge meetings and training.
April 3, 2006... RAYMOND -- Before Eagle Ridge Conference and Training Center (ERCC) completed its eighth year in business, it was obvious to community leaders that services offered by the professional staff at the 65,000-square-foot facility located on the...

Enterprise: world-class company like extended family.
April 3, 2006... BRANDON -- When dialing any Enterprise office in Central Mississippi, the phone is always answered by a perky voice, sounding like the person had just won the lottery. This attitude permeates all areas of the company, whether it's...

GranthamPoole professionals: 'we see you through'.
April 3, 2006... JACKSON -- "We See You Through" is more than just a catch-phrase for the professionals at GranthamPoole. It maintains the company's commitment to clients' financial well-being. "We believe that choosing a CPA firm is one of the most...

Gulf Coast CFCU back on track post-Katrina: employees pitch in to have hard-hit offices up and running for members.
April 3, 2006... GULFPORT -- In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, the 38 full-time employees of the Gulf Coast Community Federal Credit Union (GCCFCU) pitched in to get the credit union back up and running at the main office in North Gulfport just three days after...

NetworkStreaming taking big steps as vision grows: firm's high-tech solutions in demand.(NetworkStreaming, LLC)
April 3, 2006... RIDGELAND -- When NetworkStreaming, LLC, a Ridgeland-based remote collaboration software development company, opened for business in August 2003, it was a good hunch that its founder, Joel Bomgaars, a new systems engineer for Business...

Nucor Steel Jackson opens doors to the community.(Nucor Corp.)
April 3, 2006... FLOWOOD -- In December 2002, the Birmingham Steel facility in metro Jackson quietly changed hands to Nucor Corporation, the nation's largest producer and recycler of steel. Six months later, Nucor Steel Jackson opened its doors to the...

Viking range cooking up innovative products.
April 3, 2006... GREENWOOD -- Creating the original Viking range began as an item on a honey-do list. In the early 1980s while working as an architect, Fred Carl Jr. began tinkering in his Greenwood garage at night and on weekends, trying to create a...

Best places to work in Mississippi 2006.(Company overview)
April 3, 2006... 4-County Electric Power Association 4-County Electric Power Association is the best organization to work for in Mississippi and one of the best electric cooperatives in the nation. Our organization has a common mission--summed up: "SERVICE...

AGC launches DocuBuilder5.0.(Associated General Contractors of America)(Brief article)
April 3, 2006... PALM SPRINGS, CALIF. -- The Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) has launched DocuBuilder5.0, the latest edition of AGC's electronic document software application. For the first time, AGC offers 100 of its standard form contract...

State-Ole Miss rivalry to benefit Coast kids: HANDS hopes that April 11th donation drive can help Coast children get back in the game.
April 10, 2006... JACKSON -- On April 11, the University of Mississippi and Mississippi State University will add another chapter in their storied rivalry when the universities' baseball teams meet during the Entergy Mayor's Trophy Game at Smith-Wills Stadium in...

Local resources, talent critical to region's future, director says: DSU hosts Business and Entrepreneurial Symposium.
April 10, 2006... CLEVELAND -- Manufacturing jobs in the Mississippi Delta have declined significantly in the past 10 years, and that trend doesn't look like it will turn around any time soon. The region is expected to continue to lose manufacturing jobs in the...

MC, MMA partner on manufacturing manager education.
April 10, 2006... CLINTON -- Recognizing the continuing importance of manufacturing in the state, Mississippi College partnered with the Mississippi Manufacturers Association to offer a class for manufacturing managers. Titled "Certified Manager of Performance...

Golf Cars of Mississippi builds on 20-year foundation.
April 10, 2006... RIDGELAND -- It's more than just a new name. On March 31, a re-grand opening was held at Randy Watkins Golf Cars, now known as Golf Cars of Mississippi. Watkins, noted Mississippi golf guru and course manager who grew the business for two...

Mission statements can make tremendous difference.(about mission statements)
April 10, 2006... Most companies have mission statements. These are usually lofty sounding charges designed by senior management to point the direction for the company and inspire the troops. The problem with even well-designed mission statements is they...

Search on for state's 50 Leading Business Women.(Perspective)
April 10, 2006... The nomination period for the MBJ's 50 Leading Business Women 2006 is open until the end of April. One of the Mississippi Business Journal's most popular annual programs and special publications, 50 Leading Business Women honors the...

Your choice: students, parents, teachers.(From the Ground Up)
April 10, 2006... Imagine that you are leader of a community foundation that somehow has come into enough money to spend multi-millions of dollars to improve your local school system. But there is a catch. You may only spend this fortune on only one of the...

Mississippi Business Journal online poll results.
April 10, 2006... Frank Melton continues to make headlines as the Capital City's "tough guy" chief executive. We've been wondering what MBJ Online readers think of the mayor's job performance. They let us know... Do you think that Jackson Mayor Frank...

Bradley Arant Rose & White LLP.(People to Watch)(Steve Thomas appointed as president of Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates)(Brief article)
April 10, 2006... Bradley Arant Rose & White, LLP, attorney Steve Thomas was elected president of the Mississippi Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates and will take office in 2007. Thomas is a partner in Bradley Arant's Jackson office and a member of...

Copiah-Lincoln Community College.(People to Watch)
April 10, 2006... The Mississippi Business Education Association named Suzanne Johnson of Tylertown the 2005 Vocational Business Educator of the Year. Johnson serves as Copiah-Lincoln Community College's co-program coordinator for the business and office...