The Mississippi Business Journal articles from November 2003

The Mississippi Business Journal archives from November 2003

Bickering still flickering over funds: will millions in highway money be repaid? Will the state borrow more?
November 3, 2003... When gubernatorial candidates--incumbent Ronnie Musgrove and challenger Haley Barbour--debated at Delta State University (DSU) in Cleveland last month, the subject of $50 million used by the state from the Mississippi Department of...

Gulf Coast Laundry Service ranked on prestigious Inc. 500 list: company one of the nation's fastest-growing private businesses.
November 3, 2003... GULFPORT -- David Gross grew up around dirty laundry. "There is a lot of dirty wash water in my veins," said Gross, whose firm Gulf Coast Laundry Service recently made the Inc. 500 list of fastest-growing private businesses in the U.S. "The...

On election day, let's think about what's right with America.(As I See It)
November 3, 2003... If history repeats itself, far too few Mississippians will make the effort to vote in this Tuesday's general election. The result: a rather small minority of qualified voters will select our elected officials. I wish it were otherwise, but...

Making a connection between voting, service.(The View from Here)
November 3, 2003... Kermit Denver Laird of Bassfield, Mississippi, left for the Army in the early fall of 1943. He had a bachelor's degree in agronomy from Mississippi State, where he'd also been part of the advanced ROTC program, but graduate school would have to...

Thanks for MBJ's recent coverage of the Coast.(Letter to the Editor)
November 3, 2003... Dear Editor, Thank you for the excellent, informative coverage of the Mississippi Gulf Coast in the October 13-19, 2003, issue of the Mississippi Business Journal. We are always thankful for your insightful reportage. We firmly...

Executive Women International.(People to Watch)
November 3, 2003... Jackson resident Cherry Storey was recently installed as the new president of the Executive Women International Jackson Chapter. Storey, an executive assistant at YMCA of Metropolitan Jackson, will lead the Jackson chapter in providing members...

Mississippi State Hospital.(People to Watch)
November 3, 2003... John Montgomery, D.O., of Whitfield has joined Mississippi State Hospital (MSH) as a psychiatrist. A native of Lumberton, Montgomery earned his B.A. from Millsaps College and his doctor of osteopathic medicine from Nova Southeastern University...

Phelps Dunbar, LLP.(People to Watch)(former Mississippi Sen. Neely C. Carlton joined Jackson office as a counsel attorney)(Brief Article)
November 3, 2003... Phelps Dunbar, LLP is pleased to announce that former Mississippi Sen. Neely C. Carlton has joined the Jackson office as a counsel attorney. Carlton made history in Mississippi in 1995 by becoming the youngest person ever elected to the...

Smith Barney.(People to Watch)(financial consultant Brian Fenelon qualified to attend the prestigious Senior Consultant Council )(Brief Article)
November 3, 2003... Brian Fenelon of Smith Barney's Jackson office was one of 300 financial consultants out of more than 12,400 nationally who qualified to attend the prestigious Senior Consultant Council sponsored by Consulting Group, Smith Barney's managed...

Hattiesburg Clinic.(People to Watch)(Keith M. Simnicht, M.D. has completed the requirements for recertification as a Diplomate of the American Board of Family Practice Inc. )(Brief Article)
November 3, 2003... Keith M. Simnicht, M.D., a family medicine physician with Hattiesburg Clinic, has successfully completed the requirements for recertification as a Diplomate of the American Board of Family Practice Inc. Simnicht received his medical degree from...

BrokerSouth GMAC.(People to Watch)(Anna Lynn Poitevin joined staff)(Brief Article)
November 3, 2003... Anna Lynn Poitevin recently joined BrokerSouth GMAC to assist clients in finding their new home. Poitevin graduated from Mississippi College in 1994 and recently completed her realtor's exam and has received her real estate license.

National Association of Life and Financial Advisors-Jackson.(People to Watch)
November 3, 2003... National Association of Life and Financial Advisors-Jackson recently recognized the Officer of the Month, Jackson police officer Joshua Koegel of the Bravo Shift at Precinct Two. He is responsible for 16 felony arrests, 12 misdemeanor arrests,...

