
by Martin Willoughby Published: February 12,2012
Tags: Boston College, Dallas Texas, Dr. Faser Triplett, Forrest Lucas, Indiana, J&R Restaurant Group, Jackson Mississippi, Lucas Oil Stadium, MCI, Mississippi, Mississippi Business Journal, Outback Steakhouse, Steve Grantham Jr., Super Bowl XLVI, The Center for Corporate Citizenship, WAN/LAN, WorldCom
Leading up to Super Bowl XLVI, we heard a lot about Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis being the host facility. Lucas Oil, founded by Indiana native Forrest Lucas, is obviously committed to its community. The company paid $120 million for the naming rights to the stadium in 2006 for a twenty year period. As I [...] [...]

Bill Rayburn is co-founder, CEO, and chairman of the board of FNC Inc., a Mississippi-grown mortgage technology company that delivered its first solution in early 1999. Under Rayburn’s leadership, the technology company invented and developed a residential real estate Collateral Management System (CMS) that revolutionized the mortgage industry. Rayburn initially tackled the responsibility of raising [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: December 1,2011
Tags: Convention Center, Dallas Texas, Gulf Opportunity Zone, Hurricane Katrina, JACKSON, Mississippi, Mississippi Business Journal, Porter Bingham, Tony Yarber, Transcontinental Realty Investments
Our capital city wants to go into the hospitality business by co-signing a $96 million loan for a 16-floor convention headquarters hotel. Yet Jackson taxpayers — the exact same ones who’ll have to make up the difference if the hotel lands in the red — know few of the details of the deal and even [...] [...]
James C. Nelson, P.E., vice president of Allen & Hoshall, is the recipient of the 2012 George Warren Fuller Award from the Alabama-Mississippi Section of the American Water Works Association. The award is given annually to a member for distinguished service to the water supply field in commemoration of sound engineering skill, talent and leadership. [...] [...]