
by Clay Chandler Published: March 19,2012
Tags: American Songwriter, Birmingham, Blair E. Batson Hospital for Children, Chip Jones, Facebook, Gautier Police Department, ITunes, Jason Turner, jasonturnerband.com, Jimmy Buffett, Key West Florida, Kickstarter, Lucky Town Brewing, Mailboat Records, Matt Hoggatt, Mississippi, Mississippi Business Journal, PledgeMusic, Tallahassee, Twitter, YouTube
Thirty-four-year-old Matt Hoggatt has been a Jimmy Buffett fan since childhood. Thanks to his use of social media, Hoggatt is awfully close to becoming a regular touring partner with the music legend. Hoggatt, a detective with the Gautier Police Department, won a contest held by “American Songwriter” magazine for his song, “Dear Jimmy Buffett.” Thrilled, [...] [...]

by Amy McCullough Published: March 4,2012
Tags: Baton Rouge, BCI, Birmingham, China, Cisco, Gerard Gibert, Google, Google+ Hangouts, GoToMeeting, GULFPORT, Iran, Joe Stradinger, JoeOptions.com, LifeSize, Memphis, Michael Helmbrecht, Mississippi, Mississippi Business Journal, Pam Ware, Shanghai, Skype, Tandberg Solution, The Focus Group, Venture Technologies, Wendi Garrison, www.gotomeeting.com
What does Iran have to do with Mississippi? Controversy over the country’s nuclear program has caused oil prices to rise again. When oil prices spike, gasoline prices do, too, and that means higher travel expenses for businesses nationwide. Mississippi businesses are increasingly saving on travel costs by embracing web and video conferencing technologies. They are [...] [...]

The rescuers of once-distressed Cadence Bank have moved the regional banking company’s headquarters from Starkville to Birmingham, Ala., but are living up to pledges to make Starkville a hub for the operations end of an expanded community banking business, economic development leaders say. The new $4.1 billion Cadence Bank, N.A., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cadence [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: May 26,2011
Tags: Arkansas, Birmingham, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Georgia, Jay Bradford, Kentucky, Lady Gaga, Louisiana, Mississippi, Mississippi Republican, Missouri, North Dakota, Ole Miss, poverty, Rep. Alan Nunnelee, Small Business Administration, Tennessee, tornado, U.S. Census Bureau, University of Mississippi
The regions that most need insurance after tornadoes are often the exact places that don't have much of it. [...]