The Mississippi Business Journal articles from September 2004

The Mississippi Business Journal archives from September 2004

Rural Mississippi rebirth: 'Boomtown USA' author and others share key to rural growth at governor's conference.
September 6, 2004... Rural Mississippi is a powerhouse waiting to be unleashed. That message recapped Gov. Haley Barbour's Agriculture and Rural Development "Beyond City Limits" Conference, a daylong program held August 19 at the Mississippi Trade Mart in...

Do you have what it takes for Top 40 Under 40? Prestigious recognition program back for 12th year, honoring best.
September 6, 2004... Every year the Mississippi Business Journal combs the state searching for young people under the age of 40 who are making a difference in their communities. The 2004 quest is now underway. Our Top 40 Under 40 awards program will recognize...

MDA will gauge towns' curb appeal.(Mississippi Development Authority)
September 6, 2004... In an effort to improve their curb appeal, Mississippi towns are lining up to have teams from the Mississippi Development Authority (MDA) visit and assess their appearance. These municipalities will work to be recognized as Mississippi Model...

Squared? Maison Weiss preps for September opening--in Oxford.
September 6, 2004... On September 10, owners Ken and Tracy Szilasi count on bringing the cachet of Maison Weiss of Jackson's Highland Village to a whole new market when MW2 opens its doors on the Square in Oxford. MW2 (pronounced "MW Squared") has been in the...

Radical notions on healthcare coverage might hold promise.(As I See It)
September 6, 2004... I was eating breakfast out a few weeks ago when I overheard the waitress, a friendly, late middle-aged woman, ask a younger woman, whom I concluded was a supervisor, if she could have a word with her. She wanted to know when she would be...

Exploring motivation behind polarization.(Great Expectations)
September 6, 2004... It strikes me that American society is becoming increasingly polarized in both politics and in social issues. Polls, news reports and anecdotal evidence indicates that we have become a divided nation. This division is a phenomenon that is...

Young Democratic Attorneys Association of Mississippi.(People to Watch)(appointments)(Brief Article)
September 6, 2004... The newly formed Young Democratic Attorneys Association of Mississippi recently elected officers and a board of directors. Officers are: president, Kenneth Grigsby, Phelps Dunbar, LLP, Jackson; vice president, Jason Shelton, Shelton &...

Public Relations Association of Mississippi (PRAM).(People to Watch)(Brief Article)
September 6, 2004... Members of the Mississippi Beach Chapter of the Public Relations Association of Mississippi (PRAM) were recently recognized for their work at the annual Southern Public Relations Federation (SPRF) conference. Awards of Excellence went to: Lea...

The 2003 President's Award, considered Nissan Forklift's most coveted dealership honor, was presented to Joe Schmelzer, president of Equipment Inc., a Nissan Forklift dealership headquartered in Jackson, by Nissan Forklift Corporation president Mark Akabori.(People to Watch)(Brief Article)
September 6, 2004... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: The 2003 President's Award, considered Nissan Forklift's most coveted dealership honor, was presented to Joe Schmelzer, president of Equipment Inc., a Nissan Forklift dealership headquartered in Jackson, by...

Luke & Kaye Architects.(People to Watch)(National Council of Architectural Registration Boards appoints Robert E. Luke)(Brief Article)
September 6, 2004... Robert E. Luke, AIA, of Meridian was recently elected second vice president of the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB). Luke serves as vice president, treasurer and managing partner for Luke & Kaye Architects, P.A. in...

Neel-Schaffer Inc.(People to Watch)(Thomas Bradford appointed)(Brief Article)
September 6, 2004... Neel-Schaffer Inc. welcomes Thomas Bradford "Brad" Powell to its Hattiesburg office. Powell is a graduate of Mississippi State University where he earned a bachelor's degree in agricultural engineering technology and business. He was previously...

