The Mississippi Business Journal articles from March 2002

The Mississippi Business Journal archives from March 2002

Primos' Hunting Calls readying new facility: Move will facilitate operations, currently in three Jackson locations. (Speak the Language).(Statistical Data Included)
March 4, 2002... FLORA -- To the casual onlooker, news of Primos' Hunting Calls moving into a new 54,000-square-foot building in the Flora Industrial Park this May is simply a sign of progress. But to Jackson native Will Primos, it's a significant...

Reaction ranges from concern to mostly curiosity. (Speak the Language).(impact of Enron-Andersen situation on accountants in the metro Jackson area)(Statistical Data Included)
March 4, 2002... Metro Jackson accountants say the fallout from the Enron-Andersen situation has garnered more curiosity than concern from their clients. Instead, the topic comes up more often after work. "From a client viewpoint, we haven't had a lot of...

Busy spring, season in full swing for Van Zyverden.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 4, 2002... Wilton J. "Bill" Johnson Jr. MERIDIAN -- The 275,000-square-foot building housing Van Zyverden Inc. catches the uninitiated by surprise. It sits on the outskirts of Meridian in an upscale residential neighborhood -- large homes with...

Developing I-20 corridor. (Editorial).(business and industry development of Rankin County)(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... It is unfortunate that Hyundai has eliminated a site in Rankin County as a possible location for building a new auto assembly plant, but as the Mississippi Business Journal reported in late February, the area has plenty going for it when it...

Can money buy you happiness? Perhaps. (As I See It).(economy and contentment)(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... It would seem that after ceaseless debate among theologians and scholars we would have some consensus of opinion on whether money, specifically more money, brings us happiness. Alas, such is not the case. However, though theologians and...

Have a plan? Make sure you i-m-p-l-e-m-e-n-t it. (From the Ground Up).(techniques for carrying out business plans)(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... Imagine that you are planning a trip for your family for spring break week. After watching the Winter Olympics everyone in the household is inspired to embark on a skiing trip. Suddenly, it is time to plan. In preparation for the trip...

SunCom. (People to Watch).(executive appointments in Mississippi)(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... SunCom has named Scott H. Mann as the vice president and general manager for the Mississippi/Gulf Coast Region. Mann previously served as the vice president and general manager of ALLTEL Communications. Mann received a bachelor's degree in...

U.S. Department of Labor. (People to Watch).(Patricia Earle named Jackson assistant district director)(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... Patricia Earle has been selected as the Jackson assistant district director for the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division. She previously served in the Richmond. Va., office as a wage and hour investigator. She is pursuing her...

The Ramey Agency. (People to Watch).(executive appointments)(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... Mark Moore has been promoted to vice president, executive art director at The Ramey Agency in Ridgeland. Moore joined the agency in 1989. Suzanne Turner has been promoted to vice president, account supervisor. She has been employed with Ramey...

TripleDouble. (People to Watch).(Resource Associates Corp. chooses Bob Hoeffner company)(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... Resource Associates Corp. of Reading, Pa., has appointed Bob Hoeffner and his firm, TripleDouble, as one of their newest certified affiliates within their international network of senior-level business and executive development associates....

Best practices. (People to Watch).(State Workforce Development Council presents awards for training partnership)(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... Members of Northwest Mississippi Community College's Workforce Development Center and employees of Dana Corporation in Crenshaw were presented awards commending their recent training partnership during the State Workforce Development Council...

Georgia Institute of Technology. (People to Watch).(J. Kelley Williams elected to hall of fame)(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... J. Kelley Williams of Jackson has been inducted into the Georgia Institute of Technology Engineering Hall of Fame. Williams, who received his bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from Georgia Tech in 1956, is chairman and CEO of ChemFirst...

Mississippi Arts Commission. (People to Watch).(Timothy P. Hedgepeth hired)(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... Timothy P. Hedgepeth of Brandon has been named executive director of the Mississippi Arts Commission. Hedgepeth has served on staff of the commission since 1996, first as arts industry program director and most recently as director of grants...

Society Of Plastics Industry, Inc. (SPI). (People to Watch).(Charles A. "Chuck" Paulk III selected)(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... Charles A. "Chuck" Paulk III was recently elected to a four-year term on the Society Of Plastics Industry Inc. (SPI) Southern Regional Board of Directors. Paulk is Mississippi's first representative on the SPI Board. He is the president of...

