The Mississippi Business Journal articles from April 2009

The Mississippi Business Journal archives from April 2009

The art of survival: for museums, financial crisis is not a pretty picture.(SPECIAL REPORT: THE STATE OF MUSEUMS AND GALLERIES)
April 6, 2009... George Bassi was in West Virginia recently for a meeting of museum directors. Director of the Lauren Rogers Museum of Art in Laurel, Bassi heard his peers talk about the challenges the current economy is posing to museums nationwide. ...

Magee gets back to business: EF-3 tornado destroys homes, but business community fares better.
April 6, 2009... Magee got the worst of a storm system that rolled across Central Mississippi March 26. A tornado rated three out of five on the Enhanced Fujita scale and packing estimated winds of 150 m.p.h. struck the northern part of town between 1:30...

Wicker weighs in on Employee Free Choice Act: senator calls Card Check 'power grab' by Democrats.
April 6, 2009... Supporters of a groundbreaking amendment that would change the national playbook on labor union elections are hoping the White House-backed bill can survive a potential Republican knockout. The Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 (EFCA), known...

Nominations open for 50 Leading Business Women program.
April 6, 2009... Since its first class was unveiled in 1997, the Mississippi 50 Leading Business Women program has proven a runaway success. A special offering of the Mississippi Business Journal, 50 Leading Business Women is back again and accepting...

DJP hires Block by Block for myriad of services: Allen says company better fit for downtown Jackson.
April 6, 2009... Downtown Jackson is changing rapidly, and Downtown Jackson Partners (DJP) is looking to ensure that services keep pace. To that end, DJP recently hired a new firm, Block by Block, to oversee safety, cleaning and landscaping in the downtown...

Eminent domain fight not over yet: organizations vow to support ballot initiative.
April 6, 2009... The eminent domain battle that raged in the Capitol the past few weeks is far from dead. After originally clearing both chambers of the Legislature with only four dissenting votes, a bill that would have eliminated the use of eminent...

More powerful than spinach.(Perspective)(Cartoon)
April 6, 2009... SECRETARY OF THE NAVY POSITION RAY MABUS MISSISSIPPI SHIP BUILDING INDUSTRY SPINACH [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Light at the end of the tunnel? The furniture industry, which admittedly was a bit management top heavy leading into the recession, now believes it is on the way to recovery at just about the same time some Mississippi Realtors say sales are beginning to go up based on folks being able to afford mortgages and having a little extra money to purchase furniture.(Perspective)
April 6, 2009... You will notice in one of the stories in our Focus section this week pertains to Mississippi's furniture industry and how there is a hope that the embattled industry may have turned the corner to recovery. In trying to the connect the...

More financial responsibility needed.(Op-Ed)
April 6, 2009... Today's economic challenges have caused us to look more closely at not only the financial practices of large companies, but also the habits of individual Americans regarding personal finance. As the problems facing our economy have become more...

A peek at what our world looks like.
April 6, 2009... A community is a collection of people with a common interest. The smallest community might be a family, then a neighborhood, then a larger identifiable area. Although we relate well to small communities, sometimes it's hard to relate to the...

MBJ is fair in Entergy reporting.(Letters to Editor)(Letter to the editor)
April 6, 2009... Editor: I appreciate the populist appeal some politicians employ to get votes at the expense of corporations. The Mississippi Business Journal has been a fair and independent voice in reporting on those disputes. Likewise, there is a time...

Passion paving the way: peavey the perfect example.(MBJ PROFILE)
April 6, 2009... "I have always been driven by a passion for what I do and a fear of failure." Hartley Peavey Founder, Peavey Electronics Corporation Passion, like a red hot flame, can sometimes burn bright for awhile, only to fade out in time....

Welty's various works commemorated by McHaney.(Book Biz)(Welty Centennial by Pearl Amelia McHaney)(Book review)
April 6, 2009... Welty Centennial Commemoration Books by Pearl Amelia McHaney (University of Mississippi Press and Gibbs Sims Press) Total: $35.00 [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Eudora Welty's Centennial year is now in full swing, and along...

