The Mississippi Business Journal articles from January 2002

The Mississippi Business Journal archives from January 2002

Mississippians for Economic Progress zeros in on anti-business legal climate. (Economic Progress in Two Words: Tort Reform).
January 7, 2002... JACKSON -- On the steps of the Hinds County Courthouse the morning of Dec. 14, the leaders of a newly organized group, Mississippians for Economic Progress, were unveiling their singular agenda -- tort reform -- when the sun broke through the...

Young's political, business interests cross variety of lines.(Charles Young)(Brief Article)
January 7, 2002... MERIDIAN -- From his easy-going demeanor, you'd never know the many hats that Charles Young wears. His political and business interests cross all sorts of fault lines. And his friendships cross the spectrum of socio-economic strata. He's a...

New events highlight Mississippi Business EXPO 2002: A special event of the Mississippi Business Journal, EXPO 2002 will be held at the Trademart in Jackson Jan. 23-24.
January 7, 2002... JACKSON -- Traffic -- the flow of customers and clients -- is vital for a business to prosper. It's just as important for a trade show. Robbie L. Bell, who is producing Mississippi Business EXPO 2002, knows that exhibitors expect to see big...

Back in town. (Editorial).(Brief Article)(Editorial)
January 7, 2002... We have left a season of hope and celebration and entered a time of tribulation. Forgive us our cynicism, but the Legislature is back in town. A number of serious issues await legislators in this year's session, but -- from the interested...

Better business begins with better leaders. (As I See It).(qualities of leadership)(Brief Article)(Editorial)
January 7, 2002... What do we look for in a president? In a boss? In a spiritual leader? What characteristics set some people apart for leadership responsibilities while others are clearly designed for followship? Does the situation make the leader or does the...

M.D.: Column wrong; U.S. doesn't have excellent health care delivery. (Letter to the Mississippi Business Journal).(Letter to the Editor)
January 7, 2002... Dear Publisher: Your comments in the Nov. 26th issue of the Mississippi Business Journal regarding health care are both misleading and incorrect. We do not have an excellent health care delivery system. Compared to other nations, we are...

What a shame that cell phone etiquette eludes many. (Mississippi Musings).(Brief Article)
January 7, 2002... So I'm in the ladies' room at Northpark Mall. And I hear another woman walk in. She is alone but is carrying on a conversation as she enters. She goes into the stall next to me, slams the door, and proceeds to "function" in a ladies' room-like...

Trustmark National Bank. (People to Watch).(Bill Pharr )(Brief Article)(Company Profile)
January 7, 2002... Bill Pharr has been named vice president at TRUSTMARK NATIONAL BANK in Jackson. He is the customer relationship database manager. He serves on the board of directors for the MetroJackson Chamber of Commerce and as chairperson of the Chamber...

Harrison County Development Commission. (People to Watch).(Bruce Nourse)(Brief Article)(Company Profile)
January 7, 2002... Bruce Nourse, director of public affairs at Beau Rivage Resort in Biloxi, has been elected president of the HARRISON COUNTY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION for 2002. Nourse was appointed to the commission in April 2000 and most recently served the com...

Morgan Keegan Inc. (People to Watch).(William A. Geary)(Brief Article)(Company Profile)
January 7, 2002... William A. Geary has been appointed managing director for MORGAN KEEGAN, GEARY is a financial advisor in the firm's Jackson office. An 11-year veteran of Morgan Keegan, he is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CPA) and a member of the Mississippi...

Adams and Reese, L.L.P. (People to Watch).(Roy D. Campbell III)(Brief Article)(Company Profile)
January 7, 2002... Adams and Reese, LLP announces that Roy D. Campbell III has joined the dispute resolution services practice group as a partner in the firm's Jackson office. Campbell has over 25 years of experience in the areas of products liability, commercial...

Mississippi Chapter of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. (People to Watch).(Brief Article)
January 7, 2002... Charles J. Doty, president and CEO of Lextron Corp. in Jackson, was chosen to receive the 2001 Captains of Mississippi Award by the MISSISSIPPI CHAPTER OF THE CYSTIC FIBROSIS FOUNDATION. Honorees are selected based on their achievements in...