Delta and Pine Land Company. (People to Watch).(Kevin W. Ferguson hired)(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... Kevin W. Ferguson has joined Delta and Pine Land Company (D&PL) as corporate controller. Ferguson came to D&PL from Arthur Andersen in Jackson, where he most recently served as an audit manager. Ferguson joined Arthur Andersen in 1994 after...

Heidelberg & Woodliff launches Meritas. (Strictly Business).(full-service law firm group)(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... JACKSON -- The firm of Heidelberg & Woodliff, P.A., has launched Meritas along with approximately 200 other business law firms worldwide. Based on 10 years of experience under the name Commercial Law Affiliates, Meritas is a closely integrated...

NADA records loss. (Strictly Business).(North American DataCom Inc.)(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... IUKA -- North American DataCom Inc. (OTCBB: NADA) reported a net loss for the six-month period ended Dec. 31, 2001, of $874,692. This compares to net income of approximately $1.80 million for the same period in 2000. NADA said the...

Parkway declares dividends. (Strictly Business).(Parkway Properties Inc.)(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... JACKSON -- Parkway Properties Inc. (NYSE: PKY) has declared a quarterly dividend of 63cents per share, payable March 29, 2002, to shareholders of record of common stock as of March 15, 2002. This dividend represents the 62nd consecutive...

Clarion hosting Quality Awards. (Strictly Business).
March 4, 2002... JACKSON -- The 17th Excellence in Mississippi Conference and the 7th Mississippi Quality Awards Ceremony, which includes the Governor's Achievement Awards, will be held April 18-19, 2002, at the Clarion Hotel in Jackson. The conference sponsors...

State Farm gives safety grants. (Strictly Business).(Mississippi Department of Transportation plans highway studies)(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... JACKSON -- State Farm Insurance Company is giving a safety grant of $140,000 to the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT), as well as grants to the cities of Ridgeland and Gulfport, on Feb. 22, 2002. The funds will be used to study...

Film tour coming. (Strictly Business).(Crossroads Film Festival)(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... FLOWOOD -- The Crossroads Film Festival, in conjunction with American Movie Classics, is celebrating more than 100 years of film making with The Library of Congress Film Preservation Tour. The event, which began Feb. 28, continues through March...

BancorpSouth repurchasing shares. (Strictly Business).(BancorpSouth Inc.)(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... TUPELO -- BancorpSouth Inc. (NYSE:BXS) has started a common stock repurchase program whereby BancorpSouth may acquire up to 4.1 million shares of its common stock. This is in addition to approximately 825,000 shares that the company has yet to...

Women's conference approaching. (Strictly Business).
March 4, 2002... JACKSON -- The Mississippi Women's Conference 2002 is slated for March 20, 2002, from 9 a.m. to 3:45 p.m., at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Jackson. In its seventh year, the women's conference has been endorsed by Gov. Ronnie Musgrove and...

Dallas printing loses suit. (Strictly Business).(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... JACKSON -- A jury in Jackson recently rendered a verdict in a civil suit against Champion Industries Inc. of Huntington, W. Va., and its Jackson-based subsidiary Dallas Printing Company Inc. The jury awarded the plaintiffs $1.745 million in...

RMT goes accident-free. (Strictly Business).(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... JACKSON -- RMT Inc. realized a milestone in 2001. It went the entire year without a single U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration-recordable lost-time accident. In 1998 RMT, a full-service engineering and environmental...

Hollywood Casino suing. (Strictly Business).(Hollywood Casino Corp.)(insider trading law suit)(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... TUNICA -- Hollywood Casino Corporation has filed two lawsuits in connection with the activities of two of its directors and former officers. The company has filed suit against Jack E. Pratt, William D. Pratt, Harold C. Simmons and certain...

FGH selling AmClyde. (Strictly Business).(Friede Goldman Halter Inc.)(AmClyde Engineered Products Inc.)(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... GULFPORT -- Friede Goldman Halter Inc. (FGH) (OTCBB:FGHLQ) has entered into a contract with the Norwegian company Hydralift ASA, to sell FGH's AmClyde Engineered Products to Hydralift for approximately $36 million. AmClyde, located in St. Paul,...