Feed costs, consumer spending impacts Sanderson: poultry company optimistic about turnaround.(Focus)
April 6, 2009... The rising cost of oil in 2008 crippled many a business. As the numbers on gas station price billboards went up, profits went down. The cost of transporting goods soared. Along with gasoline, the price for ethanol rose. And, with the...

Economic downturn impacts nation's largest egg producer: Cal-Maine Foods reports 'scrambled' Q3 results.(Public Companies/Manufacturing)(Financial report)
April 6, 2009... Net sales were down slightly. Net income was down quite a bit. Yet Fred Adams took delivering the tepid news of Jackson-based Cal-Maine Foods (NASDAQ: CALM) quarterly financial report released March 30 in stride. "We had a good performance...

EastGroup holding its own during recession: strong, conservative balance sheet paying dividends.(Focus)
April 6, 2009... For 117 consecutive quarters, holders of EastGroup common stock have received a quarterly dividend. That is the equivalent of 29 years and one quarter. The Jackson-based real estate investment trust's latest quarterly dividend, announced...

Callon Petroleum looking to square up with NYSE: company confident it will rebound.(Public Companies/Manufacturing)
April 6, 2009... On March 16, the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) notified Callon Petroleum Company (NYSE: CPE) that the oil and gas company has one quantitative measure that is "below criteria" for listing on the NYSE. "While we are disappointed to be...

Center for manufacturing excellence to boost industry: construction underway on the three-story facility.(Focus)
April 6, 2009... On June, 23, 2008, Gov. Haley Barbour held a press conference to announce some good news for North Mississippi, particularly manufacturers. Barbour officially unveiled plans for the Center for Manufacturing Excellence (CME) at the University of...

Furniture manufacturers working smarter: industry forced to operate 'mean and lean' as construction slumps.(Public Companies/Manufacturing)
April 6, 2009... Perhaps more than any other member of Mississippi's business community, the manufacturing industry in Northeast Mississippi has struggled through the economic downturn. Several thousand jobs have been lost. Plants have closed. Long the...

Golden Triangle manufacturing weathering the storm: officials already planning for future growth.(Focus)
April 6, 2009... The Golden Triangle has been the poster child for manufacturing success in Mississippi in recent years with the establishment of the $880-million SeverStal steel mill (originally called Severcorr) and $400-million PACCAR engine plant in...

Mississippi Polymer Institute still breaking ground: new facility to continue pioneering research.(Public Companies/Manufacturing)
April 6, 2009... For years, the School of Polymers and High Performance Materials at the University of Southern Mississippi has been educating students in the theory and practice of polymer science, which is revolutionary and changing the face of our society....

Coast counties work regionally to promote Aerospace Corridor: economic developers 'joining hands' to land new prospects, expansions.(Focus)
April 6, 2009... For the past five years the three Coast counties have been actively engaged in recruiting aerospace industries. Designated the Aerospace Corridor, Hancock, Harrison and Jackson counties are targeting this economic development segment along with...

BancorpSouth holding steady during these recessionary times: bank says no to federal government bailout under TARP.(Public Companies/Manufacturing)
April 6, 2009... Nationally, bad news continues to pour forth about the banking industry. Mississippi banks have been spared big doses of those economic woes. One of the state's largest financial institutions, BancorpSouth, reports smooth operations in spite of...

Largest manufacturing facilities (top 25).
April 6, 2009... Largest Manufacturing Facilities (Top 25) Manufacturer Year Founded Address Top Officer Telephone Employees Product Northrop Grumman 1938 Naval...

Public companies.(Directory)
April 6, 2009... Public Companies Shares of common stock outstanding ...

Meridian native joins Citizens' Philadelphia location.(People to Watch)
April 6, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Neil Henry has joined The Citizens Bank of Philadelphia as president of the Meridian operations. Henry is a long-time native of Meridian. He graduated from Meridian High School and Mississippi State University....

Mississippi AFP chapter honored as Ten Star Chapter.(People to Watch)(Association of Fundraising Professionals)(Brief article)
April 6, 2009... The Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) Mississippi Chapter has been named a 2008 Ten Star Chapter. Every year, AFP, the largest association of professional fundraisers in the world, honors chapters for achieving goals that align...