Callon Petroleum.(People to Watch)(Callon Petroleum Co. appoints L. Richard Flury)(Brief Article)
September 6, 2004... L. Richard Flury has been elected to the Callon Petroleum board of directors. A graduate of the University of Victoria (Canada), Flury, 57, spent over 30 years with Amoco Corporation, and later, BP PLC, from which he retired as chief executive,...

Wells Moore Simmons & Hubbard, PLLC.(People to Watch)(Treva L. McInnis appointed)(Brief Article)
September 6, 2004... Treva L. McInnis of Madison has become a member of the law firm Wells Moore Simmons & Hubbard. PLLC. McInnis has eight years of experience in general corporate law, real estate and commercial transactions. She earned her bachelor's degree from...

Baptist Health Systems.(People to Watch)(Bobby Stokes appointed)(Brief Article)
September 6, 2004... Bobby Stokes, RN, BSN, was promoted to diabetes services coordinator at Baptist Health Systems in Jackson. She received a bachelor's in nursing from Mississippi College. She was previously a nurse in the GI lab. Dr. Bufkin Moore, a psychologist...

Memorial Hospital.(People to Watch)(Heracles Geroyannis appointed)(Brief Article)
September 6, 2004... Heracles Geroyannis, M.D., of Gulfport, has received a three-year appointment as cancer liaison physician for the Cancer Program at Memorial Hospital at Gulfport. Geroyannis is among a national network of more than 1,600 volunteer cancer...

BancorpSouth.(People to Watch)(BancorpSouth Inc.)(appointments and promotions)(Brief Article)
September 6, 2004... Charles B. Coward has been promoted at BancorpSouth to president of the Florence and Magee offices. Coward has 36 years of banking experience. A native of Canton, Coward graduated from the University of Mississippi with a bachelor's degree in...

U-Save Auto Rental of America Inc.(People to Watch)(Robert M. Barton appointed)(Brief Article)
September 6, 2004... U-Save Auto Rental of America Inc. appointed Robert M. Barton to the position of vice president, sales and marketing, in Jackson. Barton comes to U-Save from Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group. He has 20 years of experience in sales and marketing...

Warren-Yazoo Mental Health Service.(People to Watch)(Namita Khanna-Arora)(Brief Article)
September 6, 2004... Namita Khanna-Arora, M.D., has passed the examination for certification in the medical specialty of psychiatry as recognized by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Inc. Arora earned her medical degree at the Odessa Pirogov Medical...

New addition to the MBJ family.(Mississippi Business Journal)(Brief Article)
September 6, 2004... MBJ's circulation manager Brooke Jones and her husband, Jonathan, proudly announce the arrival of their son, parker Rae, on May 25, 2004. Parker is the grandson of MBJ's controller, Richard Jones.

Transplants' lament: town needs a farmer's market: so, Ocean Springs Fresh Market opening September 25th.(Ocean Springs Fresh Market)
September 6, 2004... OCEAN SPRINGS -- A dose of nostalgia combined with the need for a distribution outlet has resulted in the birth of a new business venture for two European transplants. Charlotte Fraisse, a former resident of France, and Diane Claughton, a...

How much does market data research matter anyway? 'Market research is invaluable because the price of failure is getting higher every day,' says ad agency exec.(Market Facts)
September 6, 2004... When businesses need specific market data for reasons varying from entering new markets to boosting existing ones to rolling out new products to targeting new customers, they generally turn to advertising agencies or research services. ...

Barbour rings NYSE bell: special to the Mississippi Business Journal.(Market Facts)(New York Stock Exchange Inc.)(Gov. Haley Barbour)(Brief Article)
September 6, 2004... NEW YORK -- Gov. Haley Barbour and First Lady Marsha Barbour visited the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and rang The Opening Bell August 23, 2004. "The NYSE is home to six Mississippi companies with an aggregate market capitalization of...

