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The Mississippi Business Journal archives from May 2007
Historic highway rebuilding, but what does future hold?(Focus Real Estate Quarterly)
May 7, 2007
Commercial insurance rates slowing Coast redevelopment.(Focus Real Estate Quarterly)
May 7, 2007
Megasite strategy paying off for Columbus, Lowndes County.(Columbus)
May 7, 2007
Deer baiting dilemma tossed to state agency.(Perspective)
May 7, 2007
Small businesses thrive with great service.(Perspective)
May 7, 2007
Close, but not quite right on Export-Import Bank of the U.S.(Perspective)
May 7, 2007
This week.(Calendar)
May 7, 2007
Robinson & Associates Inc.(People to Watch)(appointment of Caroline Pugh)(Brief article)
May 7, 2007
M&F Bank.(People to Watch)
May 7, 2007
The Women's Fund of the Community Foundation of Greater Jackson.(People to Watch)
May 7, 2007
Willoughby, McCraney & Randall.(People to Watch)(Brief article)
May 7, 2007
State Bank & Trust Company.(People to Watch)
May 7, 2007
Guaranty Bank.(People to Watch)
May 7, 2007
Modine plans to close plant.(Strictly Business)(Modine Manufacturing Co.)(Brief article)
May 7, 2007
Unemployment remains level.(Strictly Business)
May 7, 2007
City leaders choose Eutaw.(Strictly Business)(Eutaw Construction Company Inc.)(Brief article)
May 7, 2007
ScanSource leasing facility.(Strictly Business)
May 7, 2007
ANO unit achieves milestone.(Strictly Business)(Arkansas Nuclear One)(Brief article)
May 7, 2007
Displaced workers to receive services.(Strictly Business)
May 7, 2007
State's legal climate ranked.(Strictly Business)(Brief article)
May 7, 2007
Hancock ranked again.(Strictly Business)
May 7, 2007
Bomgar adds security.(Strictly Business)(introduction of Bomgar 9.3 at Bomgar Corporation )(Brief article)
May 7, 2007
Levens opening facility.(Strictly Business)
May 7, 2007
Construction spending up.(Strictly Business)(Brief article)
May 7, 2007
Southern Miss honors Speed.(Strictly Business)
May 7, 2007
AnComm adds new product.(Strictly Business)(Ancom Software Inc.)(Brief article)
May 7, 2007
Foreign-born workers rising.(Strictly Business)
May 7, 2007
CDF members celebrate stellar year with eyes on future.
May 7, 2007
Farmers' Market online.(Website overview)
May 7, 2007
Realtors visiting D.C., sharing concerns with Congress.(Focus Real Estate Quarterly)
May 7, 2007
Metro developer loves real estate's challenges, flexibility.(Focus Real Estate Quarterly)
May 7, 2007
Tenant input makes difference in interior designers' work.(Focus Real Estate Quarterly)
May 7, 2007
Rural land in state appreciating at quick clip.(Focus Real Estate Quarterly)
May 7, 2007
Business booming in Byram; property hot commodity.(Focus Real Estate Quarterly)
May 7, 2007
Building contractors.
May 7, 2007
Poultry feed prices face uncertain future.(Focus Real Estate Quarterly)
May 7, 2007
Remembering when: what's your fondest memory of old Highway 90?(Focus Real Estate Quarterly)
May 7, 2007
MSU names VP for research and economic development.(Focus Real Estate Quarterly)
May 7, 2007
Effective planning? There's no 'I' in TEAM, but there is a 'ME'.
May 7, 2007
Mass layoffs declined.
May 7, 2007
Hog industry revamping operations.
May 7, 2007
Ole Miss hosting FedEx founder for commencement.
May 7, 2007
Shrimp industry making comeback; soaring fuel costs major concern.
May 14, 2007... When Joe Ross, 93, started shrimping in Biloxi as a teenager, fuel cost 10 cents a gallon, and his engine burned 12 gallons per day.
"A dollar and twenty cents per day was all I had to have for fuel," said Ross, who was a commercial...
PSL-NA sees 'red hot' market for pipe products.
May 14, 2007... New job-creating industries are always welcomed by communities, but nowhere is that more true than in hurricane-ravaged Hancock County. It was a jubilant day when Indian pipe maker PSL-North America announced it will build an $80-million...
Oh, the places those Reed's t-shirts have been.
May 14, 2007... Packing for their trip to the 2006 World Cup soccer championship, brothers Parker and Hunter Ingle included the most important clothing item in their wardrobe.
The Tupelo residents' Reed's t-shirts would play a special role in their trip...
