The Mississippi Business Journal back issues from May 2004:
BankPlus scores first deal with Eli: three-year endorsement package includes TV, print and radio advertising.
May 03, 2004; ... BELZONI -- Each year, the first overall draft pick of the National Football League can expect not only a multimillion-dollar salary but equally lucrative endorsement opportunities, as well. However, when Eli Manning, former All-America quarterback at the University of Mississippi, was made ...
Budget cuts worry MDOT, MRBA: industry fears repeat of last year's fund transfer.
May 03, 2004; ... Last Monday--April 26th--with the clock ticking before the regular legislative session ends, representatives from the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) and the Mississippi Road Builders Association (MRBA) met at Dennery's Restaurant in Jackson for a strategy session to ...
Higher gas prices ripple out into state's economy.
May 03, 2004; ... The cost of gasoline continues to rise across the state, and with that rise comes an increase in the cost of doing business in Mississippi. Industry observers are mixed in their assessments of what the effects will be on the state's economy but agree that at least in the short ...
Community Development Foundation among nation's top 20.
May 03, 2004; ... TUPELO -- When Community Development Foundation (CDF) president David Rumbarger learned that Site Selection magazine had ranked the Northeast Mississippi city of 35,000 No. 19 in the top 100 small cities for new and expanded corporate facilities in its March issue, he was pleasantly ...
Perception, reality hurting business in Magnolia State.(Perspective)
May 03, 2004 ... So it would seem that both the perception and the reality of the state's legal system continues to hurt the overall business climate here, as well as challenge the medical community and the care providers vital for the good health and well being of every Mississippian. Gov ....
Mission statements can make a difference.(As I See It)
May 03, 2004; ... Most companies have mission statements. These are usually lofty sounding charges designed by senior management to point the direction for the company and inspire the troops. The problem with even well designed mission statements is they don't impact operations if the troops aren't familiar ...
Veggie vehicles anyone? Fryer oil does it.(One Writer's Perspective)
May 03, 2004; ... Recently, I drove my new Volkswagen diesel Jetta around town for a week, traveled up to Hattiesburg, came back and drove around another week--without having to refuel. At 44 miles per gallon on the highway, I can get nearly 500 miles on one tank. I go for so long without having to visit a ...
Boone Nswspapers Inc.(People to Watch)
May 03, 2004 ... Todd H. Carpenter, 34, has been named president and chief operating officer of Boone Newspapers Inc. of Tuscaloosa, Ala. He lives and will continue to work from Natchez, where he will continue as publisher of The Natchez ...
River Oaks Health System.(People to Watch)
May 03, 2004 ... C. Ron Cannon, M.D., has been nominated as president-elect of the American Academy of Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery, the world's largest organization representing specialists who treat the ear, nose, throat and related structures of ...
Stewart Sneed Hewes/ BancorpSouth Insurance.(People to Watch)
May 03, 2004 ... Belinda Wilkerson, commercial lines customer service representative with Stewart Sneed Hewes/BancorpSouth Insurance, has earned the Certified Insurance Counselor (CIC) designation from the National Alliance for Insurance ...
Community Eldercare Services.(People to Watch)
May 03, 2004 ... Cecilia Derrington, a healthcare community relations professional with over a decade of experience, was recently named regional community relations director at Community Eldercare Services (CES), a nursing community management company based in Tupelo. Derrington ...
Mississippi Arts and Entertainment Center.(People to Watch)
May 03, 2004 ... Dr. Charlotte Tabereaux has been named the first executive director of the Mississippi Arts and Entertainment Center (MAEC) in Meridian. Tabereaux, currently director of federal programs for the Rankin County School District, will be responsible for guiding the MAEC toward development and ...
BancorpSouth.(People to Watch)
May 03, 2004 ... Gid D. Stuckey has joined BancorpSouth as a mortgage loan officer in Olive Branch. Stuckey attended Jones Community ...
The Home Builders Association of Mississippi.(People to Watch)
May 03, 2004 ... The Home Builders Association of Mississippi (HBAM) has elected its state leadership for 2004, with Ricky Wilkinson of Ocean Springs serving as president. Wilkinson is vice president of Gulf Construction Company and has been in the construction business since 1977. Wade Quin of Madison, ...