Wann receives LEED AP Certification.(People to Watch)(Maribeth K. Wann)(Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Accredited Professional)(Brief article)
April 6, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Maribeth K. Wann, coordinator of special projects at Millsaps College, has earned LEED Accredited Professional certification. Wann joined Millsaps College in 2006 and has coordinated several campus construction...

Donald Resio named to ENR's Top 25 newsmakers.(People to Watch)(engineering new record)(Brief article)
April 6, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Dr. Donald Resio, a senior research scientist in Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory (CHL), at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) in Vicksburg, was named one of the top 25 newsmakers of 2008...

Mississippi College names Cranford chief information officer.(People to Watch)
April 6, 2009... Bill Cranford has been promoted to chief information officer with Mississippi College. Through this new position, Crawford will be responsible for staying on top of rapidly changing technology and managing the Department of Computer Services....

Sandifer welcomed to Crossgates River Oaks staff.(People to Watch)(Crossgates River Oaks Hospital appointed Fred M. Sandifer)(Brief article)
April 6, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Fred M. Sandifer, M.D., has joined Crossgates River Oaks Hospital's medical staff. Sandifer received a medical degree from Tulane University School of Medicine in New Orleans and interned at Charity Hospital of...

Wicker receives U.S. Chamber's annual Spirit of Enterprise Award.(People to Watch)
April 6, 2009... U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., has been recognized by the United States Chamber of Commerce for his continued efforts to support pro-economic growth policies and create jobs by awarding him with the Spirit of Enterprise Award. ...

Barlow, Eddy, Jenkins, P.A., announce hire and certifications.(People to Watch)(Brief article)
April 6, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Heather Berry, a native of Magee, has joined Barlow, Eddy, Jenkins, P.A., as marketing coordinator. Berry graduated in May from the University of Mississippi...

Green named Mississippi Administrator of the Year.(People to Watch)(Dr. Theresa Bland Green principal of Isable Elementary)(Vince Jordan of Myrtle Attendance Center)(Brief article)
April 6, 2009... Isable Elementary Principal Dr. Theresa Bland Green has been named the 2009 Mississippi Administrator of the Year. Vince Jordan, principal of Myrtle Attendance Center was named 2009 Alternate Administrator of the Year. Green has served as...

Hudspeth confirmed to State Community College Board.(People to Watch)
April 6, 2009... The Senate has confirmed Gay. Haley Barbour's re-appointment of Henry "Bubba" Hudspeth to the Mississippi State Board for Community and Junior Colleges. Hudspeth, a Louisville native, will represent the Third Congressional District and serve a...

Bush and Loftin earn positions with Regions Bank.(People to Watch)
April 6, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] David Bush has been named community relationship manager lot Regions Bank in Greenville. His responsibilities include developing and maintaining relationships with civic- and...

Employees recognized at Southern Miss Gulf Coast.(People to Watch)
April 6, 2009... The Gulf Park campus of The University of Southern Mississippi Gulf Coast celebrated Founders' Day March 30 while also honoring employees with a commemorative pin for continuous service of 10, 20 and 30 years to the university. Honored...

Keeping on our eye: profiles of growing young professionals in Mississippi.(People to Watch)(Renasant Bank)(John Oxford)(Brief article)
April 6, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] John Oxford Age: 32 Hometown: Tupelo Education: B.A. in communication from the University of Tennessee; M.A. in government from John Hopkins University; ABA from Northwestern University: Certified...

50 Baker Donelson attorneys ranked as leaders in their field.(People to Watch)
April 6, 2009... Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, P.C., is pleased to announce that the 2009 edition of Chambers USA, a highly regarded directory of America's leading lawyers for business, will recognize 50 Baker Donelson attorneys as leading...

Marketing Alliance Inc. announces new hire, promotions.(People to Watch)(appointment of Katherine Scanlon )(promotions of Rich Winter, Melissa Lott and Porter Foster)(Brief article)
April 6, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Katherine Scanlon has joined Marketing Alliance as production manager. A graduate of the University of Georgia with a master's degree...

