by Laura Smith Published: March 27,2011
Tags: Dining Out, Gin Mill Gallery, Tom Bingham
Party atmosphere goes with Gin Mill Gallery Just as the patio for a restaurant in an old gin in Indianola was being poured, a tornado tore through and destroyed the building. For two decades, Tom Bingham had owned the property, doing custom woodworking from the space. For about a decade, he’d operated an art gallery [...] [...]
by Laura Smith Published: March 27,2011
Tags: Complete Mobile Home Supply, Jotham McCauley, MBJ SMALL BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT
Becoming a ‘complete’ success Mobile home supply is largest in state with an eye on higher goals Customers walk into Complete Mobile Home Supply and, on many occasions, aren’t sure what they need. “They make a lot of hand gestures,” said Jotham McCauley, director of e-commerce. “They say, ‘It’s about like this,’ and we have [...] [...]
by Laura Smith Published: March 13,2011
Tags: Kim Root, Shelly Daniel, Swirlz
Swirlz Girls: When you know, you know and we knew Daniel, Root have grown invitation business infinitely Kim Root and Shelly Daniel are best friends. They live next door to one another and go to the same church. Their husbands are both architects. When they’re seen together in Tupelo, people call them the Swirlz girls [...] [...]
by Laura Smith Published: March 13,2011
Tags: Craig Noone, John Besh, Parlor Market, Stephan Pyles
There is a reason for everything at the PM From the owner to the hostess stand and from the floors to the bar, nearly everything in Parlor Market tells a story. Owner Craig Noone got his start at the Palace Casino Resort on the coast after graduating from the Texas Culinary Academy. He then moved [...] [...]
by Laura Smith Published: March 6,2011
Tags: Lea Margaret Hamilton, MBJ SMALL BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT, SoDelta
Idea for came to Hamilton ‘like a bolt of lightning’ The idea for SoDelta candles struck Lea Margaret Hamilton “like a bolt of lightning” one fall afternoon on a drive to the City of Greenwood. “Combines were on both sides of the highway cutting soybeans and I just thought, ‘nobody is doing candles made with [...] [...]
by Laura Smith Published: March 6,2011
Tags: Bill Luckett, Madidi, Morgan Freeman
A dream come true for Luckett and Freeman Ten years ago, when Bill Luckett and Morgan Freeman were preparing to open their Clarksdale restaurant, Madidi, they could park just about anywhere they wanted downtown. A few weeks ago as Luckett drove to the restaurant, he lucked out and got the only available parking spot on [...] [...]
by Laura Smith Published: February 27,2011
Tags: Fillin Station Grille, Preston Lamm, River City Management Group
Fillin Station Grille the fourth venture for RCM Four years after opening its first DeSoto County venture, Memphis-based River City Management Group has opened its fourth restaurant in the Northwest Mississippi County. The management group’s other DeSoto County properties include: the Mesquite Chophouse, a fine dining steakhouse; 10 Bones BBQ; and, Pa Pa Pia’s Authentic [...] [...]
by Laura Smith Published: February 27,2011
Tags: Ashton James, Kelly’s Kids, Lynn James
Ashton James remembers standing on the front porch of his boyhood home with his cousin, Dan, as the only models for his mother’s new clothing company, Kelly’s Kids. The boys were paid a dollar an outfit — because they also had to try on the girls’ outfits, too. Today, the 32-year-old James serves as chief [...] [...]
by Laura Smith Published: December 19,2010
Part problem-solver, part fireman…All architect: Good attitude, lots of experience make for fun, creative design projects Jeff Seabold believes in the power of positive thinking, and he uses that philosophy in approaching the architectural dilemmas he’s often called on to resolve. “I used to joke that I draw pretty pictures for a living, and I also [...] [...]
by Laura Smith Published: December 19,2010
Tags: MBJ SMALL BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT, Purple Parrot, Robert St. John
St. John: Restaurant biz was love at first site While sitting out a few semesters from his studies at the University of Southern Miss, Robert St. John took a job at a local restaurant. “I fell in love with it,” he said. “I knew from pretty much when I started working there that that was [...] [...]
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