Dancing Rabbit in top 75. (Strictly Business).(Dancing Rabbit Golf Club )(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... CHOCTAW RESERVATION -- Golf Digest has named Dancing Rabbit Golf Club at the Pearl River Resort to "America's Top 75 Golf Resorts." The award was announced in the March 2002 issue. A first for Golf Digest, the ratings are based on a number...

Holmes County hires Strategic eMedia. (Strictly Business).(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... HOLMES COUNTY -- Seven communities in Holmes County have retained Jackson-based Strategic eMedia to provide economic development consulting services. Durant, Goodman, Cruger, Lexington, Pickens, Tchula and West are embarking on a long-term...

International Center to begin construction. (Strictly Business).(University of Southern Mississippi)(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... HATTIESBURG -- The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) will soon start construction on the $8-million International Center on the western side of the Hattiesburg campus. The center will bring a variety of globally-related programs under...

Concrete restoration used on I-55. (Strictly Business).(Mississippi)(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... HINDS COUNTY -- A 40-year-old section of concrete pavement has been reworked near the City of Terry using the concrete pavement restoration (CPR) technique known as "diamond grinding." According to the Mississippi Concrete Industries...

ChemFirst declares dividend. (Strictly Business).(ChemFirst Inc.)(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... JACKSON -- The board of directors of ChemFirst Inc. (NYSE: CEM) has declared a quarterly cash dividend on its common stock of 10cents per share. The dividend is payable March 21, 2002, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on...

Hancock Fabrics debt free. (Strictly Business).(Hancock Fabrics Inc.)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 4, 2002... TUPELO -- Hancock Fabrics Inc. (NYSE: HKF) saw net earnings rise 56% to $7.9 million, or 44cents per diluted share, during the fourth quarter of 2001. Sales for the quarter were $123.7 million, a 22.2% increase over the comparable period the...

Export finance training offered. (Strictly Business).
March 4, 2002... GULFPORT -- The Mississippi Export Assistance Center (MEAC), in conjunction with the International Trade Club and the Mississippi Development Authority, will host a seminar on the fundamentals of financing international transactions March 15,...

MDOT looking for consultant. (Strictly Business).(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... SOUTH MISSISSIPPI -- The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) is seeking a firm to provide engineering services for the preparation of an environmental assessment on a proposed highway improvement project. The proposed...

Ship systems delivers destroyer. (Strictly Business).(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... PASCAGOULA -- Northrop Grumman Corporation's Ship Systems sector has delivered its 16th Aegis guided-missile destroyer to the U.S. Navy. According to Ship Systems, it used streamlined testing that saved time, fuel and personnel costs on the new...

Milisaps buie earns AAA rating. (Strictly Business).(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... JACKSON -- The Millsaps Buie House has been awarded a Four Diamond rating from the auto club AAA. This marks the 14th consecutive year the lodging has garnered the Four Diamond designation. According to AAA, only 2.82% of the estimated...

Pilgrimage named to Top 20. (Strictly Business).(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... COLUMBUS -- The Southeast Tourism Society has named the Columbus Annual Spring Pilgrimage to its "Top 20 Events" for 2002. This is the event's second consecutive year to make the ranking, and the third time it has made the list since the...

U.S. NetworX introduces nationwide hosting. (Strictly Business).(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... JACKSON -- U.S. NetworX recently launched a specialized Web hosting service available to businesses throughout the U.S. The company said after conducting an extensive study of possible points of failure in the delivery of Web-based content,...

EMMA awards scholarships. (Strictly Business).(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... MERIDIAN -- The East Mississippi Manufacturing Association (EMMA) recently presented two Meridian Community College (MCC) students with the Les Wallace Memorial Scholarship. The scholarship recipients were Jessie Houston, a resident of Meridian...

Pearl chamber plans first business expo.(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... PEARL -- It's an idea that's been kicked around for years, so when members of the Pearl Chamber of Commerce said they wanted a business expo, the chamber made it happen. The city's first business expo is set for March 14 at Pearl High...

Venture technologies new data center opens for business.(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... JACKSON -- Last month, Venture Technologies made history by opening the state's only commercially accessible tier one data center, providing Mississippi businesses and government with managed services for delivering information to end users....

'Respect for the past' part of Jordan's development philosophy: Jordan's newest venture featured in designer showcase.(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... RIDGELAND -- Mark S. Jordan Companies has been a force in residential and commercial development of Madison County since 1978, when Jordan established a new-home construction company called Good Earth Development. After moving into real...

