by MBJ Staff Published: January 15,2013
Tags: acquisition, brand, branding, buy, expansion, hotel, lodging, merger, purchase, sale, sell
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — Choice Hotels International has added 46 hotels to its family of brands. Under an agreement reached with affiliates of Colony Capital, LLC, including Colony Financial Inc., and hospitality management company Aimbridge Hospitality, the properties will be franchised under the Quality Inn, Comfort Inn and Econo Lodge brands. The addition of these hotels, [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: December 11,2012
Tags: apparel, arrest, brand, clothes, clothing, counterfeit, intellectual property, law enforcement, reail, retail, retailer, store
OKOLONA — Two Chickasaw County residents have been arrested for a second time in a year on charges of selling counterfeit clothing. Attorney General Jim Hood says Willie McMillan, 46 and Sophia Hill, 47, were arrested after an undercover investigation into their store, Urban Wear. Investigators seized about $275,000 in counterfeit clothing from Okolona store. [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: October 3,2012
Tags: bench, brand, case, convenience store, court, decision, energy, explosion, fuel, gas station, gasoline, judge, judicial, judiciary, lawsuit, marketing, natural gas, offshore drilling, Oil, oil spill, oilrig, petroleum, public relations, retail, ruling, trial
NEW ORLEANS — A federal judge has dismissed claims by BP fuel stations and convenience stores that the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico diminished the value of the oil giant’s brand and cost them business. U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier’s ruling says the dealers’ claims against BP PLC aren’t viable under the [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: September 17,2012
Tags: admission, advertisding, brand, branding, discussion, education, higher education, interactive, learn, learning, marketing, meeting, public relations, public university, recruit, recruiting, session, student, teach, teaching
COLUMBUS — Mississippi University for Women kicked off the early stages of its new branding campaign this week with the first of a series of interactive discussions. The Commercial Dispatch reports six sessions are planned this month with small groups of stakeholders, around 25 per session. The sessions are being managed by idgroup USA, a [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: June 27,2012
Tags: brand, manufacture, manufacturer, manufacturing, maritime, name, name change, ship, shipbuilder, shipbuilding, tug
GULFPORT — Trinity Offshore is now called TY Offshore. “The purpose of this is that there appeared to be some confusion in the vessel market over whether we were part of Trinity Industries out of Dallas. We felt that it was time to take ‘Trinity’ out of the name,” president and CEO John Dane III [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: May 4,2012
Tags: acquisition, brand, branding, masthead, media, name, NEWS, newspaper, publication, purchase, subscribers, subscriptions
LAUREL — The ReView of Jones County, owned by Gin Creek Publishing, has reached an agreement to purchase the Laurel Leader-Call name, masthead and subscription list. The terms of the transaction are confidential. The Leader-Call is now publishing on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. “I’m delighted on behalf of the residents of this great county to [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: February 21,2012
Tags: automakers, automobiles, Automotive, brand, Cars, marketing, quality, recalls, safety, trucks, vans, vehicles
A study from North Carolina State University shows that Toyota’s safety-related recalls that began in 2009 made little to no impact on how consumers perceived the brand. “These findings highlight the importance of establishing and maintaining a reputation for quality,” says Dr. Robert Hammond, an assistant professor of economics at NC State and lead author [...] [...]
HATTIESBURG — Hancock Bank has renamed Hattiesburg-based Ross King Walker as Hancock Insurance Agency. Hancock Bank acquired 103-year-old Ross King Walker (RKW) in 2004, and RKW retained its name as a division of Hancock Insurance Agency, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hancock Bank founded in 1902. RKW executives said the decision to rename RKW as [...] [...]
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