Jackson Logistics recently broke ground in the Northwest Industrial Park for a 40,000-square-foot spec warehouse with plans to open the building in the first quarter of 2004.(People to Watch)(Brief Article)
November 3, 2003... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: Jackson Logistics recently broke ground in the Northwest Industrial Park for a 40,000-square-foot spec warehouse with plans to open the building in the first quarter of 2004. Pictured at the groundbreaking...

Hancock Fabrics Inc.(People to Watch)(president and COO Jack W. Busby Jr. to retire)(Brief Article)
November 3, 2003... Jack W. Busby Jr., president and COO of Hancock Fabrics Inc., will retire from the company effective Feb. 1, 2004. Busby, 60, joined Hancock Fabrics in 1966 as a store manager in Gulfport. He was subsequently promoted to district manager in the...

Carother's Construction.(People to Watch)(promoted Matt Mills to vice president of procurement)(Brief Article)
November 3, 2003... Matt Mills has been promoted to vice president of procurement. Mills has 12 years of construction-related experience and is a graduate of Belhaven College.

State Institutions of Higher Learning.(People to Watch)
November 3, 2003... Dr. Linda W. McFall was named assistant commissioner of finance and administration for the board of trustees of the State Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL). McFall has served at the University of Southern Mississippi (USM) in Hattiesburg as...

Fitzgeralds Casino/Hotel Tunica.(People to Watch)
November 3, 2003... Steve Marshall is the new director of marketing at Fitzgeralds. He will oversee daily operations of the marketing department. including VIP services, group sales, guest services and the casino host office. He began his gaming career in Tunica...

Sanderson Farms.(People to Watch)(appointed Tracy Johnson as breeder hatchery manager at McComb Production)(Brief Article)
November 3, 2003... Sanderson Farms Inc. of Laurel announces the appointment of Tracy Johnson as breeder hatchery manager at McComb Production. Johnson began his career at Sanderson Farms in 1993 as a broiler supervisor. He has also served as breeder supervisor...

M&F Bank.(People to Watch)(promoted Carol Hammock to an assistant vice president)(Brief Article)
November 3, 2003... Carol Hammock has been promoted to assistant vice president in M&F Bank's Rankin County division. Hammock is currently serving as secretary for the 2004 class of the University of Mississippi School of Banking. Andrew Garner has joined the bank...

Anderson Crawley & Burke, PLLC.(People to Watch)(new law firm established)(Brief Article)
November 3, 2003... James M. Anderson, Timothy D. Crawley, P. Sharkey Burke, Jr. and Kenneth S. Womack have established a new law firm in Jackson. Anderson Crawley & Burke, PLLC has a statewide practice focused on the representation of businesses, the insurance...

Pinnacle Trust company.(People to Watch)(Renee Maher joined staff as vice president and operations/compliance officer)(Brief Article)
November 3, 2003... Renee Maher has joined Pinnacle Trust as vice president and operations/compliance officer. Prior to coming to Pinnacle Trust, Maher was branch manager and trust officer for a community bank. She has an A.S. degree in business administration and...

Innovation on display at fourth-annual technology conference: Discovery Institute's John Drescher hosting workshop; Travelocity founder Terry Jones keynoting conference.(Tech Report 1.5)
November 3, 2003... More than 500 technology leaders from around the state are expected to attend the fourth annual Communication Information Technology Organization of Mississippi (CIT.ms) Conference on High Technology November 13th at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in...

Companion Vans staying on the road; its customized 'Mobile Office' finding buyers.(Tech Report 1.5)
November 3, 2003... KOSCIUSKO -- If staying power is the best measure of a company, then Companion Vans Inc. is one of the most successful businesses in Mississippi. When the company was established almost a quarter of a century ago, there were some 2,000 van...