Moving goods and people depends on solid infrastructure.(Market Facts)
September 6, 2004... The state's busiest water ports are located on the Gulf Coast--Pascagoula, Gulfport and Hancock County--yet the numbers of tonnage through the seaports vary widely. The total tonnage of imports and exports through the Port of Pascagoula,...

MDA division provides tools to businesses, communities.(Market Facts)(Mississippi Development Authority)
September 6, 2004... The Mississippi Development Authority's (MDA's) Existing Industry and Business Division harbors a storehouse of information for market data research, including community and county profiles and databases for matching resumes with employers,...

Cost of living can offset lower average incomes: per capita income might be low, but ...(Market Facts)
September 6, 2004... It is hardly a secret that Mississippi consistently ranks last in the country in per capita income. In 2003, the average income received per resident was $43,173 in Connecticut, the top state, compared to $23,448 for Mississippi. However,...

Open for business: state boasts low corporate tax rate.(Market Facts)
September 6, 2004... When compared to its Southern neighbors, Mississippi's corporate income tax rate looks good. Real good. Compared to 11 Southern states, Mississippi has the lowest corporate income tax rate with the exception of Arkansas, and contributes...

Being part of metropolitan statistical area adds clout.(Market Facts)
September 6, 2004... Of the nation's 361 Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs), Mississippi is included in five: Gulfport-Biloxi, Hattiesburg, Jackson, Memphis and Pascagoula. "The metropolitan areas are prospering in Mississippi in terms of unemployment...

Mississippians graying, becoming more diverse.(Market Facts)
September 6, 2004... What does the "average" Mississippian look like? As a population, more of us have gray hair as the median age is rising. In 1990, it was 31.2 years. Today, it is 34.4 years. And we are becoming more diverse. The percentage of non-white...

Wealthiest cities are regional engines for economic growth: Jackson more than twice the size of Gulfport.(Focus Market Facts)
September 6, 2004... Big cities translate into major revenue for Mississippi in the form of sales taxes, with the top 10 cities in the state contributing about 43% of the total amount of sales tax collected in the state. That is just one indication of how the...

Is a shake up of wealthy counties in the offing? Hinds still on top, but Harrison, Rankin, Madison and DeSoto lead in growth rates.(Market Facts)
September 6, 2004... Hinds County is still the wealthiest county in the state with an assessed value in 2003 of $1,598,176,145 up from $1,595,988,680 in 2002. But Harrison County is knocking on its door vying for that number one spot, and Hinds is losing population...

New, expanded facilities not as brisk in 2004.(Market Facts)
September 6, 2004... Compared to last year, new and expanded facilities in Mississippi are lagging. According to the Mississippi Development Authority (MDA), in 2003 there were a total of 739 new and expansion projects unveiled, creating an estimated 12,907...

Manufacturing remains strong part of state's economy.(Market Facts)
September 6, 2004... In spite of the substantial impact of the past few years' downturn, the manufacturing sector still plays a vital role in Mississippi's economy. The Mississippi Manufactuer's Association (MMA) lists 2,200 member companies that employ 208,116...

State leads nation in service sectors employment.(Market Facts)
September 6, 2004... Where do Mississippians work? A lot are behind the cash register or waiting on customers. About 37,570 state residents work as cashiers (not including gaming cashiers), and another 34,700 are retail salespersons. The occupation in...

Agriculture remains cornerstone of state's economy.(Market Facts)
September 6, 2004... While Mississippi's economy is more diversified than it has ever been in the past, one thing has not changed: this is still an agriculture state. Agribusiness remains the leading industry, employing, Mississippians either directly or...

Vacancy rates low for commercial real estate in key areas.(Market Facts)
September 6, 2004... Commercial real estate continues to thrive and grow around the state with several urban areas experiencing boom times. "Hattiesburg is still on fire," said Andy Stetelman, whose family has been in the commercial real estate business for 71...

