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The Mississippi Business Journal archives from March 2007

Busy MBA students take advantage of online opportunities.
March 5, 2007... Want to get an MBA totally online through Mississippi institutions of higher learning? Even though other colleges and universities offer some online options, Mississippi State University (MSU) and University of Mississippi are the only two...

Planning, preparation are indispensible management tools.(As I See It)(Column)
March 5, 2007... Tuesday, February 27, 2007, marked three weeks since my knee replacement surgery. I had worried myself into believing the ordeal of surgery and recovery would be much worse than it actually was. Three weeks and I'm running at about half speed....

Careers, home, hearth: angst grouting?(employee benefits regulations)
March 5, 2007... There are times when one seeks a single word to define a situation in a special way. That word for today is "angst." This a word of German origin that according to "The American Heritage Dictionary" means a feeling of anxiety or apprehension...

Building new stadium in Jackson absurd.(At Issue)
March 5, 2007... A boondoggle is an unnecessary public project designed to benefit a few at the cost of many (taxpayers). Usually the boondogglers perpetuate a myth in order to gain support of the populace. Here in Jackson, we have been witnessing the...

BancorpSouth.(People to Watch)
March 5, 2007... BancorpSouth has promoted Teresa W. Snider to central deposit operations officer in Tupelo. She has 28 years of experience with BancorpSouth. A native of Saltillo, Snider is a member of the First Baptist Church of Saltillo. She is married to...

DesignHouse Inc.(People to Watch)(house plan award for Debra Purvis)(Brief article)
March 5, 2007... Debra Purvis of DesignHouse Inc. in Wiggins has won the 2007 House Plan Marketing Associations On The Boards award from the House Plan Marketing Association (HPMA). The competition was open to architects and designers from across the United...

Copeland, Cook, Taylor & Bush, P.A.(People to Watch)(appointment of Danny Ruhl )(Brief article)
March 5, 2007... Danny Ruhl has joined Copeland, Cook, Taylor & Bush as an associate. His practice focuses primarily on the representation of major financial institutions and other creditors in the areas of bankruptcy, creditor's rights, lender liability and...

Horne LLP.(People to Watch)(Kay H. Mortimer joined )(Brief article)
March 5, 2007... Kay H. Mortimer has joined HORNE LLP as the business development manager in its Jackson office. She brings more than 25 years of experience to the firm with a background in marketing, management and human resources. Mortimer holds an MBA from...

JBHM Architects.(People to Watch)
March 5, 2007... The Leadership Academy of Memphis has selected Michael Walker, AIA, principal of JBHM Architects, to membership of its 2008 Fellows program. The committee chose Walker as one of 50 out of 400 nominations. The program is a 12-month engagement...

Intachra.(People to Watch)(Intechra Holding Corp. appointed Marion H. Gray Jr.)(Brief article)
March 5, 2007... Jackson-based Intechra Holding Corp. has named Marion H. Gray Jr. chief financial officer. He has more than 15 years of financial management experience. He joins Intechra from Stewart Capital, where he was CFO and managed the firm's...

Mississippi Power.(People to Watch)(appointments at Mississippi Power Co.)(Brief article)
March 5, 2007... Cindy Duvall has joined Mississippi Power as media relations coordinator. Among her many communications responsibilities, Duvall will serve as the company spokesperson. Before accepting the position with Mississippi Power, she ran her own...

State Bank & Trust Company.(People to Watch)
March 5, 2007... Samantha Melancon of Brookhaven has been promoted to information systems audit officer for State Bank & Trust Company. After graduating from Brookhaven High School and attending Copiah-Lincoln Community College, Melancon has worked with State...

Sysco Food Services.(People to Watch)
March 5, 2007... Sysco Food Services of Jackson has named Brian N. Carlew vice president of sales. In this capacity, he will be responsible for the company's entire geographical area sales efforts, which will include territory sales, business review, business...

Barbours, Peaveys meet in Meridian.
March 5, 2007... Hartley and Mary Peavey (left to right) met with Marsha and Haley Barhour during the Governor's Conference on Tourism, which was held at the MSU Riley Center for the Performing Arts in Meridian last week. Hartley Peavey is holding a...

Club hosts Lott.(People to Watch)
March 5, 2007... The Madison-Ridgeland Rotary Club hosted U.S. Sen. Trent Lott (R-Miss.) at a late February meeting. Lott (second from left) was welcomed by Mark Doiron, Rotary district governor (left to right); Renee Cotton, club program chair; and John Rings,...

