The Mississippi Business Journal articles from December 2004

The Mississippi Business Journal archives from December 2004

Realtor: yes vote a 'no-brainer': proponents: passage wouldn't raise taxes, but would enhance local business opportunities.
December 6, 2004... CLINTON -- On December 7, Clintonians will vote on a $17.5-million school bond issue. "It's a no-brainer to invest in the future of your children," said Realtor David Stevens. "It's as obvious as the nose on your face." A 60% "yes"...

Rules for vehicle donations changed.
December 6, 2004... Even as she learns more information about how the recent changes in tax law governing vehicle donations to nonprofits might affect programs in Mississippi, Gail Sweat of the National Kidney Foundation of Mississippi wants to make sure people...

Brookwood owners reflect changing face of golf.
December 6, 2004... BYRAM -- A quick glance at the top of the PGA's world rankings quickly reveals the changing face--and color--of the game of golf today. Tiger Woods and Vijay Singh are clear indications that golf is increasingly diverse. However,...

Jackson's Habitat for Humanity chapter sees change: Nina Redding changing roles after 15 years--from executive director to volunteer.
December 6, 2004... JACKSON -- For 15 of the 18 years that Habitat for Humanity has operated in the metro area, Nina Redding has been at its helm. But the long-time executive director is demoting herself this December, from the top post to the role of...

Strong holiday shopping season appears likely.(Perspective)(Brief Article)
December 6, 2004... Initial reports indicate that the kickoff to the holiday shopping season went well for the nation's retailers. According to the National Retail Federation (NRF), 133 million shoppers hit the stores the weekend after Thanksgiving. A survey...

Real estate, ultimate source of wealth?(As I see It)(Column)
December 6, 2004... Adam Smith, the influential and oft-cited 18th century economist, wrote that all wealth comes from the land. He considered mining, manufacturing and agriculture the only sources of true economic gain; everyone else is providing services and...

Multitude of factors contributes to sprawl.(From the Ground Up)
December 6, 2004... Sprawl is getting a lot of attention these days from newly-elected officials. In Baton Rouge, La., city-parish Democratic Mayor-President-elect Melvin "Kip" Holden recently told the Baton Rouge Press Club that he intends to come up with a...

Southern Research Group.(appointments)(Kurt Rushing)(Brief Article)
December 6, 2004... Southern Research Group of Jackson announced Kurt Rushing as the company's new director of business development. Rushing, a Mississippi native, has over 12 years' experience in the field of marketing. He is a member of the Jackson Advertising...

Mississippi State University (MSU).(Jeanne Jones)(Brief Article)
December 6, 2004... Jeanne Jones, an associate professor in MSU's department of wildlife and fisheries, designed a "First in Forestry" license plate. Funds from the purchase of the specialized plate are used by the Mississippi Forestry Association to educate...

Mississippi Public Broadcasting (MPB).(appointments)(Marie Antoon)(Brief Article)
December 6, 2004... Mississippi Public Broadcasting (MPB) executive director Marie Antoon has been elected to the PBS board of directors for a three-year term by the general managers of the 170 PBS licensees across the country. Antoon was named the first female...

Phelps Dunbar, LLP.(appointments)(Brief Article)
December 6, 2004... Cameron C. Bell has joined the Phelps Dunbar's admiralty and tort practice group as an associate in the Gulfport office. Prior to joining Phelps Dunbar, he served as judicial clerk in the Southern District of Mississippi for Chief United States...

Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT).(appointments)(Larry L. "Butch" Brown )(Brief Article)
December 6, 2004... MDOT executive director Larry L. "Butch" Brown has been appointed to the executive committee of the Transportation Research Board, a division of the National Research Council. Before being appointed executive director of MDOT, Brown was a...

Community Bank.(appointments)(Brief Article)
December 6, 2004... Community Bancshares of Mississippi, the holding company for Community Bank, announces the addition of Paula Boone as an internal auditor in its accounting department in Brandon. Boone, a Smith County native, is a graduate of the University of...

Jamie Chustz, asset manager--Jackson portfolio for Parkway Properties Inc., and Jerry Sheldon, partner in charge of the Jackson office of Adams and Reese, LLP, were among those who celebrated the long-term renewal of Adams and Reese to the 111 Capitol Building in downtown Jackson.(People to Watch)(Brief Article)
December 6, 2004... Jamie Chustz (I), asset manager--Jackson portfolio for Parkway Properties Inc., and Jerry Sheldon, partner in charge of the Jackson office of Adams and Reese, LLP, were among those who celebrated the long-term renewal of Adams and Reese to the...

