The Mississippi Business Journal articles from September 2003

The Mississippi Business Journal archives from September 2003

Where have the jobs gone? 'It has not been a wonderful year in most places.'.(Mississippi unemployment)
September 1, 2003... While few people could have missed the news about the number of job losses in manufacturing in Mississippi in recent years, less well publicized are job losses in other sectors of the economy. "It has not been a wonderful year in most...

Employment market not so hospitable.(leisure and hospitality industry)
September 1, 2003... MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST -- Where have all the jobs gone in leisure and hospitality in Mississippi? The Coast has lost about 3,600 leisure and hospitality jobs between the summers of 2002 and 2003, and Jackson has lost 2,100 jobs that...

Public television moving into content production and packaging.(Public Radio in Mississippi)(Mississippi Broadcast Network)
September 1, 2003... "Educating, Entertaining and Enlightening" is the new motto for Mississippi's public television entity--and it represents a profound shift for public broadcasting in the state. In fact, the shift is significant enough that Mississippi...

Prayer for our schools.(Brief Article)(Editorial)
September 1, 2003... It is back-to-school time in Mississippi, and that's good for many businesses in the state. Parents are spending money on new clothes and school supplies. College students are buying TVs, DVD players and those little refrigerators for their...

Getting into the Labor Day spirit--sort of.(As I See It)(Brief Article)(Column)
September 1, 2003... Monday, September 1st, Labor Day. Just about everybody is celebrating a day off from work. I wonder how many of those celebrating today know the history behind the holiday? According to the U.S. Department of Labor's Web site, "Labor Day,...

Talking politics on the drive to school.(The View from Here)(Brief Article)(Column)
September 1, 2003... The Six-Year-Old and I were talking politics on a drive to school one morning last week. I was trying to explain the August 26th run-off. "Why do we vote again. Daddy?" she wanted to know. "Because the Democrats and Republicans had all...

Grantham, Poole, Randall, Reitano, Arrington & Cunningham, Certified Public Accountants.(People to Watch)(Sue Carole Chisolm returns)(Central Mississippi Chapter of Certified Fraud Examiners elects Charley Rafferty)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... Grantham, Poole, Randall, Reitano, Arrington & Cunningham welcomed back Sue Carole Chisolm, CPA. Chisolm is a graduate of Mississippi College and and has over 13 years of accounting experience. She is heavily involved with the real...

The Nature Conservancy.(People to Watch)(Patricia Nichols, Michael Rast join board of trustees)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... The Mississippi Chapter of The Nature Conservancy welcomes Patricia Nichols of DuPont Titanium Technologies and Michael Rast of Weyerhaeuser Company to its volunteer board of trustees. Nichols is plant manager of the DuPont DeLisle site in Pass...

Harrison County Development Commission.(People to Watch)(Alicia R. Ellis appointed)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... Alicia R. Ellis, well known volunteer and civic leaders, has been appointed to the Harrison County Development Commission by Mayor Billy McDonald to represent the City of Pass Christian. Ellis replaces long-time commissioner Eaton Lang Jr., who...

Grand Gulf Nuclear Station.(People to Watch)(Jeff S. Forbes appointed)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... Jeff S. Forbes is the new vice president-operations at Grand Gulf Nuclear Station. Forbes succeeds George Williams, who is Entergy Nuclear South's regional vice president of operations support. Forbes has been employed with Nuclear Management...

L. Wayne King, general manager of the Gulf Division in Canadian National Railroad's U.S. Region, presents a $25,000 check to Pat Flaherty, Hinds Community College (HCC) career-technical education dean, and Betty Carraway, HCC coordinator of special projects and donor relations.(People to Watch)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: L. Wayne King (second from left), general manager of the Gulf Division in Canadian National Railroad's U.S. Region, presents a $25,000 check to Pat Flaherty, Hinds Community College HCC) career-technical...

The Cirlot Agency.(People to Watch)(Rick Looser University of Alabama Outstanding Alumnus)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... Rick Looser, chief operating officer of The Cirlot Agency in Jackson, was recently named Outstanding Alumnus in Public Relations for the University of Alabama's (UA) College of Communications and Information Sciences. Looser received a...

Dr. L. Ross Buntyn.(People to Watch)(attends American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry session)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... Gulfport dentist Dr. L. Ross Buntyn attended the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry's 19th Annual Scientific Session. He attended educational forums on a wide range of topics pertaining to cosmetic dental procedures.

