The Mississippi Business Journal articles from January 2007

The Mississippi Business Journal archives from January 2007

Start new year with resolutions for your business or profession.
January 1, 2007... A new year brings a sense of renewal, both personally and professionally. Just as personal resolutions abound this time of year, some business people make resolutions for their work lives. For business owners looking to make 2007 a better...

Hard times ahead for steel industry in United States? SeverCorr says it is prepared to meet challenges posed by revocation of steel tariffs, possible new mill in South.
January 1, 2007... Two recent announcements in the steel industry--the lifting of tariffs on foreign made steel and a new steel mill in Louisiana, Arkansas or Alabama--could have an impact on the new $880-million SeverCorr facility in Lowndes County that started...

Jubilee!JAM returning June 2007.
January 1, 2007... JACKSON -- The Jackson Arts and Music Foundation (JAM Foundation) has formed a partnership with TCB Entertainment and the Jackson Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) that will bring back Jubilee!JAM to the Capital City. The music festival is...

This year, maybe I'll keep my resolutions 'til spring.(As I See It)(Column)
January 1, 2007... Another year has come and gone, and we find ourselves in 2007--whether we're ready or not. Chances are, many of us are, in fact, not ready. Nonetheless, time waits on no one so we might as well get with the program and launch the new year with...

Turning the corner.(From the Ground Up)(Column)
January 1, 2007... As we turn the corner on a new year, it is time to clean off the desk and share some items that almost turned into columns. These are things that piqued my interest and caused me to set aside an article or some notes intending to write a column...

Book celebrates law school's 150 years.(Across the Desk)
January 1, 2007... The memories forged at the schools we attend tend to ripen over time--expanding and continuing to shape who we are long after that final bell rings or the last textbook is put away. Experiences in the classroom can be profound. Well, at good...

Mississippi Economic Council hosting A Capital Day January 4.(Strictly Business)(Public notice)
January 1, 2007... The Mississippi Economic Council (MEC) will hold its annual A Capital Day networking event January 4, 2007, at the Mississippi Trademart in downtown Jackson. Registration will begin at 8:30 a.m., and the program will start at 9 a.m. A...

Intechra buying companies.(Strictly Business)
January 1, 2007... JACKSON -- Intechra has entered into definitive agreements to acquire three information technology asset disposition (ITAD) companies with locations across the United States. The companies are: EPC of Los Angeles, an electronics recycling...

EastGronp enters Charlotte market.(Strictly Business)(EastGroup Properties Inc.)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... JACKSON -- EastGroup Properties has acquired four business distribution buildings in Charlotte, N.C., for a purchase price of $19.51 million. The buildings, which were constructed in 1987 through 1989, contain a total of 322,000 square...

Complete buys more interest in plant.(Strictly Business)(Complete Energy Holdings)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... BATESVILLE -- A wholly-owned subsidiary of Houston, Texas-based Complete Energy Holdings, LLC, has signed a definitive agreement to purchase the equity partners' majority interests in the Batesville Electric Generating Facility in Northwest...

Bridge work moving along.(Strictly Business)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST -- According to the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT), there has been significant development in the construction of the bridge replacement project of the U.S. 90 Biloxi Bay Bridge in Harrison and Jackson...

Superior buys Warrior.(Strictly Business)
January 1, 2007... COLUMBUS -- On December 12, Superior Energy Services Inc. completed its acquisition of Warrior Energy Services Corporation. Warrior has now merged into SPN Acquisition Sub Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Superior, pursuant to the agreement...

Hancock introduces new loan.(Strictly Business)
January 1, 2007... GULFPORT -- Hancock Bank will offer a new type of disaster relief construction loan to assist area homeowners in rebuilding and repairing homes affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. The Hancock Bank Home Recovery Construction Loan will allow...

New, expanded facilities top $3b.(Strictly Business)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... ACROSS MISSISSIPPI -- From January-November 2006, there were 655 new and expanded facilities announced in Mississippi that were expected to create approximately 9,839 new jobs and represent a capital investment of approximately $3.1 billion....

Peoples raises dividend again.(Strictly Business)
January 1, 2007... BILOXI -- The board of directors of Peoples Financial Corporation, parent of The Peoples Bank, has declared the holding company's regular semi-annual cash dividend of $0.23 per common share, payable January 16 to stockholders of record January...

