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Mississippi talent. (Mississippi Productions set up to promote Mississippi creative talent)
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Mississippi Business Journal
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April 1, 1991
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Copyright informationCOPYRIGHT 1991 Venture Publications. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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Mississippi talent
They want to broker models for media
There's a new entrepreneurial enterprise in Jackson that's developing a totally undeveloped niche. There's a market potential you wouldn't believe.
They're marketing Mississippi talent. To the state. To the nation.
Mississippi Productions, a fledgling firm, is setting out to broker Mississippi creative talent that, historically, has had to go out of state to achieve its full potential.
Doubt the accuracy of that statement? Make a list.
Start with Mississippians who've achieved international acclaim. (My own is topped by Muddy Waters, Robert Johnson, Jim Henson and William Faulkner.) Now, deduct ...
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