Nick Wallace spent his early years growing up on a family farm in Edwards where he started learning how to cook from his grandmother, Lennel Donald. She taught him the art of cooking from fresh and local foods long before that became a popular thing in the culinary world.
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William Carey University has made a home on the Mississippi Gulf Coast for almost 50 years.
Certified public accountants Danielle King of Oxford and Robby Groves of Madison were recently promoted to the role of partner at GranthamPoole PLLC.
Mark Lanier and Beth Tackett were recently named vice presidents at Viking Range LLC, a Greenwood-based leader in the kitchen appliance industry.
C Spire, a diversified telecommunications and technology services company headquartered in Ridgeland, has named Jonathan Askins as national account director.
Forty Mississippians have been selected for the Leadership Mississippi Class of 2024.
The Ramey Agency in Jackson, a brand strategy and performance marketing agency for premium brands, recently promoted Erick Evans to president.
Leigh Anne Newton, a Tupelo native and faculty member at the University of Mississippi at Tupelo, is helping the university continue its commitment to workforce development in the area as the new director of its Booneville and Tupelo regional campuses.
Medicaid expansion in Mississippi has been wrongly construed as a vehicle to support non-working, able-bodied people who do not deserve free (to them) health care. On those grounds, it has been summarily dismissed by some without further consideration. While not expanding Medicaid successful…
The banking industry, known for traditional practices such as banker’s hours and products like paper checks, has undergone major changes in recent years in efforts to keep up with new financial services trends and evolving technology.
Many financial advisors started using artificial intelligence (AI) years ago. But the technology has become more diverse and user-friendly in recent years, and both advisors and their clients are becoming more comfortable with it.
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With an aging and growing population, it’s estimated that nationally 30,000 physicians joining the workforce each year will not be enough to meet the increasing demand for care.
Having a major public company like Cal-Maine Foods headquartered in Mississippi has a huge impact.
The Mississippi Tourism Association hosted its annual Tourism Day at the Capitol on March 6, unveiling a 9.9% increase in visitor spending over 2022, translating to $7.5 billion spent in the state’s fourth-largest industry.
Beau Rivage Resort & Casino celebrates its 25th anniversary this year.
Ryan Miller, the first executive director of AccelerateMS, has described the fairly new state agency as “the tip of the spear for workforce development for the state.”
One day you can be on top of the world, and the next day the world’s on top of you! Whether in your business life or your personal life, you can suddenly be handed an unwelcome situation you never thought would happen to you — but here it is.
What would you do if I told you that you threw away $30,000 last year or are likely to throw it away this year?
TempStaff, a staffing agency serving central and southwest Mississippi, recently announced its acquisition of EMI Staffing, a staffing firm based in north Mississippi.
Nicole Ruhnke, a communications professional with more than 15 years of experience serving organizations throughout the Pine Belt, has been named director of university communications and chief communication officer at the University of Southern Mississippi.
Regions Bank on Monday announced the company has been recognized as a 2024 Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award (GEWA) Winner With Distinction.