Cellular South lands contract.(Strictly Business)
March 5, 2007... JACKSON -- The State of Mississippi has awarded its cellular contract to Cellular South, making the telecommunications company the designated cellular service provider for the state's agencies and institutions. Terms were not disclosed. ...

CCC buying Whitmire.(Strictly Business)(Consolidated Container Company)(Whitmire Container)(Brief article)
March 5, 2007... BLUE MOUNTAIN -- Consolidated Container Company (CCC) of Atlanta intends to acquire substantially all of the assets of Whitmire Container. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Whitmire Container has blow-molding locations in Blue Mountain...

BCD opens new branches.(Strictly Business)
March 5, 2007... RIDGELAND -- Burns Cooley Dennis Inc. (BCD) recently opened new offices in Kenner, La., and Gulfport. The Gulfport office is located on Dedeaux Road, while the Kenner office is on Sharon Street. The Kenner branch is the base of operations...

TVA proposes additions.(Strictly Business)(Tennessee Valley Authority)(Brief article)
March 5, 2007... LOWNDES COUNTY -- To maintain reliable electric service and meet growing power demand, the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) will make improvements to its transmission system in this East Mississippi county, and is asking for public input on the...

Smith's role expands.(Strictly Business)
March 5, 2007... JACKSON -- Regions Financial Corp. is expanding the role of Mississippi regional president Ronnie Smith to include 186 bank locations in Louisiana and East Texas. The Mississippi Banking Group will be renamed the Southwest Banking Group to more...

Study: recovery mixed.(post-disaster reconstruction and economic growth)
March 5, 2007... MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST--Employment statistics, sales tax collections, large construction projects and other key economic indicators point to an accelerating recovery, and even growth, in many Gulf Coast communities damaged by hurricanes Katrina...

Charrette planned.(Strictly Business)
March 5, 2007... JACKSON -- A planning charrette for the LeFleur Lakes flood control and development project will be conducted March 6-12 at the Mississippi Telcom Center in the Capital City. The LeFleur Lakes project is designed to provide flood control...

BCI buys Spire.(Strictly Business)(Business Communications Inc.)(Spire Network Services)(Brief article)
March 5, 2007... RIDGELAND -- Business Communications Inc. (BCI) has acquired Spire Network Services, a New Orleans-based consulting firm specializing in computer networks and web-enabled software applications. Terms were not disclosed. "Spire Network...

Hibernia Insurance sold.(Strictly Business)
March 5, 2007... SOUTH MISSISSIPPI -- Hub International Limited of Chicago has agreed to acquire substantially all of the assets of one of the largest Louisiana-based insurance brokers, Hibernia Insurance Agency, LLC. Terms were not disclosed. Hibernia...

Denbury sets record.(Strictly Business)
March 5, 2007... DALLAS -- Denbury Resources Inc., the Dallas-based firm that is the largest independent oil and gas operating in Mississippi, posted record annual earnings for the full year 2006 of $202.5 million, or $1.74 per basic common share, 22% higher...

MHH enters coast market.(Strictly Business)
March 5, 2007... BILOXI -- Morgan Hunter Homes, LLC, (MHH) has completed a one-year agreement with Prudential Gardner Realtors to be the exclusive representative of the homebuilder in the Gulf Coast region. Terms were not disclosed. Morgan Hunter Homes is...

Pinnacle sees record.(Strictly Business)(record dividend announced)(Brief article)
March 5, 2007... RIDGELAND -- Pinnacle Holding Company, LLC, parent company of Pinnacle Trust, has declared a record dividend of $0.62, compared to 2006's $0.38, a 63% increase. Pinnacle Trust's board of directors recently approved the dividend, which is...

Mapping milestone seen.(Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality contracts with EarthData International)(Brief article)
March 5, 2007... MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST--MISSISSIPPI'S post-Katrina redevelopment reached another milestone recently as the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) and its contractor, EarthData, completed digital aerial data collection over the...

AT&T reopens facility.(Strictly Business)
March 5, 2007... JACKSON -- On February 28, AT&T (formerly BellSouth) held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the reopening of its building at 209 East Capitol Street. Brief remarks were made by new AT&T Mississippi president Mayo Flynt and retiring...

Beneficial opens offices.(Strictly Business)(Beneficial Mississippi Inc.)(Brief article)
March 5, 2007... FLOWOOD -- On March l, Beneficial Mississippi Inc, an indirect subsidiary of HSBC North America Holdings Inc., held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to commemorate three branch openings in Mississippi. The new consumer lending offices offer...

Homeowner packets sent.(Strictly Business)
March 5, 2007... JACKSON -- Homeowners who registered for phase two of the Homeowners Assistance Program have received packets that explain the grant process and that verifies information provided during the registration process. The packets also requested...