Fox-Everett Inc. Insurance Company. (People to Watch).(Larry Vance)(Brief Article)(Company Profile)
January 7, 2002... Larry Vance has been named the new president of FOX-EVERETT INC. INSURANCE COMPANY, the sixth president since the company started in 1945. Vance has beer with Fox-Everett since 1979, most recently overseeing the employee benefit division. Bill...

Memorial Hospital. (People to Watch).(W.R. Burton)(Brief Article)
January 7, 2002... W.R. Burton, former administrator of Memorial Hospital in Gulfport, was honored by the MHG Development Foundation at its 15th annual Donald Evans Sutter Award Luncheon. The award was presented to Burton for his dedication, devotion and service...

The William Morris Group, P.A. (People to Watch).(Brief Article)(Company Profile)
January 7, 2002... Lelia Graf Manning as joined THE WILLIAM MORRIS GROUP P.A., as an executive sales assistant. Manning comes from another major insurance carrier where she served as business manager and compliance liaison for the past four years.

Entergy Nuclear. (People to Watch).(Paul D. Hinnenkamp)(Brief Article)(Company Profile)
January 7, 2002... Jackson-based ENTERGY NUCLEAR announced that Paul D. Hinnenkamp has been named vice president, operations at River Bend Station in St. Francisville, La. Also, Joseph E. Venable succeeded Hinnenkamp as vice president, operations support for...

Methodist Rehabilitation Center. (People to Watch).(Dr. Mark Sherer, American Psychological Association fellow)(Brief Article)
January 7, 2002... Dr. Mark Sherer, a neuropsychologist and director of the neuropsychology department at METHODIST REHABILITATION CENTER, has been elected to fellow status by the American Psychological Association. Sherer, a clinical associate professor of...

Hancock Bank. (People to Watch).(Benjamin "Benny" Waddle Jr.)(Brief Article)(Company Profile)
January 7, 2002... Hattiesburg banker Benjamin "Benny" Waddle Jr. has joined Hancock Bank as senior vice president and business banking manager for Hancock's Forrest and Lamar county markets. An alumnus of the prestigious Graduate School of Banking at Louisiana...

River Oaks Health System. (People to Watch).(Bill Williams named Financial Manager of the Year)(Brief Article)
January 7, 2002... Bill Williams, CFO for RIVER OAKS HEALTH SYSTEM, has been named the Financial Manager of the Year for Health Management Associates Inc., which owns River Oak Hospitals and Woman's Hospital, as well as 35 other hospitals in the U.S. Williams has...

Union Planters Corp. (People to Watch).(Shane Fortenberry promoted to assistant vice president)(Brief Article)
January 7, 2002... Shane Fortenberry, manager of the Meadowbrook branch of UNION PLANTERS in Jackson, has been promoted to assistant vice president. Fortenberry has worked with Union Planters since 1995 as assistant manager and financial sales representative.

First Commercial Bank. (People to Watch).(Shirley Clark)(Brief Article)(Company Profile)
January 7, 2002... Becky Arrington, loan operations, has joined FIRST COMMERCIAL BANK in Jackson. Arrington, who has 20 years of experience in the banking industry, managed the commercial loan operations department at Deposit Guaranty/AmSouth for the past 10...

School Aids. (People to Watch).(National School Supply and Equipment Association appoints James W. Firnberg Jr. director of Region 3)(Brief Article)
January 7, 2002... James W. Firnberg Jr., president and COO of SCHOOL AIDS Inc. in Ridgeland, has been elected director of Region 3 for the National School Supply and Equipment Association (NSSEA). Firnberg previously served as chairman of the Young Executive...

Viking Range Corp. (People to Watch).(appoints Cindy Elmore director of housekeeping)(Brief Article)
January 7, 2002... Viking Range Corp. has appointed Cindy Elmore as director of housekeeping for The Hotel Irving in Greenwood. Elmore spent the last eight years as director of housekeeping for The Hampton Inn in Greenwood. She received certification as a...