Parkway sells properties, shares.(Strictly Business)
January 1, 2007... JACKSON -- Parkway Properties Inc. has closed on the fee simple sale of two properties located in Houston, Texas, to unrelated purchasers. Richmond Centre, a 92,000-square-foot office building in the Westchase submarket of Houston, sold...

MPACT's enrollment rises.(Strictly Business)(Mississippi Prepaid Affordable College Tuition )(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... JACKSON -- According to State Treasurer Tate Reeves, the Mississippi Prepaid Affordable College Tuition (MPACT) enrollment numbers were up approximately 70% as of December 8, 2006, compared to December 2005's numbers. "I am very pleased...

Check=Safe unveiled.(Strictly Business)(identity theft prevention program by Metro Jackson Chamber of Commerce, Metro Jackson Identity Theft Task Force)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... JACKSON -- Check=Safe, a new weapon in the war on rampant identity theft and financial fraud in Metro Jackson, has launched. A joint effort of the Metro Jackson Chamber of Commerce and the Metro Jackson Identity Theft Task Force, Check=Safe is...

Gulf Coast property values skyrocket through four quarters.
January 1, 2007... A funny thing happened on the way to recovery. The value of property along Mississippi's Gulf Coast, some of it damaged and even wiped out by Hurricane Katrina, increased. According to the U.S. Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight,...

Annual charities report published by SoS.
January 1, 2007... JACKSON -- The ninth-annual comprehensive financial report on charities operating in Mississippi, the first to contain initial financial information on charitable giving since Hurricane Katrina, is now available. The "Report on Charitable...

Oreck cites insurance, labor availability as reasons for leaving.
January 1, 2007... LONG BEACH--Ten years ago Oreck Corp. left New Orleans for a better business climate in Mississippi. After Hurricane Katrina, Oreck was one of the first major businesses on the Coast to get back up and running after the storm despite being only...

Value of incentives questioned.
January 1, 2007... LONG BEACH--The decision of Oreck Corp. to leave Long Beach after having received a large amount in incentives has some Harrison County officials questioning whether the county has received the raw end of the deal. Beat Three Supervisor...

EMBDC annual meeting theme was teamwork--again: but this time it's productive.(East Mississippi Business Development Corporation)(Conference news)
January 1, 2007... MERIDIAN--When the East Mississippi Business Development Corporation announced that the theme for its 10th annual meeting would be "Teamwork," it would have been understandable if the cynics and skeptics had led a chorus of moans with, "Not...

Millsaps College business school ranked in top 10.
January 1, 2007... JACKSON--Each year, The Princeton Review publishes "Best 282 Business Schools." For the 2007 edition, more than 18,000 students at 282 business schools were surveyed, and the information that they reported was used, along with school statistics...

Coast CPAs working through a never-ending tax season.(Focus)
January 1, 2007... A never-ending tax season is the worst nightmare most of us can imagine. Even CPAs might have a hard time warming up to that idea, but that's what's happening to some Gulf Coast accountants. They've been hit hard by the endless tax season...

Go Zone bonus depreciation benefit extension welcomed.(Law & Accounting)(Gulf Opportunity Zone Act of 2005)
January 1, 2007... With a recent congressional extension, the Gulf Opportunity Zone Act got better for business owners in the hardest hit areas of the state. Those in Hancock, Harrison, Jackson, Pearl River and Stone counties, along with seven Louisiana parishes,...

CPA Ambassadors promoting profession in state, nation.(Focus)
January 1, 2007... A group of Mississippi CPAs are on a mission to spread the good news about their profession, speak out on timely topics and promote better financial literacy in the state and country. They're part of the CPA Ambassadors program that was begun...

With new electronic discovery rules, technology targeted.(Law & Accounting)
January 1, 2007... Employees may want to be more careful when logging on to their computers to work from home. Changes in a federal law that took effect December 1, 2006, widen the scope of electronic discovery to include home computers, text messages, PDAs and...

Good time to start thinking about tax preparation, planning.(Focus)
January 1, 2007... The bad news is it is too late to meet with trusted CPAs for tips on year-end tax planning for 2006. The good news is that CPAs can provide lots of good ideas for how to get ready for filing 2006 taxes, and how to plan ahead to minimize taxes...

