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To Tweet or not to Tweet

Stephen McDill — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 06:01:19 +0000

Twitter, the popular micro-blog and short message service (SMS), has become an important marketing tool for companies and their advertising agencies eager to promote different products and services to the public. While celebrity athletes and movie stars still get the most followers, corporate giants like Best Buy, Target and Apple also enjoy a healthy Twitter [...]

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Isaac’s toll on Mississippi crops far less than damage in Louisiana

Ted Carter — Sun, 23 Sep 2012 06:01:42 +0000

Hurricane Isaac’s winds blew so strong for so long that they forced the Mississippi River to flow backwards for more than 24 hours on Aug. 28. As Isaac departed, it left much of Louisiana’s citrus crop in ruins just a month away from harvesting. Isaac’s aftermath in Mississippi is not nearly as bleak as in [...]

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Read September 24 issue of MBJ

MBJ Staff — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 17:45:32 +0000

>> EASTOVER 2.0 New retail development on track for 2014 opening— by Clay Chandler Also in this week’s paper: >>BANKING Mississippi still atop the list of state’s with most unbanked households by Ted Carter >> ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Golden Triangle economic development model could be copied across state— by Clay Chandler >> AGRICULTURE Isaac’s toll on [...]

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Windpool, private insurer on coast confident they can handle Isaac risks

Ted Carter — Sun, 02 Sep 2012 06:01:19 +0000

As Isaac bore down on the northern Gulf Coast last week, newly purchased reinsurance allowed the head of the Mississippi Windstorm Underwriting Association to concentrate on the storm’s path and its aftermath rather than worry over covering claims. The new reinsurance — and Windstorm Underwriting Association chief Joe Shumaker’s sense of security — had been [...]

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September 3, 2012- Ricky Nobile

Ricky Nobile — Sun, 02 Sep 2012 06:01:03 +0000

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Number left without power by Isaac rises to 90,000+

Associated Press — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 20:31:57 +0000

ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — A tow truck driver was killed this morning in Pearl River County when a tree fell on his truck, the first death in Mississippi from Isaac. The death of the unidentified driver on a Picayune street came during heavy rain and wind from Isaac, said Pearl River County Emergency Management director Danny [...]

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Isaac pushing toward Big Easy; coastal flooding widespread

Associated Press — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 11:38:02 +0000

GULF COAST — Hurricane Isaac is lashing New Orleans as it approaches and pushing flood waters over a rural levee south of the city, where authorities believe some people may be trapped. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said the storm’s center early this morning was about 50 miles south-southwest of New Orleans and moving slowly. [...]

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