Mississippi Business Journal » capitalism http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Mon, 20 May 2013 18:59:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 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/2011/08/11/housing-directors-trial-to-get-underway-next-month/feed/ 1 Ball State University report: Mississippi is fat and stupid http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/06/17/ball-state-university-report-mississippi-is-fat-and-stupid/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ball-state-university-report-mississippi-is-fat-and-stupid http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/06/17/ball-state-university-report-mississippi-is-fat-and-stupid/#comments Fri, 17 Jun 2011 18:34:02 +0000 Ross Reily http://msbusiness.com/?p=42616 Mississippians are fat, stupid and doomed to low-wage, menial careers, according to a Ball State University report. However, officials at the Mississippi Economic Council scoff at the findings, leading MEC president Blake Wilson to say, “I’m glad (they are) very safe behind (their) internet research perch.” >>> SEE REPORT<<< >>>SEE COMPLETE STORY<<<

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