- Regionalism roundtable discussion a highlight of annual meeting
Political and business leaders gathered May 7 at the Jackson Marriott for the Mississippi Economic Council's annual meeting, and in one of the sessions, regionalism was on the menu. Panelists were: Wade Jones, president of the East Mississippi Business Development Corporation; George Freeland Jr. executive director of the Jackson County ......
- MEC annual meeting focuses on furniture industry success
About 1,000 of the state's top business leaders will convene at the Mississippi Economic Council annual membership meeting May 21 at the Crowne Plaza in downtown Jackson, which will pay tribute to the state's furniture industry and feature a keynote address by W.G. "Mickey" Holliman Jr., chairman of the largest ......
- Mississippi leaders consider ways to save jobs
Tupelo, Miss.— Mississippi furniture makers are moving to seek state funds for programs designed to keep more manufacturing jobs from going offshore. At last week's first general membership meeting of the 13-year-old Mississippi Furniture Assn., Gov. Haley Barbour joined about 150 manufacturers, vendors, suppliers, politicians and other officials at the ......
- On the record with Akers
JACKSON - On Dec. 3, 2002, Atmos Energy (NYSE: ATO) completed the acquisition of Mississippi Valley Gas, the state's largest natural gas utility, for about $150 million in cash and stock, and inherited a 5,500-mile distribution system, 335 miles of transmission pipeline and two underground gas storage facilities at Amory ......
- ACEC-MS annual Fall Fling moves to Mississippi State
When the American Council of Engineering Companies-Mississippi (ACEC-MS) hosts its annual Fall Fling next month, it will be the first time the statewide association of private companies will have met outside the metro Jackson area. Kirk Schulz, the new dean of Mississippi State University's (MSU) James Worth Bagley College of ......
- Oxford Conference Center open, booking variety of events
OXFORD - The $5.5-million Oxford Conference Center is open and going strong. The multi-purpose facility opened on May 22, ahead of schedule, so a wedding and reception could be held there. An official ribbon cutting will take place in the fall, according to executive director Hugh A. Stump III. "This ......
- Illegal catering remains thorny issue for companies
Illegal catering remains a chief concern among professional restaurateurs and caterers statewide, who say the powersthat-be are stymieing efforts to thwart major events being staged by illegal operators. "It has always been a critical issue," said Mike Cashion, executive director of the Mississippi Hospitality and Restaurant Association (MHRA). "The House ......