Mississippi Business Journal

11. First National Bank of Lucedale.(People to Watch)(Charlie Garretson...
Charlie Garretson has been promoted to president and CEO of First National Bank of Lucedale. Garretson is a 1984 graduate of Mississippi State University (MSU) ...
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12. Founder's departure for MDA a smooth move for PKY, EGP.(Public...
JACKSON -- With Parkway Properties (NYSE: PKY) and EastGroup (NYSE: EGP) founder Leland Speed focusing on his duties as executive director of the Mississippi Development ...
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13. Hancock Fabrics runs into a little snag this spring.(Public Companies)
TUPELO -- Even though Hancock Fabrics Inc. (NYSE: HKF) is among Mississippi's most successful public companies, CEO Larry G. Kirk is looking for improvement. "First ...
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14. Sanderson Farms hatches big plan for Peach State: multi-million dollar...
LAUREL -- South Georgians are praising poultry processor Sanderson Farms (Nasdaq: SAFM). After deciding to expand its chicken production operation into the Peach State, the ...
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15. Mississippi's public companies.(Directory)(Illustration)
Mississippi's Public Companies Address Name/Stock Symbol/Year Founded Shares of common stock Top Officer outstanding BancorpSouth (BXS), 1876 One Mississippi Plaza, Aubrey B. Patterson, CEO Tupelo, ...
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16. For development, George County knows meaning of location.(Manufacturing)
LUCEDALE -- The familiar real estate axiom "location, location, location" may be the best thing going for George County in its quest for industrial and ...
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17. State's unemployment trending below national average.
For the past six months Mississippi's unemployment rate has been lower than the national average, following a trend showing the South is leading the country ...
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18. Weyerhaeuser plant maintains clean safety record.(Manufacturing)
COLUMBUS -- Workers at Weyerhaeuser Company's Columbus Modified Fiber operation and their families recently gathered at the plant in the Columbus-Lowndes Industrial Park to celebrate ...
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19. Furniture rebound a sign of strengthening economy?(Manufacturing)
TUPELO -- Sales of furniture in the U.S. are heavily dependent on the economy. So the fact that the spring Tupelo Furniture Market was considered ...
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20. LM&F celebrating 100th anniversary in Laurel.(Manufacturing)(Laurel Machine...
Laurel has the distinction of being the place where two new industries originated. One was the Masonite Corporation. The other was the Lindsey Wagon Company, ...
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