Ad firms across the state wrap themselves in gold, silver: District ADDY wards competition set April 11-14 in Atlanta. (Focus Advertising, Printing & Publishing).(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... Jesus on a skateboard. Tennis ball-hurling cannons. Different, yes, but for advertising firms across the state, these and other ideas brought home ADDY Awards and the chance to advance to the district level of competition. Jim Garrison,...

Slow economy challenges metro-area printing companies. (Focus Advertising, Printing & Publishing).(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... JACKSON -- Keeping pace with the latest technological equipment during a slow economy has challenged metro area printers, who have taken various measures to meet demands and compete in price wars. "The old joke was to pick any two --...

Ordering cautious, but outlook optimistic for publishers. (Focus Advertising, Printing & Publishing).(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... Even though Mississippi's publishing firms saw a dip in fourth quarter 2001 sales, the outlook for 2002 and beyond is promising. "Last year, we had record revenues of $2.1 million, but this year, there's been a quiet period as retail is...

Billboards say it fast, say it best, many claim. (Focus Advertising, Printing and Publishing).(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... What do park benches, buses and billboards all have in common? They can all be a medium for advertising. Billboards, however, are considered by many to be the most popular form of outdoor advertising. Kim Moss, senior vice president and...

Results lead to awards for advertising agency. (Essential Business).(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... Maris, West & Baker JACKSON -- Though it's still early in 2002, Mails, West '& Baker (MWB) is finding itself in a familiar role -- award recipient. The awards already garnered this year are being added to the estimated hundreds it's won in...

Commercial printers.
March 4, 2002... Commercial Printers Name, Year Founded Specialties/Services Top Officer/Title Address First American Printing Full-color printing, data & Direct Mail, 1991 processing, complete Gene Smith,...

Vrrrooom! Bye-bye to screaming salesmen, sales gimmicks. (Focus Advertising, Printing & Publishing).(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... Who hasn't had a love affair with a car? Perhaps given it a name? Incorporating car owners' affinity for their automobile is at the heart of the new ad campaigns recently unveiled by Jackson-based GodwinGroup for two brand new clients:...

Advertising Agencies.(directory of firms in Mississippi)(Directory)
March 4, 2002... Advertising Agencies Agency/Phone Number Address Top Web site / E-mail Executive(s) GodwinGroup (601) 354-5711 Danny Mitchell, CEO One Jackson Place, Ste. 800, ...

Publishing Compaines.(directory of firms in Mississippi)(Brief Article)(Directory)
March 4, 2002... Publishing Compaines Company/Phone Number Address Top Year Founded No. of Web site / E-mail Executive(s) FAX Number Emp. University Press of Seetha Srinivasan,...

Native son returns to head Stone County EDP: Retired Peavey exec says infrastructure will be major priority. (Pine Belt).(Economic Development Partnership)(Brief Article)
March 4, 2002... WIGGINS -- When the position of executive director of the Stone County Economic Development Partnership became vacant recently, county leaders didn't have to look far for their man. Jere Hess, recently retired from a long career in the...

Stock watch.(Brief Article)(Illustration)(Statistical Data Included)
March 4, 2002... Stock Watch Price Per Share Price % Chg Price % Chg 2/26/02 YTD 12 MTHS Amsouth Bancorp (NYSE - ASO) 21.03 +11.3% +18.6%...

Business Calendar: March/April.
March 4, 2002... 4 Monday MBJ EDITORIAL FOCUS: Advertising, Printing and Publishing w/lists of Ad Agencies, Commercial Printers and Publication Firms 6 Wednesday Mississippi Business Procurement Opportunities Conference and Trade Fair 2002, March...

System Scale exacts pound of quality. (Weighing In).(Brief Article)
March 11, 2002... PEARL -- While it would be an overstatement perhaps to say life couldn't go on without scales, conducting business without them would be nearly impossible. Much like computers, scales have become as essential to commerce as the copiers,...

New Lamar County development group getting into swing.(The Foundation, private economic development group, Mississippi)(Brief Article)
March 11, 2002... PURVIS -- Lamar County business leaders are set to launch a new private economic development group they say is needed to better market the area and court business prospects and their jobs to the county. But organizers of The Foundation are...

