by MBJ Staff Published: October 17,2010
A look back in the archives of the Mississippi Business Journal, it’s easy to find example after example of what the Mississippi Economic Council means to the business fortunes of this state. As one Mississippi businessperson put it, the MEC is, “A respected institution whose ideas and input and help and support are sought out [...] [...]
by Amy McCullough Published: June 20,2010
Tags: area health care forum, Brunini Grantham Grower & Hewes PLLC, Butler Snow O’Mara Stevens & Cannada PLLC, Greater Jackson Chamber Partnership, Health Care Reform Act, HORNE LLP, Mississippi Economic Council, Reconciliation Bill
Increases in regulation will cost insurance companies, businesses and health providers more With the Health Care Reform Act and corresponding Reconciliation Bill totaling more than 2,000 pages, the only professionals who have time to read and attempt to interpret the new law are lawyers, accountants and other consultants who are paid to do just that. [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: June 13,2010
Tags: Carl Chaney, Jack Reed Jr., Jerry Host, Mississippi Economic Council, The State Chamber of Commerce, Tommy Dulaney, Tupelo
Jack Reed Jr., mayor of Tupelo, has been elected as the 2010-2011 chair of the Mississippi Economic Council – The State Chamber of Commerce. Reed, a Tupelo native, was elected mayor in 2009. He is also president of R.W. Reed Company, the parent company of Reed’s Department Store. His father, Jack Reed Sr., served as [...] [...]
by Stephen McDill Published: April 16,2010
Tags: Blues, economic development, Gray Swoope, Hartley Peavey, Mississippi, Mississippi Business Journal, Mississippi Delta, Mississippi Development Authority, Mississippi Economic Council, Stephen McDill, tourism
JACKSON- Music is a big part of Mississippi’s heritage, according to some of the state’s public and private business leaders. [...]
by Amy McCullough Published: April 11,2010
Tags: 61st ANNUAL MEETING, birthplace of America’s music, Governor Barbour, Marty Stuart, Mississippi, Mississippi Development Authority, Mississippi Economic Council, musical heritage
Governor and county music legend expected to celebrate Mississippi’s music heritage as tourism mechanism Mississippi’s rich musical heritage will take center stage Thursday at the Mississippi Economic Council’s 61st Annual Meeting in Jackson. With the theme “Mississippi — The Birthplace of America’s Music,” approximately 2,000 business and community leaders will see how they can use [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: March 29,2010
Tags: ATT Mississippi, Mayo Flynt, MBJ-TV, Mississippi Economic Council
March 29, 2010 – AT&T Mississippi president talks with MBJ-TV and the Mississippi Business Journal editorial staff about his return to Mississippi and his role as chairman of the board for the Mississippi Economic Council. [...]
by Nash Nunnery Published: March 7,2010
‘The voice of business’ When Wilson talks, the state’s top business ears listen Blake Wilson is president of the Mississippi Economic Council, serving as only the third executive of the state chamber of commerce in 50 years. The Delaware native served previously as executive vice president for the Florida Chamber of Commerce before coming to [...] [...]
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