by Associated Press Published: March 29,2013
Tags: alderman, board of aldermen, city, city government, consultant, consulting, executive, mayor, municipal, municipality
D’IBERVILLE — Michael Janus has been fired from his job as city manager in D’Iberville. The mayor and board of aldermen took the action Wednesday in an ongoing dispute over an agreement that Janus signed with a Pascagoula consulting firm. At a meeting last month, Janus said he never notified the city council about that [...] [...]
NATCHEZ — Natchez Convention Center managers say a multi-million-dollar expansion of the center will be needed in two years. The Natchez Democrat reports New Orleans Hotel Consultants president Warren Reuther told Mayor Butch Brown and aldermen at a meeting last week that the center is rapidly approaching 70-percent capacity. Convention center manager Walter Tipton said [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: February 12,2013
Tags: award, coach, coaching, consultant, consulting, entrepreneur, magazine, media, rank, ranking, small busdiness
JACKSON — Entrepreneur Magazine has named The Growth Coach of Metro-Jackson the top business coaching and consulting franchise for 2013. Entrepreneur Magazine recently released the 2013 “Top 500 Franchise” list, ranking The Growth Coach franchise system as the number one nationwide as well as in its top 250 franchises overall. This is the eighth straight [...] [...]
D’IBERVILLE — City comptroller Sharron Perkins has been appointed interim city manager during a special D’Iberville City Council meeting. The Sun Herald reports city attorney W. Fred Hornsby III asked the council if she should receive the same pay and benefits as had Michael Janus, who announced at Tuesday’s council meeting he was taking an [...] [...]
D’IBERVILLE — Mayor Rusty Quave says city manager Michael Janus is on a voluntary indefinite, unpaid leave of absence. Janus, reading from a statement Tuesday at the D’Iberville City Council meeting, says he was taking the step because of questions raised about consultant hiring practices that didn’t appear to follow standard procedures. The Sun Herald [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: December 20,2012
Tags: concultant, consulting, cultural, culture, Heritage, history, marketing, tourism, tourist, travel, vacation, visitor, visitors center
NORTH MISSISSIPPI — A consulting firm has recommended seven to eight visitors centers to capitalize on the cultural and tourism heritage in north Mississippi. The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reports Phil Walker, of Nashville-based Walker Collaborative, and his team presented findings to the board of the Mississippi Hills Area Alliance. The Alliance board is in [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: July 30,2012
Tags: community development, consultant, consulting, crime, economic development, image, perception, public relations, tourism, tourist, vistior
JACKSON — For years, Mississippi’s capital city has battled a reputation as a place of blight, corruption and high crime. Now, Jackson officials say they have enlisted help to upgrade public perception of the state’s biggest city. A local advertising firm, Fahrenheit Creative Group, has been hired in a $45,000 contract, to create better vibes [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: July 13,2012
Tags: consultant, consulting, electric, electricity, power, power distribution, power generation, report, state agency, utility
JACKSON — Entergy Mississippi Inc. says Mississippi stands to gain from a proposal by the utility to join a large regional transmission organization. This is according to a recent analysis by Mississippi Public Service Commission consultants Bates White, LLC, Entergy reports. The consulting firm was hired by the MPSC to provide an independent analysis of [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: July 12,2012
Tags: consulltant, consulting, election, municipal government, redistricting, remap, representation, vote, voter, Voting
JACKSON — A consultant firm hired by the city of Jackson to help with City Council redistricting efforts says it’s almost ready to submit a final remap proposal for the council’s vote. D.L. Johnson Consultants says the proposal relies heavily on the input of each council member. The Clarion-Ledger reports Hollis Watkins, one of the [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: June 27,2012
Tags: board of supervisors, consultant, consulting, county government, health, health care, hospital, medical, medicine, proposal, sale, supervisor
OKTIBBEHA COUNTY — Supervisors are seeking proposals from consulting companies to evaluate Oktibbeha County Hospital, one of the steps required in a sale of the county-owned medical center. This week’s decision only authorizes advertisements to seek such proposals and does not approve the analysis itself. Such an analysis would look at the financial impact of [...] [...]
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