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Why termites are good for our buildings

Jeff Seabold — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 20:59:56 +0000

I recently spent some time back at Mississippi State’s fifth-year architecture school here in Jackson talking to some students about their work. I find these times a place where I can get inspired and find some hope and optimism back in the world from the pure and innocence of design that can be mired by [...]

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Seabold: “Great feats come from bold ideas and visionary leadership”

Jeff Seabold — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 06:01:44 +0000

Very early in my career I was asked by some friends for some help to remodel their kitchen. I was working for a firm that specialized in commercial work at the time, and they didn’t want to touch it. So I took on my first moonlighting job. Everything was going well, and I thought the [...]

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Keeping your resolution

Jeff Seabold — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 06:00:10 +0000

>> New Year’s is the time to start fresh. It is the time we have to reinvent ourselves. This largely ceremonial journey is celebrated by almost half of Americans. I personally feel like almost everyone I know makes some sort of resolution. While the studies are not clear about the number of Americans making resolutions, [...]

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Rallying behind sustainability

Jeff Seabold — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 06:00:52 +0000

I have never been to a ghost town. I don’t view this as an unfortunate shortcoming of my youth; I have seen enough Westerns in my years that I get the idea. I don’t imagine that they are really ghosts towns anymore as much as they are the idea of a ghost town with souvenir [...]

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Read the October 3rd issue of the MBJ online

MBJ Staff — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 14:51:09 +0000

In this week’s MBJ, Clay Chandler examines whether there is a megasite available for a new Hyundai plant. The MDA’s Leland Speed says there are no sites available. However, the East Mississippi Business Development Corp. executive director Wade Jones says the 1,400-acre Kewanee site is still available for Hyundai or anyone else that wants it. [...]

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Efficiency equals big savings for manufacturers

Amy McCullough — Sun, 10 Apr 2011 06:00:34 +0000

Saving on energy in manufacturing isn’t just a “green” thing. It can free up money that manufacturers can use to grow their businesses in other ways. That was the message delivered at the enHance workshop hosted by the Mississippi Manufacturers Association and Mississippi Department for Environmental Quality April 5. ABB Kuhlman, a power products manufacturer [...]

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Small Business Spotlight: Seabold Architectural Studio, Jackson

Laura Smith — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 06:00:52 +0000

Part problem-solver, part fireman…All architect: Good attitude, lots of experience make for fun, creative design projects Jeff Seabold believes in the power of positive thinking, and he uses that philosophy in approaching the architectural dilemmas he’s often called on to resolve. “I used to joke that I draw pretty pictures for a living, and I also [...]

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For cautious consumer or environment friendly, sustainability measures are a must for Mississippi

Contributing Columnist — Sun, 10 Oct 2010 06:00:12 +0000

Commercial construction prices have seen a dip with lower material costs and the market getting more competitive. On the smaller commercial and residential side, costs have not seen that much of a decline. Sure, companies have gotten leaner, but the cost savings that the consumer is seeing is in lower material costs — and that’s [...]

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