ECCC playing important role in communities it serves: Businesses, industry profiting from college's programs.(East Central Community College, Mississippi)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 11, 2002... DECATUR -- It's easy to see that the roles East Central Community College (ECCC) plays are important to business, industry and economic development in Newton County and surrounding counties in East Central Mississippi. In morton there is a...

Rising tuition, budget cuts could spell trouble for Pine Belt.(University of Southern Mississippi)(Brief Article)
March 11, 2002... HATTIESBURG -- University of Southern Mississippi faculty, economic development officials and at least one business owner are worried about what could happen if tuition at the school is raised again and additional budget cuts are made. A...

Goin' global. (Editorial).(Mississippi has lost many thousands of jobs and need to position itself better for the global economy)(Brief Article)(Editorial)
March 11, 2002... Few states have been as affected by the realties of the global economy as Mississippi. Tens of thousands of jobs in manufacturing, the cut-and-sew apparel industry, assembly work and an assortment intensive positions have been lost The...

IRS cheating survey results disappointing. (As I See It).(Internal Revenue Service)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 11, 2002... Predictably, a recent survey found that more Americans say cheating -- at least a little -- on taxes is acceptable. This attitude coincides with the declining number of audits conducted by the IRS in recent years and, accordingly, the...

Turf dynamics shape employees, organizations. (Great Expections).(Brief Article)
March 11, 2002... The dynamics of interaction are interesting and valuable in understanding employees, who tend to build microcosms of the world they live in as they go about their daily workdays. Turf, and the protection of it, is often the most compelling...

East Mississippi Business Development Corp. (EMBDC). (People to Watch).
March 11, 2002... Leia Driggers, marketing representative for Brainstorm Inc., was named the EMBDC Ambassador of the Month for January 2002. Driggers achieved the honor through her participation in ribbon cutting ceremonies,, signing up two new members to the...

Mississippi Credit Union System. (People to Watch).
March 11, 2002... Charles Elliott, Mississippi Credit Union System president/CEO, was selected by Mississippi Senator and Senate Minority Leader Trent Lott to serve on the recent Presidents 2002 National Summit on Retirement Savings, Elliott also served as an....

Home Builders Association of Mississippi (HBAM). (People to Watch).(executive appointments)(Brief Article)
March 11, 2002... Vonnie Ladner of., Gulfport has been elected to lead the HBAM for 2002. Ladner, who is president of AFC Inc., is the first woman to serve as HBAM president. Other executive committee members include: Charles Porter of Brandon, vice president;...

Roy Anderson Corp. (People to Watch).(hires Del Buck)(Brief Article)
March 11, 2002... Roy Anderson Corp. has named Del Buck as the new vice president of its corporate estimating department. Buck is a 20-year veteran of the construction industry with experience in project management and design-build projects in addition to...

Mississippi Bankers Association. (People to Watch).(honors Julie Henry)(Brief Article)
March 11, 2002... Julie Henry of Pontotoc was honored as the Mississippi Young Bankers Statewide County Chairman of the Year for 2001. Henry is vice president and cashier of First National Bank of Pontotoc, where she has worked for more than 15 years.

Adams and Reese, LLP. (People to Watch).(hires Mary L. Purvis, Christopher L. Walker)(Brief Article)
March 11, 2002... Adams and Reese, LLP, has appointed the following associates in its Jackson office: Mary L. Purvis, dispute resolution services, and Christopher L. Walker, transactions and corporate advisory services.

The Grand Lodge of Mississippi F&AM.(cornerstone ceremony for Hinds Community College building)(Brief Article)
March 11, 2002... Caption: The Grand Lodge of Mississippi F&AM recently conducted a cornerstone ceremony for Cain-Cochran Hall on the Hinds Community College (HCC) Raymond campus. Grand Lodge Grand Master Glen Dale Brady presided over the event and was assisted...

Baker, Donelson, Bearman & Caldwell. (People to Watch).(four shareholders named)(Brief Article)
March 11, 2002... The following four attorneys have been named shareholders in the Jackson office of Baker, Donelson, Bearman & Caldwell. John B. Beard concentrates his practice in transactional health care matters and other business transactions and tax...

Foundation for the Mid South. (People to Watch).(appoints Kathleen Shields)(Brief Article)
March 11, 2002... The Foundation for the Mid South has recently appointed Kathleen Shields as a program officer. Shields served as an intern for the foundation in 2000. She previously worked as a literacy program coordinator for the Americorps Leaders Program in...