Mississippi Home Corp. (MHC). (People to Watch).(Brief Article)(Company Profile)
January 7, 2002... Julie Brooks was promoted to housing developer in the research and development division of MHC. Brooks joined MHC in 1996 as a receptionist and has received several promotions. Sonia Smith has joined MHC as a loan processing specialist in the...

Richards, Sims & Iupe, PLLC. (People to Watch).(Michelle Rhodes, Ryan Russum, Ashley Sanders)(Brief Article)
January 7, 2002... Michelle Rhodes, CPA, of Jackson has been promoted to tax manager with RICHARDS, SIMS & IUPE, PLLC. Rhodes has been associated with the firm since its acquisition of the Jackson practice of Deloitte & Touche, LLP, and has five years of public...

Foundation gives largest grant. (Strictly Business).(Phil Hardin Foundation)(Riley Education and Performing Arts Center )(Brief Article)
January 7, 2002... MERIDIAN -- The Phil Hardin Foundation has awarded the largest grant in its history to support the Riley Education and Performing Arts Center planned for downtown Meridian. The Meridian-based foundation has committed $2.5 million to an...

West Nile virus confirmed. (Strictly Business).(Brief Article)
January 7, 2002... JACKSON -- Officials with the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) have discovered the presence of mosquito-borne West Nile virus (WNV) in a horse in Coahoma County in the Mississippi Delta. It marks the first time WNV has been found...

Entergy lowering rates. (Strictly Business).(Entergy Mississippi Inc.)(Brief Article)(Company Profile)
January 7, 2002... JACKSON -- Customers will pay 6% less for electricity beginning next month, according to Entergy Mississippi. For the second consecutive quarter, Entergy is lowering its rates in conjunction with falling fuel prices. Rates were reduced...

Corps watching flood waters. (Strictly Business).(Army Corps of Engineers )(Brief Article)
January 7, 2002... VICKSBURG -- The Army Corps of Engineers (COE) is watching rising waters around the state after several storm systems in late November and early December dumped heavy rains over a wide area. The COE said dams in North Mississippi have...

Alcorn, MSU partner. (Strictly Business).(Mississippi State University)(Alcorn State University)(Brief Article)
January 7, 2002... STARKVILLE AND LORMAN -- Mississippi State University (MSU) and Alcorn State University have formed an academic partnership to offer a joint master's degree and to share library resources, faculty expertise and distance learning technologies...

HBAM honors best. (Strictly Business).(Home Builders Association of Mississippi )(Brief Article)
January 7, 2002... JACKSON -- The Home Builders Association of Mississippi (HBAM) recently honored the winners of this year's Best in Mississippi Building and Remodeling Awards. Sponsored by HBAM, a 3,600-member trade association, the awards look to honor...

KMC Telecom unveils packages. (Strictly Business).(Brief Article)(Company Profile)
January 7, 2002... GULFPORT -- KMC TELECOM has unveiled new integrated service bundles that include always-on, high-speed Internet access and local and long distance telephone services. Called "Internet Plus Voice," the packages combine voice and Internet access...

PlayhouseRadio.com online. (Strictly Business).(Porch Publishing Inc. )(Brief Article)(Company Profile)
January 7, 2002... BILOXI -- Porch Publishing Inc. has launched PlayhouseRadio.com a new Internet music site for children ages 0-8. The site will provide hundreds of full-length songs from around the world in a variety of genres and languages. ...

Park Place signs with CBSHN. (Strictly Business).(Park Place Entertainment Corporation )(Cox Business Services Hospitality Network )(Brief Article)(Company Profile)
January 7, 2002... DELTA AND GULF COAST -- Park Place Entertainment Corporation (NYSE: PPE) has signed an agreement with Cox Business Services Hospitality Network (CBSHN) for the latter to provide in-room services such as interactive television and Internet...

Memorial-Gulfport receives accreditation. (Strictly Business).(Magnetic Resonance Imaging Accreditation for memorial hospital)(Brief Article)
January 7, 2002... GULFPORT -- MEMORIAL HOSPITAL at Gulfport has been awarded the Magnetic Resonance Imaging Accreditation from the American College of Radiology (ACR). The accreditation is valid for three years. ACR awards accreditation to an MRI practice...