Residential real estate sales still strong throughout the state.(Market Facts)
September 6, 2004... Traditionally, home ownership has been important to Mississippians with residential real estate sales steadily contributing to the economy. According to Scott Brunner, executive vice president of the Mississippi Association of Realtors (MAR),...

Mississippi.gov: Magnolia State's virtual front door--to everything.(Market Facts)
September 6, 2004... Driver's license expired? Property taxes due? Click and it's done. To the relief of those who dread driving down to government offices and waiting in line, the State of Mississippi has spent the last three years building a comprehensive...

Tax amnesty program underway until December 31st.(Strictly Business)(Mississippi State Tax Commission )(Brief Article)
September 6, 2004... The Tax Amnesty Program, passed by the Mississippi Legislature during the 2004 session, will begin September 1, 2004, and end December 31, 2004, according to Joseph L. Blount, commissioner of revenue of the Mississippi State Tax Commission...

Trustmark fund ranks tops.(Strictly Business)(Leaders Equity Fund)(Brief Article)
September 6, 2004... JACKSON -- Trustmark Investment Advisors Inc.'s Leaders Equity Fund, a member of the Performance Funds family, occupies the top three spots in the most recent rankings by Lipper for the six-month period ended July 31, 2004. The fund's class A...

D&PL buys licenses.(Strictly Business)(Delta and Pine Land Co.)
September 6, 2004... SCOTT -- Delta and Pine Land Company (D&PL) has acquired licenses from Syngenta to deliver new biotechnology products to cotton growers worldwide. Under the agreements with Syngenta, D&PL obtains global licenses to develop and...

JA hosting tournament.(Strictly Business)(Public Notice)
September 6, 2004... MADISON -- The Junior Achievement (JA) 2004 Golf Scramble, sponsored by Eaton, will be held October 18, 2004, at the Reunion Golf and Country Club. Proceeds from the event will be used to provide more than 15,000 Mississippi students with...

Parkways buys in Phoenix.(Strictly Business)(Parkway Properties Inc.)(Brief Article)
September 6, 2004... JACKSON -- Parkway Properties Inc. has purchased Squaw Peak Corporate Center, a two-building 287,000-square-foot office project in the Camelback/Squaw Peak sub-market of Phoenix, Ariz. The property was acquired for $46.9 million plus $2.7...

Allison re-appointed at DBCF.(Strictly Business)(John S. Allison, Department of Banking and Consumer Finance)(Brief Article)
September 6, 2004... JACKSON -- Gov. Haley Barbour has re-appointed John S. Allison of Ridgeland as the commissioner of the Mississippi Department of Banking and Consumer Finance (DBCF). Allison has served as department commissioner since July 2000. Barbour...

IQH presents awards.(Strictly Business)(Information and Quality Healthcare)(Brief Article)
September 6, 2004... Healthcare providers conducting the most successful quality improvement work this past year were recognized at Information and Quality Healthcare's (IQH's) Quality Showcase 2004. Plaques were awarded to six hospitals, a physician office, a...

August buys into Puckett Field.(Strictly Business)(August Energy Corporation, Pan Southern Petroleum Corporation)(Brief Article)
September 6, 2004... PUCKETT -- The board of directors of August Energy Corporation has unanimously approved a sales agreement between the company and Pan Southern Petroleum Corporation. Under the agreement, August will earn a 50% net working interest in the...

AbsoCom begins build-out.(Strictly Business)(Brief Article)
September 6, 2004... JACKSON -- AbsoCom has begun building a network to offer wireless broadband access to rural communities throughout Mississippi. The build-out is beginning this week--no completion date was given. AbsoCom is a technology services company...

Modern Technology eyeing Europe.(Strictly Business)(Modern Technology Corporation )(Brief Article)
September 6, 2004... OXFORD -- Modern Technology Corporation has initiated business development activities in Europe through its newly hired managing director for international business, Colin Inker. The company said it is finalizing its negotiations with...