Travelocity founder to share e-commerce success story.(A Mississippi Business Journal Q&A)
November 3, 2003... Even though he knew it was a good idea, in his wildest dreams, Terry Jones didn't think Travelocity would become an Internet Mecca for travelers. One of the first profitable dot-coms in the nation, Travelocity, a full-service travel,...

MTA's Innovation Center open for business: incubator provides high-tech offices at affordable rates.(Tech Report 1-5)
November 3, 2003... Seven businesses have already found a new home at the Mississippi Technology Alliance (MTA) Innovation Center. Several applications are pending, and more are sure to follow, as soon as technology companies realize the many benefits offered by...

Cable contractors.(ranked by number of employees)(Directory)
November 3, 2003... Name Year Founded No. of Employees Address Phone FAX Universal Solutions 1996 164 100 Business Park Dr., Ste. C (601) 899-5000 ...

Lane Tedder adapts to changing telecom marketplace.(Tech Report 1.5)
November 3, 2003... Lane Tedder & Associates, a cable contracting business that was launched in 1990 by 31-year BellSouth veteran G.M. Tedder, started out as a master contractor for AT&T and later did a lot of work for the AT&T spinoff Lucent Technologies. At...

Malls seeing sales rebound and high occupancy rates.(Executive Gift Guide)
November 3, 2003... Judging by high occupancy rates and recent increases in sales activity, things are looking up for Mississippi mails. "Clearly the past few years have been tough on retail sales" said Joel Hill, general manager of Northpark Mall in...

Mistletoe Marketplace nets millions for charity.(Executive Gift Guide)
November 3, 2003... Twenty-two years ago when the Junior League of Jackson began hosting Mistletoe Marketplace, few could have guessed the impact that holiday shopping would have on local charities. Since its start, the annual Christmas shopping gala has...

Sales tax revenue increases may be sign of economic rebound.(Executive Gift Guide)
November 3, 2003... Cities across the state were worried earlier in the fiscal year when sales tax revenues were down from the previous year. But the past several months have seen healthy increases in sales in most areas of the state--good news for municipal...

From affordable to extreme, executive gift-giving suggestions: hottest presents range from tech gadgets to simple traditional.(Executive Gift Guide)
November 3, 2003... Forget meeting quotas and compiling the annual report. For some employees and associates, finding the right holiday gift for the boss, whether a small business owner or the CEO of a Fortune 500 company, is often the biggest challenge of the...

Malls.(list of shopping malls in Mississippi)(Directory)
November 3, 2003... Malls Name, Year Founded Address Metrocenter, NIA 1395 Metrocenter, Jackson, MS 39209 Edgewater Mall, 1963 2600 Beach Blvd., Biloxi, MS 39531 Northpark Mall, 1984 1200 E....

Patience, tact and style--day's work for personal shopper.(Executive Gift Guide)
November 3, 2003... Some people loathe shopping, others love it. When these two meet, it's a business. Personal shoppers earn their living scouring stores for the perfect gift or personal item for their clients. Their customers are busy people with no time to...

Buffalo Peak, Peak Athletics ride wave of outdoor sports.(Executive Gift Guide)
November 3, 2003... JACKSON -- Buffalo Peak Outfitters in Highland Village, which recently celebrated its 17th anniversary, has ridden the wave of increased interest in outdoor sports and recreation such as hiking, mountain biking, kayaking and canoeing. "It...

L-3 Communications acquires Vertex for $650 million: CEO says aerospace company staying in Madison.(Strictly Business)(Vertex Aerospace, LLC)(Brief Article)
November 3, 2003... MADISON -- L-3 Communications (NYSE: LLL) has agreed to acquire Vertex Aerospace, LLC, from Veritas Capital, the New York-based parent company of Vertex. L-3 has agreed to pay $650 million in cash for Vertex, and the deal is expected to close...

Titan powers into production.(Strictly Business)
November 3, 2003... CANTON -- Nissan began production Oct. 21 on its first full-sized pickup truck, the Titan, at its $1.43-billion facility in Madison County. The launch of the Titan is the third of five models to be produced at the plant. The plant will...