Trustmark wraps up acquisition. (Strictly Business).(Trustmark Corporation)(Nashoba Bancshares Inc. )(Brief Article)(Company Profile)(Statistical Data Included)
January 7, 2002... JACKSON -- Trustmark Corporation (NASDAQ: TRMK) has completed its acquisition of Nashoba Bancshares Inc. of Germantown, Tenn. It marks Trustmark's second acquisition in the Memphis market this year. Under terms of the merger agreement,...

ScotSystems hiring. (Strictly Business).(Brief Article)(Company Profile)
January 7, 2002... RIDGELAND -- ScotSystems Inc. is currently recruiting 675 low- and middle-income convenience store employees to support the company's Internet-based StoreReport software. According to ScotSystems CEO Bill Scott, most of those workers will be...

Grand Bank creates subsidiary. (Strictly Business).(Brief Article)(Company Profile)
January 7, 2002... HATTIESBURG -- Grand Bank of Hattiesburg has established a new subsidiary -- Grand Servicing Corporation. The new venture comes as result of a multi-million dollar servicing agreement recently signed by Grand Bank and a subsidiary of Citigroup....

Hillwood buys property. (Strictly Business).(Hillwood Investments)(Brief Article)
January 7, 2002... SOUTHAVEN -- Hillwood Investments, a Dallas-based real estate development and investment firm, has purchased 93 acres for the first phase of the DeSoto Trade Center in Southaven. The cost of the purchase was not disclosed. Hillwood also...

Horizon Funds available. (Strictly Business).(Hancock Horizon Funds)(Brief Article)(Company Profile)
January 7, 2002... GULFPORT -- Hancock Horizon Mutual Funds, a money management product offered through Hancock Investments Inc., a subsidiary of Hancock Bank, are now available to the public. Hancock Horizon Funds were initially established as a proprietary...

Parkway makes Nashville buy. (Strictly Business).(Brief Article)(Company Profile)(Statistical Data Included)
January 7, 2002... JACKSON -- Parkway Properties Inc. has purchased the Bank of America Plaza, a 418,602-square-foot office building in Nashville. Parkway paid $30 million plus $1.5 million in closing costs and anticipated first-year capital expenditures and...

Five counties added. (Strictly Business).(Disaster Unemployment Assistance)(Brief Article)
January 7, 2002... JACKSON -- Five counties have been added to those eligible for Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) due to tornado, flooding and storm damage in late November 2001. The counties are Grenada, Lafayette, Scott and Tunica. They join...

Cal-Maine records loss. (Strictly Business).(Cal-Maine Foods Inc. )(Brief Article)(Company Profile)(Statistical Data Included)
January 7, 2002... JACKSON -- Cal-Maine Foods Inc. reported a net loss of $2.1 million for the second quarter of 2002, compared to a net profit of $4.2 million for the same quarter last year. Net sales for the quarter were $83.7 million, down from $29.6 million...

Pharmacies join APCI. (Strictly Business).(American Pharmacy Cooperative Inc.)(Brief Article)
January 7, 2002... COLUMBUS, CHARLESTON AND GREENWOOD -- Medical Arts Pharmacy of Columbus, Crosstown Pharmacy of Greenwood and Wood's Drug Store of Charleston have joined the American Pharmacy Cooperative Inc. (APCI). Founded 16 years ago, APCI participates...

CRS completes projects. (Strictly Business).(bus station, student housing)(Brief Article)
January 7, 2002... JACKSON -- CRS Engineering & engineering, mechanical engineering and plumbing design for renovation of the Clarksdale Bus Station. Construction is expected to begin next spring. In addition, CRS' Birmingham, Ala., office recently completed...

Musgrove: Mississippi needs stable business environment. (A Mississippi Business Journal Q & A).(Brief Article)(Interview)
January 7, 2002... JACKSON -- As 2002 unfuris, Gov. Ronnie Musgrove begins the second half of his term as the state's leader. The Mississippi Business Journal chatted with him about successes, disappointments, challenges for the upcoming legislative session...