JBHM working school projects.(Strictly Business)(JBHM Interior Design Group Inc.)(Brief Article)
September 6, 2004... JBHM has been busy lately on a number of school projects around the state. These projects are located in Warren, Jones, Lafayette and DeSoto counties with the aim of improving their facilities. "It is our pleasure to work in the education...

Complete Energy buys plant.(Strictly Business)(Complete Energy Holdings, LLC)(Brief Article)
September 6, 2004... BATESVILLE -- Complete Energy Holdings, LLC, has completed the acquisition of the Batesville Electric Generating Facility from NRG Energy Inc. Complete Energy and NRG Energy signed a definitive purchase agreement in early May 2004 on the...

Shuttle engine test successful.(Strictly Business)(John C. Stennis Space Center)(Space Shuttle main engines )(Brief Article)
September 6, 2004... HANCOCK COUNTY -- Engineers at NASA's John C. Stennis Space Center (SSC) have tested the final of three Space Shuttle main engines (SSMEs) that will carry the next Space Shuttle into orbit. The engine will be shipped to NASA's Kennedy Space...

S&S gets new name, Web site.(Strictly Business)(S&S Utility Consultants )(Brief Article)
September 6, 2004... LAUREL -- S&S Utility Consultants has a new name--Sands Utility Professionals. The utility cost-management consulting firm also has a new Web site. Sands has been in operation since 1999, finding clients mostly in commercial and industrial...

Capital completes purchase.(Strictly Business)(Capital Senior Living Corp., Covenant Group of Texas Inc., CGI Management Inc.)(Brief Article)
September 6, 2004... Capital Senior Living Corporation has completed its previously announced transaction with The Covenant Group of Texas Inc. (TCG) to acquire all of the outstanding stock of Covenant's wholly owned subsidiary, CGI Management Inc. (CGIM). ...

JSU ranked by Black Issues magazine.(Strictly Business)(Jackson State University )(Brief Article)
September 6, 2004... JACKSON -- According to Black Issues in Higher Education's "Top 100 Degree Producers," Jackson State University (JSU) is second among historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in the production of African-American doctorates in all...

Sanderson's sales increase.(Strictly Business)
September 6, 2004... LAUREL -- Sanderson Farms Inc. (NASDAQ/NM: SAFM) has released the results for the third quarter and nine months ended July 31, 2004. Net sales for the third quarter were $293.9 million, compared with $232.2 million for the same period a...

'Destination Downtown' set for Coast.(Strictly Business)(Mississippi Main Street Association)(Public Notice)
September 6, 2004... BILOXI -- The Mississippi Main Street Association (MMSA) will present "Destination Downtown 2004" September 20-22, 2004, at the Beau Rivage Resort. The program is designed for public officials, downtown merchants and property owners,...

Schwab relocates to Ridgeland.(Strictly Business)(Brief Article)
September 6, 2004... RIDGELAND -- Charles Schwab & Co. Inc. has relocated its Jackson branch to Woodland Hills Parkway in Ridgeland. The company said the move is intended to strengthen the firm's retail presence in the metropolitan Jackson area. "Our strategy...

CenturyTel, EchoStar strike deal.(Strictly Business)(Brief Article)
September 6, 2004... MONROE, LA. -- CenturyTel Inc. and EchoStar Communications Corporation have forged a strategic partnership that will allow CenturyTel to provide DISH Network satellite television to households in 22 states served by CenturyTel. The...

Turning Pages offers books, coffee, charm in Victorian setting.(Book Business)
September 6, 2004... NATCHEZ -- Turning Pages is one of the jewels in Mississippi's crown of outstanding independent bookstores. Owner Mary Emrick says providing services is what keeps hers and other independents going. "Our customers come here for things they...

Corn recovers from June rain; yields approach last year's record.
September 6, 2004... STARKVILLE -- Mississippi's corn crop should post yields at or near last year's state record of 135 bushels per acre despite problems caused by June rains. Early season estimates this year predicted Mississippi growers would plant 450,000...

