Mississippi Business Journal » appointment http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Fri, 24 May 2013 20:36:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 State tops list for longest wait-time to see doctor http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/03/27/state-tops-list-for-longest-wait-time-to-see-doctor/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=state-tops-list-for-longest-wait-time-to-see-doctor http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/03/27/state-tops-list-for-longest-wait-time-to-see-doctor/#comments Wed, 27 Mar 2013 15:16:26 +0000 MBJ Staff http://msbusiness.com/?p=72188 ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — Time spent in the waiting room is often a benchmark when patients consider choosing a doctor. According to a Vitals annual report analyzing U.S. trends in patient care, the shortest average physician wait time in 2012 actually increased more than a full minute from 2011. And, Mississippi leads the nation in time [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/03/27/state-tops-list-for-longest-wait-time-to-see-doctor/feed/ 2 Governor chooses ex-aide to lead Marine Resources http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/03/27/governor-chooses-ex-aide-to-lead-marine-resources/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=governor-chooses-ex-aide-to-lead-marine-resources http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/03/27/governor-chooses-ex-aide-to-lead-marine-resources/#comments Wed, 27 Mar 2013 14:35:34 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=72092 BILOXI — Gov. Phil Bryant has chosen former congressional aide Jamie Miller to lead the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources. Miller, 40, has previously served as district director and chief of staff for U.S. Rep. Steven Palazzo, Pascagoula deputy city manager and a coastal ecologist for DMR. “My choice for executive director has both knowledge [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/03/27/governor-chooses-ex-aide-to-lead-marine-resources/feed/ 0 House rejects bill aimed at appointing school superintendents http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/03/12/house-rejects-bill-aimed-at-appointing-school-superintendents/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=house-rejects-bill-aimed-at-appointing-school-superintendents http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/03/12/house-rejects-bill-aimed-at-appointing-school-superintendents/#comments Tue, 12 Mar 2013 12:12:42 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=71126 JACKSON — House members want Mississippians to keep their elected school superintendents. And they don’t think would-be teachers should need to score 21 on the ACT. Senate Bill 2199, which was supposed to lead to more appointed superintendents around the state, lost on a 65-52 vote. Members then voted 60-59 to amend Senate Bill 2658 [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/03/12/house-rejects-bill-aimed-at-appointing-school-superintendents/feed/ 0 BREAKING NEWS: Brent Christensen named new head of the Mississippi Development Authority http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/05/15/breaking-news-brent-christiansen-named-new-head-of-the-mississippi-development-authority/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=breaking-news-brent-christiansen-named-new-head-of-the-mississippi-development-authority http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/05/15/breaking-news-brent-christiansen-named-new-head-of-the-mississippi-development-authority/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 17:56:17 +0000 MBJ Staff http://msbusiness.com/?p=57143 JACKSON — Brent Christensen has been named the new head of the Mississippi Development Authority. Gov. Phil Bryant made the announcement during a press conference at the Marriot Hotel in downtown Jackson. Christensen, who has been the CEO of the Gainesville (Fla.) Area Chamber of Commerce the last 10 years, replaces interim director Jim Barksdale, the [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/05/15/breaking-news-brent-christiansen-named-new-head-of-the-mississippi-development-authority/feed/ 1 Bryant expected to name new MDA director today http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/05/15/bryant-expected-to-name-new-mda-director-today/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bryant-expected-to-name-new-mda-director-today http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/05/15/bryant-expected-to-name-new-mda-director-today/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 16:55:50 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=57136 JACKSON — Gov. Phil Bryant is expected to name a new head of the Mississippi Development Authority today. The new leader would replace interim director Jim Barksdale, the former Netscape CEO, who has served as the state’s chief economic developer since January. Bryant’s choice will likely be the first permanent MDA director since March 2011, [...]

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