Staying small and focused pays off for engineering firm.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
January 7, 2002... MADISON -- In October 1997, when his third child was born, Scott Corley Woods, P.E. quit his job, moved into a new house and went to work. "I wanted to start my own business and that happened to be the time to do it," said Woods, president...

Realty company growing into new markets: Duckworth purchases Bluebonnet Centre in Baton Rouge.(Brief Article)
January 7, 2002... Business is booming for 13-year-old Duckworth Realty Inc. The company has one new acquisition and more on the way, not to mention a portfolio of properties currently valued at more than $120 million. It would appear that the recession has...

Pine Belt papers sharpen focuses, expand local coverage. (Pine Belt).
January 7, 2002... LAUREL AND HATTIESBURG -- This year the national and international news regarding the terrorist attacks and the war in Afghanistan have dominated the media. But at the same time, some news media outlets in the Pine Belt area have sharpened...

WDAM-TV Pine Belt's source for television news. (Pine Belt).(Brief Article)
January 7, 2002... HATTIESBURG -- In the Pine Belt area there are a number of newspapers, but only one television station that provides local news coverage, WDAM-TV. "It costs a ton of money to mount and maintain a news department," said Jim Cameron, vice...

Coast business leaders watching USM presidential search: Fleming might be gone, but he's not forgotten. (Pine Belt).
January 7, 2002... HATTIESBURG -- Many in the Coast business community made no secret of its opposition to the perceived ouster of Dr. Horace Fleming as president of the University of Southern Mississippi. Fleming resigned after being offered only a one-year...

Frequent flyers flying less frequently from Hattiesburg-Laurel: Absence of direct flight to Memphis bad news for business. (Pine Belt).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
January 7, 2002... Running up frequent flyer miles didn't use to take very long for business travelers. With fewer flights since Sept. 11, however, flying has become more cumbersome and less appealing for some. This is the feeling of business travelers flying...

Firm's goal: serving clients with 'quality legal representation'; Gholson, Hicks & Nichols established in 1959. (Focus Attorneys & Business Law).(Brief Article)
January 7, 2002... COLUMBUS -- Gholson, Hicks & Nichols (GHN) was established in 1959 and the firm has grown steadily over the years, but the work its associates and partners do is modern and personalized. J. Gordon Flowers, a shareholder in the firm,...

Tort reform, campaign finance and judicial salaries top issues: Tort reform is one issue state's attorneys don't agree on. (Focus Attorneys & Business Law).
January 7, 2002... Tort reform, campaign finance reform, judicial salary increases and other issues are front-burner items for Mississippi lawyers for the 2002 legislative session. While lawyers collectively agree on most issues, tort reform isn't one of...

Law firms meld smoothly after December merger: Brunini's acquisition of Alston & Jones was five years in the making. (Focus Attorneys & Business Law).(Brief Article)
January 7, 2002... JACKSON -- After a five-year courtship, the union of two of Mississippi's most respected law firms is official. On Dec. 1, Brunini, Grantham, Grower & Hewes, PLLC, and Alston & Jones, PLLC, both Jackson-based law firms, combined their...

Law Firms.(Brief Article)
January 7, 2002... Firm/Phone/Address/Top Attorneys/ Associates/ Officer/Title/FAX Partners Of Counsel Butler, Snow, O'Mara, Stevens 106 36 & Cannada, PLLC ...

State sees gains in number of women and minority lawyers: Nearly 500 African American attorneys practicing in Mississippi. (Focus Attorneys & Business Law).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
January 7, 2002... When former Mississippi Supreme Court Justice Reuben Anderson, Jackson, started out practicing law 35 years ago, there were only six AfricanAmerican lawyers in Mississippi and they were all civil rights attorneys. "There are close to 500...

Conference set for Coast. (Strictly Business).
January 7, 2002... BILOXI -- The Mississippi Gulf Coast Chamber of Commerce, the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality and the Harrison County Development Commission will present the Sustainability Conference Feb. 21-22, 2002, at the Beau Rivage Resort...