New BankPlus facility leading the way for investment.(Financial report)
May 14, 2007... Over its history, BankPlus has earned a reputation for serving the underserved. Founded in Belzoni in the Mississippi Delta, the $1.7-billion financial institution now has 61 offices in 34 Mississippi communities.
On May 7, city, county...
Texas Hill Country social experiment a success.(Perspective)(Column)
May 14, 2007... Can relaxation be orchestrated or does the pursuit of relaxation itself create it's own stress? How many times do we set out to get ourselves relaxed only to wish for the comfort of the old routine? Does chasing relaxation necessitate too many...
Get involved, protect investment.(neighborhoods legal protections )(Column)
May 14, 2007... Keeping your neighborhood safe, clean and desirable requires constant vigilance and involvement. Usually that means picking up litter, keeping an eye out for potential problems and participating in neighborhood functions. But what should you do...
New debate over old regionalism.(Greenwood Commonwealth)
May 14, 2007... Tim Kalich, editor and publisher of the Greenwood Commonwealth, recently reignited the long smoldering, sometimes flaming, debate over regionalism in Mississippi.
Kalich raised the question of the propriety of all Mississippians chipping...
Adams and Reese LLP.(People to Watch)(appointment of T. Michael Cronin)(Brief article)
May 14, 2007... T. Michael Cronin has joined Adams and Reese LLP in the firm's Jackson office as special counsel with the labor and employment and healthcare practice teams in the special business services practice group. He assists clients with matters...
Abbott, Simses & Kuchler.(People to Watch)(achievements of Lawrence Abbott)(Brief article)
May 14, 2007... Lawrence Abbott of the law firm of Abbott, Simses & Kuchler has been included in the 2007 edition of the "Best Lawyers in America." Abbott is the managing director of the firm. He is a trial specialist and has tried 157 cases either to verdict...
Copiah-Lincoln Community College.(People to Watch)
May 14, 2007... Copiah-Lincoln Community College has named John R. Dickerson dean of the Simpson County Center. He will assume the position July 1. Currently, he is the senior associate director of admissions and scholarships at Mississippi State University...
Eutaw Construction.(People to Watch)(appointment of Brian Atkins at Eutaw Construction Company Inc.)(Brief article)
May 14, 2007... Brian Atkins has joined Eutaw Construction as an estimator. He has more than 16 years of construction experience in Mississippi, Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina as an estimator, project manager and area manager for APAC. A Columbus...
Financial Planning Association Mississippi Chapter.(People to Watch)
May 14, 2007... Danny C. Williams, CFP, of Madison has been installed as president of the Mississippi chapter of the Financial Planning Association (FPA), a professional organization of members providing financial planning services. Williams is a partner of...
Hightower Advertising Agency.(People to Watch)
May 14, 2007... The Hightower Advertising Agency in Madison has promoted Kristen Phillips to full-time copywriter and communications specialist. Her primary responsibilities will be to produce press releases, articles and advertising copy for print, online and...
Phelps Dunbar LLP.(People to Watch)(appointment of W. Brett Harvey)(Brief article)
May 14, 2007... W. Brett Harvey has joined Phelps Dunbar's regional labor and employment practice group as an associate in the Jackson office. He received his J.D., cum laude, in 2004 from Harvard Law School, where he was executive editor of the Harvard...
Taylor Auction & Realty Inc.(People to Watch)
May 14, 2007... Benny Taylor of Taylor Auction & Realty in Grenada has earned the Certified Auctioneers Institute (CAI) designation. CAI graduates have the knowledge and skills necessary to provide high-quality services to their clients. Less than 5% of...
Madison County Foundation hosts mid-year meeting.(People to Watch)
May 14, 2007... Washington staff members from the offices of Senators Thad Cochran and Trent Lott and Representatives Bennie Thompson and Chip Picketing were among the crowd of 230 that attended the Madison County Foundation's Mid-Year Meeting held in April at...
Digital billboards offering high-tech outdoor ad option.(Focus)
May 14, 2007... Outdoor advertising companies don't have to worry about someone falling off a scaffold while painting a billboard anymore. That is because the technology of billboards has changed greatly since the days when painters stood perched high above...
Online presence now critical for business success; marketing, sales and more for Mississippi business Web sites.(Focus)
May 14, 2007... Having a Web site used to be optional for businesses, and even some of those who did have a Web site might have hired a college student to do a simple site with bare bones information.
No more. Today it just isn't professional to not have a...
Productivity slows, labor stats agency says.(Focus)
May 14, 2007... WASHINGTON -- The Bureau of Labor Statistics has published preliminary productivity data, as measured by output per hour of all persons, for the first quarter of 2007. The seasonally adjusted annual rates of productivity change in the first...