ThyssenKrupp Fabco eyes expansion.(Strictly Business)
November 3, 2003... LEE COUNTY -- State and local leaders were on hand recently to dedicate ThyssenKrupp Fabco Automotive Company's newest plant at the Tupelo Lee Industrial Park. Expansion plans were also unveiled that will bring employment at the plant, a...

ABC enters race with endorsement.(Strictly Business)
November 3, 2003... JACKSON -- The Mississippi Associated Builders & Contractors (ABC) has endorsed Republican challenger Haley Barbour for governor. Mississippi's chapter is the largest in the national ABC organization, and the largest construction trade...

SG Resources signs agreements.(Strictly Business)
November 3, 2003... GREENE COUNTY -- SG Resources Mississippi, L.L.C., has executed bi-directional pipeline interconnect agreements with Gulfstream Natural Gas System, L.L.C., and Transcontinental Gas Pipeline Corporation (Transco). The agreements are part of SG...

Trustmark fund gets four stars.(Strictly Business)
November 3, 2003... JACKSON -- According to Trustmark Investment Advisors Inc., investment advisor to the Performance Funds family, the mutual fund evaluation service Morningstar has awarded the Leaders Equity Fund a four-star rating for the overall and three-year...

Entergy Corporation turns 90 with new plan, bright future.(Strictly Business)
November 3, 2003... In celebration of its 90th anniversary, Entergy Corporation aims to do better. As part of the festivities for the company's annual celebration, which is actually November 11, Veteran's Day, but will be officially celebrated November 8, the...

Molpus Woodlands wraps up Texas deal.(Strictly Business)
November 3, 2003... JACKSON -- The Molpus Woodlands Group, a timberland investment management organization (TIMO), has completed the purchase of 463,000 acres of timberlands in Southeast Texas on behalf of an institutional investor. Valued at approximately $290...

Cochran: PSC files first telemarketing complaint.(Strictly Business)
November 3, 2003... JACKSON -- On Oct. 22, the Mississippi Public Service Commission (PSC) filed its first formal complaint against a Florida company for violating the new Mississippi Telemarketing Law. PSC said it has received several complaints regarding...

New Kirk & Blum facility in Canton.(Strictly Business)
November 3, 2003... CANTON -- CECO Environmental Corporation, a provider of industrial ventilation and pollution control systems, is opening a new Kirk & Blum facility in Canton to serve the growing needs of the industrial markets in the Southeast. David...

Triton's newest available.(Strictly Business)
November 3, 2003... LONG BEACH -- Triton's newest product and first through-the-wall ATM, the FT5000, is now available for delivery. Based on a Windows Intel XScale PC platform, Triton's FT5000 provides financial institutions and retailers with a through-the-wall...

Viking opening school.(Strictly Business)
November 3, 2003... GREENWOOD -- Viking Range Corporation and Viking Culinary Arts Centers is opening the Viking Cooking School in this LeFlore County city, offering demonstrations and cooking classes in the Viking Corporate Training Center. The school opened Oct....

Cellular South signs contract.(Strictly Business)
November 3, 2003... JACKSON -- Wireless communications provider Cellular South has signed a contract with Las Vegas-based TSI Telecommunication Services Inc. (TSI), a global communications technology company, to provide TSI's Content Delivery Gateway service that...

Blueprint focusing on education, development, business climate: but will the first broad-based, public-private initiative of its kind in the state work?(Strictly Business)
November 3, 2003... University of Mississippi chancellor Robert C. Khayat didn't seem superstitious last month when he opened an umbrella indoors to unveil Blueprint Mississippi, the first broad-based, public-private initiative of its kind in the state, to nearly...

Entergy applies for early site permit.(Strictly Business)
November 3, 2003... PORT GIBSON -- Entergy Nuclear has filed an application with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission for an early site permit at the Grand Gulf Nuclear Station. The Jackson-based division of Entergy Corporation said it took the action to keep...

