by Ted Carter Published: July 10,2011
Tags: GULFPORT, Panama Canal, port, trade
Completion of the Port of Gulfport’s rebuilding should coincide well with the expected trade growth from the expanded Panama Canal as well as Latin America, port officials say. Port director Don Allee may not get the 50-foot shipping channel the Port of Gulfport would need to take full advantage of a massive increase in Asian [...] [...]
by Clay Chandler Published: May 22,2011
Tags: Army Corps of Engineers, flood, Gary LaGrange, GULFPORT, Mississippi River, Port of New Orleans, U.S. Coast Guard
Port boss: Not likely diverted traffic would head to Gulfport One of the State Port of Gulfport’s nearest competitors is under the threat of flooding from the Mississippi River. But unless projections by the Army Corps of Engineers and the U.S. Coast Guard change, the Port of New Orleans will be able to handle its [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: April 3,2011
Tags: GULFPORT, Hancock Bank, Lamar Daley
Gulfport resident Lamar Daley has joined Hancock Bank as an assistant vice president and small business specialist. Daley is headquartered in Hancock Bank’s Crossroads branch in Gulfport. As a Hancock Bank small business specialist, Daley will provide expertise in banking and financial services. The Collins native is a graduate of the University of Mississippi and has [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: March 20,2011
Tags: Colonial Life & Accident Insurance Company, GULFPORT, Warren Arde
Warren Arde of Gulfport has been named district general agent for the Southern Coastal, Mississippi, sales district of Colonial Life & Accident Insurance Company. In his new position with Colonial Life, Arde is responsible for building a sales team to market the company’s products, programs and services in the area. Arde has 15 years of [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: March 6,2011
Tags: Abha Mishra, Anthony Sperance, Cynthia Drouilhet, Donna May, Geraldine Farria, GULFPORT, Linda Lyon, Memorial Hospital, Olivia Rowe, Sheryl Girard, Susie Mamaril, Weezie Kennedy
Memorial Hospital at Gulfport has named the recipients of the fourth quarter 2010 Star awards, Memorial’s highest honor. STAR (Service, Teamwork, Attitude and Respect) recognizes outstanding customer service. STAR recipients are: Weezie Kennedy, surgery; Cynthia Drouilhet, internal medicine physicians; Olivia Rowe, 3C/D telemetry; Susie Mamaril, 2 A/B obstetrics; Donna May, Memorial Behavioral Health; Dr. Abha [...] [...]
by Amy McCullough Published: January 23,2011
Tags: Dave Dennis, GULFPORT, Q&A, republican, Specialty Contractors & Associates Inc.
First governor from the Coast? Candidate Dennis believes he has answers for state Dave Dennis is president of Specialty Contractors & Associates Inc. in Gulfport. A Pass Christian native and resident, Dennis attended Auburn University and then moved back to the Gulf Coast in 1976. He has served as chairman of the New Orleans Federal [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: January 9,2011
Tags: Dixie Dickens, GULFPORT, The Floor Trader
The Floor Trader of Gulfport announces the addition of Dixie Dickens to its sales team. Dickens, formerly of Rug Décor, will be the rug manager of the Floor Traders new area rug gallery. [...]
by Ross Reily Published: December 23,2010
Tags: Alabama, Carl Chaney, Fla., Florida, GULFPORT, Hancock Bank, John Hope III, Louisiana, North Orleans, Panama Beach, Texas, Whitney National Bank
BY: Greg LaRose, Editor, City Business Hancock Bank will move its headquarters from Gulfport to New Orleans under Hancock’s merger acquisition of regional competitor Whitney National Bank in a $1.5 billion stock-for-stock transaction announced Wednesday. Hancock CEO Carl Chaney said that although the headquarters of the combined companies will be located in New Orleans, much [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: November 21,2010
Tags: Cassandra Ritter, Clyde Garner, Deirdre Buscetto, GULFPORT, Heather Swann, Jean Ouellette, Judy McFaddin, Kathy Boswell, Memorial Hospital, Reva Clay, Sharon Fields, STAR, Susie Smith
Memorial Hospital at Gulfport has named the recipients of the First Quarter 2010 Star awards, which is Memorial’s highest honor. STAR (Service, Teamwork, Attitude and Respect) was developed to recognize outstanding customer service. STAR recipients are: (clockwise from top left) Kathy Boswell, diagnostic imaging services; Deirdre Buscetto, laboratory; Reva Clay, 4 A/B medical/telemetry; Sharon Fields, [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: October 22,2010
Tags: GULFPORT, Katrina recovery funds, Mississippi Development Authority, NAACP, Port of Gulfport
GULFPORT – State officials are considering a plan to make available about $150 million of hurricane recovery funds diverted for the expansion of the Port of Gulfport for housing and job projects for low- to moderate-income residents. The port received a total of $570 million for Hurricane Katrina recovery, originally intended to assist those residents. [...] [...]
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