Dixie Advertising Specialties Inc.(People to Watch)
May 03, 2004 ... Brenda Ferguson, MAS of Dixie Advertising Specialties Inc. in Jackson passed the certification examination administered by ...
Mississippi Wildlife Federation.(People to Watch)
May 03, 2004 ... The Mississippi Wildlife Federation (MWF) has named Rep. Billy McCoy (D-Rienzi) the 2003 Conservation Legislator of the Year for his leadership in the passage and subsequent funding of the Land, Water and Timber Resources Act. MWF also credited McCoy for creating a unique ...
State Bank & Trust Company.(People to Watch)
May 03, 2004 ... State Bank & Trust Company has named Samuel R. Sanders its city president in McComb. With a decade of banking experience, Sanders formerly served as vice president of ...
WesterN SizzliN Steakhouse.(People to Watch)
May 03, 2004 ... Steve Crowe, general manager of the WesterN SizzliN Steakhouse in Waynesboro, was named Manager of the Year by the WesterN SizzliN Corp. He was selected based on his store's performance in sales, food and ...
Darlene Carey, program director of the Wound Healing Center at Delta Regional Medical Center, received the Entrepreneur of the Year Award from National Healing Corporation (NHC).(People to Watch)
May 03, 2004 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: Darlene Carey, program director of the Wound Healing Center at Delta Regional Medical Center, received the Entrepreneur of the Year Award from National Healing Corporation (NHC). NHC CEO James E. Patrick (1) and NHC chairman of the board Edgar ...
Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz.(People to Watch)
May 03, 2004 ... Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz announces the addition of J. Scott Newton to the firm's Jackson office. Newton, who was the 2003 Republican nominee for Mississippi attorney general, will be working from the Jackson and Washington offices as a member of the ...
Mississippi Firefighters Memorial Burn Center.(People to Watch)
May 03, 2004 ... A group of 34 staff members of the Mississippi Firefighters Memorial Burn Center in Greenville, a service of Delta Regional Medical Center, were awarded the "Angels Among Us" by The Delta Democrat Times, WXVT-TV and WIQQ radio. Recipients are selected based on philanthropy, humanitarianism ...
NBC Capital Corporation.(People to Watch)
May 03, 2004 ... Dan R. Lee has joined the board of directors of NBC Capital Corp. and its subsidiary, National Bank of Commerce. A native of Corinth, Lee currently serves as chairman, president and CEO of Microtek Medical Holdings Inc. After earning an accounting degree from ...
Mississippi State University (MSU).(People to Watch)
May 03, 2004 ... Nikolay M. Filipov, an assistant professor at the MSU's College of Veterinary Medicine, is the first Mississippi researcher to receive the $100,000 Early Career Award from the American Chemical ...
Stirling Properties.(People to Watch)
May 03, 2004 ... The Mississippi Gulf Coast Association of Realtors recently awarded Tim Carlson with its highest honor--the Diamond Award. Carlson is a commercial broker associate with Stifling Properties. The association ...
Hattiesburg Clinic.(People to Watch)
May 03, 2004 ... Kevin B. Clement, M.D., a primary care sports medicine physician at Hattiesburg Clinic, completed the American Board of ...
Crop dusting has changed since 9/11 but still thriving in state.(Agribusiness/Timber)
May 03, 2004; ... Small, low-flying airplanes buzzing over fields and timber are a familiar and necessary cog in the wheels of agriculture and the timber industry. Sometimes their movements are as entertaining as stunt fliers. Their services, however, are anything but frivolous. "Spraying is very ...
State farmers' market set for opening June 2005.(Agribusiness/Timber)
May 03, 2004; ... Every year at the State Farmers' Market in Raleigh, N.C., shoppers shell out more than $60 million for locally grown fresh fruits and vegetables, plants, Christmas trees and crafts sold from the more than 35,000 spaces rented to growers. It is one of five farmers' markets owned by the ...
Ag in Mississippi saw record yields and profits in 2003.(Agribusiness/Timber)
May 03, 2004; ... The 2003 crop year will best be remembered as the year things turned around for agriculture in Mississippi. In the previous four to five years, prices were low and there were production problems caused by weather and pests. But in 2003, the state saw not only record yields in ...
