Mississippi Business Journal » Mayo Flynt http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Wed, 22 May 2013 14:27:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 WILLOUGHBY: Mayo Flynt leads AT&T Mississippi by enjoying both work and workers http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/26/willoughby-mayo-flynt-leads-att-mississippi-by-enjoying-both-work-and-workers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=willoughby-mayo-flynt-leads-att-mississippi-by-enjoying-both-work-and-workers http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/26/willoughby-mayo-flynt-leads-att-mississippi-by-enjoying-both-work-and-workers/#comments Fri, 26 Apr 2013 20:29:29 +0000 Martin Willoughby http://msbusiness.com/?p=74015 There is a new movie titled “42″ on at the theaters about the life of Jackie Robinson, who was the first African American to play Major League Baseball. In the face of great resistance to this groundbreaking feat, Robinson said, “I’m not concerned with your liking or disliking me… All I ask is that you [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/26/willoughby-mayo-flynt-leads-att-mississippi-by-enjoying-both-work-and-workers/feed/ 0 Sending a five-second text while driving can be deadly http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/09/03/sending-a-five-second-text-while-driving-can-be-deadly/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sending-a-five-second-text-while-driving-can-be-deadly http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/09/03/sending-a-five-second-text-while-driving-can-be-deadly/#comments Mon, 03 Sep 2012 12:23:33 +0000 Lynn Lofton http://msbusiness.com/?p=62135 All the latest technology can lead to a tethered, never-unplugged lifestyle, including texting at any time, anywhere, even while driving. This is a behind-the-wheel distraction that can lead to deadly results. AT&T has a campaign underway called It Can Wait, meaning no text message is so important it can’t wait. Mayo Flynt, president of AT&T [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/09/03/sending-a-five-second-text-while-driving-can-be-deadly/feed/ 0 Companies look forward to networking at EXPO http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/04/01/companies-look-forward-to-networking-at-expo/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=companies-look-forward-to-networking-at-expo http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/04/01/companies-look-forward-to-networking-at-expo/#comments Sun, 01 Apr 2012 06:01:00 +0000 Stephen McDill http://msbusiness.com/?p=55127 If it weren’t for EXPO the staff at BCI might not have anything to wear. Maybe that’s a stretch, but according to BCI marketing director Wendi Garrison, clothes were one of her company’s many networking success stories to come right out of the Mississippi Business Journal’s Business & Technology EXPO. The event plus the power [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/04/01/companies-look-forward-to-networking-at-expo/feed/ 0 Committee makes nominations http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/01/08/committee-makes-nominations/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=committee-makes-nominations http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/01/08/committee-makes-nominations/#comments Sun, 08 Jan 2012 16:07:55 +0000 MBJ Staff http://msbusiness.com/?p=51549 In accordance with the Greater Jackson Chamber Partnership by-laws, chairman Paul Moak appointed a nominating committee chaired by Clay Hays. This committee reported their actions to president Duane O’Neill, who in turn is authorized to notify the entire membership of the nominating committee’s report. Candidates to serve a three-year term expiring December 2014 are: Freddie [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/01/08/committee-makes-nominations/feed/ 0 THE TECH 21 http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/12/11/the-tech-21/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-tech-21 http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/12/11/the-tech-21/#comments Sun, 11 Dec 2011 15:29:44 +0000 Stephen McDill http://msbusiness.com/?p=49526 Mississippi’s tech scene is on the rise, thanks to flashy successes like Hu Meena’s blockbuster deal with Apple to get the iPhone for C Spire and Joel Bomgar, whose Bomgar Box is taking the world by storm. From Starkville to Ocean Springs, and everywhere in between, here are some of Mississippi’s leaders in the Tech [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/12/11/the-tech-21/feed/ 0 Wireless Wars http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/07/31/wireless-wars/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=wireless-wars http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/07/31/wireless-wars/#comments Sun, 31 Jul 2011 06:00:49 +0000 Stephen McDill http://msbusiness.com/?p=44096 It’s a call that has the entire U.S. telecommunications industry on hold. The Federal Communications Commission last week stopped the clock on a review of T-Mobile USA’s proposed $39-billion mega-merger with AT&T after an antitrust Senate subcommittee criticized the deal as being anti-consumer and urged that it be blocked. If Washington approves the merger it [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/07/31/wireless-wars/feed/ 0 Brandon Presley Remarks at Stennis/Capitol Luncheon http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/06/07/brandon-presley-remarks-at-stenniscapitol-luncheon/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=brandon-presley-remarks-at-stenniscapitol-luncheon http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/06/07/brandon-presley-remarks-at-stenniscapitol-luncheon/#comments Mon, 07 Jun 2010 21:19:40 +0000 Stephen McDill http://msbusiness.com/?p=25165 JACKSON- Miss. Public Service Commission chairman Brandon Presley discusses his role as a utilities regulator and gives updates on the commission’s recent rulings and initiatives.

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/06/07/brandon-presley-remarks-at-stenniscapitol-luncheon/feed/ 1 ‘We’ve got fiber all over this state’ http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/04/04/%e2%80%98we%e2%80%99ve-got-fiber-all-over-this-state%e2%80%99/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=%25e2%2580%2598we%25e2%2580%2599ve-got-fiber-all-over-this-state%25e2%2580%2599 http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/04/04/%e2%80%98we%e2%80%99ve-got-fiber-all-over-this-state%e2%80%99/#comments Sun, 04 Apr 2010 07:01:36 +0000 Stephen McDill http://msbusiness.com/?p=21771 Flynt believes Mississippi can compete on any level, anywhere in the world and he can prove it Roger Mayo Flynt, III was not the first in his family to step into the wireless waters. His father, Roger II, worked for BellSouth Corporation for more than 30 years, including as Mississippi president for the “Ma Bell” [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/04/04/%e2%80%98we%e2%80%99ve-got-fiber-all-over-this-state%e2%80%99/feed/ 0 Big benefits or PR ploy? http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/04/04/big-benefits-or-pr-ploy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=big-benefits-or-pr-ploy http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/04/04/big-benefits-or-pr-ploy/#comments Sun, 04 Apr 2010 06:01:48 +0000 Clay Chandler http://msbusiness.com/?p=21780   Among the most successful and admired companies of the past century, Google rarely makes a move without extreme amounts of fanfare that often borders on chaos. Its latest venture has produced the same result. The tech giant received more than 1,100 responses from cities and town across the U.S., in response to a request [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/04/04/big-benefits-or-pr-ploy/feed/ 1 Mayo Flynt on who the best wireless carrier is in Mississippi http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/04/01/mayo-flynt-on-who-the-best-wireless-carrier-is-in-mississippi/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mayo-flynt-on-who-the-best-wireless-carrier-is-in-mississippi http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/04/01/mayo-flynt-on-who-the-best-wireless-carrier-is-in-mississippi/#comments Thu, 01 Apr 2010 14:15:48 +0000 MBJ Staff http://msbusiness.com/?p=23019 April 1, 2010 – AT&T Mississippi president Mayo Flynt talks about who the best wireless carrier is and his company’s plans for 2010.

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