Southern Economic Development Council (SEDC).(appointments)(Angle Cognevich)(Brief Article)
December 6, 2004... The Southern Economic Development Council (SEDC) named Angle Cognevich as the new Mississippi state director to serve on the SEDC board of directors for a two-year term. SEDC is he oldest and largest regional economic development association in...

KPMG, LLP.(appointments)(Brief Article)
December 6, 2004... KPMG has hired several new employees as assurance associates: Phillip Spencer, who received a bachelor's degree in accounting and an MBA from Mississippi State University; Emily Johnson, a graduate of the University of Southern Mississippi with...

St. Dominic Hospital.(Trace Swartzfager)(Brief Article)
December 6, 2004... Trace Swartzfager, vice president of behavioral health services at St. Dominic Hospital, has been recognized by Modern Healthcare magazine as "one of the 12 young executives who will change healthcare." He was the only Mississippian to be...

Smith, Turner & Reeves, CPA's.(appointments)(Brief Article)
December 6, 2004... Kimberly Watts Cleland has joined the Jackson audit staff of Smith, Turner & Reeves, CPA's. Cleland is a native Jacksonian and graduate of Jackson Prep and the University of Mississippi. Dawn F. Mathis, CPA, has joined the Natchez office as a...

South Mississippi Electric Power Association.(appointments)(Brief Article)
December 6, 2004... South Mississippi Electric Power Association announced its new management team. General manager James Compton named Marcus Ware as assistant general manager. Ware served as South Mississippi EPA's manager of production for 27 years. Roger Smith...

Balch & Bingham, LLP.(2005-2006 edition of "The Best Lawyers in America.")(Scott E. Andress, Armin J. Moeller Jr.)(Brief Article)
December 6, 2004... Attorneys Scott E. Andress and Armin J. Moeller Jr. from the Jackson office of Balch & Bingham, LLP, have been selected for inclusion in the 2005-2006 edition of "The Best Lawyers in America." Andress is a partner in the corporate, tax and...

Hollywood Casino.(appointments)(Brief Article)
December 6, 2004... Hollywood Casino has promoted Jon Johnson to assistant general manager. Johnson has served as vice president of finance and administration and chief financial officer for Hollywood Casino since 2001. His Tunica gaming experience began in 1993...

GulfPak Corporation.(appointments)(Jay Tindall, Kimberly D. Thornton, Stephen Scott Shelton, Pamelia C. Howorth)(Brief Article)
December 6, 2004... Jay Tindall has been promoted to president and CEO of GulfPak Corporation in Jackson. He was previously president and COO. Tindall worked for Gulf Guaranty Life Insurance for 15 years before assuming responsibility for the operation of GulfPak...

Hattiesburg Clinic.(scholarship awards)(Brief Article)
December 6, 2004... Hattiesburg Clinic awarded three scholarships at its 10th annual golf tournament, benefiting the Lynn Cook Hartwig Memorial Scholarship Fund. Scholarship recipients were: Virginia Burns, a radiological technology student at Pearl River...

Mississippi Children's Home Services.(People to Watch)(Lindsay Draney)(Brief Article)
December 6, 2004... Lindsay Draney has joined the staff of Mississippi Children's Home Services as development associate. She was previously communications coordinator with the National Kidney Foundation of the National Capital Area in Washington, D.C., and most...

Mississippi College.(Cecil W. Harper)(Harper, Rains, Knight and Company P.A.,)(Brief Article)
December 6, 2004... Cecil W. Harper of Madison has been selected as the Mississippi College 2004 Distinguished Alumnus in the School of Business. Harper received a bachelor's degree from Mississippi College in 1976. He is a CPA and president and managing director...

May & Company, LLP.(strategic alliances)(Brief Article)
December 6, 2004... Through a strategic alliance of May & Company with the local offices of Legg Mason Wood Walker Inc., Donna Ingram, Steve Sessums and Ken Hicks are associated as registered representatives of the Professional Alliance Group of Legg Mason and...

Ground Zero Blues Club going global with NPR broadcast.(Strictly Business)(Brief Article)
December 6, 2004... CLARKSDALE -- Ground Zero Blues Club plans to partner with National Public Radio on a New Year's Eve House Party Celebration to be broadcast live worldwide. The broadcast will be presented in conjunction with WBGO radio's annual New Year's...