Spring weather raises concerns for agriculture.(Agribusiness/Timber)
May 03, 2004; ... March was the driest month on record for portions of Central and South Mississippi. Besides impacts to agriculture, the dry weather occurring at the same time there was a lot of winter freeze vegetation in the forests caused a large number of damaging forest fires, some of which destroyed ...
Private land revenue option at work in Mississippi.(Agribusiness/Timber)
May 03, 2004; ... An innate spirit of entrepreneurism is often the driving force behind many forward-thinking business people explore new creative avenues for reenue enhancement. One formula for making money has always been to simply find a niche market being demanded by the consuming public and fill it ....
Farm families growing cattle 'close to nature'.(Agribusiness/Timber)
May 03, 2004; ... Two cattle farm families in Mississippi have taken a different path, a "new old" idea. Leasa and Eddie Leggett of Purvis and Tatia and Robert McCaskill of Hickory (located 20 miles west of Meridian) are the owners of Amber Grassfed Beef. "Interest in our product is increasing, ...
Timber theft bill provides relief for state's landowners: investigators lacked the authority, tools to properly investigate thefts, says commissioner.(Agribusiness Timber)
May 03, 2004; ... The Legislature is doing what it can to provide relief for landowners who have been victims of timber theft, a common problem in the state that has resulted in the loss of money and/or land value. House Bill 1148, which has passed the House and Senate, includes provisions that ...
Forestry consultants.
May 03, 2004 ... <Pre> Forestry Consultants Company Name/Year Founded Address Phone/Fax Forest Systems, 1998P.O. Box 261, Decatur, (601) 635-5707/ MS 39327-0261635-5830 John G. Guthrie and SonsP.O. Box 400, Wiggins, (601) ...
Timber industry growth predicted to increase.(Agribusiness Timber)
May 03, 2004; ... JACKSON -- The Molpus Woodlands Group is one of only 12 companies of its kind in the country. Started in 1996, the company is a timberland investment management organization (TIMO) and is part of what's happening in the timber business, according to president Dick Molpus. "TIMOs ...
Laurel's Vic West named top KFC franchisee.
May 03, 2004; ... LAUREL -- Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) has more than 4,000 franchises in the United States, and Vic West was recently named the KFC top franchisee and honored with the People Encouraging Talent Excellence (PETE) award (named after Pete Harman, the first person to buy a KFC franchise). ...
Mississippi Delta Technology Council has strong agenda.
May 03, 2004; ... CLEVELAND -- The newly formed Mississippi Delta Technology Council (MDTC) will sponsor its inaugural event--the first annual Delta Business and Technology Expo--from noon until 3 p.m. on May 7 at Siller's Coliseum on the campus of Delta State University, in conjunction with Delta Council ...
Barbour vows comprehensive tort reform in 2004: governor believes majority of House members support effort.
May 03, 2004; ... Gov. Haley Barbour is determined to see state lawmakers pass comprehensive tort reform this year so Mississippi can end lawsuit abuse. "I have proposed legislation that the Senate passed by more than a 2-1 majority, and I believe a majority of the members of the House support ...
Affordable healthcare on agenda for 'Cover the Uninsured Week': programs planned in communities around Mississippi.
May 03, 2004; ... Seventeen Mississippi cites are planning events for "Cover the Uninsured Week" May 10-16, as part of a nationwide program that will include more than 1,000 community activities such as health fairs, workshops for small business owners and educational forums. Workshops are being ...
Energy companies looking ahead at reliability issues.(Oil & Gas)
May 03, 2004; ... While much of the Northeast U.S., including New York City and parts of Canada, was blanketed in darkness Aug. 14, 2003, in a rolling electrical blackout that surprised more than 50 million people, Southerners basked in the comfort of reliable energy. The event known as the ...
TVA launches megasite program focusing on automakers.(Oil & Gas)
May 03, 2004; ... There can be little doubt that the automobile manufacturing industry has found the South fertile ground for siting new plants. Automakers and their vendors have come calling in larger and larger numbers, and communities have obviously done a commendable job in pitching their facilities to ...