CPA firms.
January 1, 2007... CPA Firms Number of Name, Telephone Number Total Staff Number of CPAs Address Fax Year Founded HORNE LLP 475 ...

Protection from employee lawsuits begins with careful hiring.(Law & Accounting)
January 1, 2007... Setting the scene: An advertisement for a law firm engaged in employment law shows a wolf in sheep's clothing. The headline of the ad says, "Employees' motives aren't always warm and fuzzy." Employment lawsuits pose a serious threat to...

Time right for tech upgrade? That depends ...
January 8, 2007... Quite a few people wait until their computer or other office equipment breaks down before replacing it. That might not be the best strategy especially as with Murphy's Law, breakdowns often happen at the worst time. But exactly how do you...

Cigar company promoting hand-rolled products, Delta blues.
January 8, 2007... CLARKSDALE -- Long known for the Delta blues, soon this area will also be known for premium cigars. Avalon Cigars, a boutique cigar manufacturer that uses a proprietary pecan-aging process, is going into production here in 2007. Building on the...

Mope funds for broken school system mean little.(Viewpoint essay)
January 8, 2007... Let's be honest with ourselves and admit that most of those resolutions to lose weight and save money have been forgotten by now--after all, the new year is a week old. So, I want to propose a resolution that Mississippians need to adopt and...

No shortage of polling, punditry these days.(Across the Desk)
January 8, 2007... With the Legislature back in town, there is no shortage of polling and punditry. And since it's an election year, the politics are that much more intense. The 2007 session convened January 2, and an early business event--the Mississippi...

Mississippi Association of Realtors.(People to Watch)
January 8, 2007... Melanie Mitchell, CRS, of Starkville was named Mississippi's 2006 Realtor of the Year during the Mississippi Association of Realtors' convention and trade show in Vicksburg in early December. Mitchell is the principal broker and co-owner of...

Beau Rivage Resort and Casino.(People to Watch)
January 8, 2007... Brian J. Bork has joined Beau Rivage Resort and Casino in Biloxi as the executive director of advertising. In his new role, he will be responsible for overseeing advertising, internal communications and customer service management. Bork manages...

Governor's Office.(People to Watch)(Marie Thomas and Patrick Sullivan named as policy advisors for Gov. Haley Barbour)(Brief article)
January 8, 2007... Marie Thomas and Patrick Sullivan have been named policy advisors for Gov. Haley Barbour. Thomas is serving as advisor in the areas of economic development, bonds, taxes, energy and labor issues. Sullivan is working in the areas of agriculture,...

The Langston Law Firm.(People to Watch)
January 8, 2007... Joseph C. "Joey" Langston of Booneville was recently selected as a 2006 "Mid-South Super Lawyer" by Law & Politics magazine, ranking him among the top 5% of attorneys in Arkansas, Mississippi and Tennessee. The multi-step selection process...

Wells Marble & Hurst, PLLC.(People to Watch)(R. James Young named to "The Best Lawyers in America.")(Brief article)
January 8, 2007... R. James Young has been named for the 11th consecutive year to "The Best Lawyers in America." He has also been selected as a 2007 Superlawyer. As a member of Wells Marble & Hurst, Young's main areas of practice include estate planning and...

Hancock County Port and Harbor Commission.(People to Watch)(appointment of John W. Zink)(Brief article)
January 8, 2007... John W. "Jack" Zink of Gulfport has been named executive director of the Hancock County Port and Harbor Commission. Zink is a retired U.S. Navy captain and has an extensive background in project and construction management. In his new position,...

Vector Marketing.(People to Watch)(Rebecca Huckeby get All-American Scholarship)(Brief article)
January 8, 2007... Rebecca Huckeby of Brandon has received an All-American Scholarship for her sales achievement with Vector Marketing. With more than 40,000 sales representatives, Huckeby placed in the Top 25 nationwide. This is the second time she has received...

Philip Shirley named CEO of GodwinGroup: Chairman Danny Mitchell says move positions agency for future.(People to Watch)
January 8, 2007... Special to the Mississippi Business Journal JACKSON -- Danny E Mitchell, chairman of GodwinGroup, announced January 2 that Philip Shirley has been named chief executive officer. Shirley, also a senior partner of the agency, will oversee...