Jackson Coca-Cola Bottling Co.(People to Watch)(James Cole promoted)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... James Cole has been promoted to cold drink sales manager. He is also responsible for managing the cold drink sales team. Cole most recently held the position of area logistics manager in Shreveport, La. He has been with the company for 14...

South Trust Bank.(People to Watch)(Stan Foster, George Parker appointed)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... Stan Foster has joined the management team of SouthTrust Bank as vice president, commercial lending, in Hattiesburg. Foster has many years of banking experience. He earned both his bachelor's and MBA degrees from Mississippi State University....

Community Bank.(People to Watch)(promotions)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... Lisa Duvall has been promoted to assistant vice president of Community Bank. Duvall has worked for the bank for five years, previously holding the position of loan officer. Adam P. Kraft has been promoted to senior vice president. Kraft has...

Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle.(People to Watch)(board appointments)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... Al Puckett, president of Columbus Brick, has been named chairman of Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle's board of directors. Puckett also serves as a member of the Baptist Memorial Health Care Corp. board of directors. Dr. James...

Whittfield Medical Surgical Hospital.(People to Watch)(Kathy Sutton awarded by American Medical Technologists)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... American Medical Technologists (AMTI has awarded Kathy Sutton of New Hebron its Exceptional Merit, recognizing outstanding activity and service to AMT and its members at both the state and national levels. Sutton is a chemistry supervisor at...

BancorpSouth.(People to Watch)(Joseph Clayton appointed)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... Joseph "Shawn" Clayton has joined BancorpSouth as vice president of the Airways Branch in Southaven. A native of Potts Camp, he is a graduate of Northeast Mississippi Community College and the University of Mississippi (UM), where he earned his...

Chinn & Associates, PLLC.(People to Watch)(Mark A. Chinn elected to A.B.A. Family Law Section)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... Chinn & Associates, PLLC, announces the election on Mark A. Chinn to the government council of the Family Law Section of the American Bar Association, Mark is an AV-rated attorney who is listed in "Best Lawyers in America" and...

Former TRUST president joins Belhaven College.(People to Watch)(Jay P. Chance)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... Jay P. Chance has been appointed as assistant dean for adult studies at Belhaven College in Jackson. He comes to the position after serving as president of The TRUST, the foundation for Baptist Health Systems, for eight years. Chance has a...

MDA awards $1.4-million high-tech skills training grant.(Strictly Business)(Mississippi Development Authority)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... JACKSON -- Jim Lott, director of the Mississippi Development Authority's (MDA's) Employment Training Division. recently presented a check representing a $1.4-million H-1B Technical Skills Grant to Art Pullum, chairman of the Hinds County Local...

Magnolia Golf Trail starts affiliate network.(Strictly Business)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... Magnolia Golf Trail (MGT), which packages Mississippi's golf courses to enhance golf tourism, has launched its Affiliate Network. According to the Mississippi Development Authority's (MDA's) Division of Tourism, this latest program...

Hawkins Field welcomes three Nissan suppliers.(Strictly Business)(Goggin Warehousing, Logistics Insights Corporation Inc., Waltex Mississippi)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... JACKSON -- Hinds County, and the City of Jackson held a celebration Aug. 14 welcoming Goggin Warehousing, LLC, Logistics Insights Corporation Inc. and Waltex Mississippi, LLC, to Hawkins Field industrial Park. The three companies, which are...

HiSAN breaking ground for Leake County plant.(Strictly Business)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... CARTHAGE--A groundbreaking ceremony for HiSAN was held Aug. 26, 2003, beginning at 9:30 a.m. in the Leake County Industrial Park. HiSAN produces fluid handling systems for the automotive industry, and it is a supplier to the Nissan North...

Miller wins 'Reader's Choice' award for 11th straight time.(Strictly Business)(Miller Transporters Inc.)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... JACKSON -- For the 11 consecutive year, Miller Transporters Inc. has been named a "Reader's Choice" award winner by Logistics magazine in its annual Quest for Quality edition. In its 20th year, the Quest for Quality survey is a large,...

Cal-Maine moves toward private status.(Strictly Business)(Cal-Maine Foods Inc.)
September 1, 2003... JACKSON -- The board of directors of Cal-Maine Foods Inc. (NASDAQ/NM: CALM) has approved a 1- for-2,500 reverse split of the company's common shares in order to effect taking the company private. If Cal-Maine's shareholders approve the proposed...