Mississippi Power CEO optimistic about economic development.(Energy & Utilities)
May 03, 2004; ... GULFPORT -- In January of this year Anthony Topazi became Mississippi Power Company's 10th president and chief executive officer. He says he's settling in and happy on the Gulf Coast. While it's the Birmingham native's first time to live in a coastal area, he's no stranger to the Southern ...
Wells in state waters may produce up to $1 billion for education.(Oil & Gas)
May 03, 2004; ... A bill to take the oversight of oil and gas drilling in the state from the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) and place it under the Mississippi Development Authority (MDA) passed both houses of the Legislature and at press time was awaiting Gov. Haley Barbour's signature to become ...
Drilling raises concerns over environmental and tourism issues.(Energy & Utilities)
May 03, 2004; ... A bill now awaiting the governor's signature that will take the oversight for oil and gas drilling from the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) and place it under the Mississippi Development Authority (MDA) was not favorably embraced in some sectors. Disagreement over drilling in the ...
TVA's Glenn McCullough speaks out on energy.(Q&A)
May 03, 2004; ... In 2001, President George W. Bush appointed former Tupelo Mayor Glenn L. McCullough Jr., chairman of the Tennessee Valley Authority, which serves 8.5 million customers. In 1999, President Bill Clinton had appointed him to the three-member board of TVA, the nation's first ...
Electric power associations.
May 03, 2004 ... <Pre> Electric Power Associations Association Contact Year Incorporated Address Phone/FAX Web site Coast EPARobert J. Occhi 1939 P.O. Box 2430, Bay St. (228) 467-6535/467-4102 ...
Carbon dioxide an often overlooked natural resource.(Energy & Utilities)
May 03, 2004; ... In Mississippi, when people think of natural resources, oil and gas come to mind. Few people are aware of another plentiful natural resource. "The state is blessed with carbon dioxide," according to Kerry Allen, Mississippi operations and production manager of Denbury Resources ...
Nissan North America granted NAFTA waiver.(Srictly Business)
May 03, 2004; ... CANTON -- Nissan North America has been granted regulatory exemption from the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFFA) from the U.S. Department of Transportation. The waiver prevents a decrease in domestic production, protects jobs and promotes growth at Nissan's plants and suppliers in ...
MDA gets new existing business tool.(Srictly Business)
May 03, 2004 ... JACKSON -- The Mississippi Development Authority (MDA) now has a new tool--the Synchronist Business Information System (SBIS)--to aid in the expansion and retention of existing businesses. Gov. Haley Barbour unveiled the new product April 21. Using SBIS, a Web-based software ...
Mississippi Chemical files reorganization plan.(Strictly Business)
May 03, 2004 ... YAZOO CITY -- Mississippi Chemical Corporation (OTCBB: MSPI.OB) has filed its joint plan of reorganization with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Mississippi. The plan is subject to review and approval by certain creditors of Mississippi Chemical and the Bankruptcy ...
Triton staying busy.(Strictly Business)
May 03, 2004 ... LONG BEACH -- The month of April was a busy one at ATM manufacturer Triton, which has made a string of significant announcements. Triton recently introduced the RT2000, its first through-the-wall ATM designed specifically for retail locations. The RT2000 provides a new option ...
Cal-Maine making public offering.(Strictly Business)
May 03, 2004 ... JACKSON -- Cal-Maine Foods Inc. (NASDAQ: CALM) has filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a proposed public offering of five million shares of its common stock. This includes one million shares to be sold by Fred R. Adams Jr., Cal-Maine's chairman ...
Louis Dreyfus buys terminal.(Strictly Business)
May 03, 2004 ... HATTIESBURG -- Subsidiaries of Houston, Texas-based Louis Dreyfus Energy Services, LP, have completed the acquisition of the Hattiesburg liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) terminal as well as the West Texas natural gas liquids (NGL) pipeline system and from subsidiaries of Exxon Mobil ...
Hub City named finalist.(Strictly Business)
May 03, 2004 ... HATTIESBURG -- The City of Hattiesburg has received notification from the National Civic League that it has been chosen one of 30 All America City finalists. The All-America City Award is a community recognition award program founded more than a half-century ago. The awards seek ...