BancorpSouth increases dividend.(Strictly Business)(Brief Article)
November 3, 2003... TUPELO -- The board of directors of BancorpSouth Inc. (NYSE: BXS) has declared a quarterly cash dividend of 18 cents per common share, an increase of 12.5% in the previous 16 cents per share quarterly paid on the company's common stock. The...

Metro-Ball relocating.(Strictly Business)(Metro-Ball Building Services)(Brief Article)
November 3, 2003... BOLTON -- Metro-Ball Building Services is moving its operations from Gluckstadt to the Bolton Industrial Park. Metro-Ball is co-owned by David Ball and Rick White, who also co-owns Metro Mechanical Inc., also located in the Bolton Industrial...

Knobias launches Morning+Plus.(Strictly Business)
November 3, 2003... JACKSON -- Knobias.com has launched its new Morning+Plus application for the institutional marketplace. This new tool creates "morning reports" that are custom tailored to deliver only the types of content a specific end-user wants to receive,...

EastGroup acquires Tampa property.(Strictly Business)(EastGroup Properties has acquired the Crown Park Commerce Center)(Brief Article)
November 3, 2003... JACKSON -- EastGroup Properties (NYSE: EGP) has acquired the Crown Park Commerce Center in Tampa, Fla. The real estate investment trust company paid $4.85 million for the property. Located in the Tampa International Airport sub-market,...

FNC teams with LandAmerica OneStop.(Strictly Business)
November 3, 2003... OXFORD -- FNC Inc. has formed a strategic alliance with LandAmerica OneStop. The alliance gives FNC's Collateral Management System (CMS) clients automated access to LandAmerica OneStop's full suite of Web-based real estate transaction services,...

Lane named year's best.(Strictly Business)(Lane Furniture named Health Link Employer of the Year at the eighth-annual Health Link Managed Care Conference)(Brief Article)
November 3, 2003... TUPELO -- Lane Furniture was named Health Link Employer of the Year recently at the eighth-annual Health Link Managed Care Conference. Tom Foy, Lane CEO, accepted the award. "Lane Furniture was selected for this honor because they are...

BPW conducting workshop.(Strictly Business)
November 3, 2003... JACKSON -- Business & " Professional Women/Mississippi will hold a workshop titled "Attitude, Behavior, Confidence: The ABCs of Assertive Communication" Nov. 7, 2003, at the Edison Walthall Hotel in downtown Jackson. Nancy P. Askins,...

Peavey powers up new Web site.(Strictly Business)(Peavey Electronics Corporation)(Brief Article)
November 3, 2003... MERIDIAN -- Peavey Electronics Corporation has introduced its newly redesigned Web site--www.peavey.com. Peavey streamlined its new design to eliminate unnecessary "clicks" between the home page and its product, artist and news content,...

Leading Edges making its mark in advertising: a 'Telly' and six 'Addys' speak for themselves.(Strictly Business)
November 3, 2003... MERIDIAN -- Leading Edges' one-story red brick building sits on a corner of Meridian's historic downtown Front Street. You would never know the three-year-old advertising agency has gained quick fame with its recent national award of a "Telly"...

Area cotton agents predict bumper crop for 2003.(Mississippi Crop Report)
November 3, 2003... MISSISSIPPI STATE -- Mississippi State University Extension Service agents are not finding jubilant growers beside every cotton field, but the state still should be on target for a new record average yield. Mississippi's cotton growers...

KPMG, LLP.(appointments)(Brief Article)
November 10, 2003... Ashlie N. Holt and Jason P. Holt have been promoted to managers in assurance. She is a graduate of Mississippi State University (MSU) with bachelor's and master's degrees in professional accountancy. He graduated from MSU with bachelor's and...

Vicksburg District, Corps of Engineer.(Robert P. Petersen)(Brief Article)
November 10, 2003... Robert P. Petersen has been named project manager in the planning, programs and project management division of the Vicksburg District, Corps of Engineers. Petersen retired with more than 26 years of military service in the U.S Army, and before...

