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Flip through the 50 Leading Business Women magazine

MBJ Staff — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 18:01:15 +0000

Here are the selections for the 2011 issue of the 50 Leading Business Women in Mississippi. Also included is a look back at past classes plus stories on how the winners were chosen, why Mississippi women are great for business and more! View it now for free!

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Leading business women really mean business

Ross Reily — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 06:01:19 +0000

There was a book written in 2007 that could be a manual for those who care to know anything about the 2010 class of 50 Leading Business Women named by the Mississippi Business Journal. “Why Women Mean Business” tackles the point that gender is a business issue, not a women’s issue. According to a review [...]

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Patricia R. Hemphill

Becky Gillette — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 06:00:56 +0000

Assistant Chief, Program and Project Management Division, USACE In some of the darkest hours for Mississippi and the nation, the Gulf Coast was struggling to recover from the most devastating natural disaster ever to strike the country, Hurricane Katrina. With the wind and waves of Katrina destroying huge swaths of the Coast, it is hard [...]

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Christine Bunting

Lynn Lofton — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 06:00:53 +0000

Manager of Corporate Training, Mississippi Blood Services The importance of training is definitely not lost on Christine Bunting. She has had an exemplary career training trainers to be ready for whatever life and nature present. A resident of Brandon, she serves as manager of corporate training for Mississippi Blood Services in Jackson. In that position [...]

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Judy Johnson

Becky Gillette — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 06:00:52 +0000

Diversity Manager for Eaton Corporation University Relations Judy Johnson grew up in Sunflower County deep in the heart of the Mississippi Delta and received a degree in engineering at Mississippi State University (MSU) at a time when few women became engineers. She went on to earn a MBA from Mississippi College as well. Johnson wasn’t [...]

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Justice O’Keefe Duhon

Lynn Lofton — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 06:00:51 +0000

Account Executive, Stewart Sneed Hewes/BancorpSouth Insurance Services As a highly motivated person, Justice O’Keefe Duhon has successfully made the transition from student to congressional intern to certified public accountant to licensed insurance producer. Currently, she is account executive, producer with Stewart Sneed Hewes/BancorpSouth Insurance Services in Hattiesburg. “I am able to use my analytical skills [...]

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Linda Simmons

Becky Gillette — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 06:00:51 +0000

Chief Operating Officer of Watkins Ludlam Winter & Stennis PA Linda Simmons, chief operating officer (COO) of Watkins Ludlam Winter & Stennis, P.A., has more than 20 years of experience overseeing human resources (HR) and other management responsibilities. At times disciplining an employee can’t be avoided. But how that is done makes a huge difference. [...]

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Sharon Gray Garrison

Lynn Lofton — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 06:00:51 +0000

Communications Director, Mississippi Center for Justice Sharon Gray Garrison tries to approach business with the heart of a social servant, and much of her career has championed that philosophy. She currently serves as communications director for the Mississippi Center for Justice, which has offices in Jackson and Biloxi. “I find that making decisions that are [...]

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Cheli Strumila

Becky Gillette — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 06:00:50 +0000

Entrepreneur Former casino cocktail waitress Cheli Strumila got the idea for starting a free Gulf Coast entertainment publication when she would have a night off and couldn’t find something to do. She wanted to know what was happening entertainment wise, and that wasn’t easy to find out. With the casino industry growing and the influx [...]

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Joyce M. Plunkett

Becky Gillette — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 06:00:49 +0000

Human Resources Manager for Southern Farm Bureau Life Insurance Company Being named the Jim Wilkins Human Resource Professional of the Year in Mississippi for 2010 is certainly a career highlight for Joyce McEwen Plunkett, who is human resources manager for Southern Farm Bureau Life Insurance Company in Jackson. But what ranks right up there in [...]

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