Oustalet appointed to Memorial Hospital board.(People to Watch)
April 6, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] A.J.M. "Butch" Oustalet III has recently been appointed by the City of Gulfport to serve on the board of trustees at Memorial Hospital. Oustalet is a long-time resident of the Gulf Coast and is owner of Butch...

SBA aid may be coming.(Strictly Business)
April 6, 2009... SIMPSON COUNTY -- A representative from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) teamed up March 29 with officials from Simpson County and the State of Mississippi to assess damage from the March 25-26 storms and determine whether SBA...

Cellular South weathers storms.(Strictly Business)
April 6, 2009... RIDGELAND -- Cellular South's wireless communications network sustained minimal damage as a result of the severe storms that swept through Central Mississippi March 25-26. Most of the Mississippi-based company's 500 cell sites in Central...

Nation's cities see joblessness soar.(Strictly Business)
April 6, 2009... AROUND MISSISSIPPI -- Unemployment rates were higher in January than a year earlier in 371 of the 372 metropolitan areas and unchanged in one area, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reports. Fourteen areas recorded jobless rates of at...

Weekly unemployment claims grow.(Strictly Business)
April 6, 2009... WASHINGTON -- In the week ending March 21, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial unemployment claims was 652,000, an increase of 8,000 from the previous week's revised figure. The four-week moving average was 649,000, a decrease of...

BCBS removes exclusion.(Strictly Business)
April 6, 2009... JACKSON -- Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Mississippi (BCBS) will be removing the exclusion for pre-existing conditions for employees who work for companies with 50 of fewer employees. This action will be effective June 1 and will also apply to...

Site designated 'Project Ready'.(Strictly Business)
April 6, 2009... GEORGE COUNTY -- Greater George County Economic Development Foundation (GCEDF) and the George County Board of Supervisors announced that the George County Industrial Park is among the first in Mississippi to earn certification as a Project...

Ground broken for Century Park.(Strictly Business)(The University of Southern Mississippi)(Brief article)
April 6, 2009... HATTIESBURG -- University of Southern Mississippi (USM) officials, dignitaries and students held formal groundbreaking ceremonies March 27 for Century Park, the university's newest residential community. The $37.7-million development, the...

Hancock again makes rankings.(Strictly Business)
April 6, 2009... GULFPORT -- BauerFinancial Inc. has listed Hancock Bank among the most financially sound U.S. banks, the 78th consecutive quarter that Hancock has ranked among the country's strongest, safest financial institutions. The rating follows...

Lawmakers pass 'failing school' bill.(Strictly Business)
April 6, 2009... JACKSON -- Leaders of Mississippi public schools will be held more accountable for meeting academic standards and subject to stricter auditing requirements under legislation headed to Gov. Haley Barbour. The House and the Senate adopted the...

MDOT to rebuild damaged bridge.(Strictly Business)
April 6, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] BILOXI -- The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) has agreed to rebuild the Popps Ferry Bridge in Biloxi following a barge collision March 20. After the City of Biloxi declared a state of emergency,...

OSHA cites LandCoast Insulation Inc.(Strictly Business)
April 6, 2009... MOSS POINT -- The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited LandCoast Insulation Inc. for three alleged safety violations following six injuries and one employee fatality last November when a scaffold collapsed inside a...

MLMA: Industry's collapse imminent.(Strictly Business)
April 6, 2009... WASHINGTON -- A group of saw mill executives representing Mississippi Lumber Manufacturers Association (MLMA) recently traveled to Washington, D.C., to discuss possible initiatives that could help stabilize the lumber industry in Mississippi....

SRHS opens new facility.(Strictly Business)(Singing River Health System)(Brief article)
April 6, 2009... OCEAN SPRINGS -- Singing River Health System (SRHS) celebrated the newest addition with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house at Ocean Springs Medical Park April 1. The outpatient facility, located at 3535 Bienville Boulevard in Ocean...

No-Call violators fined.(Strictly Business)(Mississippi. Public Service Commission issued fine to five telemarketing companies for violation of law)(Brief article)
April 6, 2009... NORTH MISSISSIPPI -- The Mississippi Public Service Commission has issued fines totaling $105,000 to five out-of-state telemarketing companies for violations of the Mississippi No-Call law. Northern District Public Service Commissioner...

