by Stephen McDill Published: October 21,2012
Tags: Atmos Energy, Belk, business listings, Ergon Inc., Jitney Jungle, McRae's, Mississippi 100, Mississippi Valley Gas, private companies, Staplcotn, Wally Northway, Winn-Dixie, Yates Construction
The year 1989 was full of significant business and economic news from the U.S. savings and loan crisis and Exxon-Valdez spill to the Time-Warner merger and fall of the Berlin Wall. It was also the year a then little known list called the “Mississippi 100” would begin its annual run in the Mississippi Business Journal. [...] [...]
by Wally Northway Published: October 16,2011
Tags: Ergon, Ergon Inc., Greenwood, Howard Industries Inc., Irby, Irby Company, JACKSON, Laurel, Mississippi 100, Philadelphia, Staplcotn, Stuart C. Irby Co., The Yates Companies Inc, Yates
While the 2011 version of the Mississippi 100 has many new names, the top five revenue-producers remain unchanged from 2010. The “big five” in order are Ergon Inc. of Jackson, The Yates Companies Inc. of Philadelphia, Staplcotn of Greenwood, Howard Industries Inc. of Laurel and Irby Company of Jackson. The only change from last year [...] [...]
$3.1 Billion (Last year No. 1) Headquartered in Jackson, Ergon Inc. and its subsidiaries of petroleum-related enterprises began in 1954 when its chairman, Leslie B. Lampton, founded Lampton Oil Company. Ergon started as a petroleum retailer with only two employees and has evolved into a network of market-leading companies employing nearly 3,000 people. The Mississippi [...] [...]
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