Matrix offering HIPAA services.(Strictly Business)(Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... JACKSON -- Matrix Solutions Inc. has introduced its HIPAA Gap Analysis services. The services provide businesses with a first-step process of auditing themselves as it relates to compliance with HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and...

Trustmark fund recognized.(Strictly Business)(Performance Mid Cap Equity Fund)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... JACKSON -- The Performance Mid Cap Equity Fund, managed by Trustmark Investment Advisors Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Trustmark National Bank, has received national recognition for its performance over the last year. Nelson...

State gives land to city.(Strictly Business)(City of Tupelo)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... TUPELO -- The State of Mississippi has transferred to the City of Tupelo nearly 10 acres of land for city public improvement projects, according to the Secretary of State's Office. The property in west Tupelo is appraised at $93,000. "This...

'Prototype' Captain D's opens.(Strictly Business)(Captain D's Seafood )(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... BYRAM -- On Aug. 25, Captain D's Seafood opened its newest location in the metro Jackson area. Located on I-55 South, the restaurant features the company's new prototype design that is being rolled out throughout the entire Captain D's system....

Alcorn eyes technology park.(Strictly Business)(Alcorn State University)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... NATCHEZ -- In an effort to keep its graduates in Mississippi. Alcorn State University is exploring the possibility of locating a technology park near its new MBA program building under construction in this Southwest Mississippi city. "We...

Nissan gives MSMS donation.(Strictly Business)(Nissan Foundation)(Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science )(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... CANTON -- The Nissan Foundation, a nonprofit charitable giving arm of Nissan North America Inc., has presented a $10,000 grant to the Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science (MSMS). The donation to MSMS was part of $272,000 in total...

Hancock approves dividend increase.(Strictly Business)(Hancock Holding Co.)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... GULFPORT -- The board of directors of Hancock Holding Company (NASDAQ: HBHC) has approved a regular third quarter 2003 common stock cash dividend of 23 cents per share. This represents an increase of 2 cents per common share or 10%. ...

District sets another record.(Strictly Business)(Farm Credit Bank of Texas)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... AUSTIN, TEXAS -- The Tenth Farm Credit District, the largest rural lending network in Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama, New Mexico and Texas, reported record loan volume and strong income at mid-year. District loan volume totaled a record...

Medical billing curriculum funded.(Strictly Business)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... JACKSON -- After receiving more than $180,000 in grant funding, the State Board for Community and Junior Colleges (SBCJC) will provide workforce training for medical billing coders, and develop a vocational certificate program in medical...

MDAC signs CFAP agreement.(Strictly Business)(Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce )(Catfish Feed Assistance Program)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... The Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce (MDAC) has entered into an agreement with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to assist catfish producers through the Catfish Feed Assistance Program (CFAP). The Agricultural...

UM working on network.(Strictly Business)(University of Mississippi evaluating Cenus NPX router)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... UNIVERSITY -- At the University of Mississippi (UM), new technology being tested at the Mississippi Center for Supercomputing Research may bring more computing power to university faculty, staff" and students. UM technicians are evaluating...

Old Waverly hosting upcoming championship in West Point.(Strictly Business)(Old Waverly Golf Club)(2006 Women's Mid-Amateur Championship)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... WEST POINT -- the United States Golf Association has selected Old Waverly Golf Club as host of the 2006 Women's Mid-Amateur Championship. The tournament will be held Oct. 14-19. Designed by Bob Cupp and former U.S. Open champion Jerry Pate,...

FCC extends effective date of do-not-fax rules.(Strictly Business)(Federal Communications Commission )(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has extended to Jan. 1, 2005. the effective date of its new rules requiring written consent before sending advertising faxes. This action does not change the effective date of the comprehensive...

Seventh Knight offering new security software.(Strictly Business)(Seventh Knight Inc.)
September 1, 2003... VICKSBURG -- Seventh Knight Inc. has released Seventh Knight Server, its latest enterprise security software product. The software contains two patent-pending technologies--Process Authentication and the Lazarus Creation Engine--each working in...

ASHI ranks states.(Strictly Business)(American Society of Home Inspectors )(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... GULFPORT -- Mississippi's regulation of the home inspection industry ranks 10th of the 27 states that have legislation in place. This is according to data from a regulation review conducted by the American Society of Home Inspectors (ASHI). ...

UMC has new program for physical therapists.(Strictly Business)(University of Mississippi Medical Center)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... JACKSON -- A new physical therapy program to upgrade past degrees and offering customized study is underway, at the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMC). Nationally, the evolving profession of physical therapy upgraded its...