MRC gets anonymous gift. (Strictly Business).(Methodist Rehabilitation Center, Center for Neuroscience and Neurological Recovery)(Brief Article)
January 7, 2002... The Wilson Research Foundation has received a donation of $100,000 from an anonymous donor to fund research at the Center for Neuroscience and Neurological Recovery (CNNR) at Methodist Rehabilitation Center (MRC). The donation will be given out...

PPM makes ranking. (Strictly Business).(PPM Consultants Inc.)(Brief Article)
January 7, 2002... JACKSON -- The environmental consulting firm PPM Consultants Inc. is one of the top environmental firms nationwide, according to the Engineering News Record. PPM ranked 189th in the ENR 2001 Top 200 Environmental Firms. ENR ranks companies...

FGH enhances CPOE. (Strictly Business).(Brief Article)
January 7, 2002... HATTIESBURG -- Forrest General Hospital will implement the patient computer-based record system offered by Per-Se Technologies Inc. of Atlanta. FGH will use the Java-based product to accelerate support and use of computerized physician...

Stock Watch.
January 7, 2002... Stock Watch Price Per Share Price % Chg Price % Chg 12/31/01 YTD 12 MTHS Amsouth Bancorp (NYSE - ASO) 18.90 +23.9% +23.9% ...

Ongoing Business Events in Mississippi.
January 7, 2002... Monday Every Monday * Downtown Exchange Club of Jackson meets at noon, Capital Club. Call Matt Freeland, 898-8875. * High Noon Toastmasters Club - Noon, Primes, Jackson. Practice public, speaking. Call Lynn Allen, 987-9501 or 9...

Business Calendar.
January 7, 2002... 7 Monday Be Your Own Boss workshop, 1:30-4 p.m., Jones Junior College. Free of charge. Call 601-477-4235. 8 Tuesday 9 Wednesday Learn to Start Your Own 501C3 Nonprofit one-day workshop, MS Center for Nonprofits, Jackson. Call...

State's economists optimistic about 2002. (The Year Ahead).(Statistical Data Included)
January 14, 2002... Even though Mississippi was already experiencing a recession prior to Sept. 11, early signs of recovery were emerging. The attacks clearly postponed that recovery, but the impact has not significantly deepened the state's financial troubles,...

Mississippi 2U bringing 'the pleasure of life 2U': Company launching next phase in March.(Brief Article)
January 14, 2002... JACKSON -- Need food delivery, catering, grocery delivery and/or flower and gift delivery? Where can you find all these things? Need a kitchen sink too? This company also buys, sells and rents homes. The answer is Mississippi 2U, a privately...

Firm building business with tech skills and customer service. (North Mississippi).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
January 14, 2002... STARKVILLE -- The turning point came in 1998, when a couple of entrepreneurs -- a management information systems professional and an industrial engineer -- landed contracts with the City of West Point and Community Counseling Services, a...

Warm Bodies and tax laws. (Editorial).(Brief Article)
January 14, 2002... We take a look at a number of taxing issues in this issue of the Mississippi Business Journal. An annual editorial focus on CPAs and tax planning gives our writers opportunities to delve into the various local, state and federal tax rules,...

Health care: budget for it, got on with life. (As I See It).
January 14, 2002... The holidays sometimes offer opportunities to spend time with old friends who are outside our normal routine. And so I was delighted when I ran across my old friend Lloyd Arnold Diputs at the local Amoco Cafe during the Christmas holidays....

Mississippi business: People, places and things. (From the Ground Up).
January 14, 2002... To help start your new year off on a Mississippi state of mind here is a 21 question quiz about people, places and things in the business world of the Magnolia State: PEOPLE 1. What Mississippian is chairman of the Amtrak Reform...

Mississippi Supreme Court. (People to Watch).(Bob Ryan appointed director of Office of Capital Post-Conviction Counsel in Mississippi)(Brief Article)
January 14, 2002... The Mississippi Supreme Court has appointed Bob Ryan of Jackson as the new director of the Office of Capital Post-Conviction Counsel. He replaces C. Jackson Williams, the office's first director, who resigned Dec. 31. Ryan has worked in the...