Roy Anderson wins NASA contract.(Strictly Business)(National Aeronautics and Space Administration)(Brief article)
April 6, 2009... HANCOCK COUNTY -- NASA signed a contract March 24 with Roy Anderson Corp. of Gulfport for a general construction package on the A-3 test stand at NASA's Stennis Space Center. The five-year, indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract's...

Treasury asking lawmakers for tools.(Strictly Business)
April 6, 2009... WASHINGTON -- Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner is calling for new legislation granting additional tools to address systemically significant financial institutions that fall outside of the existing resolution regime under the FDIC. A draft...

The best salespeople just shut up and listen.(Goldberg on Finance)
April 6, 2009... Let's face it: We salespeople LOVE to talk. In fact, many of us think we get paid to talk, but I don't believe that's true. While presenting is part of our job, and the part we seem to like best (closing is almost like the icing on the cake...

Arts alive!(Brief article)
April 6, 2009... There was threat of rain March 27 in Jackson. But, the rain held off and the sun shone down on Smith Park where the festival 'Arts Alive!' was held. This event combined good food, live performances and vendors of all art media for visitors to...

Entergy releases Evangeline contract data to MPUS.
April 6, 2009... From staff reports On March 31, Entergy Mississippi Inc. provided additional information in response to a Mississippi Public Utilities Staff (MPUS) request concerning the Evangeline natural gas contract. It is the latest chapter in a saga...

Governor Luckett? "I do feel like I can make a difference." Clarksdale attorney, entrepreneur and Morgan Freeman's best friend to make announcement soon.(Bill Luckett)
April 13, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Bill Luckett likes to talk about his childhood days as a house painter and that he still enjoys getting out in the sunshine to paint and work with his hands. In fact, before a recent trial in Jackson, he spent...

College presidents converge on MEC's birthday bash: Mississippi Economic Council hosts is 60th Annual Meeting at Jackson Convention Complex.(Conference news)
April 13, 2009... Mississippi's biggest business meeting is about to be interrupted by a College Board meeting. The Mississippi Economic Council (MEC) will hold its 60th Anniversary Celebration and Annual Meeting Thursday at the Jackson Convention Complex...

Mississippi Power's Project Ready program exceeding expectations; Williams: certified sites are a proven advantage.
April 13, 2009... When Mississippi Power Company unveiled a program that would pre-certify sites as ready for development in early 2008, it expected success. However, the program has hit a pace that has caught even the Gulfport-based utility by surprise as it...

BankPlus: 100 years old and still growing: CEO Ray: bank's focus on its employees and communities has paid dividends.(Company overview)
April 13, 2009... It perhaps was not headline news March 12, 1909, when a small bank in the tiny Delta city of Belzoni opened for business. However, 100 years later that financial institution, now called BankPlus, gets plenty of ink as it continues to thrive and...

Good fishing, family and friends.(Opinion)
April 13, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] I didn't know Dr. Gilbert Macvaugh for a very long time. Maybe a year or so, but in that time, I became a great fan. Macvaugh, the founder and executive director of Delta Community Mental Health Services...

Barbour gets crossways with Legislature.(OUR VIEW)
April 13, 2009... For the second time in less than a month, Gov. Haley Barbour has vetoed a bill that originally sailed through both sides of the Mississippi Legislature. This time, many state business people were shocked with Barbour's veto of a bill that...

Road block.(Opinion)(Cartoon)
April 13, 2009... WHAT? !I'VE GOT A PLANE TO CATCH! [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

'Pre-existing' change another health plus.(FROM THE PUBLISHER)
April 13, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] When executives of BlueCross BlueShield of Mississippi announced it will remove the exclusion for pre-existing conditions for employees who work in companies with 50 or fewer employees, it sent a significant message....

It's about education and health care.(Letters to the Editor)(Letter to the editor)
April 13, 2009... Editor: I am in total agreement that we need to take more of an active role both education and health care in Mississippi. Education, as I have read Dr. Hank Bounds write about in the Mississippi Business Journal, is the key to...