Cup nominations sought.(Strictly Business)
March 5, 2007... JACKSON -- Nominations are now being accepted for the 2006 Governor's Cup Awards. Sponsored by Gov. Haley Barbour and the Mississippi Development Authority (MDA) in partnership with the Mississippi Economic Development Council (MEDC), the...

Tour coming to Delta.(Strictly Business)
March 5, 2007... TUNICA -- The U.S. Pro Golf Tour will visit Tunica National Golf & Tennis Club April 2-8, 2007, for the $300,000 Mississippi Classic, which will pay $40,000 to the winner. This will be the second stop on the tour's 10-event schedule. "We...

Talk about it implemented.(Strictly Business)(AnComm Inc. provides communication services for school districts)(Brief article)
March 5, 2007... OXFORD -- Bellevue City Schools in Ohio and Sweetwater County School District (Number Two) in Wyoming have implemented AnComm's new Talk About It product. Terms were not disclosed. Talk About It is designed to bridge this communication gap...

Family Birthplace opens.(Forrest General Hospital's Women's Services)(Brief article)
March 5, 2007... HATTIESBURG -- Forrest General Hospital's Women's Services hosted a ribbon cutting and open house February 27, 2007 at the new Family Birthplace. "Forrest General conducted extensive research with women to find out what they wanted, needed...

ElSohly signs agreement.(Strictly Business)
March 5, 2007... OXFORD -- Carrington Laboratories Inc.'s wholly-owned subsidiary DelSite Biotechnologies Inc. has signed a technology license agreement with privately held ElSohly Laboratories Inc. of Oxford covering the use of GelSite Polymer technology in...

'S-curve' work progressing.(Mississippi Department of Transportation constructing Interstate 59 "S-curve")(Brief article)
March 5, 2007... LAUREL -- The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) has completed the foundation work for the reconstruction of the Interstate 59 "S-curve" in this Jones County city, and planned to place the first set of beams starting the week of...

Lextel to receive services.(Lextel Intelligence Systems and Avaak Inc. awarded by Center for Commercialization of Advanced Technology )(Brief article)
March 5, 2007... JACKSON -- The Center for Commercialization of Advanced Technology (CCAT) in San Diego has presented business service awards to two small companies that have designed and engineered existing prototype technologies for use in military, homeland...

Baptist ranked again.(Strictly Business)(Baptist Memorial Health Care Corp.)(Brief article)
March 5, 2007... MEMPHIS -- Baptist Memorial Health Care was named among the top health care networks in the nation in a recent survey published by Modern Healthcare magazine and conducted by Verispan. Baptist placed 44th nationally in Verispan's list of...

EDA gives grant for ACCO.(Strictly Business)
March 5, 2007... BOONEVILLE -- The Economic Development Administration (EDA) is making a $2-million investment in Prentiss County, the City of Booneville and the Prentiss County Development Association Inc. The investment will help build infrastructure...

Facilities exceed $113M.(Strictly Business)(economic growth in and around Mississippi)(Brief article)
March 5, 2007... ACROSS MISSISSIPPI -- In January, there were 27 new and expanded facilities announced in Mississippi, according to the Mississippi Development Authority. These facilities are expected to create an estimated 123 new jobs, and represent an...

AmSouth establishes fund.(Strictly Business)(AmSouth Bank establishes, Jones: Extreme Makeover Fund)(Brief article)
March 5, 2007... BRANDON -- AmSouth Bank has established a fund to help subsidize college expenses for the three children of Brandon resident Sabrena Jones, whose family was selected by the ABC show "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" to receive a brand new house....

Memorial wins Crystal Award.(Strictly Business)(Memorial Hospital)(2006 Crystal Award of Excellence)(Brief article)
March 5, 2007... GULFPORT -- Memorial Hospital at Gulfport's marketing department has received the 2006 Crystal Award of Excellence for its special hurricane edition of Health & You from the Communicator Awards print competition. The Communicator Awards,...

Nissan-Canton marks production milestone in less than four years.(Strictly Business)
March 5, 2007... Special to the Mississippi Business Journal Nissan North America's Canton plant produced its one-millionth vehicle February 21--a red Nissan Titan Crew Cab SE full-size truck. "Hitting the million-unit mark is a production milestone,"...

Starkman on insurance: 'wildly profitable and super secret'.(Focus: Insurance & Employee Benefits)
March 5, 2007... Dean Starkman, who has reported for The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), The Washington Post and other publications, didn't start out with the intention of specializing in reporting on insurance issues. He covered business issues such as white collar...