Mississippi State University.(Joe H. Sullivan named editor of the Journal of Quality Technology)(Brief Article)
November 10, 2003... Joe H. Sullivan, a specialist at MSU in the area of quantitative analysis, has been named editor of the Journal of Quality Technology. He moves up from his current duties as an editorial board review member. Sullivan previously worked at Texas...

Sledge to lead Hotel & Lodging Association.(Scott Sledge has been elected president of the Mississippi Hotel & Lodging Association)(Brief Article)
November 10, 2003... Scott Sledge, CHA, has been elected president of the Mississippi Hotel & Lodging Association (MH&LA) for 2003-2004. Sledge is employed by MMI Hotel Group as general manager and area manager for the Cabot Lodges ,of Jackson. He is a...

Molpus Woodlands Group.(Guerry Doolittle joined as director acquisitions)(Brief Article)
November 10, 2003... Molpus Woodlands Group (MWG) in Jackson has hired 30-year forest management industry veteran Guerry Doolittle to serve as the firm's director acquisitions. Formerly a 27-year employee of St. Regis and its successor company, Champion...

Telapex Inc.(Carol A. Grigsby has been promoted)(Brief Article)
November 10, 2003... Carol A. Grigsby of Brandon has recently been promoted to vice president of human resources of Telapex Inc., a Jackson-based telecommunications company. She has worked in many areas of the company during her 32-year tenure, and assumed the...

Wesley Medical Center.(Richard H. Nierenberg joined at the Medical Group of Hattiesburg)(Brief Article)
November 10, 2003... Richard H. Nierenberg, M.D., recently joined Kurt F. Bruckmeier, M.D., in the practice of internal medicine at the Medical Group of Hattiesburg, P. A. located on the Wesley Medical Center campus. Nierenberg received his medical degree from the...

Pearl River Community College.(Lee Bell has joined as workforce training project manager)(Brief Article)
November 10, 2003... Lee Bell has joined the Pearl River Community College Work force Development Center staff as a workforce training project manager. Bell has 12 years of work experience in a manufacturing environment as well as business processes. Bell is a 1985...

Mississippi Employment Security Commission.(People to Watch)(Ralph Goss of Louisville has been named manager of the Louisville WIN Job Center for the Mississippi Employment Security Commission, Marvin Wells of Brandon has been named manager of the Jackson Main WIN Job Center for Mississippi Employment Security Commission )(Brief Article)
November 10, 2003... Ralph Goss of Louisville has been named manager of the Louisville WIN Job Center for the Mississippi Employment Security Commission (MESC). Goss has worked for MESC for more than 30 years. Before this promotion, he worked as a supervising inter...

Unemployment in state down for third straight month.(Strictly Business)(Brief Article)
November 10, 2003... Mississippi's unemployment rate dropped for the third consecutive month in September, posting a rate of 5%, according to the Mississippi Employment Security Commission (MESC). The 5% rate was down from August's rate of 6.4% and July's rate...

Isle first to get British approval.(Strictly Business)(Brief Article)
November 10, 2003... BILOXI -- The Gaming Board for Great Britain has approved Isle of Capri Casinos Inc.'s (NASDAQ: ISLE) acquisition of a majority interest in Blue Chip Casinos, PLC. Isle of Capri is the first American casino operator to receive Gaming Board...

Southland selling operations.(Strictly Business)(Brief Article)
November 10, 2003... JACKSON -- Southland Oil Company is selling its refining-related assets in Mississippi to Hunt Southland Refining Company, a subsidiary of Tuscaloosa, Ala.-based Hunt Refining Company. Terms were not disclosed. Among the assets being sold...

Grain Suppliers operating.(Strictly Business)(Grain Suppliers Company LLC)(Brief Article)
November 10, 2003... COVINGTON COUNTY -- Grain Suppliers Company LLC, a feed grain business of CHS Inc. (NASDAQ: CHSCP), recently hosted an open house and ceremonial ribbon cutting for its second 110-car shuttle train receiving facility--this one just outside...