Bruce sees bright future for Mississippi newspapers.(Advertising & Media)
May 14, 2007... Layne Bruce, the new executive director of the Mississippi Press Association (MPA), understands the lives of his members because he's walked the walk and talked the talk.
The 34-year old comes from a newspaper family and has been a...
Daily newspapers.
May 14, 2007...
Daily Newspapers
Newspaper - Year Founded - Phone Number Top Executive
Address * Fax Title
The Clarion-Ledger - 1837 - Larry Whitaker
(601) 961-7000 ...
Want to break into ad biz? Start with realistic expectations.(Advertising & Media)(advertising seek skiller persons)
May 14, 2007... So, you want to break into advertising? Whether you're a recent college graduate or a workforce veteran hoping to make a career change, metro advertising executives say it's best to be realistic about this field.
"While we have an...
Living Blues magazine publishes 'Mississippi Hill Country Blues' issue.(Advertising & Media)
May 14, 2007... Interviews with blues musicians from north Mississippi--including DuWayne Burnside, David Kimbrough, Kenny Brown and the Rev. John Wilkins--are featured in the current Living Blues magazine.
The special April 2007 issue of Living Blues,...
Newspapers searching for profitable online strategy.(Focus)
May 14, 2007... Some 60% of the daily and weekly newspapers that are members of the Mississippi Press Association (MPA) now have an online version of the news, and many are taking advantage of technology improvements to become more attractive, useful and...
Mississippi ain't no New York and that's just fine.(Advertising & Media)(Column)
May 14, 2007... Yes, I know this month's column was promised as "part two" of tips on Internet marketing. However, my editor reminded me that this issue of the MBJ has an advertising/marketing focus, so I thought I would write something that is more a...
Ad agencies.
May 14, 2007...
Ad Agencies
Agency/Phone Number Top
Address Executive(s)
Web site / E-mail
GodwinGroup (601) 354-5711 Danny Mitchell,
One Jackson Place,...
Real estate success? What does it take these days? Hard work, tenacity, great communication skills and market knowledge are just a few tools of the trade.
May 14, 2007... What does it take to be successful selling real estate? Start out with having, realistic expectations knowing that, like any business, success isn't handed to you on a silver platter.
"Too many people get into real estate thinking it is an...
Hub City Farmer's Market back June 9.
May 14, 2007... HATTIESBURG -- Hub City Farmer's Market is back for its fourth year providing Pine Belt consumers with freshly picked fruits and vegetables, all while putting a little cash in children's pockets and helping local farmers.
Each Saturday,...
Commercial printers continue post-Katrina comeback.(Focus)(Shaugnessy Printing)(American Printing & Direct Mail )
May 14, 2007... Like other businesses, commercial printers on the Mississippi Gulf Coast suffered some bumps and bruises from Hurricane Katrina, but some are now on the rebound.
Shaugnessy Printing in Biloxi had enough water in the production area of its...
Commercial printers.
May 14, 2007...
Commercial Printers
Name, Year Founded Specialties/Services
Top Officer/Title Address
RR Donnelley Company, 1864 Commercial printing, books,
Mark Angelson, CEO directories,...
Tech driving today's offices' efficiency, productivity.(Focus)
May 14, 2007... The digital office has arrived. With the crush of information and communication available these days, offices are trying to become more efficient. Office technology, equipment and supply companies say the secret is helping these businesses...
Facilities top $3.6b.(Strictly Business)(Company rankings)
May 14, 2007... ACROSS MISSISSIPPI -- According to the Mississippi Development Authority, from January-April 2007 there were 151 new and expanded facilities announced statewide. These facilities are expected to create an estimated 5,933 new jobs and represent...
Bridge celebration May 17.(Strictly Business)(Granite Archer Western)(St. Louis Bay Bridge)(Brief article)
May 14, 2007... MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST -- The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) has set the highly anticipated opening of the first two lanes of the new U.S. 90 St. Louis Bay Bridge linking the communities of Bay St. Louis and Henderson Point....
Coast plan amended.(Strictly Business)
May 14, 2007... JACKSON -- The Mississippi Development Authority (MDA) has made a technical modification to the Gulf Coast Regional Infrastructure Action Plan and is seeking public comment.
This amendment is a technical modification regarding the source of...
Timely topics, top speakers a treat for MEC crowd.(Strictly Business)(Mississippi Economic Council)
May 14, 2007... Approximately 1,000 people gathered at the Jackson Marriott Downtown for the Mississippi Economic Council's (MEC's) 58th Annual Meeting May 2. As in years passed, the sessions focused on timely topics, and were led by key players in those...