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Just when the recession may be coming to an end and the construction industry thinks of brighter days ahead, fuel prices make a dramatic move upward and government entities make budget cuts. How are Mississippi’s construction companies adjusting? “The higher gasoline costs are definitely having an adverse effect on our members,” said Mike Pepper, executive [...] [...]
New designs offer new amenities There are changing trends in self storage. The new, modern facilities are not your Mama and Daddy’s storage facilities. Once called mini storage, that term is no longer used to describe today’s state-of-the-art self storage that provides climate controlled areas and 24-hour video-monitored security. Often customers are looking for boat [...] [...]
Last touches on project put ‘S-Curve’ in rearview mirror Not long ago, the word “S-Curve” struck fear in the hearts of residents of Jones County and those traveling Interstate 59 in Laurel. The snaky section of the interstate gained a reputation as one of the most terrifying stretches of roadway for motorists in the state. [...] [...]
Change is inevitable, but, in Mississippi, often it can come as slow as the movement of the continents across the globe. From a health standpoint, obesity costs the Magnolia State more than $2 billion a year as our people have been tagged with the moniker of the fattest in the nation for more than 30 [...] [...]
A typical day for Kevin Stafford is one that might be considered by most as atypical. The resourceful Stafford wears a lot of hats during the course of his work day as engineer manager in charge of Neel-Schaffer’s Columbus branch. For instance, as city engineer for the City of Columbus, he might have to explain [...] [...]
Wes Rouse did not have to look far for a role model while growing up in South Mississippi. That’s because the object of his admiration was his father, Doug, a prominent Hattiesburg physician and a man who Wes Rouse says instilled hometown values in him at an early age. “My dad has lived a simple [...] [...]
Lindsay Hamm’s personal philosophy is simple – never be afraid to try something different, set your goals high and work hard. The Austin, Texas, native certainly has lived by her own words as a working professional. As area sales director for MMI Hotel Group, Hamm oversees sales and promotion of two Cabot Lodge hotels and [...] [...]
When Russell Bennett arrived at the Mississippi Bankers Association to assume his duties as vice president for government relations, the public perception of the banking and financial services industries was at an all-time low. However, the Jackson native has worked with the Mississippi Legislature for the past three years to reverse the perception. Bennett said [...] [...]
For Timothy Beacham, a healthy workforce is a profitable workforce. An associate professor of anesthesiology at University of Mississippi Health Care, Beacham says research has proven that the benefits of healthy employees includes reduction of absences, lost time due to accidents, greater staff productivity and reduced employee turnover. None other than the American Medical Association [...] [...]
With 19 years working experience in the healthcare, legal and criminal case management fields, Tina Williamson decided to take an opportunity to “pay if forward.” When the Mississippi College School of Law, Williamson’s alma mater, asked her to return in 2006 and establish an alumni affairs program, she didn’t hesitate. During her first year in [...] [...]
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