The Mississippi Business Journal back issues from September 2003:
Where have the jobs gone? 'It has not been a wonderful year in most places.'.(Mississippi unemployment)
Sep 01, 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 places," says Joan Barry, a statistical ...
Employment market not so hospitable.(leisure and hospitality industry)
Sep 01, 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 Category during the same period, according to ...
Public television moving into content production and packaging.(Public Radio in Mississippi)(Mississippi Broadcast Network)
Sep 01, 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 Educational Broadcasting is changing its ...
Prayer for our schools.(Brief Article)(Editorial)
Sep 01, 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 dorm. rooms. New computers and cars are also on ...
Getting into the Labor Day spirit--sort of.(As I See It)(Brief Article)(Column)
Sep 01, 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, the first Monday in September, is a ...
Talking politics on the drive to school.(The View from Here)(Brief Article)(Column)
Sep 01, 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 of these people running for ...
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)
Sep 01, 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 ...
The Nature Conservancy.(People to Watch)(Patricia Nichols, Michael Rast join board of trustees)(Brief Article)
Sep 01, 2003 ... The Mississippi Chapter of The Nature Conservancy welcomes Patricia Nichols of DuPont Titanium Technologies and Michael Rast of Weyerhaeuser Company to its ...
Harrison County Development Commission.(People to Watch)(Alicia R. Ellis appointed)(Brief Article)
Sep 01, 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 recently resigned. A former school teacher ...
Grand Gulf Nuclear Station.(People to Watch)(Jeff S. Forbes appointed)(Brief Article)
Sep 01, 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 ...
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)
Sep 01, 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 education dean, and Betty Carraway, HCC ...
The Cirlot Agency.(People to Watch)(Rick Looser University of Alabama Outstanding Alumnus)(Brief Article)
Sep 01, 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) ...
Dr. L. Ross Buntyn.(People to Watch)(attends American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry session)(Brief Article)
Sep 01, 2003 ... Gulfport dentist Dr. L. Ross Buntyn attended the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry's 19th Annual ...
Jackson Coca-Cola Bottling Co.(People to Watch)(James Cole promoted)(Brief Article)
Sep 01, 2003 ... James Cole has been promoted to cold drink sales manager. He is also responsible for managing the cold drink sales team ....
South Trust Bank.(People to Watch)(Stan Foster, George Parker appointed)(Brief Article)
Sep 01, 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)
Sep 01, 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 been with the bank since its inception in 1998, ...
Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle.(People to Watch)(board appointments)(Brief Article)
Sep 01, 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 Gatewood, who specializes in dentistry, will serve as ...
Whittfield Medical Surgical Hospital.(People to Watch)(Kathy Sutton awarded by American Medical Technologists)(Brief Article)
Sep 01, 2003 ... American Medical Technologists (AMTI has awarded Kathy Sutton of New Hebron its Exceptional Merit, recognizing outstanding activity and service to AMT and its ...
BancorpSouth.(People to Watch)(Joseph Clayton appointed)(Brief Article)
Sep 01, 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 bachelor's degree in accountancy. Bobby McRee ...
Chinn & Associates, PLLC.(People to Watch)(Mark A. Chinn elected to A.B.A. Family Law Section)(Brief Article)
Sep 01, 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 ...
Former TRUST president joins Belhaven College.(People to Watch)(Jay P. Chance)(Brief Article)
Sep 01, 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 doctorate in adult education from ...
MDA awards $1.4-million high-tech skills training grant.(Strictly Business)(Mississippi Development Authority)(Brief Article)
Sep 01, 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 Workforce Investment Board. The U.S ....
Magnolia Golf Trail starts affiliate network.(Strictly Business)(Brief Article)
Sep 01, 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 "exponentially increases the benefits afforded members of ...
Hawkins Field welcomes three Nissan suppliers.(Strictly Business)(Goggin Warehousing, Logistics Insights Corporation Inc., Waltex Mississippi)(Brief Article)
Sep 01, 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 bringing more than 150 jobs to Hawkins Field, are ...
HiSAN breaking ground for Leake County plant.(Strictly Business)(Brief Article)
Sep 01, 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 America Inc. automotive assembly plant in ...
Miller wins 'Reader's Choice' award for 11th straight time.(Strictly Business)(Miller Transporters Inc.)(Brief Article)
Sep 01, 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, comprehensive customer-perception study of ...
Cal-Maine moves toward private status.(Strictly Business)(Cal-Maine Foods Inc.)
Sep 01, 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 reverse split, each shareholder owning less ...
Matrix offering HIPAA services.(Strictly Business)(Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act)(Brief Article)
Sep 01, 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 Accountability Act). "The lack of ...
Trustmark fund recognized.(Strictly Business)(Performance Mid Cap Equity Fund)(Brief Article)
Sep 01, 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 Marketplace Inc. recognized the Performance Mid ...
State gives land to city.(Strictly Business)(City of Tupelo)(Brief Article)
Sep 01, 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 is a wonderful opportunity where we've ...
'Prototype' Captain D's opens.(Strictly Business)(Captain D's Seafood )(Brief Article)
Sep 01, 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. "Jackson and its neighboring ...
Alcorn eyes technology park.(Strictly Business)(Alcorn State University)(Brief Article)
Sep 01, 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 need a new industry in Natchez," Alcorn ...