MIM acquiring UGI.(Strictly Business)(Mississippi Insurance Managers Inc)(Underwriters Group Inc)
December 6, 2004... JACKSON and RIDGELAND -- Jackson-based Mississippi Insurance Managers Inc. (MIM) is acquiring the majority of standard line assets of Underwriters Group Inc. (UGI) of Ridgeland. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed, but will include the...

State Bank, First Bank merging.(Strictly Business)(First Bancshares of Louisiana Inc.)(State Bank and Trust Co.)(Brief Article)
December 6, 2004... RIDGELAND -- State Capital Corporation, parent company of State Bank & Trust Company, has executed and approved a merger with First Bancshares of Baton Rouge, La., the parent company of First Bank Terms of the transaction, which awaits both...

Lexington buys Dana facility.(Strictly Business)(Lexington Corporate Properties Trust)(Brief Article)
December 6, 2004... OLIVE BRANCH -- Lexington Corporate Properties Trust, a New York-based real estate investment trust, has acquired a distribution facility in this DeSoto County city for approximately $7 million. The facility is a single-story distribution...

Loews paying $1b-plus for pipeline.(Strictly Business)(Brief Article)
December 6, 2004... MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST -- Loews Corporation, through its wholly-owned subsidiary TGT Pipeline, LLC, has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase Gulf South Pipeline, LP, from Entergy-Koch, LP, for $1.136 billion. Gulf South Pipeline...

Shell systems sold.(Strictly Business)(Canada-based Enbridge Inc., Shell Gas Transmission LLC.)(Brief Article)
December 6, 2004... Calgary, Alberta, Canada-based Enbridge Inc.'s wholly-owned U.S. subsidiary, Enbridge (U.S.) Inc., will acquire 100% of Shell Gas Transmission, LLC, (SGT), from Shell US Gas & Power, LLC. for $613 million, plus associated working capital. ...

Check fraud study released.(Strictly Business)(Brief Article)
December 6, 2004... WASHINGTON -- Attempted check fraud at the nation's banks rose to $5.5 billion in 2003, according to the latest American Bankers Association (ABA) Deposit Account Fraud Survey report. While attempted check fraud continued to rise, dollar...

August, Orion farm-out Puckett.(Strictly Business)(August Energy Corp., U.S. Oil & Gas Resources Inc.)(Brief Article)
December 6, 2004... SMITH and RANKIN COUNTIES -- August Energy Corporation and Orion Petroleum Corporation have entered into a farm-out agreement with U.S. Oil & Gas Resources Inc. under which U.S. Oil will participate in the development of proven oil and gas...

MBMC makes history.(Strictly Business)(Mississippi Baptist Medical Center)(Brief Article)
December 6, 2004... JACKSON -- Mississippi Baptist Medical Center (MBMC) has been awarded the Gold Seal of Approval and has achieved Disease-Specific Care Certification from the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO). MBMC is...

Carr Riggs merges with Mackle Splawn.(Strictly Business)(Carr, Riggs and Ingram LLC., Mackle, Splawn, Tindall and McDonald)(Brief Article)
December 6, 2004... RIDGELAND -- The accounting firm of Carr, Riggs and Ingram, LLC, has merged with Birmingham, Ala.-based Mackle, Splawn, Tindall & McDonald. Carr Riggs, one of the top four accounting firms in the Southeast, said the merger would broaden the...

Chamber files Pre-Paid case brief.(Strictly Business)(Brief Article)
December 6, 2004... The National Chamber Litigation Center, the public policy legal arm of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, has filed an amicus brief in a Mississippi Circuit Court, supporting Pre-Paid Legal Services' motion to recover attorneys' fees and expenses...

Forrest General offering CAS.(Strictly Business)(Forrest General Hospital, carotid artery stenting)(Brief Article)
December 6, 2004... HATTIESBURG -- Forrest General Hospital is now offering a new procedure called carotid artery stenting (CAS). The procedure is used for patients suffering from carotid artery disease, a leading cause of stroke, and who are not candidates for...

SBA staying busy.(Strictly Business)(Small Business Administration )(Brief Article)
December 6, 2004... WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has approved more than $554 million in low-interest disaster loans to approximately 17,825 residents and business owners in the areas affected by the late-summer rash of hurricanes,...

ATC cuts ribbon.(Strictly Business)(Lowery A. Woodall Advanced Technology Center )(Brief Article)
December 6, 2004... HATTIESBURG -- Some 300 business, education and community leaders, including Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour, were on hand for the ribbon cutting and official opening of Pearl River Community Colleges (PRCC's) Lowery A. Woodall Advanced...

