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2 tight congressional races drive Miss. voting

Associated Press — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 12:22:46 +0000

JACKSON — Voting was expected to be brisk Tuesday in two of Mississippi’s four congressional races, with Democratic incumbents facing tough challenges from Republican state lawmakers. Polls are open statewide from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. In the northern 1st District, Democrat Travis Childers of Booneville is trying to hold onto the U.S. House seat [...]

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Judge postpones trial in Gulf oil spill cases

Associated Press — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 11:57:23 +0000

NEW ORLEANS (AP) – A federal judge agreed Wednesday to postpone a trial designed to assign percentages of fault to the companies sued over the massive Gulf oil spill. U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier rescheduled the start of the trial for Feb. 27, 2012, about four months later than the original trial date. Halliburton Energy [...]

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Dixie Mat and Hardwood Company

Nash Nunnery — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 06:01:56 +0000

At Dixie Mat and Hardwood Company, it’s a family affair. Lloyd Jones paved the road for the company in the 1970s, when he began assembling hardwood construction mats for use in his personal logging operation. In 1979, by recognizing the necessity for the mats in the timber industry, he founded Dixie Mat and Hardwood. He [...]

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Chain Electric Company

Nash Nunnery — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 06:01:30 +0000

Bobby Chain started his career in the management program at Mississippi Power & Light Company, better known today as Entergy. Flash forward a half century later and Chain’s name is one of the most recognized in the nation for meeting the electrical needs of his customers, be it an industrial park or turning on [...]

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CDA Hospitality, LLC

Nash Nunnery — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 06:00:57 +0000

With headquarters in the metro Jackson area, CDA Hospitality Inc. currently manages several hotels throughout the state and is one of the youngest companies listed on the 2009 Mississippi Business Journal Fast 40. According to the company’s managing partner, the best is yet to come. “Our vision is to continue expansion within the hospitality industry, [...]

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Century Construction & Realty

Nash Nunnery — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 06:00:56 +0000

Whether you’re a potential customer in need of construction and demolition services, property evaluation and assessment assistance or want to lease property for a retail venture, Century Construction and Realty wants to ‘talk shop’ with you. From its small beginnings as a two-employee/one truck firm, the company has expanded dynamically in its first 11 years. [...]

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Southern Diversified Technologies Inc.

Clay Chandler — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 06:00:56 +0000

Southern Diversified Technologies (SDT) was founded in 1993 to provide specialized infrastructure services within the telecommunications industry in the Southeastern United States. The company’s first completed project, though, was in Detroit. From there, SDT has started operations in 36 states and is currently working on or has completed projects in the Europe, Canada and the [...]

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Kinetic Staffing, LLC

Nash Nunnery — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 06:00:55 +0000

Alan Lange saw a need. In response to the enormous human capital needs generated by Hurricane Katrina in 2005, the Millsaps College graduate began Kinetic Staffing to help businesses involved in servicing the recovery effort and provide them with long-term contract employees. Lange had enjoyed a successful career in the legal recruiting business prior to [...]

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Synergetics

Clay Chandler — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 06:00:54 +0000

When Jim Raines was working for the U.S. Forest Service’s technology department in 1993, he looked around and saw a need. Specifically, he saw technology such as computers in classrooms and libraries in the Mississippi’s school systems becoming a bigger part of the curriculum. What was lacking were the resources to support the technology. There [...]

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Morgan White Group Inc.

Stephen McDill — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 06:00:52 +0000

With health insurance premiums on the rise, employers across the country are looking for ways to save money without sacrificing the benefits they supply their providers. Morgan-White Group Inc., founded by John J. Morgan and David R. White in 1987 with a focus on payroll deduction supplemental insurance, has achieved success year after year by [...]

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