Cost, availability situations handled differently state to state.(Focus: Insurance & Employee Benefits)
March 5, 2007... States along the Gulf of Mexico share a common concern about the cost and availability of insurance after catastrophic hurricanes in 2004 and 2005. But there are major differences in the way the states are tackling the problem. Mississippi...

Businesses may see savings on auto coverage this year.(Focus: Insurance & Employee Benefits)
March 5, 2007... There are some bargains for businesses this year. It's a good time for businesses to purchase vehicle insurance whether it's for company-owned autos and trucks or liability coverage for employees using their own automobiles. "Today,...

Insurance association president hitting the road for members.(Focus: Insurance & Employee Benefits)
March 5, 2007... Debbie Shempert of Tupelo is the second female president of the Mississippi Association of Independent Insurance Agents in that organization's long history. She is also many other things, including a community volunteer, sports enthusiast and...

Pending legislation could help stabilize market in state.(Focus: Insurance & Employee Benefits)
March 5, 2007... What can be done to solve the insurance crisis in Mississippi? Tom Quaka, one of the state's top insurance executives, says legislation that recently passed in the Mississippi House and Senate could provide the backstop against unlimited...

Encouraging the private market best approach, exec says.(Focus: Insurance & Employee Benefits)(Interview)
March 5, 2007... Markham R. McKnight, is president of BancorpSouth Insurance Services Inc., which provides financial and insurance products to personal and commercial customers throughout the Southeast. McKnight has an MBA degree from Louisiana State...

Independent insurance agencies.(Directory)(Table)
March 5, 2007... Independent Insurance Agencies Name, Year Founded Top Officer, Title No. of MS Address Phone Number/Fax Employees Stewart Sneed Hewes/ John B. Sneed, 152 BancorpSouth, 1905 ...

Job gains outpace losses.(Focus: Insurance & Employee Benefits)
March 5, 2007... Special to the Mississippi Business Journal WASHINGTON -- From March 2006 to June 2006, the number of job gains from opening and expanding private sector establishments was 7.8 million, and the number of job losses from closing and...

Standing ovations, thunderous applause from crowd.
March 5, 2007... TUPELO -- Students of all ages received a $1.3-billion lesson in economic development on the campus of Tupelo High School last week as officials with Toyota Motor Corp. announced plans to build the company's next North American vehicle assembly...

Regional approach key factor in landing Toyota assembly plant.(Toyota Motor Corp.)
March 5, 2007... TUPELO -- It's a familiar phrase, but it's one that Mississippians aren't likely to abandon anytime soon. Attendees at last week's press conference on Toyota's plans to build an automobile assembly plant in North Mississippi once again...

Bank design embraces New Urbanism in downtown Pascagoula.
March 5, 2007... Pascagoula's downtown was on the road to a renaissance before Hurricane Katrina visited, and city leaders were already using many concepts of New Urbanism. Now, after the storm's interruption, the Jackson County city's downtown is still on...

Just don't do it: why slogans are often a waste of money.(Adworks)
March 5, 2007... When it comes to marketing, a top priority of many companies is nailing down a slogan. If you think about it, some of the most memorable ad campaigns in history have centered around a slogan--"You deserve a break today," "The Real Thing,"...

Calendar of events.(Calendar)
March 5, 2007... Tuesday, March 6 * Jones County Junior College will hold Job Fair 2007 from 9:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. in the P.E. Building on the Ellisville campus. The public is invited to this free event. For more information or to reserve a booth,...

Cellular South opens Technical Operations Center.(contracts with State of Mississippi )
March 12, 2007

What's riskier: in or out of the stock market?(As I See It)
March 12, 2007

Signs point to neighborhood's decline.(From the Ground Up)(Column)
March 12, 2007

HORNE LLP.(People to Watch)(Pam Holmes appointed)(Brief article)
March 12, 2007

McAlister's Corp.(People to Watch)
March 12, 2007

Colonial Supplemental Insurance.(People to Watch)(appointments of sales representatives)(Brief article)
March 12, 2007

TempStaff Inc.(People to Watch)
March 12, 2007

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College.(People to Watch)
March 12, 2007

State Bank & Trust Company.(People to Watch)
March 12, 2007

Believing it--Rick Looser, president and COO of The Cirlot Agency, was the keynote speaker at the Rotary Club of Jackson meeting February 26.(People to Watch)
March 12, 2007

Bruce named Mississippi Press Association executive director.(People to Watch)
March 12, 2007

North Mississippi communities in gear for Toyota.(Toyota Motor Corp.)
March 12, 2007