Corrections.(Letters to the Editor)
April 13, 2009... The Mississippi Business Journal takes seriously its responsibility to provide accurate information, and will correct or clarify articles produced by the editorial department if we have made an error or published misleading information. The...

[Cartoon].(Perspective)(Cartoon)
April 13, 2009... BID ADIEU TO MORE HELP WITH AFGHANISTAN COULD WE HAVE YOUR AUTOGRAPH THIS ME$$ IS ALL YOUR FAULT NEIN TO $TIMULUS PACKAGE [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Church and state: church or state.(FROM THE STENNIS INSTITUTE)
April 13, 2009... The unexpected but necessary and welcomed respite from the current legislative session and the commencement of the most important week in Christendom afford us the opportunity to ponder some real and timely issues that have been shoved aside...

The new approach to rural development.(Perspective)
April 13, 2009... Economic development this century is different from the approach taken by most communities in the second haft of the previous century. For the economic developers of the 20th century, growth was everything. In the South, the goal was to head...

Mississippi has energy for the future.(Perspective: Op-Ed Page)
April 13, 2009... Energy is required to power the economy, provide transportation around town or across the ocean and make life at home comfortable. Mississippi is blessed with rich energy resources. Oil, natural gas, lignite coal, bio resources and...

Recessions always come to an end.(Perspective: Op-Ed Page)
April 13, 2009... The sky is not falling Most of us remember the children's story of "Chicken Little." While walking through the barnyard, an acorn fell on her head. She went about the barnyard telling every animal she met that the sky was about to fall. It...

Memoirs of a Delta favorite: Ellen Gilchrist's reflections on 'the writing life'.(Book Biz)(The Writing Life)(Book review)
April 13, 2009... The Writing Life by Ellen Gilchrist (University of Mississippi Press) Hard Cover: $26.60 [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The South Delta had never read anything quite like Ellen Gilchrist's first book. It was 1981, and "In the...

Hughes hopes to fill a need: former LSU professor takes over as director of the School of Accounting at Southern Miss.(Focus: Law & Accounting Quarterly)
April 13, 2009... Dr. K.E. "Skip" Hughes II grew up in Birmingham, Ala., surrounded by hills and pine trees. Good thing Hattiesburg has an abundance of each. On July 1, Hughes will officially become the director of the School of Accountancy at the...

More lawsuits in a bad economy? Seems there is no easy answer.(Focus: Law & Accounting Quarterly)
April 13, 2009... There is one school of thought that mainrains that a downturn in economy breeds lawsuits. The stress from the lack of money makes going after settlements in court more attractive. Others say this theory is full of holes. The lack of money...

Recovery 'stimulating' accountants, HR pros.(Focus: Law & Accounting Quarterly)
April 13, 2009... The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) has a lot of people confused. The Mississippi Legislature has put its budget debate on hold while lawmakers try to figure out what ARRA funding will mean for the state. And, State Auditor Stacey...

Pilot program aims to reform discovery; important process in civil trials has been evolving since the early 20th century.(Focus: Law & Accounting Quarterly)
April 13, 2009... A pilot program started by the Mississippi State Supreme Court is being tested for the next two years in three of the state's 19 county courts. The Supreme Court's Advisory Committee on Rules is hoping that the program will pave the way for a...

First LEED lawsuit has attorneys talking; those specializing in construction and development issues gear up for next wrinkle.(Focus: Law & Accounting Quarterly)
April 13, 2009... Attorneys specializing in construction and development issues are gearing up for what could be the next big wrinkle in environmental litigation, a trend that EcoHome Magazine says could rival the popular "mold to gold" movement of five years...

Everyone taking hits from the economy.(Focus: Law & Accounting Quarterly)
April 13, 2009... Virtually no part of private industry has gone unaffected by the economic recession. Payrolls are shrinking as businesses cut costs in response to dwindling profits. That isn't good news for college graduates looking to enter the...

New law 'will hold school districts accountable'.
April 13, 2009... A bill Gov. Haley Barbour signed into law last week will make it easier for the Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) to take over school districts deemed "falling" by the state. The Children First Act of 2009 removes the stipulation...

Law firms.(Directory)
April 13, 2009... Law Firms MS Offices Attorneys Company Phone Partners Address ...