by Associated Press Published: May 19,2013
Tags: acquisition, appeal, bench, buy, case, clinic, court, decision, health, health care, hospital, judge, lawsuit, medical, medicine, motion, public health, purchase, ruling, sale, sell, stay, trial
CANTON — The Mississippi Supreme Court has granted a motion from St. Dominic Health Systems to dismiss its appeal of a judge’s order that it did not have a binding contract to buy an outpatient surgery clinic in Canton. The dismissal order was made public by the court late last week. St. Dominic had argued [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: May 17,2013
Tags: acquisition, buy, city, city government, home, house, land, municipal, municipality, property, purchase, real estate, residence, residential real estate, sale, sell, state agency, tax, tax-forfeited property
GREENVILLE — Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann and Greenville Mayor John Cox are hoping the second round of tax-forfeited land sales in Greenville will be just as successful as the first. In a joint press conference, Hosemann and Cox announced the public sale of another 94 parcels of tax-forfeited land, valued at $210,000. “I would [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: May 16,2013
Tags: acquisition, buy. sell, check, check cashing, expand, expansion, finance, financial institution, loan, merger, payday loan, purchase, sale, store
MADISON — All American Check Cashing announced today the completion of the acquisition of 10 payday loan retail stores today throughout Mississippi. Terms were not disclosed. This marks the second merger and acquisition for All American this year and increases the total number of retail stores in Mississippi and Louisiana to 44. The payday loan [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: May 3,2013
Tags: acquire, acquisition, buy, Commercial Real Estate, island, land, property, public land, public use, real estate, sale, sell, state, state agency
MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST — The state of Mississippi has bought 217 more acres of Cat Island to set aside for public use. About one-third of Cat Island is part of the National Park Service’s Gulf Islands National Seashore and BP purchased about one-third of the island following the 2010 oil spill from the Boddie family, [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: May 2,2013
Tags: acquire, acquisition, buy, culture, eatery, entrepreneur, entrepreneurship, food, history, purchase, restaurant, Restaurateur, sale, sell
NATCHEZ — A new owner plans to breathe new life into one of Natchez’s oldest structures. Natchez native, chef and restaurateur Regina Charboneau, her husband Doug and their son Jean Luc recently purchased King’s Tavern. Over the next several months, the family plans to clean up the property and eventually reopen the restaurant as early [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: April 30,2013
Tags: acquire, acquisition, bank, banker, buy, expand, expansion, finance, financial institution, merger, n=banking, publicly traded company, sale, sell
HATTIESBURG — The First Bancshares Inc. has acquired First National Bank of Baldwin County, Ala. Terms of the acquisition, announced yesterday, were not made public. Officials say the acquisition expands The First into Alabama with five new branches. The First will now have 24 locations in Mississippi, Louisiana and South Alabama. The First will now [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: April 29,2013
Tags: acquire, acquisition, bankrupt, bankruptcy, board of supervisors, buy, county, county government, distribution, port, sale, sell, supervisor, warehouse
NATCHEZ — Adams County has agreed to buy a 450,000-square-foot warehouse at the Natchez-Adams County Port. County board of supervisors President Darryl Grennell says the warehouse will help economic development in the area. The warehouse on the Mississippi River houses products loaded on and unloaded off barges. The port has operated the warehouse for Valley [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: April 28,2013
Tags: acquire, acquisition, governor, health, healthcare, hospital, hospital sale, legislation, public health, sell, state government, state law
GRENADA — Legislation that would allow the University of Mississippi Medical Center to take over a hospital in Grenada has been signed into law. Gov. Phil Bryant signed House Bill 1721. It takes effect immediately. Grenada County has been shopping around the county-owned Grenada Lake Medical Center since last summer. The bill would allow the [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: April 26,2013
Tags: acquire, acquisition, board of supervisors, buy, county, county government, health, health care, hospital, medical, medicine, purchase, supervisor
NATCHEZ — Less than five years after Adams County failed to find a buyer for county-owned Natchez Regional Medical Center, at least one interested buyer recently emerged. The Natchez Democrat reports the potential buyer approached several Adams County supervisors. Supervisor Mike Lazarus says it’s too early to tell what will come from the inquiry, but [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: April 24,2013
Tags: acquisition, bank, banker, banking, deposit, earnings, finance, financial institution, income, loan, merger, publicly traded company, real estate
TUPELO — Renasant Corporation has released its financial results for the first quarter of 2013. Net income for the first quarter of 2013 was $7,571,000, or basic and diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.30, as compared to $5,974,000, or basic and diluted EPS of $0.24, for the first quarter of 2012. “Our strong start [...] [...]