by Martin Willoughby Published: August 19,2012
One of the topics that I frequently write and speak about is the need for medical professionals to be able to think like an entrepreneur. While I personally believe that this is important for many professions, I am particularly passionate about its importance in the healthcare industry. The reason is the level of complexity and [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: August 10,2012
Tags: alderman, athletics, board of aldermen, board of mayor, borrow, city, community development, exercise, fitness, loan, mayor, municipal government, municipality, outdoors, referendum, sporting event, sports, sports complex, tourism, tourist, visitor, vote, voter, Voting
VICKSBURG — Mayor Paul Winfield has resurrected his plan for a sports complex and wants to put it before the voters on the June 2013 ballot. The Vicksburg Post reports in a meeting last week on the budget for fiscal year 2012-13 fiscal year budget Winfield said he would introduce the issue to the three-member [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: June 15,2012
Tags: athletics, community development, distribution, goods, ports, ship, shipping, sports, sports complex, study, trade
GULFPORT — The Port of Gulfport has agreed to allow a company to study placing a sports complex on an approximately 28-acre parcel on the port property. The Sun Herald reports yesterday’s vote by the Port Commission allows the group, known as Overtime Sports, only to study building something at the port. It doesn’t approve [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: June 10,2012
Tags: athletics, CrossFit training, Michael McElroy, physical fitness
Local CrossFit gym owner and trainer Michael McElroy placed 16th at the annual CrossFit Games South Central Regionals in San Antonio, Texas. McElroy, one of only two male competitors from Mississippi, competed against 60 men in Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi. Going into the last workout, McElroy was the only Mississippi competitor to make it into [...] [...]
by Clay Chandler Published: June 3,2012
Tags: Annandale, athletics, Bruno Event Team, golfing, John Marovich, PGA Tour, Randy Watkins, sports, Tiger Woods, True South Classic, Viking Classic
Six weeks before the True South Classic tees off, the tournament’s big marketing push is about to start. Tournament officials hope the campaign will drive ticket sales, something that’s already “tracking well,” according to the executive director. “Traditionally we’ll spike once all the (advertising and marketing) efforts get completely going here shortly,” said John Marovich, [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: May 24,2012
Tags: athletics, bowling, comm, Commercial Real Estate, entertainment, ercial property, ports, property, real estate, shippers, shipping, ships, sportds, tourism, tourists, visitors
GULFPORT — A family entertainment venue that would include a baseball stadium, theater, bowling alley, restaurants and shops is being proposed for the state port in Gulfport. The Sun Herald reports Tim Bennett, a partner in relocating the Atlanta Braves AA Mississippi Braves team to Pearl, has been looking for eight years for the right [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: May 14,2012
Tags: athletes, athletics, budget, colleges, collegiate athletes, collegiate athletics, collegiate sports, debt, education, higher education, sports, universities
HATTIESBURG — The University of Southern Mississippi athletic department’s debt nearly doubled between the start of the 2010-11 fiscal year and fall 2011. An audit acquired through a public records request shows that the department owed $439,255 in fall 2010 and $790,398 last fall, The Hattiesburg American reports. Football was the only sport that did [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: May 14,2012
Tags: aquatic center, athletics, bids, budget, community development, construction, contractors, divers, diving, fitness, health, municipal government, pool, sports, swimmers, swimming, wellness
TUPELO — The city will reject bids from companies hoping to build Tupelo’s new indoor aquatic center because all exceeded budget by at least $1.4 million. The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reports six companies submitted bids for the project, which will put a 45,000-square-foot complex at Veterans Park. Bids ranged from $13.4 million to $15.2 [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: May 8,2012
Tags: athletes, athletics, community development, outdoors, parks, recreation, sports, youth sports
NATCHEZ — The Adams County Board of Supervisors has voted to dissolve the Adams County Recreation Board in anticipation of the coming Natchez-Adams County Recreation Commission. Supervisors vice president Mike Lazarus tells The Natchez Democrat yesterday the five-member board, which is tasked with the maintenance, improvement of and handling of donations for county parks, had [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: May 2,2012
Tags: athletes, athletics, football, fraud, investing, investors, jail, prison, professional athletes, professional athletics, professional sports, sentencing
JACKSON — Former NFL football player Jeffrey Walker is going to prison for defrauding investors in four states of more than $2 million in what prosecutors say was a land development scheme involving property in China. A federal judge sentenced Walker to 45 months for wire fraud and 36 months for tax evasion. The sentences [...] [...]
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