Black Friday rings up $22b+.(strictly business)(Brief Article)
December 6, 2004... According to the National Retail Federation (NRF), 133 million shoppers hit the stores the weekend after Thanksgiving. A survey conducted by BIGresearch for NRF found that the average shopper spent $265.15, bringing total weekend spending to...

Armstrong Relocation a winner.(Strictly Business)(Brief Article)
December 6, 2004... MADISON -- Armstrong Relocation, an agent of United Van Lines, has been honored by the worldwide household goods transportation company for exceptional professional achievement. Armstrong Relocation received the recognition during United Van...

Firm helps teams, companies connect with fans, customers: Rare Design running 'lean and mean.'.
December 6, 2004... HATTIESBURG -- Rare Design has created logos and identities for sports teams and businesses in Mississippi and around the country, from the Petal Panthers and the Southern Miss Golden Eagles to the NBA's Memphis Grizzlies, from Hattiesburg's...

Slater's Jigs/Quality Outdoor Products sells all over the U.S.: Indianola fishing/hunting business grows from $15 worm business.
December 6, 2004... INDIANOLA -- A love of fishing and the desire to catch more fish led to the founding of Slater's Jigs and Quality Outdoor Products. Now a mainstay for fishing and hunting in the Mississippi Delta, Slater's is known far and wide and ships...

Proper pine management improves wildlife habitat, building land value.
December 6, 2004... STARKVILLE -- Before the area was settled, Mississippi's pine forests managed themselves naturally and provided excellent wildlife habitat. Today, those forests are overrun with mid-story hardwood species, which compete with timber...

B&Bs cater to business guests but retain charm and graciousness.(bed and breakfast)
December 6, 2004... Bed and breakfast inns represent a different kind of accommodation for travelers. Here they may feel they're guests in someone's home rather than staying in a commercial establishment. This may be especially true for business travelers looking...

Full circle as AmSouth's Mississippi chief returns to roots.(AmSouth Bancorp.)
December 6, 2004... Ronnie Smith loves duck hunting, snow skiing, water sports and playing golf "on the good days." "I'd like for the golfer in me to hit it straight occasionally, but he doesn't show up very often," said Smith, the new AmSouth president for...

Third phase of 'The Stack' on schedule despite challenges.(expansion of the major interchange in Jackson of Interstates 20 and 55 and U.S. 49)
December 6, 2004... There have been perhaps more challenging projects in Mississippi, and maybe there have been more visible ones. But perhaps never have these two aspects been combined into a single project more than Stack III, the expansion of the major...

Lenders, appraisers, agents benefit from residential boom.(Focus)
December 6, 2004... Realtors aren't the only ones benefiting from the continuing residential real estate boom. Mortgage lenders, appraisers and insurance agents are also pleased with this business trend. Lenders with AmSouth Bank, BancorpSouth and Dryades...

With new building, Brown pays careful attention to details.(Focus)(Esther Smith Brown)
December 6, 2004... TUPELO -- Tour the halls of Prudential Magnolia Realty & Associates Inc.'s new building with broker/owner Esther Smith Brown, and you'll quickly get a sense of Brown's careful attention to details. For example, instead of open modular...

Coast sees surge in construction of beach condo projects.(Real Estate)
December 6, 2004... The biggest news in the commercial real estate market on the Coast is the boom in construction of high-rise condominiums on the beach in Harrison County. For many years there was lots of condo talk, but none of the projects came out of the...

Stronger economy expected to help commercial market: absorptions of industrial, office, retail spaces solidly higher over last year.(Real Estate)
December 6, 2004... The National Association of Realtors (NAR) predicts that an upswing in the U.S. economy will lead to general strengthening of commercial real estate sectors over the next two years. "The improving economy in the United States has been...

Think it over: rental property do's and don'ts.(Focus)
December 6, 2004... Busy professionals considering real estate as an investment option often have a misperception about owning rental property. "It's a struggle at first getting into the business because it's not like what you see on TV," said Bill Leech of...

Keeping home sales humming in markets around the state: robust real estate sales and near record-low rates please mortgage lenders.(Focus)
December 6, 2004... With rates on 30-year and 15-year mortgages dipping in mid-November, combined with quarterly state total home sales at the second-highest pace ever, mortgage lenders had plenty to celebrate at Thanksgiving. During the third quarter,...

Pascagoula professional receives association's highest honor.(Real Estate)(John Jones & Associates )
December 6, 2004... Pascagoula's John Jones was named 2004 Realtor of the Year by the Mississippi Association of Realtors (MAR). The award is the association's highest honor and is given to a member in recognition of upholding the standards of professionalism,...

