NEW YORK — Entergy Corp.’s net income rose 16 percent in the second quarter after the power company received favorable tax terms on financing costs for fixing damage to lines and equipment caused by hurricanes Katrina and Rita. The increase also reflected stronger sales to Entergy’s utility customers. The New Orleans-based company reported Tuesday that [...] [...]
WASHINGTON — Oil giant BP is paying $5.4 million to settle claims that some of its contractors refused to hire women to help clean up the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission says the agreement with BP Exploration & Production Inc. covers female workers in Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. [...] [...]
GULFPORT — A federal judge has ordered homebuilder Victor Planetta Sr. to pay $1 million in restitution and fined him $250,000 for making false statements to get a disaster-relief loan after Hurricane Katrina. Planetta, owner of Planetta Custom Homes in Slidell, La., faced up to five years in prison for providing fraudulent information for a [...] [...]
by Lynn Lofton Published: February 19,2012
Tags: Bruno Mars, Hibernia Bank, kudzu, Louisiana, McComb, Mississippi, Mississippi Association of Realtors, Mississippi Business Journal, New Orleans, Noggin, Realtor Institute, Southern Methodist University, Southwest Mississippi, Vanderbilt University, Watkins Wild, Wild Realty
>> Realtor has name to fit these heady times Right off the bat, Realtor Watkins Wild of McComb says it’s okay to call him by his nickname, “Noggin,” because that’s what everyone has called him all his life. As a successful Realtor and president of the Mississippi Association of Realtors (MAR), he’s called Noggin and [...] [...]
by Lynn Lofton Published: February 19,2012
Tags: A Good Scent from a Strange Mountain, A New Orleans Family Memoir, Audubon Zoo, Crescent City, Louisiana, Lynn Lofton, Mississippi, Mississippi Business Journal, New Orleans, Plaquemines Parish, Rodney Fertel, Ruth Fertel, Ruth’s Chris Steak House, The Gorilla Man and the Empress of Steak, Willie Morris
The sub title of this work of non fiction is “A New Orleans Family Memoir.” It is that and more. Where else could this true tale of two bigger-than-life eccentrics take place? Anyone who loves the Crescent City, its food, culture, rowdy history and characters will enjoy this book because its sweep includes a wide [...] [...]
by Amy McCullough Published: February 12,2012
Tags: Arkansas, Blueprint Mississippi, Forest Thigpen, Gov. Phil Bryant, Gray Tollison, Louisiana, Mississippi, Mississippi Business Journal, Mississippi Center for Public Policy, Mississippi Economic Council, Mississippi First, National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, Tennessee, the Black Alliance for Education Options
Charter school advocates believe this is the year for Mississippi to make progress in school choice through more flexible charter school legislation. In his first State of the State address, Gov. Phil Bryant said now is the time for Mississippi to pass a “workable” charter school law. A 2010 law passed by the state Legislature [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 6,2012
Tags: Alabamama, Baltimore, Bay High, Central Gulf Coast Regional Ocean Sciences Bowl, Chris Snyder, Florida, Gulf Coast Research Laboratory's Marine Education Center, hurricane, Hurricane Bowl, James S. Rickards High School, Jurricane Katrina, Long Beach, Louisiana, Mississippi, Mississippi Business Journal, National Ocean Sciences Bowl, Poplarville High, Tallahassee, University of Southern Mississippi
OCEAN SPRINGS — Long Beach High School students will compete for a national title in ocean science knowledge after beating 21 other teams from five states. Mississippi teams took four of the top five places out of 22 teams from Alabama, the Florida Panhandle, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Tennessee. Officials said it was the biggest group [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 3,2012
Tags: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Columbia Valley Farms, Florida, Georgia, GFS, Glenview Farms, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michael Foods, Michigan, Minnesota, Minnetonka, Mississippi, Mississippi Business Journal, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Papetti's, Pennsylvania, Silverbrook, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Utah, Wakefield, Washington, Wholesome Farms, Wisconsin
MINNETONKA, Minn. — A Minnesota food company is widening its recall of hard-cooked eggs because of a potential for listeria contamination. Michael Foods, of Minnetonka, is recalling eggs in brine sold in 10- and 25-pound pails for institutional use in 34 states. The eggs carry six brand names: Columbia Valley Farms, GFS, Glenview Farms, Papetti’s, [...] [...]
by Ted Carter Published: February 3,2012
Tags: Alabama, and Parks, Arkansas, Docks at Manderson Landing, Fisheries, Heritage Park, Iuka, J.P. Coleman State Park, Louisiana, Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, Mississippi, Mississippi Business Journal, Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Pickwick Lake, Slidell Municipal Marin, The Tombigbee River Valley Water Management, Tishomingo County Board of Supervisors, Tishomingo County Development Foundation, Tuscaloosa, U.S. Department of Interior
Owners of large boats will soon have more choices for docking their boats for stays of 10 days or less in Mississippi, Alabama, Arkansas and Louisiana. Recreational parks in the three states are among the dozen winners of the U.S. Department of Interior’s “BIG Grant” competition for more than $7.5 million in grants. The Interior [...] [...]
Daniel M. Gunn has joined Greenwood-based Beard + Riser Architects, PLLC as an intern architect. Gunn is a graduate of Louisiana Tech University, holding a bachelor of architecture degree. While completing his studies, he served as a GS-4 intern architect at the U.S. Department of the Interior at Cane River Creole National Historical Park in [...] [...]
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