Mississippi College. (People to Watch).(Samuel Marshall Gore receives Blue Cross Blue Shield of Mississippi award)(Brief Article)
January 14, 2002... Samuel Marshall Gore, was recently chosen by BlueCross BlueShield of Mississippi as one of six recipients as a "Mississippi Ageless Hero." Dr. Gore, a Gore professor of art at Mississippi College, where he served as chairman of the art...

Public Relations Association of Mississippi (PRAM) - Mississippi Beach Chapter. (People to Watch).(Brief Article)
January 14, 2002... Members of the Public Relations Association of Mississippi (PRAM) -Mississippi Beach Chapter recently elected Terry Hines Smith as president of the organization for 2002. Smith is head of public affairs for the U.S. Environmental Protection...

InfraGard. (People to Watch).(Brief Article)
January 14, 2002... Chris Marsalis, director of operations for Internet service provider Dixie-Net, is cochair of the Mississippi chapter of InfraGard, a cooperative between the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and an association of businesses, academic...

Members Exchange Credit Union. (People to Watch).(Maleigh Halford Employee of the Year)(Brief Article)
January 14, 2002... Maleigh Halford of Bolton is Employee of the Year for Members Exchange Credit Union (MECU), an award voted on by her fellow employees. Halford was recently Halford promoted to the position of corporate trainer. She has been with MECU since...

University of Mississippi Medical Center. (People to Watch).(Dr. Patrick Sewell major award winner)(Brief Article)
January 14, 2002... Dr. Patrick Sewell of the University of Mississippi Medical Center was a major award winner at the recent 2001 Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) convention in Chicago. Sewell and other international experts who treat cancerous tumors...

Delta Regional Medical Center. (People to Watch).(Brief Article)
January 14, 2002... M. Darlene Carey has been appointed administrative director of the Burn Center. Carey will continue to serve as the program director for The Wound Healing Center at Delta Regional Medical Center. She has a 15-year career in healthcare, serving...

HAZCLEAN Environmental Consultants, Inc. (People to Watch).
January 14, 2002... J. Bryan Banks was promoted to hydrogeological department manager at HAZCLEAN Environmental Consultants, Inc. Banks, a registered geologist, is an environmental hydrogeologist and has been with HAZCLEAN for three years. Jonathan R. Ashley has...

Granthamn Poole, Certified Public Accountants. (People to Watch).(names three new principals)(Brief Article)
January 14, 2002... Grantham Poole announced that Angela G. Fisher, CPA, Dickens Q. Fournet, CPA, and Charles P. Rafferty, CPA, have been made principals in the firm. Fisher, a graduate of Mississippi College, has worked for the firm for five years. Fournet, a...

University of Southern Mississippi. (People to Watch).(Brief Article)
January 14, 2002... Dr. Allan Guymon will be recognized at a White House ceremony early this year as one of the nation's top scientists and engineers who are in the early stages of establishing independent research careers. Guymon, an assistant professor of...

McGlinchey Stafford, PLLC. (People to Watch).
January 14, 2002... Virginia M. Todd has joined McGlinchey Stafford, PLLC, in Jackson as an associate working in the business section. Todd previously worked with Forman, Perry, Watkins, Krutz & Tardy, PLLC. She received her J.D. from the University of...

Ross & Yerger. (People to Watch).
January 14, 2002... Cheryl Ann Bates, CISR, has joined Ross & Yerger in Jackson as commercial lines account manager with the firm's oil and gas team. Bates attended Holmes Community College and is a graduate of Draughon's Business College. Jason C. Derrick will...

4-County Electric Power Association. (People to Watch).(Service Excellence Award to Tommy Sullivan)(Brief Article)
January 14, 2002... Tommy Sullivan, PE, of Starkville is the recipient of 4-County Electric Power Association's Service Excellence Award. Sullivan is an operations engineer for 4-County, where he has worked since 1973.

National Bank of Commerce. (People to Watch).(CEO elected to Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Board of Directors)(Brief Article)
January 14, 2002... Lewis F. Mallory, Jr., chairman and CEO of NBC Capital Corp. and National Bank of Commerce in Starkville, has been elected to the board of directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis for a three-year term. A native of Starkville, Mallory...