TVA makes first Securities and Exchange Commission filing.(Tennessee Valley Authority)(Financial report)
January 8, 2007... NORTH MISSISSIPPI -- The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) has filed its first-ever Form 10-K annual report with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), reporting total operating revenues of almost $9.2 billion for the 2006 fiscal year, an...

Beau restoration complete.(Strictly Business)
January 8, 2007... BILOXI -- On December 29, Beau Rivage Resort and Casino completed its $550-million transformation with the opening of the Beau Rivage Theatre. The Theatre features a 1,550-seat showroom and $3-million, state-of-the-art sound and lighting...

Cadence moves to NASDAQ.(Strictly Business)
January 8, 2007... STARKVILLE -- Cadence Financial Corporation has been approved for listing on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol "CADE." Trading on the NASDAQ was expected to commence December 28, 2006. Lewis F. Mallory Jr., chairman and CEO...

Bryson buys two agencies.(Strictly Business)(Bryson Insurance acquires Banks Insurance and Shackleford Brothers & Fortenberry)(Brief article)
January 8, 2007... RIDGELAND -- Bryson Insurance has acquired two Mississippi insurance agencies--Banks Insurance in Hattiesburg and Shackleford Brothers & Fortenberry in Canton. Terms of the transactions were not disclosed. Although technically...

D&PL reports loss.(Strictly Business)(Financial report)
January 8, 2007... SCOTT -- Delta and Pine Land Company (D&PL) recorded a net loss during the first quarter ended November 30, 2006. Due to the seasonal nature of the seed business, D&PL typically incurs losses in its first and fourth fiscal quarters. After...

Land Bank South distributes $3m.(Strictly Business)
January 8, 2007... FLOWOOD -- The board of directors and management of Land Bank South, FLCA, has declared and paid a cash patronage distribution of $3 million to its members. The amount was based on the association's financial performance over the year. ...

First Bank breaks ground.(Strictly Business)
January 8, 2007... BILOXI -- On December 19, First Bank and Trust of Mississippi held a ground-breaking ceremony at what will be the main branch on Eisenhower Drive in this Mississippi Gulf Coast city. "Since First Bank opened its doors over a year and a half...

Fitness 24 buys DAC club.(Strictly Business)
January 8, 2007... OLIVE BRANCH -- The regional fitness management company DAC has sold its club in this Northwest Mississippi city to Fitness 24. Terms were not disclosed. DAC said it chose to sell the facility in order to increase overall profitability and...

The Pantry expands presence.(Strictly Business)
January 8, 2007... NORTH MISSISSIPPI -- The Pantry Inc. has completed the previously announced acquisitions of eight convenience stores in Mississippi and Florida. Seven of the stores are in North Mississippi, where they have been operating under the...

Magna rating adjusted.(Strictly Business)
January 8, 2007... GULFPORT -- A.M. Best Co. has downgraded the financial strength rating to "B+ (Very Good)" from "B++ (Very Good)" of Magna Insurance Company. The outlook for this rating has been revised to "stable" from "negative," and A.M. Best has assigned...

The Fund purchases building.(Strictly Business)
January 8, 2007... JACKSON -- According to Parkway Properties Inc., Parkway Properties Office Fund, L.P. (Fund) has purchased a 190,000-square-foot office property in Memphis. Renaissance Center, located in the East Memphis submarket within the Poplar Avenue...

Bio Solutions acquisition.(Bio Solutions Manufacturing Inc. has acquired Bio-Extractor technology)(Brief article)
January 8, 2007... HATTIESBURG -- Bio Solutions Manufacturing Inc. has acquired an oil and grease extraction technology for the removal of fat, oil and grease from organic waste effluent. Terms were not disclosed. The patent-pending technology, called...

MULTIPLAN now online.(Strictly Business)
January 8, 2007... JACKSON -- The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) invites the public to review and make final comments on the statewide, long-range transportation plan prior to submission to the Federal Highway Administration for approval. ...

