Mississippi Business Journal » Mac http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Fri, 17 May 2013 22:01:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 State’s creative economy employs 64,000 people http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/10/states-creative-economy-employs-64000-people/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=states-creative-economy-employs-64000-people http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/10/states-creative-economy-employs-64000-people/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 15:19:09 +0000 Lynn Lofton http://msbusiness.com/?p=74568 Officials looking to add to sector Although creativity has abounded in Mississippi as long as anyone can remember, the concept of treating that creative force as part of the state’s economic development has been around only a few years. Discussions began in 2009 between the Mississippi Development Authority and the Mississippi Arts Commission. The two [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/10/states-creative-economy-employs-64000-people/feed/ 0 Cleaning out in-box by answering some of the most frequently asked questions http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/10/30/cleaning-out-in-box-by-answering-some-of-the-most-frequently-asked-questions/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cleaning-out-in-box-by-answering-some-of-the-most-frequently-asked-questions http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/10/30/cleaning-out-in-box-by-answering-some-of-the-most-frequently-asked-questions/#comments Sun, 30 Oct 2011 06:00:17 +0000 Phil Hardwick http://msbusiness.com/?p=47853 Question: What is your solution to the foreclosure problem in the U.S.? Answer: I do not support the concept of allowing people who could not afford a house to be subsidized to stay in the house as owners. Nevertheless, houses should not remain vacant for long periods of time simply because of physical deterioration issues. [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/10/30/cleaning-out-in-box-by-answering-some-of-the-most-frequently-asked-questions/feed/ 0 iSad — Jobs’ death affects all http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/10/16/isad-%e2%80%94-jobs%e2%80%99-death-affects-all/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=isad-%25e2%2580%2594-jobs%25e2%2580%2599-death-affects-all http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/10/16/isad-%e2%80%94-jobs%e2%80%99-death-affects-all/#comments Sun, 16 Oct 2011 06:00:19 +0000 Stephen McDill http://msbusiness.com/?p=47213 Where were you when Steve Jobs died? I was browsing iTunes when I got a text on my iPhone delivering the sad news. Now I am writing this post on my Power Mac G4. The pundits are comparing the late founder and CEO of Apple Computer to Thomas Edison. Jobs’ friend and longtime colleague Steve [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/10/16/isad-%e2%80%94-jobs%e2%80%99-death-affects-all/feed/ 0 The World-Changer: Steve Jobs knew what we wanted http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/10/05/the-world-changer-steve-jobs-knew-what-we-wanted/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-world-changer-steve-jobs-knew-what-we-wanted http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/10/05/the-world-changer-steve-jobs-knew-what-we-wanted/#comments Thu, 06 Oct 2011 01:07:20 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=46816 CUPERTINO, Calif. — In dark suit and bowtie, he is a computing-era carnival barker — eyebrows bouncing, hands gesturing, smile seductive and coy and a bit annoying. It’s as if he’s on his first date with an entire generation of consumers. And, in a way, he is. It is Jan. 24, 1984, and a young [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/10/05/the-world-changer-steve-jobs-knew-what-we-wanted/feed/ 0 Apple says company co-founder Steve Jobs has died http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/10/05/apple-says-company-co-founder-steve-jobs-has-died/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=apple-says-company-co-founder-steve-jobs-has-died http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/10/05/apple-says-company-co-founder-steve-jobs-has-died/#comments Thu, 06 Oct 2011 00:50:38 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=46810 NAME: Steven Paul Jobs BORN: Feb. 24, 1955, in San Francisco DIED: Wednesday at 56. Apple announced his death without giving a specific cause. EDUCATION: Graduated from high school in 1972 and enrolled in Reed College in Portland, Oregon, but dropped out after six months. FAMILY: Wife, Laurene Powell; their three children, Reed Paul, Erin Sienna [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/10/05/apple-says-company-co-founder-steve-jobs-has-died/feed/ 0 Pioneering summit to explore creative economy http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/08/07/pioneering-summit-to-explore-creative-economy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pioneering-summit-to-explore-creative-economy http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/08/07/pioneering-summit-to-explore-creative-economy/#comments Sun, 07 Aug 2011 06:00:11 +0000 Wally Northway http://msbusiness.com/?p=44431 The Mississippi Development Authority (MDA) and Mississippi Arts Commission are offering the state’s first Creative Economy Summit this week that will include the unveiling of a first-of-its-kind comprehensive study of Mississippi’s creative industries. Communities such as Oxford, Meridian and the Mississippi Gulf Coast have found success in growing their “creative economy” — adding jobs and [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/08/07/pioneering-summit-to-explore-creative-economy/feed/ 0 The Buzz Blog Post: Is iPad a Kindle killer http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/01/29/the-buzz-blog-post-is-ipad-a-kindle-killer/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-buzz-blog-post-is-ipad-a-kindle-killer http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/01/29/the-buzz-blog-post-is-ipad-a-kindle-killer/#comments Fri, 29 Jan 2010 20:15:19 +0000 Stephen McDill http://msbusiness.com/?p=18346 Technocrats, Apple aficionados, and the rest of Silicon greekdom continue to bask in the glow of the latest toy to come out of the Steve Jobs universe. The 9-by-7 inch, 1.5 pound, multi-touch screen “iPad” was unveiled in San Francisco on Wednesday to a boisterous crowd of technology journalists. While millions worldwide tuned in for [...]

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