MERIDIAN — The Meridian Public School District has received a grant of more than $1 million. The grant from the Phil Hardin Foundation, awarded during the past week, will be used in a program designed to recruit and retain effective teachers. The grant will be distributed over five years — $253,000 for year one, which [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: September 30,2011
Tags: banking commissioner, Commercial Real Estate, convention center hotel, Digital edition, Hyundai, JACKSON, Jeff Seabold, John Allison, Kewanee, Leland Speed, MBJ, megasite, Meridian, Mississippi Business Journal, MSU director of architecture school
In this week’s MBJ, Clay Chandler examines whether there is a megasite available for a new Hyundai plant. The MDA’s Leland Speed says there are no sites available. However, the East Mississippi Business Development Corp. executive director Wade Jones says the 1,400-acre Kewanee site is still available for Hyundai or anyone else that wants it. [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: September 15,2011
Tags: Atlanta Braves, Barry Lyons, Big South League, Bilox, BILOXI, Field of Dream, Greenville, Greenville Bluesmen, HATTIESBURG, Hurricane Katrina, JACKSON, Jackson Met, Major League Baseball, Meridian, Mississippi, Mississippi Braves, National Basketball Association, National Football League, National Hockey League, New York Mets, Southaven, Southern League, Tupelo, Tupelo Tornado
There was a time that minor league sports, baseball in particular, was at the heart of the American dream. Watch “Field of Dreams” and you will know everything you need to know. However, these days, non-affiliated minor league sports do not work. They don’t work in Mississippi, ever. To think there is a group of [...] [...]
Steven F. Brown, a Kansas university administrator with an extensive background in arts and music education, is the new dean and associate vice president of Mississippi State University’s Meridian campus. Since 2007, Brown has been dean of liberal arts and sciences at Emporia State University. His MSU appointment is pending formal approval of the Board [...] [...]
MICHAEL NEWSOM The Sun Herald Late last year, Bill Sharp was watching an Internet video of a Lauderdale County Board of Supervisors meeting when something odd happened. At their Sept. 20 meeting in Meridian, supervisors went into a “closed session” to talk about a personnel matter, but the camera feeding video to the county’s website [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 18,2011
Tags: 150th anniversary of the Civil War, B.B. King Museum and Interpretive Center, Bolton, civil rights, Civil rights museum, Gov. Haley Barbour, Indianola, Jim Evans, Meridian, Mississippi, Racism, Rep. Greg Snowden, Rep. Omeria Scott, Sen. Hillman Frazier, Walter Robinson
Not all lawmakers are convinced a Mississippi civil rights museum will finally get off the ground, despite the speed at which a proposal is making its way through the Legislature. Their doubts can be heard in floor debate and committee meetings. Rep. Jim Evans, a black Democrat from Jackson, told his colleagues last week, "Let’s [...] [...]
On Dec. 28, Meridian’s Anderson Regional Medical Center and Riley Hospital reached an agreement for Anderson to acquire Riley, pending regulatory approval. Anderson’s pursuit of Riley officially began Dec. 1, when the hospital filed with the Mississippi Department of Health a notice to change ownership of Riley. The purchase, according to a press release from [...] [...]
MERIDIAN — A Jackson economic development consulting agency has been hired by the city of Meridian to revitalize the downtown area. Mayor Cheri Barry tells The Meridian Star that the city has hired Watkins Development, which rebuilt the King Edward Hotel in Jackson, to come with a plan to develop all of Meridian, including downtown, [...] [...]
MERIDIAN — Peavey Electronics is planning to expand its Meridian operations to accommodate a new line of guitars. Hartley Peavey, founder and CEO, said the expansion is needed after the purchase of the hard assets and intellectual property of Composite Acoustics. Peavey said there will initially be about 15 new jobs, but that could grow [...] [...]
‘It’s not the match… it’s the mix’ Group pulled together to make a go of downtown Meridian shop When Aimee Tramontana was considering closing her retail shop in Meridian, five of her friends jumped in with a new idea for the space. Tramontana owns a successful wholesale business, Aimee’s Handpainted Linens, which sells to vendors across [...] [...]
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