Upton decides to capitalize on his name and reputation.(Mike Upton renames stores)(Upton TirePros)
September 1, 2003... Mike Upton of Madison says that he's never felt comfortable naming a business after himself, but he decided on a change of strategy after his Crossgates/Crosscreek Tire and Auto acquired two Progressive Tire stores in metro Jackson. Upton had...

Mississippians playing critical roles in timber import debate.(Canadian timber tariffs)
September 1, 2003... Two Mississippians are playing leading roles on the issue of Canadian timber tariffs--on opposite sides of the fence. Bobby Rayburn, a homebuilder from Jackson who is the first vice president of the National Association of Home Builders...

Business development, entrepreneurship good steps on poverty.(Cedric Morgan, Minority Business Enterprise Division)
September 1, 2003... JACKSON -- Cedric Morgan, the new director of the Minority Business Enterprise Division (MBED) of the Mississippi Development Authority (MDA), said that his work with charities helped change his perspective on poverty issues. He said that...

REB Enterprises uses human touch in world of plastic.(Biography)
September 1, 2003... MADISON -- For K.H. "Bo" King, owner of the credit card processing company REB Enterprises, the credit card industry is not all numbers and interest rates. It's not plastic and impersonal--it's a people business. "There's no doubt--this...

College town boom: students a welcome sight in slow economy.(Focus Small Business)
September 1, 2003... Even though the influx of students in college towns Hattiesburg, Oxford and Sturkville every fall may boost the area population by one-third or more, area businesses and restaurants say the revenue increase is not proportional, and in many...

Foreign language skills in demand at The Language Center: students goals vary: from international travel without an interpreter to lecturing in Spanish.(Focus Small Business)
September 1, 2003... FLOWOOD -- When people tell Nancy Ray they're afraid to speak Spanish, she tells them "si, se puede," translated "yes, you can." "I also tell them, 'el espanol es facil,' which means 'Spanish is easy,'" said Ray, founder and owner of The...

Oxford outfit revolutionizing ticket management for college sports.(Focus Small Business)(TicketsXchange)
September 1, 2003... OXFORD -- When Ole Miss football fans head to the University of Mississippi's Vaught-Hemingway Stadium/Hollingsworth Field this fall. chances are they'll be using an innovative ticket management system created by Oxford-based TicketsXchange...

Herring honored for entrepreneurial skills training: when SBDC was slated to close, director found funding and helped open 40 small businesses in 2002.(Focus Small Business)(Chuck Herring, Small Business Development Center)
September 1, 2003... When Chuck Herring learned that the Small Business Development Center he had managed for a decade was on the closure list, he scrambled to find funding to keep the center open. Thanks to help from the South Delta Planning and Development...

Davidson Marble and Granite enhances revenue with casket sales: 1999 law allowing businesses other than funeral homes to sell caskets changing buying trends.(Focus Small Business)(Company Profile)
September 1, 2003... CANTON -- In 1937, when automobiles were rare and most business was conducted on Main Street every Saturday, Cullen Davidson made the weekly trek from rural Sebastapol to small towns in Mississippi, hauling monuments on a long trailer. Several...

Mississippi SBA preferred/certified lenders.(Focus Small Business)(Directory)
September 1, 2003... Mississippi SBA Preferred/Certified Lenders Lender Contact Allied Capital Corp. * Tina Del Dona AMRESCO Independence Funding Charles Bell AmSouth Bank ...

Family hobby turns into one of area's biggest tourist attractions.(Focus Small Business)(Tom and Anne Landrum)(Interview)(Biography)
September 1, 2003... LAUREL -- After "retirement," Tom and Anne Landrum have built an entire village. About 11 years ago the Landrums wanted to give their grandchildren a lesson in living history so they would understand how their ancestors lived. So the...

Art business takes hit in slow economy--just like other retailers.(Focus Small Business)
September 1, 2003... After Sept. 11, 2001, and then again during the recent war in Iraq, buying art was not foremost in the minds of most people. Added to the fact that the economy has been in a recession, and what is the impact on people in Mississippi who make a...

Small business climate in Mississippi stable, say counselors.(Focus Small Business)
September 1, 2003... Last month, 45 people attended a U.S. Small Business Administration entrepreneurial workshop held mid-morning on a weekday in the small city of Picayune, and many stayed past noon to learn more about what it takes to start a small business. ...