John C. Stennis Space Center. (People to Watch).(Partners for Stennis announces officers)(Brief Article)
March 11, 2002... Partners for Stennis, a non-profit organization founded in 1995 to help crease a better understanding of the economic, technical and educational value of the John C. Stennis Space Center, has announced new officers for 2002: president, David...

Crystal Springs Apparel, LLC. (People to Watch).(Donna Nigro, Michael Nigro appointed)(Brief Article)
March 11, 2002... Crystal Springs Apparel announces the appointments of Donna Nigro as president and Michael Nigro as chief financial officer. Donna Nigro formerly served as vice president of sales and marketing of Bernstein and Sons Shirt Corp. and Michael...

The USA International Ballet Competition (IBC). (People to Watch).(announces staff members)(Brief Article)
March 11, 2002... The USA International Ballet Competition (IBC) announces the following new staff members who will help prepare for the international competition in Jackson June 15-30. Abigail Chen joined the USA IBC in January 2002 as the administrator of the...

Griffis Law Firm, PLLC. (People to Watch).(new law firm)(Brief Article)
March 11, 2002... Kenny Griffis, former legal director for Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi, has formed Griffis Law Firm in Ridgeland. Griffis is a certified public accountant and a 1987 graduate of the University of Mississippi School of Law.

Pine Belt Chapter of the Public Relations Association of Mississippi.(Brief Article)
March 11, 2002... Caption: The members of the Pine Belt Chapter of the Public Relations Association of Mississippi recently elected the new board of directors for the year 2002. Pictured left to right (front row): Christie Miller, graphic designer for...

Stennis' impact increases. (Strictly Business).(Brief Article)
March 11, 2002... HANCOCK COUNTY -- The John C. Stennis Space Center in fiscal year 2001 produced a direct global economic impact of $736 million, a 20% increase over fiscal year 2000, Stennis officials announced. The economic impact on areas within a 50-mile...

MWG buys IP acreage. (Strictly Business).(Brief Article)
March 11, 2002... JACKSON -- The Molpus Woodlands Group (MWG) has acquired 36,260 acres of timberland in East Texas from International Paper. MWG paid $26.278 million for the land. The land, known as the Oakhurst property, is located approximately 60 miles...

Choctaws launch CGI, open center. (Strictly Business).(Choctaw Geo Imaging)(Brief Article)
March 11, 2002... CHOCTAW -- The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians (MBCI) have launched Choctaw Geo Imaging (CGI), and has also opened its national geospatial and image-processing center in Choctaw. CGI offers a suite of digital imaging services, including...

OSDG/OSSI leases second incubator. (Strictly Business).(Open Source Development Group, Open Source Software Institute)(Brief Article)
March 11, 2002... OXFORD -- The Open Source Development Group (OSDG), along with its not-for-profit sister company Open Source Software Institute (OSSI), has signed a lease with the North Mississippi Enterprise Initiative (NMEI) in Oxford. Already a tenant in...

SMEPA sets safety record. (Strictly Business).(South Mississippi South Mississippi Electric Power Association)(Brief Article)
March 11, 2002... HATTIESBURG -- The employees at South Mississippi Electric Power Association (SMEPA) recently established a new safety record by working four million man-hours without a lost-time accident due to an on-the-job injury. That represents more than...

Alternative fuels conference set. (Strictly Business).(Brief Article)
March 11, 2002... STARKVILLE -- The Mississippi Alternative Fuels Conference will be held April 30-May 1, 2002, at Mississippi State University's (MSU's) Bost Center. The event is being sponsored by MSU and the Mississippi Biomass Council. The program is...

May pleads guilty to fraud. (Strictly Business).(Alexander Frederick May)(Brief Article)
March 11, 2002... GULFPORT -- Alexander Frederick May, also known as Fred May, has pleaded guilty in federal court in Gulfport in a fraud case involving Halter Marine Inc., a subsidiary of Gulfport-based Friede Goldman Halter Inc. May, 51, is the last of five...

WorldCom teams with Compaq. (Strictly Business).(Brief Article)
March 11, 2002... CLINTON -- WorldCom Inc. (NASDAQ: WCOM) and Compaq Computer Corporation (NYSE: CPQ) have signed an agreement to jointly globally market and promote WorldCom Web hosting and Internet colocation services. As part of the agreement, WorldCom is now...