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Telecom rolling out upgrades to eight cities this summer

MBJ Staff — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 17:22:15 +0000

ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — AT&T plans to roll out 4G LTE to eight communities this summer, The cities are Biloxi, Cleveland, Corinth, Greenwood, Gulfport, Meridian, New Albany and Philadelphia. C.D. Smith, regional director, AT&T Mississippi said that “teams will be working hard across these cities toward our upcoming 4G LTE launch.”

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Navy oceanographic ship christened, launched

Associated Press — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 14:47:20 +0000

MOSS POINT — VT Halter Marine has christened and launched the seventh in a series of new oceanographic vessels for the Navy. The ceremony was held at VT Halter’s shipyard in Moss Point. The U.S. Naval Ship Maury, a T-AGS 66, is named for Cmdr. Matthew Fontaine Maury. Maury was an astronomer, historian, oceanographer and [...]

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BancorpSouth rolls out new payroll cards

MBJ Staff — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 14:24:57 +0000

TUPELO — BancorpSouth, Inc. has launched the BancorpSouth Payroll Card, through its Treasury Management division, designed to be an alternative to traditional check printing for businesses. By going through a Treasury Management representative, employers can set up payroll cards to have a safe, convenient way to electronically pay all employees without having the risk of paper [...]

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C Spire launches 4G LTE service in another city

MBJ Staff — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 12:41:23 +0000

PHILADELPHIA and RIDGELAND — C Spire Wireless has launched the next generation of mobile broadband services in Philadelphia with the activation of its 4G (Fourth Generation) Long Term Evolution (LTE) network. “We’re pleased that local businesses and consumers in Philadelphia are in one of the first markets in Mississippi with access to the next generation [...]

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Credit union now offering Kasasa accounts

MBJ Staff — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 13:41:04 +0000

RIDGELAND — Members Exchange Credit Union is now offering Kasasa, a brand of free checking and savings accounts that rewards consumers for using their account. Mitzi Tate, president/CEO at Members Exchange, said, “Kasasa delivers what research shows people really want but believe they can’t have — great financial products with the personal service of a [...]

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BancorpSouth introduces prepaid debit card program

MBJ Staff — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 14:29:55 +0000

TUPELO — BancorpSouth Inc. has launched the BancorpSouth Prepaid Card program designed to serve as an alternative to traditional checking accounts. “The Prepaid Card program puts customers in control of their funds, and having no minimum balance or overdraft fees make the cards ideal for budgeting, travel and students,” said Derek Caswell , BancorpSouth first [...]

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Hancock Holding launches new investment fund

MBJ Staff — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 17:06:47 +0000

GULFPORT — Hancock Holding Company has launched the Hancock Horizon Diversified Income Fund as a new addition to the company’s $1.5-billion family of investment funds. The fund seeks to generate steady income from a combination of financial investments. Hancock Horizon Funds senior vice president and chief investment strategist John Portwood, CFA, said, “This will be [...]

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Journal Inc. launches new lifestyle magazine

Associated Press — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 12:52:32 +0000

TUPELO — Journal Inc. has launched Mud & Magnolias, a Northeast Mississippi lifestyle magazine focusing on food, home and garden, travel, people, outdoors, fashion and pop culture. The bimonthly magazine will guide readers through the aspects of everyday life in the region and state, as well as showcase to the rest of the world the [...]

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Emmerich launching newspaper to replace defunct Leader-Call

Associated Press — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 20:41:10 +0000

LAUREL — Emmerich Newspapers says it will start a newspaper to replace the Laurel Leader-Call, which has shut down. In a statement last Saturday, Emmerich said the start-up newspaper would be launched April 15 with the name The Chronicle. Wyatt Emmerich, the president of Emmerich Newspapers, said the new community newspaper will serve Laurel, Ellisville [...]

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