My inbox runneth over: recent flurry of virus activity causes huge headaches for Mississippi business.
September 8, 2003... You upgrade your virus software regularly. You don't open e-mail attachments from people you don't know. But just when you thought that you were safe, along comes a variation of the Sobig virus. In this case, even people who didn't get the...

ESCO 'kind of industry we need to bring to our state'.(Company Profile)
September 8, 2003... NEWTON -- A heavy industry in this small town, still rural setting is wildly improbable. ESCO is a foundry located on a slight rise just outside of Newton on Mississippi 15 that employs 250 people. A group of softball fields--and Interstate...

Off to court in Oklahoma.(Bernard J. Ebbers)(Brief Article)
September 8, 2003... Bernie Ebbers, who sat at the helm of the largest corporate collapse in U.S. history, had a day in court last week--Oklahoma court. The founder and former chief of one time telecommunications giant WorldCom, now operating as MCI, faces a...

Everybody's talkin' about workforce training these days.
September 8, 2003... Not so long ago trying to strike up a conversation about workforce training was a losing proposition that usually resulted in looks of bewilderment and not much else. To say the least, the issue was not the subject of coffee break chitchat. ...

Commandment: thou shalt not covet that iPod.(The View from Here)(Apple iPod)(Product/Service Evaluation)
September 8, 2003... Sitting in church a few Sunday mornings ago, I thumbed back through my Bible to read the Ten Commandments in the proper context--the Old Testament book of Exodus. There, in chapter 20, I found the familiar words: thou shalt... have no...

Higher education: it depends on others to survive, thrive.(Special to the Mississippi Business Journal)
September 8, 2003... Our university system depends on others. Their support is essential if we are to survive and thrive. What are these dependencies? First, higher education depends on other education enterprises--elementary and secondary schools and community...

Coast Electric Power Association.(People to Watch)(Marilyn Sefton completes certification)(Brief Article)
September 8, 2003... Marilyn Sefton, human resources manager for Coast Electric Power Association, has completed the require ments for becoming a certified training professional through the Training and Development Certificate Program of the American Society for...

Ceco Building Systems.(People to Watch)(Bill Holloway appointed)(Brief Article)
September 8, 2003... Metal building veteran Bill Holloway of Columbus has been named business development manager for Ceco Building Systems. Holloway entered the industry with Mitchell Engineering in 1971 and was named a district manager for the Oklahoma, Texas and...

South Mississippi State Hospital.(People to Work)(Earl Cook Employee of the Quarter)(Brief Article)
September 8, 2003... Earl Cook, environmental services, was recently named Employee of the Quarter for second quarter 2003 at South Mississippi State Hospital (SMSH). A native of McComb, Cook graduated from Sumrall High School and attended the University of...

Biloxi Chamber of Commerce.(People to Work)(Kimberly Nastasi Crim completes professional development)(Brief Article)
September 8, 2003... Kimberly Nastasi Crim, executive director of the Biloxi Chamber of Commerce, recently completed a weeklong professional development program with the Institute for Organization Management. Participants can earn points toward the Certified...

Riley Hospital.(People to Work)(Eric Barber appointed)(Brief Article)
September 8, 2003... Eric Barber is the new chief operating officer of Riley Hospital. Barber is the former assistant administrator of Carolina Pines Regional Medical Center in Hartsville, S.C., which is owned by the same company that owns Riley, Health Management...

North Mississippi Neurosurgical Services.(People to Work)(R. Hunt Bobo appointed)(Brief Article)
September 8, 2003... R. Hunt Bobo, M.D., has joined North Mississippi Neurosurgical Services for the practice of neurosurgery. Bobo was previously in private practice in Jackson and served as clinical associate professor of neurosurgery at the University of...

Linda Stokes, Health Care Foundation of North Mississippi manager, and Cheri Nipp, an occupational therapist and manager of North Mississippi Medical Center's outpatient medical rehabilitation, present L.L. Bean backpacks to NMMC school nurses.(People to Work)(Brief Article)
September 8, 2003... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: Linda Stokes, Health Care Foundation of North Mississippi manager, and Cheri Nipp, an occupational therapist and manager of North Mississippi Medical Center's outpatient medical rehabilitation, present L.L....

McGlinchey Stafford.(People to Work)(appointments)(Brief Article)
September 8, 2003... David A. Norris joined McGlinchey Stafford's commercial litigation section as of counsel in the Jackson office, where he concentrates on business litigation and consumer finance. Norris received his J.D. from Vanderbilt University School of...

