Mississippi Business Journal » John Hairston http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Fri, 24 May 2013 20:36:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Hairston elected to board http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/11/02/hairston-elected-to-board/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hairston-elected-to-board http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/11/02/hairston-elected-to-board/#comments Fri, 02 Nov 2012 05:01:59 +0000 MBJ Staff http://msbusiness.com/?p=65108 John Hairston, CEO of Hancock Holding Co., has been elected to the board of directors of the American Banking Association. Hancock Holding is the parent of Hancock Bank and Whitney Bank. The Sun Herald reports Hairston’s election took place at the organization’s recent meeting in San Diego. He is one of nine members elected to [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/11/02/hairston-elected-to-board/feed/ 0 Changes coming for Coast tourism http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/04/03/changes-coming-for-coast-tourism/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=changes-coming-for-coast-tourism http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/04/03/changes-coming-for-coast-tourism/#comments Sun, 03 Apr 2011 10:08:10 +0000 Lynn Lofton http://msbusiness.com/?p=39381 Personnel changes and the possibility of structural changes at the Mississippi Gulf Coast Convention & Visitors Bureau are raising questions about the future of area tourism. The Harrison County Tourism Commission, governing board of the CVB, did not renew the contract of Richard Forester, CVB executive director. There are also efforts led by the Gulf [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/04/03/changes-coming-for-coast-tourism/feed/ 0 Open for business and visitors, any time http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/03/06/open-for-business-and-visitors-any-time/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-for-business-and-visitors-any-time http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/03/06/open-for-business-and-visitors-any-time/#comments Sun, 06 Mar 2011 11:00:41 +0000 Lynn Lofton http://msbusiness.com/?p=37905 The Mississippi Gulf Coast is open for business and the welcome mat is out. The area has put the BP oil spill behind it and continues the Hurricane Katrina recovery. Tourism officials tout the variety of activities available for all age groups. In Hancock County, the tourism bureau’s Beth Carriere notes that the opening of [...]

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