Horne grows in Nashville.(Strictly Business)(Grannis, Whisenant & Associates P.C.,)(Brief Article)
November 10, 2003... JACKSON -- Robert V. Whisenant, Christopher J. Nalley and seven other members of Grannis, Whisenant & Associates, P.C., (GWA) have joined Horne CPA Group's Nashville, Tenn., office. The addition of the former GWA staff makes Horne the seventh...

Hub Consulting opens.(Strictly Business)(Brief Article)
November 10, 2003... HATTIESBURG -- Hub Consulting, a marketing firm specifically designed for attorneys, held a grand opening Nov. 3 at its West Pine Street office. Hub Consulting offers attorneys continuing education classes, workshops and seminars designed to...

Pharma Pac cuts ribbon.(Strictly Business)(Pharma Pac LLC)(Brief Article)
November 10, 2003... DEKALB -- Pharma Pac, LLC, held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Oct. 27 and is officially in operation at the Kemper County Industrial Park. The facility is a first of its kind in Mississippi. Pharma Pac, a manufacturer and packager of semi-solid...

Memorial ranked among best.(Strictly Business)(Memorial Hospital at Gulfport)(Brief Article)
November 10, 2003... GULFPORT -- National Research Corporation (NRC) recognized Memorial Hospital at Gulfport among the nation's top hospitals as a 2003 Consumer Choice Award winner, the hospitals that consumers chose as having the highest quality and image in more...

Visteon delivering cockpit systems.(Strictly Business)(Brief Article)
November 10, 2003... CANTON -- Visteon Corporation (NYSE: VC) is now delivering the full cockpit system for the Nissan Titan, Pathfinder Armada and Quest. In addition, Visteon is the climate control systems integrator. The components included in the cockpit...

Now Peavey product making noise.(Strictly Business)(Peavey Electronics Corp.)(Brief Article)
November 10, 2003... MERIDIAN -- Peavey Electronics has released its new KOSMOS PRO processor, an audio tool used for studio and live performances by artists, producers and engineers in the music industry. The KOSMOS PRO expands on the original KOSMOS by...

JBHM selected for VA work.(Strictly Business)(Johnson Bailey Henderson McNeel Architects, Veterans Hospital Memphis)(Brief Article)
November 10, 2003... JACKSON -- Johnson Bailey Henderson McNeel Architects (JBHM) has been selected to provide architectural services for the renovations and additions needed for the Veteran's Hospital in Memphis, Tenn. The project includes new privacy and...

Altus lands projects.(Strictly Business)(Altus Explorations Inc., Orbit Energy LLC.)
November 10, 2003... OLIVE BRANCH -- Altus Explorations Inc. (OTCBB: ATUX) has entered into a letter of intent with Orbit Energy, LLC, a Texas-based exploration company, to develop a portion of approximately 34 prospect areas within the Cherokee basin of Southeast...

PSC files complaints.(Strictly Business)(Debt Management Foundation and Credit Foundation of America)(Mississippi Public Service Commission )(Brief Article)
November 10, 2003... JACKSON -- The Mississippi Public Service Commission (PSC) has filed federal complaints against two more out-of-state telemarketers for violating the new telemarketing taws in Mississippi. Complaints are being brought against Debt...

Students snapping up Swanky Girl Designs' handbags, accessories.
November 10, 2003... LOUISVILLE -- When Cammie Britt Chapman was whipping up eye-catching purses in vintage prints to complement her outfits, she never dreamed other people would be interested in buying them. But her husband, Andy Chapman, thought otherwise. ...

FNC collaborates with ACI.(information technology)(Brief Article)
November 10, 2003... OXFORD -- ACI, an appraisal technology provider based in Palm Coast, Fla., has worked with collateral information management company FNC Inc. to develop a direct interface from ACI's appraisal software to FNC's AI Residential Database, which is...

First woman gaming commissioner brings strong biz experience.
November 10, 2003... LAUREL -- The first woman appointed to the Mississippi Gaming Commission (MGC), Sanderson Farms executive Robin Robinson, isn't a gambler. But she believes her new job on the commission to regulate gaming is important because of the positive...