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Supreme Court rules in favor of accountant

Associated Press — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 15:07:00 +0000

TUPELO — The Mississippi Supreme Court has upheld its decision to throw out a verdict against accountant Mignon Willis, who had been ordered to pay her former employer more than $185,000 for failing to perform her responsibilities. The court yesterday denied Rehab Solutions’ motion to reconsider. A jury in Lee County in 2010 awarded the [...]

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Carr, Riggs & Ingram merges with Georgia accounting firm

MBJ Staff — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:09:44 +0000

MADISON — Accounting firm Carr, Riggs & Ingram (CRI) continues to expand its Southern footprint. BowenPhillips LLP, an accounting firm in South Georgia with locations in Tifton and Valdosta, has joined the ranks of CRI. With this merger, CRI has 30 locations strong with more than 700 professionals. William H. Carr, chairman and managing partner [...]

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UM accounting program makes national top 10

MBJ Staff — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 18:02:55 +0000

OXFORD — The undergraduate accountancy program at the University of Mississippi is ranked No. 10 in the nation by the Public Accounting Report in its latest edition. The independent newsletter of the accounting profession, in its Dec. 16, 2011, issue, also ranks the Patterson School of Accountancy’s master’s and doctoral programs at Nos. 11 and [...]

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