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Magazine ranks accounting firm in top 50 in U.S.

MBJ Staff — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 13:25:35 +0000

JACKSON — Accounting Today has released its annual list of Top 50 accounting firms and ranks HORNE LLP as the 49th largest firm in the nation by revenue. HORNE ranks as the fourth largest accounting and business advisory firm in the Gulf Coast region with 12 offices spread throughout the Southeast in five states. HORNE [...]

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Choctaws’ gaming revenue growth second-fastest in U.S.

Associated Press — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 13:51:04 +0000

PHILADELPHIA — Indian casinos brushed off weak consumer spending in a sluggish U.S. economic recovery to post a modest increase in revenue in 2011, an industry study reported Wednesday. Not only did revenue rise 3 percent, to $27.4 billion, but Indian casinos are holding on to their share of total casino gambling revenue, competing closely [...]

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Coast cities’ annexation battle continues

Associated Press — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 13:47:06 +0000

BILOXI and GULFPORT — A new annexation plan would cut in half the amount of land Biloxi wants to annex on the city’s northwest border. City attorney Ronald Peresich tells The Sun Herald the new boundaries reduce the proposed annexation area from 7.5 square miles to about three square miles. The adjusted area still includes [...]

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Bomgar reports hefty year-over-year revenue growth

MBJ Staff — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 19:51:32 +0000

JACKSON — Bomgar reports a strong finish to fiscal year 2012, with 34 percent revenue growth year over year. Celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2013, Bomgar plans further expansion in the EMEA and Pacific regions, in addition to significantly increasing market share in the U.S. With more than 6,500 customers worldwide, Bomgar is used by [...]

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Economists expect state to see better year in 2013

Associated Press — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 14:29:36 +0000

ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — Economists say growth and employment should increase in Mississippi next year, led by an improved housing market and an increase in home construction. “We’re hoping the budding housing recovery will carry us forward.” Greg Daco, an economist with IHS Global Insight, said at a conference held by the College Board in Jackson. [...]

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Tech company makes ‘Fast 500′ for sixth consecutive year

MBJ Staff — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 23:29:39 +0000

JACKSON — Bomgar is ranked No. 439 on Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500, a ranking of the 500 fastest-growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences and clean technology companies in North America. Bomgar reports it grew 163 percent during this period, and marks its sixth consecutive year on the list. Bomgar has been named to the Technology [...]

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City mulling new ordinances to match growth

Associated Press — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 12:57:48 +0000

OXFORD — As Oxford continues to grow, so does the demand for the availability of telecommunications for its citizens, which is why some new city ordinances are about to be adopted. For instance, to ensure the city maintains control of work performed within the city rights of way, the Oxford Board of Aldermen is considering [...]

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Hardy Reed makes magazine’s national ranking of RIAs

MBJ Staff — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 11:39:28 +0000

TUPELO — Hardy Reed, LLC was recently named a top 50 fastest-growing registered investment advisory firm in the U.S. by FA (Financial Advisor) magazine. Hardy Reed was listed as the nation’s 24th fastest growing RIA. FA’s 2012 RIA ranking is based on voluntary responses from 514 registered investment advisors who completed an online survey. The [...]

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Butler Snow expands Nashville office, now one of largest Tennessee firms

MBJ Staff — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 16:52:33 +0000

RIDGELAND — Butler, Snow, O’Mara, Stevens & Cannada, PLLC, has expanded its Nashville office as 37 attorneys have joined the firm, bringing the total number of attorneys in Tennessee to almost 100. With this expansion, Butler Snow becomes one of the largest firms in the state and among the largest in the country, with more [...]

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Neel-Schaffer moves up in ranking of largest engineering firms

MBJ Staff — Mon, 07 May 2012 19:40:14 +0000

JACKSON — Neel-Schaffer Inc. has earned the ranking of 211 in the 2012 Top 500 Design Firms in the country by Engineering News-Record (ENR). “As we continue to navigate an uncertain economy, our employees’ commitment to client service is the driving force of the ranking of Neel-Schaffer,” said Hibbett Neel, president, Neel-Schaffer. The Top 500 [...]

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