New terminal, extended runway in works for University-Oxford Airport.
September 6, 2004... OXFORD -- The University-Oxford Airport sees up to 20 flights land daily, and on football game days more than 5,000 passengers pass through Clegg Field. "We don't have the facilities to handle that much traffic," said Chris Jacobs, airport...

Mississippi mourns a legend: builder, businessman, governor.(Obituary)
September 13, 2004... Known for his unwavering bulldog tenacity, Gov. Kirk Fordice was blunt, outspoken and sometimes downright cantankerous. His tenure was also marked by controversial shenanigans, failed legislative battles and racial tensions. But...

Belhaven Market a start-up biz springboard: success sparked as Saturday morning event enters third season.
September 13, 2004... JACKSON -- In its third season, the Greater Belhaven Market has proven its ability to serve as a springboard for startup businesses. A producer's-only, Saturday morning market, open nine months out of the year, the Greater Belhaven Market...

Hubbard's Hardware continues one-on-one service.(David Hubbard)
September 13, 2004... WAVELAND -- Hubbard's Hardware store is one of those family businesses that has a reputation for having anything needed in the hardware line and where customers are known and valued. The Hubbard brothers, David and Richard, carry on the...

Considering those decisions that I wish I'd made (sooner?).(As I See It)
September 13, 2004... One does not live to gray-haired maturity without accumulating a fairly long list of regrets, both things we wish we had done and, alternatively, wish we hadn't done. For instance, I believe that some of the comments at the recent Republican...

Employer-assisted housing comeback?(From the Ground Up)
September 13, 2004... Although housing assistance to employees never really went away, residential real estate prices have gotten so high in some cities that employers are now offering housing assistance to prospective regular employees, not just executives, to...

Millsaps College.(People to Watch)(Brief Article)
September 13, 2004... W. Eugene Ainsworth, Daniel S. Bowling and William G. Yates III have been elected to the board of trustees of Millsaps College. Ainsworth, of Winston-Salem N.C., is a retired senior vice president of R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company. A 1964...

Southern Farm Bureau Life Insurance Company.(People to Watch)(Brief Article)
September 13, 2004... Joseph A. Purvis was recently promoted to senior vice president, general counsel and secretary for Southern Farm Bureau Life Insurance Company. Purvis joined the company in 1990 as assistant counsel focusing on securities investments and real...

U-Save Auto Rental of America Inc.(People to Watch)(Brief Article)
September 13, 2004... Charles Pratt has been appointed vice president, franchise sales, for U-Save Auto Rental of America Inc. in Jackson. Pratt most recently served as vice president of business development for Payless Car Rental System Inc. where he was...

Keesler Federal Credit Union.(Chief Master Sergeant Adrien Augustine)(Brief Article)
September 13, 2004... Chief Master Sergeant Adrien Augustine has been appointed as a member of the Keesler Federal Credit Union board of directors. Augustine replaces Chief Master Sergeant (Ret.) James M. Doyle, who retired. Augustine entered the Air Force in 1980...

Parents for Public Schools.(People to Watch)(Jackson first Leadership Institute)(Brief Article)
September 13, 2004... The following parents were selected as participants in the Parents for Public Schools of Jackson first Leadership Institute, which prepares parents to work toward higher achievement for public school students: Paula Anders, Siwell Middle; Doris...

Mississippi Magnolia Chapter of the CPCU Society.(People to Watch)(appointments)(Brief Article)
September 13, 2004... Newly elected officers of the Mississippi Magnolia Chapter of the CPCU (Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters) Society for 2004-2005 are Sara Snowden of St. Paul Travelers, president; John Noel of Davis & Goulet Insurance Agency, past...

