by Clay Chandler Published: October 31,2010
Tags: development, District at Eastover, JACKSON, real estate, Ted Duckworth
Jackson developer hopes that his District at Eastover is soon a reality Ted Duckworth has spent the better part of three years working on the District at Eastover in Jackson. And he is as close as he ever been to concrete results. After negotiations with Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann over lease terms for the [...] [...]
by Amy McCullough Published: October 31,2010
Tags: Entergy Mississippi, HORNE, Independent Power Producer, Mississippi Power Company, Mississippi Public Service Commission
If the selected companies stick to their bids, Mississippi ratepayers should save money on audits of their public electric utilities this year. The Mississippi Public Service Commission has approved bids for the fiscal year 2010 audits of Mississippi Power Company and Entergy Mississippi that cumulatively total less than $1 million. Contracts have not been finalized. [...] [...]
by Ted Carter Published: October 31,2010
Tags: Joe Shumaker, Larry Barr, Mississippi Department of Insurance’s Division of Fire Service Development, Mississippi State Rating Bureau
Economy could force changes in urban and rural fire operations Steps taken by Mississippi’s state government during the last 23 years are credited with keeping today’s home and business fire insurance rates stable. But budget problems in urban fire departments and manpower shortages in rural ones threaten the hard-won stability. As the recession lingers, localities [...] [...]
by Ted Carter Published: October 31,2010
Tags: Richard Hickson, Trustmark Corp
Jackson-based regional bank says its capital strength gives it ‘offensive’ options Coming off the disappointment of losing the acquisition of Cadence Bank in early October, Trustmark Corp. got a lift last week with third quarter earnings that paid 40 cents per common share, two cents higher than the analysts’ consensus estimate. The quarter’s showing gives a [...] [...]
by Clay Chandler Published: October 31,2010
Tags: Dan Turner, Delbert Hosemann, Farm Bureau, Haley Barbour, Joey Fillingane, Matt Steffey
On Oct. 22, Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann certified that Farm Bureau’s petition to eliminate the use of eminent domain for private development had enough signatures for the initiative to appear on the statewide ballot in 2011. Hosemann’s certification amounts to an administrative ruling, and if Mississippi’s rules for administrative appeals apply, any legal challenge [...] [...]
by Clay Chandler Published: October 31,2010
Tags: Billy McCoy, Delbert Hosemann, Dr. Edwin LeGrand, Gov. Haley Barbour, HOBNOB, John Mayo, Lt. Gov. Phil Bryant
Officials made feelings known in speeches at MEC’s annual event Mississippi’s statewide elected officials each spoke for about 10 minutes at last Thursday’s Hobnob. They all said pretty much the same thing: The state’s budget for fiscal year 2012 will be among the leanest the state has had in generations, and raising taxes on anything [...] [...]
by Clay Chandler Published: October 31,2010
Tags: Bruce Shepard, Kevin Flynn, St. Dominic Hospital, Walmart
The list of goods and services offered at the Walmart supercenter in Pearl is about to grow. On Nov. 8, Jackson-based St. Dominic Hospital will open The Clinic at Walmart, a primary care clinic that represents the hospital’s first foray into the retail health market. The clinic will provide a basic level of primary care [...] [...]
by Martin Willoughby Published: October 31,2010
Tags: COLUMNS, Martin Willoughby, The William Morris Group P.A., William H. (Bill) Morris Jr.
I am always amazed by people who seem to defy the bounds of time and develop multiple areas of mastery in life. The Greek word for this is polymath, someone “who has learned much.” We also call these people Renaissance men or women. William H. (Bill) Morris Jr., founder of The William Morris Group, P.A., [...] [...]
by Ted Carter Published: October 31,2010
Tags: Lloyd Dixon, RAND
Research organization sees lack of progress on Gulf Coast property insurance challenges, details ideas for avoiding post-Katrina missteps The next time a strong hurricane or series of hurricanes hammer Mississippi’s coastal region as they did in 2004-2005, some changes in the structure of wind and flood insurance must be in place, says the RAND Corporation [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: October 31,2010
Tags: Dustin Sullivan, Peter Fisher, Planters Bank
Planters Bank is pleased to announce Dustin Sullivan as the new loan representative for the Greenwood branch. Sullivan is a native of Greenwood, and he is a graduate of Delta State University. He previously worked with Cannon Motor Company in Greenwood. Sullivan and his wife, Marley, are members of North Greenwood Baptist Church. In a [...] [...]
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