Baker Donelson: 'Go-To' firm.(Strictly Business)(Corporate Counsel magazine names Baker, Donelson, Bearman and Caldwell a "Go-To Law Firm")(Brief article)
January 8, 2007... JACKSON -- Corporate Counsel magazine has named Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC, a "Go-To Law Firm." For its annual "Who Represents America's Biggest Companies" issue, the magazine surveyed general counsel at Fortune 500...

LiveWell Center opens.(Strictly Business)(Forrest General Hospital)(Brief article)
January 8, 2007... HATTIESBURG -- Forrest General Hospital has officially opened its new LiveWell Center. Formerly known as Health Management Connection, the LiveWell Center, located in the Cloverleaf Medical Plaza, seeks to empower individuals to take action for...

MVSU offering first MRPP.(Strictly Business)(Brief article)
January 8, 2007... ITTA BENA -- Mississippi Valley State University (MVSU) is currently accepting applications for the master's in rural public policy and planning program (MRPP), which is set to begin January 2007. The new program will specifically appeal to...

Golf courses ranked.(Strictly Business)
January 8, 2007... CHOCTAW AND SAUCIER -- According to the Mississippi Development Authority (MDA) Division of Tourism, three golf courses in the state have been voted onto Golfweek's "Best 21 Casino Courses" list. Grand Casino Biloxi's Grand Bear Golf Club...

Magazine honors construction, design projects.(Strictly Business)
January 8, 2007... ACROSS MISSISSIPPI -- Thirty-two South Central construction and design projects received Best of 2006 recognition from South Central Construction magazine during an awards luncheon at The Peabody in Memphis. South Central Construction is a...

ExperienceMississippiRiver.com launched.(Strictly Business)(services of Mississippi River Parkway Commission)(Brief article)
January 8, 2007... MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. -- The Mississippi River Parkway Commission, byway organization of the Great River Road Scenic byway, and the tourism directors of the 10 Mississippi River states that work collectively as Mississippi River Country, USA, have...

DMR: license required to fish.(Mississippi Department of Marine Resources)(Brief article)
January 8, 2007... MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST -- According to the State Marine Patrol, of the 801 violations reported from January to December 2006, 313 of them, or nearly 40%, were for fishing without a recreational saltwater fishing license. And, two-thirds of...

Top players turning to professionally-produced highlight reels.
January 8, 2007... Another year of high school football has come to an end. But many Mississippi high school players are still working hard off the field, with the goal of playing football at the next level. According to one college recruiting site, there are...

Employer costs data out.(Strictly Business)
January 8, 2007... WASHINGTON -- Employer costs for employee compensation in private industry among the four geographic regions of the country ranged from $22.83 per hour in the South to $29.02 in the Northeast in September 2006, according to the Bureau of Labor...

BBB gets approval.(Strictly Business)
January 8, 2007... RIDGELAND -- The Better Business Bureau (BBB) of Mississippi has earned recognition from its national organization as meeting all standards of performance and related policies. Every three years, the Council of Better Business Bureaus...

Women's Fund taking apps.(Strictly Business)
January 8, 2007... JACKSON -- The Women's Fund of the Community Foundation of Greater Jackson is now accepting grant applications for its 2007 funding cycle. Non-profit 501(c)3 organizations in the tri-county area, which serve and address the needs of women and...

Denbury selects Digital Oilfield.(Strictly Business)
January 8, 2007... Independent oil and gas operator Denbury Resources Inc. has selected Digital Oilfield Inc.'s OpenInvoice, OpenInvoice Image and OpenContract PriceBook solutions to automate and streamline its invoicing processes, and has signed a multi-year...

Softball training facility a $500,000 investment for Waterbury.(Bobby Waterbury to build first training facility for girls fast-pitch softball in the Clinton Business Park)
January 8, 2007... CLINTON -- One of the newest businesses here, Waterbury's Girls Fast Pitch Softball, is also one of its most anticipated. Longtime resident Bobby Waterbury is building the city's first training facility for girls fast-pitch softball in the...

Sanderson using legal education, experience to help Coast rebuild.(Brian Sanderson)
January 8, 2007... GULFPORT -- Attorney Brian Sanderson, 34, is at the forefront of rebuilding efforts on the Gulf Coast and isn't currently practicing law, but he's still a lawyer through and through. He's also president-elect of the Young Lawyers Division of...

