Mississippi Business Journal » Birmingham 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 ‘Crowd-funding’ changing the start-up game http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/03/19/%e2%80%98crowd-funding%e2%80%99-changing-the-start-up-game/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=%25e2%2580%2598crowd-funding%25e2%2580%2599-changing-the-start-up-game http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/03/19/%e2%80%98crowd-funding%e2%80%99-changing-the-start-up-game/#comments Mon, 19 Mar 2012 06:01:04 +0000 Clay Chandler http://msbusiness.com/?p=54224 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, [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/03/19/%e2%80%98crowd-funding%e2%80%99-changing-the-start-up-game/feed/ 0 Saving on travel expenses via technology — Solutions better, easier, cheaper http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/03/04/saving-on-travel-expenses-via-technology-%e2%80%94%c2%a0solutions-better-easier-cheaper/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=saving-on-travel-expenses-via-technology-%25e2%2580%2594%25c2%25a0solutions-better-easier-cheaper http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/03/04/saving-on-travel-expenses-via-technology-%e2%80%94%c2%a0solutions-better-easier-cheaper/#comments Sun, 04 Mar 2012 06:01:34 +0000 Amy McCullough http://msbusiness.com/?p=53436 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 [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/03/04/saving-on-travel-expenses-via-technology-%e2%80%94%c2%a0solutions-better-easier-cheaper/feed/ 0 The comeback of CADENCE BANK http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/12/25/the-comeback-of-cadence-bank/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-comeback-of-cadence-bank http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/12/25/the-comeback-of-cadence-bank/#comments Sun, 25 Dec 2011 06:00:36 +0000 Ted Carter http://msbusiness.com/?p=50036 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 [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/12/25/the-comeback-of-cadence-bank/feed/ 0 Tornado victims often uninsured http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/05/26/tornado-victims-often-uninsured/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tornado-victims-often-uninsured http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/05/26/tornado-victims-often-uninsured/#comments Thu, 26 May 2011 15:48:33 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=41699 The regions that most need insurance after tornadoes are often the exact places that don't have much of it.

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