Mississippi Power Company.(People to Watch)(Brief Article)
September 13, 2004... Warren A. Hood Jr., chairman and CEO of Hood Companies, has been named to the Mississippi Power Company board of directors. Hood's family-owned business, established in 1978, now includes three separate corporations with 60 manufacturing and...

Sanderson Farms Inc.(People to Watch)(Brief Article)
September 13, 2004... Sanderson Farms Inc. of Laurel announces the appointment of Stephen Selman as broiler manager at McComb Production. Selman received his bachelor's degree in poultry science from the Stephen F. Austin University in Texas and began his career at...

BancorpSouth.(People to Watch)(John A. Gaston Jr)(Brief Article)
September 13, 2004... John A. Gaston Jr. has been promoted to first vice president of corporate banking at BancorpSouth in Tupelo. Gaston has 12 years of banking experience. A native of Jackson, Gaston graduated from the University of Mississippi with a bachelor's...

Community Bank.(appointments)(Brief Article)
September 13, 2004... Charles Moore was appointed to the board of directors of Community Bank in DeSoto County. Moore is a real estate developer in Olive Branch and is a 19-year resident of DeSoto County. Gladys P. Ricks and Jennifer Ward have been promoted to...

Professional Mortgage Consultants Corp.(People to Watch)
September 13, 2004... Jason Ellis, owner of Professional Mortgage Consultants Corp. (PMCC), has opened an office in Brandon. Ellis formed PMCC in May 1999 after relocating to the greater Jackson area. Ellis received his bachelor's degree in business management from...

The Mississippi Bar.(People to Watch)(Mississippi Bar Young Lawyers Division)(Brief Article)
September 13, 2004... Pascagoula attorney A. Kelly Sessoms has been named president of the statewide Young Lawyers Division of The Mississippi Bar. Sessoms received The Mississippi Bar Young Lawyers Division Outstanding Young Lawyer of Mississippi award for...

University College at Tulane.(Tom Brosig)(Brief Article)
September 13, 2004... Tom Brosig, a longtime leader in the gaming industry on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, has been named a Faculty Fellow of University College at Tulane. Brosig is the first Faculty Fellow to be elected from the Mississippi Coast campus of Tulane. A...

Jones County Junior College.(awards)(Brief Article)
September 13, 2004... Jones County Junior College employees in maintenance and auxiliary services were recently recognized for their dedication and support: Buddy Clifton, Employee of the Year; and finalists Charles Eakes, Alice Breazeale and Almous Thomas Jr....

Coast Electric Power Association.(Daniel Martin was hired as a systems engineer)(Brief Article)
September 13, 2004... Daniel Martin was hired as a systems engineer at Coast Electric Power Association. Martin is a graduate of Mississippi State University where he earned a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering.

Mississippi Fannie Mae fellow heads to Harvard.
September 13, 2004... JACKSON -- For three intense weeks in July, Phil Hardwick rubbed elbows with some of the nation's most prominent political figures and public policymakers at one of the world's most prestigious schools. Hardwick, coordinator of economic...

Keeping members happy the secret of business success.(health clubs)
September 13, 2004... Last spring, when a tornado ripped the glass roof off the natatorium at The Courthouse Racquet & Fitness Club in Northeast Jackson, Johnny Black seized the opportunity to build a bigger and better one, and added a 5,000-square-foot second-floor...

Manufacturing problem behind delay in flu shots this year: longer wait not expected to cause problems.(Healthcare Mississippi)
September 13, 2004... A large number of businesses and industry in Mississippi provide free flu shots to workers in order to prevent widespread illnesses that can adversely impact productivity. But this year businesses will have to wait a bit longer than usual for...

Self-insured solutions provides oversight services to clients: nurses started their business to save companies money.(Healthcare Mississippi)
September 13, 2004... It may be difficult for those outside the healthcare field to understand what Stephanie Kilpatrick and Debra Potterfield, owners of Self-Insured Solutions, do. Their clients are companies with self-insured healthcare, third party administrators...