Furniture Market adapting strategy to combat competition.
January 8, 2007... For Shane Spiller, the Tupelo Furniture Market is a no-brainer. Smart Shevin could make the same case. Two branch stores of the family-owned Spiller Furniture Stores are in Columbus and Starkville; the remaining 15 are in Alabama. With...

For state's geospatial cluster, 2006 was outstanding year: Milestones: Katrina recovery, awards, innovations and growth.(Focus: Technology & Telecommunications)
January 8, 2007... The year just ended was a very good one for Mississippi's Geospatial Cluster. It was a year of recovery from Hurricane Katrina, awards, technology innovations and continued growth. The group's official name is the Enterprise for Innovative...

FNC, HomeSafe team up.(Focus: Technology & Telecommunications)(alliances of FNC Inc. and HomeSafe Inspection Inc.)(Brief article)
January 8, 2007... Special to Mississippi Business Journal OXFORD -- Mississippi technology companies FNC Inc, and HomeSafe Inspection Inc. are providing lenders with easy access to advanced home inspection technologies. FNC's real estate collateral...

MTA president optimistic about state's world-class research.(Randall Goldsmith, Mississippi Technology Alliance)(Interview)
January 8, 2007... RIDGELAND -- Now that Dr. Randall Goldsmith has had a few months to settle in as president and CEO of the Mississippi Technology Alliance (MTA), the Texas native is even more excited about what's going on in the state technology wise. ...

Program off to a great start providing capital for 'gazelles'.(Focus: Technology & Telecommunications)
January 8, 2007... What does it take to help a "gazelle" grow? High-performance emerging technology companies that some people call gazelles because of their ability to grow by leaps and bounds can have difficulty getting startup financing. One year ago, the...

Silverado's clean coal technology coming to Choctaw County.(Focus: Technology & Telecommunications)
January 8, 2007... ACKERMAN -- A $26-million clean coal technology project in Choctaw County promises to help decrease the country's dependence on foreign oil and make Mississippi the center of alternative fuel production. Silverado Green Fuel Inc. will build the...

OKIN America moves into new 30,000-square-foot facility.(Focus: Technology & Telecommunications)
January 8, 2007... TUPELO -- The domestic furniture industry has been under stress from foreign competition, so it is significant that OKIN America, LLC, is expanding its high-tech manufacturing of linear actuators, which are electronic control devices used in...

State's furniture industry gets boost with $500,000 workforce training grant.(Focus: Technology & Telecommunications)
January 8, 2007... Mississippi's $4-billion per year furniture industry got an early Christmas present with the announcement in mid-December of a $500,000 grant from the U.S. Department of labor for workforce training. Furniture manufacturers will be getting...

Network cable contractors.
January 8, 2007... Network Cable Contractors Name Year Founded No. of Employees Address Phone FAX Universal Solutions 1996 164 100 Business Park Dr.,...

Technology serves multiple uses in today's marketing.(In Focus)
January 8, 2007... Marketers continue to experience a wave of new technology. Technology in its essence is fascinating and is a great tool for exciting the scope of possibilities for a specific product or group. The most important thing about any technology...

Telepak chooses multi-SeCure from PineApp.(Technology & Telecommunications)(contracts of Telepak Networks and PineApp)(Brief article)
January 8, 2007... Special to the Mississippi Business Journal JACKSON -- Telepak Networks has selected and deployed PineApp's Mail-SeCure anti-spam appliance to filter spam for its thousands of business and residential users. Since deploying a trio of...

Mississippi Power Company plans coal-burning plant near Meridian.
January 8, 2007... GULFPORT -- Mississippi and the state's elected officials are intent on becoming an integral part of finding alternative fuels and decreasing the nation's dependence on foreign oil. That dream again came into focus with the recent announcement...

ConventionSouth honors Jackson CVB.
January 8, 2007... Special to the Mississippi Business Journal JACKSON -- In December, the Jackson Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) was presented with ConventionSouth magazine's annual Readers' Choice Award. After more than a decade of recognizing...

How's this for a really incredible investment story?(At Issue)
January 8, 2007... I may not be writing this column much longer. I don't want to toot my own horn and I certainly can't base my fortune on skill, but I could be the luckiest man on earth. Over the past 12 months or so I have won more than a $100 million in...