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Landmark closing pushing Central business district office vacancy to historic level

Ted Carter — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 06:01:08 +0000

Downtown Jackson’s office vacancy rate will head toward 40 percent with the shutdown of the Landmark Center once master tenant AT&T vacates at the end of the year, says John Barton, a Parkway Properties senior vice president and senior asset manager who participated in the Parkway’s quarterly office market surveys until the company ceased doing [...]

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Survey: Metro Jackson office markets showing some strength

Ted Carter — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 21:08:11 +0000

Jackson’s Central Business District office market is starting 2012 much as it did 2011 with slightly more than a quarter of available space empty. That’s the good news. The CBD wouldn’t be keeping its current occupancy levels had expected lease renewals not come through, commercial real estate professionals say. Parkway Properties’ 120-building fourth-quarter office market [...]

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EastGroup an entity all its own

Ted Carter — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 06:00:22 +0000

While Parkway Properties is shifting its operations to Orlando and selling off nearly all its Jackson office properties, a company often incorrectly thought of as a cousin to Parkway — EastGroup Properties — is staying put in Mississippi’s capital. EastGroup CEO David H. Hoster II says the only reason his company and Parkway are believed [...]

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Read the Jan. 16 issue of the MBJ online

MBJ Staff — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 17:45:41 +0000

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Parkway Properties Leadership Change

Stephen McDill — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 22:02:23 +0000

Longtime Parkway Properties CEO Steve Rogers has announced he is stepping down at the end of the year. MBJ-TV recently visited with Rogers and his successor Jim Heistand to talk about the history and future of the Jackson-based public commercial real estate company.

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Rogers resigns as CEO at Parkway Properties

MBJ Staff — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 22:27:43 +0000

JACKSON — Parkway Properties, Inc. (NYSE: PKY) announced Friday that Steven G. Rogers has resigned as President, Chief Executive Officer and director effective December 31, 2011. Mr. Rogers will continue in his current roles until year end, and during this period will transition his leadership responsibilities to James R. Heistand, current Executive Chairman. Heistand will [...]

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Finding success through life lessons, shared experiences

Martin Willoughby — Sun, 10 Apr 2011 06:00:53 +0000

As I travel the state and interview successful entrepreneurs and leaders, I am noticing some interesting patterns. The character traits of perseverance and strong work ethic continue to be key themes. Interestingly, most of my interviewees began working young doing some type of job or even having their own entrepreneurial enterprise. I think about Robert [...]

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Meet Parkway Properties

Stephen McDill — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 23:28:41 +0000

JACKSON- Parkway Properties Inc. senior vice-president John Barton updates MBJ-TV on Jackson’s prime office space market and talks about their upcoming quarterly reports on the capitol city’s central business district.

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Cloud Computing?

Stephen McDill — Sun, 14 Nov 2010 06:00:27 +0000

Companies are dodging bulky, pricey servers and putting data into the clouds “Cloud computing” is more than just a buzzword mumbled around the IT water cooler. Scott Hamilton, executive director of CIT.MS, an economic development group in Ridgeland that supports the information technology community, calls the term is a misnomer. “In order to simplify diagrams [...]

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Fired Parkway CFO sues, alleges fraud

Amy McCullough — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 06:01:08 +0000

The former CFO of Parkway Properties has sued the company for wrongful termination in Hinds County Circuit Court and also alleges the company engaged in fraudulent activities. Parkway denies the accusations. J. Mitchell Collins said in his complaint that he announced his resignation in January with an effective date of March 1. Parkway fired him [...]

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