Southern Pines gets go-ahead.(Strictly Business)
May 03, 2004 ... GREEN COUNTY -- SGR Holdings, LLC, of Houston, Texas, through its wholly-owned subsidiary SG Resources Mississippi, LLC (SGRM), plans to proceed with the construction of the Southern Pines Energy Center, a new salt cavern natural gas storage facility to be located in this Southeast ...
The Peoples sets new record.(Strictly Business)
May 03, 2004 ... TUPELO -- The Peoples Holding Company (AMEX: PHC) has reported record results for the first quarter of 2004. Diluted earnings per share increased 5.56% to 57 cents for the quarter, compared to 54 cents for the first quarter of 2003. Net income for the first quarter increased 2.09% to ...
Cingular rolls out 'Services'.(Strictly Business)
May 03, 2004 ... JACKSON -- Beginning this month, Cingular will offer customers throughout Mississippi a new service to assist its wireless customers in managing their personal account information. "Services" is designed for Cingular customers who want a quick and easy means to access and manage ...
Hancock County produces range of statewide leadership.
May 03, 2004; ... BAY ST. LOUIS -- There's a lot of statewide leadership currently coming out of Hancock County. Bay St. Louis Mayor Eddie Favre is president of the Mississippi Municipal League (MML). Hancock County Library System director Prima Plauche just completed her term as president of the ...
Greater Belhaven area poised for explosive growth: historic neighborhood district crucial link between downtown Jackson, Fondren District.
May 03, 2004 ... JACKSON -- It has been a mere five years since the establishment of the Greater Belhaven Neighborhood Foundation (GBNF), a nonprofit organization founded to promote the preservation, economic growth and beautification of the city's historic Belhaven and Belhaven Heights neighborhoods, but ...
Fairview fight underscores challenges facing urban neighborhoods.
May 03, 2004 ... JACKSON -- On the surface, it sounds like a simple request: amend an ordinance to allow a reputable bed-and-breakfast establishment to operate an upscale, full-service restaurant. But the petition, made to the Jackson City Council by the owners of the historic Fairview Inn in ...
Work underway on transformation of major Jackson artery: Fortification Street project seen as major revitalization tool for city's historic neighborhoods.
May 03, 2004 ... JACKSON -- Fifteen thousand vehicles a day travel down Fortification Street in Jackson, an exit off Interstate 55 that's just a few blocks from the Capital City's downtown district. What was once no more than a gravel road with a lake at the end is now a rolling, four-lane ...
White begins Riley work.(Strictly Business)
May 03, 2004 ... CLARKSDALE -- White Construction Company has begun the second phase of construction for Mississippi State University's (MSU's) Riley Education and Performing Arts Center in Meridian. The firm, Mississippi's third-largest building contractor as ranked by annual sales, is serving as ...
Ershigs wins TVA contract.(Strictly Business)
May 03, 2004 ... BILOXI -- Ershigs Inc., a fiberglass pipe manufacturer, has been awarded a $4-million project from the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) for its Paradise, Ky., facility. The award is due in part to contacts made by the Harrison County Development Commission staff on Ershigs' behalf. ...
First M&F repurchasing shares.(Strictly Business)
May 03, 2004 ... KOSCIUSKO -- The board of directors of First M&F Corporation has authorized the repurchase of up to 120,000 shares of the company's outstanding common stock beginning in May. The repurchase plan was authorized for a 12-month period beginning May 1, 2004 and ending April 30, ...
Election committee formed.(Strictly Business)
May 03, 2004 ... JACKSON -- Appointments have been made to the Special Committee on Judicial Election Campaign Intervention. The committee is charged with looking into allegations of ethical misconduct that may arise in judicial elections this year. Committee members are appointed by the ...
UP introduces debit card.(Strictly Business)
May 03, 2004 ... MEMPHIS, TENN. -- Union Planters Bank (UP) is adding a new Platinum debit card to its product offering. It offers an exclusive package of benefits free with every UP checking account, and the new see-through design distinguishes itself as the first translucent Platinum debit card in the ...