Selling rural Southwest Mississippi sparked by love of land.(Focus)(United Country-Gibson Realty of McComb)
December 6, 2004... MCCOMB -- Benton Gibson never dreamed of running a full-service real estate firm. The Ralston Purina Company salesman turned Louisiana dairy farmer began moonlighting in 1986 as an agricultural property appraiser to supplement his farm...

Hinds County targeting businesses for industrial parks: upsurge in projects and activity seen, say local developers.(Real Estate)
December 6, 2004... It's been an active couple of months in Hinds County's industrial parks, with an upsurge in projects and activities, say area economic development officials. "Hinds County has embarked upon an industry targeting program," said Jason...

Downtown revitalization continues with renovation project.(Focus)
December 6, 2004... HATTIESBURG -- The Historic Hattiesburg Business District has gone from an area of deserted buildings to a vital and active sector of the city in recent years: art galleries, eight restaurants, shops, the Saenger Theater and a continuing...

Buying commercial property? Better do your homework!(environmental impact)
December 6, 2004... Just when you thought you had figured out what a "Phase I" is, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) decides to change the rules of the game. With the enactment of the Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfield Revitalization Act...

Industrial parks.(Illustration)
December 6, 2004... Industrial Parks COUNTY NAME CITY ADAMS Cargill Road Property Natchez Port of Natchez Natchez Airport...

Natural progression, increased regulation shaping markets.
December 6, 2004... I can't begin to count the new regulations that have come forth in the past few years regarding the investment industry. My personal experience would tell me that the average manager of a New York Stock Exchange branch would have four to five...

Boys & Girls Club gets commitment.(Caesar Entertainment Tunica Group donated)(Brief Article)
December 6, 2004... TUNICA and DESOTO COUNTY -- Caesar Entertainment Tunica recently donated $30,000 to the Boys & Girls Club of the Mississippi Delta. At the newly-opened Southaven facility, Jon Lucas, president of Caesars Entertainment Tunica Group, Steve...

MVSU getting Joyner funds.(Mississippi Valley State University)(Brief Article)
December 6, 2004... ITTA BENA -- The Atlanta-based Tom Joyner Foundation, an organization dedicated to raising funds for students attending historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs), will supply funds to 11 schools in 2005. Mississippi Valley State...

UMC gets printing software.(University of Mississippi Medical Center)(Sequiam Software Inc)(Brief Article)
December 6, 2004... JACKSON -- Sequiam Corporation, through its wholly owned subsidiary Sequiam Software Inc , will be providing, through its authorized channel partner Danka Inc, Sequiam's SmartAccess 123 print management solution to the University of Mississippi...

Gaming fair planned.
December 6, 2004... JACKSON -- The Mississippi Gaming Association and the Mississippi Development Authority are presenting the Mississippi Gaming Industry Business Opportunity Fair December 9, 2004, from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m. at the Clarion Hotel and Convention...

Sanderson lowers expectations.(Brief Article)
December 6, 2004... LAUREL -- Sanderson Farms Inc., based on preliminary information and estimates, expects earnings for the fiscal year ending October 31,2004, to be in the range of $4.50 to $4.60 per diluted share. These projected results are lower than the...

No simple solution on processing plant: Mississippi Beef Processors facility in Yalobusha County remains closed.
December 13, 2004... OAKLAND -- Only four months after Richard Hall opened the $43.5-million cattle processing facility in Oakland, amid problems of cost overruns and machinery malfunctions, concerns continue about Mississippi Beef Processors (MBP), LLC. On...

Tourism directors feeling a financial pinch: new points system and budget cutbacks affect state's tourism matching grant program.
December 13, 2004... Some tourism directors were shocked this fall when the state tourism division informed them they would receive only a percentage, if any money at all, from its matching grant program. "It definitely cramped our budget," said Arma M. de la...

Remember, smart tax planning starts now, if not sooner.(As I See It)(Column)
December 13, 2004... It has been my privilege to serve as a tax adviser for the last three decades. Though I am pretty much retired from the tax consulting business, this time of year always reminds me of the hustle and bustle of trying to make clients' tax...

Big difference between big, small business.(Great Expectations)(Column)
December 13, 2004... Our field of reference--how we view the world and feel about things--is determined by our experiences, knowledge and, to some degree, our intellect. If we view the same situation as others and have different opinions, it is because we have a...