Nissan gives MSMS donation.(Strictly Business)(Nissan Foundation)(Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science )(Brief Article)
Sep 01, 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 grants the Nissan Foundation awarded this year to ...
Hancock approves dividend increase.(Strictly Business)(Hancock Holding Co.)(Brief Article)
Sep 01, 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%. Approved during the company's regular August ...
District sets another record.(Strictly Business)(Farm Credit Bank of Texas)(Brief Article)
Sep 01, 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 $6.99 billion as of June 30, 2003, up ...
Medical billing curriculum funded.(Strictly Business)(Brief Article)
Sep 01, 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 billing at some of its 15 junior and community ...
MDAC signs CFAP agreement.(Strictly Business)(Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce )(Catfish Feed Assistance Program)(Brief Article)
Sep 01, 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 Assistance Act of 2003 provides $34 million ...
UM working on network.(Strictly Business)(University of Mississippi evaluating Cenus NPX router)(Brief Article)
Sep 01, 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 how a Cenus NPX router might boost the ...
Old Waverly hosting upcoming championship in West Point.(Strictly Business)(Old Waverly Golf Club)(2006 Women's Mid-Amateur Championship)(Brief Article)
Sep 01, 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, Old Waverly opened in 1988. It hosted ...
FCC extends effective date of do-not-fax rules.(Strictly Business)(Federal Communications Commission )(Brief Article)
Sep 01, 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 telemarketing rules, including other ...
Seventh Knight offering new security software.(Strictly Business)(Seventh Knight Inc.)
Sep 01, 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 unison to provide two layers of security to ...
ASHI ranks states.(Strictly Business)(American Society of Home Inspectors )(Brief Article)
Sep 01, 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). ASHI's rankings looked at 13 criteria, ...
UMC has new program for physical therapists.(Strictly Business)(University of Mississippi Medical Center)(Brief Article)
Sep 01, 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 academic requirement in 2002, making the ...
Upton decides to capitalize on his name and reputation.(Mike Upton renames stores)(Upton TirePros)
Sep 01, 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 to decide what to name them. "My ...
Mississippians playing critical roles in timber import debate.(Canadian timber tariffs)
Sep 01, 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 (NAHB), has been a national spokesman on ...
Business development, entrepreneurship good steps on poverty.(Cedric Morgan, Minority Business Enterprise Division)
Sep 01, 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 serving on boards for the Hinds County Human ...
REB Enterprises uses human touch in world of plastic.(Biography)
Sep 01, 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 business is all about people and ...
College town boom: students a welcome sight in slow economy.(Focus Small Business)
Sep 01, 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 cases, only 15% to 20%. "No one's ...
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)
Sep 01, 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 Language Center in Flowood. "Besides, ...
Oxford outfit revolutionizing ticket management for college sports.(Focus Small Business)(TicketsXchange)
Sep 01, 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 (TXC). The homegrown company recently ...
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)
Sep 01, 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 District, Mississippi 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)
Sep 01, 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 days before, he'd post a notice on a town ...
Mississippi SBA preferred/certified lenders.(Focus Small Business)(Directory)
Sep 01, 2003 ... <Pre> Mississippi SBA Preferred/Certified Lenders Lender Contact Allied Capital Corp. * Tina Del Dona AMRESCO Independence Funding Charles Bell AmSouth Bank Cindy Bourne BancorpSouth Bank *...
Family hobby turns into one of area's biggest tourist attractions.(Focus Small Business)(Tom and Anne Landrum)(Interview)(Biography)
Sep 01, 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 family built a log cabin, and furnished it ...
Art business takes hit in slow economy--just like other retailers.(Focus Small Business)
Sep 01, 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 living making art? That answer can ...
Small business climate in Mississippi stable, say counselors.(Focus Small Business)
Sep 01, 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. "We were encouraged because we hold ...
Where have the jobs gone?
Sep 01, 2003; ... While few people could have missed the news about the number of job tosses 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 places," says Joan Barry, a statistical analyst with ...
Employment market not so hospitable
Sep 01, 2003; ... MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST-Where have all the jobs gone in leisure and hospitality in Mississippi? The Coast has lost abour 3,600 leisure and hospitality jobs between the summers of 2002 and 2003, and Jackson has lot 2,100 jobs in that category during the same period, according to labor ...
Public television moving into content production and packaging
Sep 01, 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 Educational Broadcasting is changing its name to ...
Upton decides to capitalize on his name and reputation
Sep 01, 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 to decide what to name them. "My marketing ...
Mississippians playing critical roles in timber import debate
Sep 01, 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 (NAHB), has been a national spokesman on the issue ...
REB Enterprises uses human touch in world of plastic
Sep 01, 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 business is all about people and relationships," ...
College town boom: students a welcome sight in slow economy
Sep 01, 2003; ... Even though the influx of students in college towns Hattiesburg, Oxford and Starkville every fall may boost the area population by onethird or more, area businesses and restaurants say the revenue increase is not proportional, and in many cases, only 15% to 20%. "No one's complaining," ...
Oxford outfit revolutionizing ticket management for college sports
Sep 01, 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 (TXC). The homegrown company recently. inked a ...
Herring honored for entrepreneurial skills training
Sep 01, 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 District, Mississippi Development Authority and ...