Mississippi State Hospital (MSH).(People to Work)(Brief Article)
September 8, 2003... Tad Barham Jr., DMD, of Clinton has joined Mississippi State Hospital's (MSH) dental services department. Barham comes to MSH from Central Mississippi Correctional Facility, Barham where he served as a dentist for five years. Barham earned his...

Lieutenant governor's office.(People to Work)(Alan Nunnelee appointed)(Brief Article)
September 8, 2003... Lt. Gov Amy Tuck has named Sen. Alan Nunnelee (RTupelo) to the Senate's position on the Coordinating Council for Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems. Nunnelee is chairman of the environmental protection, conservation & water...

University of Mississippi.(People to Work)(Hi Magazine appoints Samir Husni)(Brief Article)
September 8, 2003... Samir Husni, a University of Mississippi journalism professor, has agreed to be a consulting editor for Hi Magazine. an Arabic magazine. The new magazine is aimed at young people in Arab countries and focuses on topics that Americans and Arabs...

Bonus, Bill's Dollar stores closing; 14 shutting in Mississippi.(Strictly Business)(Brief Article)
September 8, 2003... Store closing sales have started at 214 Bonus Stores and Bill's Dollar Stores following a decision by Bonus Stores Inc. to sell or close part of its store portfolio. The stores being closed are in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia,...

Sanderson sales, income increase.(Stricly Business)(Sanderson Farms Inc.)(Brief Article)
September 8, 2003... LAUREL -- Sanderson Farms Inc. (NASDAQ/NM: SAFM) has released its results for the third quarter and nine months ended July 31,2003. Net sales for the third quarter of fiscal 2003 were $232.2 million, compared with $202.7 million for the...

Court approves FGH disclosure statement.(Stricly Business)(Friede Goldman Halter Inc.)(Brief Article)
September 8, 2003... GULFPORT -- The Bankruptcy Court has entered an order approving the disclosure statement of Friede Goldman Halter Inc. (OTCBB: FGHLQ). The disclosure statement provides information on maritime fabricator Friede Goldman and its proposed plan of...

Oktibbeha County Hospital joins training partnership.(Strictly Business)(Brief Article)
September 8, 2003... COLUMBUS -- Oktibbeha County Hospital has joined a partnership between Mississippi University for Women (MUW), Baptists Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle and North Mississippi Medical Center (NMMC). The partnership's aim is to train more nurses...

'Seniors Resource Guide' ranks high in competition.(Strictly Business)(National Mature Media Awards Program)(Brief Article)
September 8, 2003... BILOXI -- The "Seniors Resource Guide of Mississippi" was named a winner in the 12th annual National Mature Media Awards Program. The program, presented by the Mature Market Resource Center, a national clearinghouse for the senior market,...

Small biz report issued.(Strictly Business)(2003 State Small Business Profiles)(Brief Article)
September 8, 2003... WASHINGTON -- Small businesses drives the nation's economy, according to a new report released by the U.S. Small Business Administration Office of Advocacy. The report reveals that more than 99% of all American businesses are small, create 75%...

PEER finds CNGD not in compliance.(Strictly Business)(Chickasawhay Natural Gas District)
September 8, 2003... The PEER Committee recently sought to determine whether the Chickasawhay Natural Gas District's (CNGD's) board of directors manages and operates the district in a manner that provides gas service to its customers at a reasonable cost. Some...

Widest bridge complete.(Strictly Business)(Brief Article)
September 8, 2003... PASCAGOULA - A ribbon-cutting ceremonies commemorating the completion of the Pascagoula High-Rise Bridge was held Aug 29. The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) recently completed this eight-lane bridge, making it the widest...

Law Library offering Westlaw at no charge.(Strictly Business)(Brief Article)
September 8, 2003... JACKSON - The State Law Library has upgraded its program Of free public access to computerized legal research. Basic research of Westlaw, the world's largest provider of legal research, is now available at a public computer terminal at the Law...

DoD selects Humana.(Strictly Business)(Humana Military Healthcare Services)(Brief Article)
September 8, 2003... The U.S. Department of Defense has chosen Humana Military Healthcare Services to support health care delivery to active duty and retired service members and their families in the South. The contract is comprised of five one-year option periods....

Cabot Lodge-Millsaps goes high speed, wireless.(Strictly Business)(Brief Article)
September 8, 2003... JACKSON - Cabot Lodge-Millsaps has installed high-speed wireless Internet connectivity via Road Runner, a service of Time-Warner Cable. LAN access enables guests to create virtual workshops in meeting rooms, lobbies and other public areas...