A.G. Edwards and Sons Inc.(People to Watch)(Brief Article)
December 13, 2004... Allen Kimbrell and Lindsay Reid have recently joined the Oxford office of A.G. Edwards and Sons Inc. Kimbrell previously worked in A.G. Edwards' Meridian office. He has also worked for Smith Barney. Kimbrell graduated from University of...

American Cancer Society.(People to Watch)(Brief Article)
December 13, 2004... Buddy Graves has been promoted to executive director for the metro Jackson office of the Mid-South division of the American Cancer Society (ACS). He joined the staff in 2002. Graves formerly served as a director at Southern Christian Services...

Mississippi Commercial Association of REALTORS.(People to Watch)(Brief Article)
December 13, 2004... Mississippi Commercial Association of REALTORS named Chris Wilson, ABR, as their 2004 REALTOR of the Year. Wilson is the principal of First Choice, PLLC, in Laurel. He is past president of the Laurel Board of REALTORS. Wilson is a graduate of...

The Mississippi Manufacturers Association presented Rep. Chip Pickering with the National Association of Manufacturers Award for Manufacturing Legislative Excellence on December 2.(People to Watch)(Brief Article)
December 13, 2004... The Mississippi Manufacturers Association presented Rep. Chip Pickering (center) with the National Association of Manufacturers Award for Manufacturing Legislative Excellence on December 2. The award is presented in recognition and appreciation...

Bradley Arant Rose & White, LLP.(The Best Lawyers in America 2005-2006)(Brief Article)
December 13, 2004... Four partners in the Jackson office of Bradley Arant Rose & White were selected by their peers for inclusion in "The Best Lawyers in America 2005-2006." Roy D. Campbell III and Stephen L. Thomas were recognized for their work in personal injury...

Construction Image Printing, LLC.(People to Watch)(Brief Article)
December 13, 2004... Demica Paige joined Construction Image Printing, LLC, in Jackson as business developer. She previously worked as administrative assistant to Jackson councilman Mashand K. Crisler. Paige is a graduate of Murray State University.

Butler, Snow, O'Mara, Stevens & Cannada, PLLC.(People to Watch)(Brief Article)
December 13, 2004... Twenty-three attorneys from the law firm Butler, Snow, O'Mara, Stevens & Cannada, PLLC, were recently listed in "The Best Lawyers in America 2005-2006:" Daniel G. Hise, Harold D. Miller Jr., Lee Davis Thames, Edward A. Wiimesherr, Grady M....

U.S. Attorney's Office.(People to Watch)(Brief Article)
December 13, 2004... Stan Harris, first assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi, received an Appreciation Award for Contributions that Enhance the Missions of the Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys and the U.S. Attorneys' Offices from the...

Parkway Realty Services, LLC.(The Heritage Building)(Brief Article)
December 13, 2004... Breck Hines of Parkway Realty Services has arranged the sale of The Heritage Building, a 93% leased, 95,000-square-foot office building in downtown Jackson.

BancorpSouth.(People to Watch)(Brief Article)
December 13, 2004... Michelle D. Hudson has been promoted to mortgage loans officer at BancorpSouth in Louisville. She has 19 years of experience in the mortgage lending business. Hudson graduated from Robert Morris College in Chicago with a degree in computerized...

Hard Rock Hotel & Casino.(People to Watch)
December 13, 2004... Hard Rock Hotel & Casino has filled several key executive positions for the Biloxi location. Scott Freeman was tapped as vice president of flied and beverage. Freeman's experience hails from Imperial Palace-Los Vegas, Primadonna Resorts, Casino...

Mississippi College.(Mississippi College School of Law)(Brief Article)
December 13, 2004... Laurin Davis McGuffee of Clinton, a second-year student in the Mississippi College School of Law, has been selected as a member of the 2005-06 Moot Court Board. Students are chosen based on their performance in the annual Copeland, Cook, Taylor...

Grand Casino Tunica.(People to Watch)(Patricia Brown as marketing director)(Brief Article)
December 13, 2004... Grand Casino Tunica has named Patricia Brown as marketing director. Brown was president and CEO of Make-A-Wish Foundation of the Mid-South and was the capital campaign director for Porter Leath Children's Center. She is a graduate of the...

M&F Bank.(People to Watch)(Brief Article)
December 13, 2004... M&F Bank promoted Amy Arnault to assistant vice president of the Ackerman office. Arnault, a native of Kosciusko, has been with M&F bank for the last 10 years. Prior to banking, she Arnault was a licensed insurance agent with Jackson and...