Mississippi Business Journal » Randy Watkins http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Mon, 20 May 2013 18:59:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Mississippi numbers down, but golf numbers nationwide surge http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/02/15/mississippi-numbers-down-but-golf-numbers-nationwide-surge/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mississippi-numbers-down-but-golf-numbers-nationwide-surge http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/02/15/mississippi-numbers-down-but-golf-numbers-nationwide-surge/#comments Fri, 15 Feb 2013 14:52:26 +0000 Clay Chandler http://msbusiness.com/?p=69891 The Professional Golf Association’s PerformanceTrak figures for year-end 2012 had some good news for the golf industry. Rounds played were up 6.4 percent over 2011, the largest year-over-year increase since 2000. It marked the most tangible sign that the industry had launched into full recovery after the doldrums of the recession. Part of the increase [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/06/03/true-south-classic-ready-to-introduce-itself/feed/ 0 Putting a number value to the Viking http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/09/26/putting-a-number-value-to-the-viking/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=putting-a-number-value-to-the-viking http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/09/26/putting-a-number-value-to-the-viking/#comments Sun, 26 Sep 2010 06:00:22 +0000 Clay Chandler http://msbusiness.com/?p=31110 Economic impact study of ‘The Viking’ should get it done The PGA Tour’s Viking Classic at Annandale has what tournament officials believe is its strongest field ever. John Daly, David Toms, Rocco Mediate and Boo Weekley are the most prominent names who will compete in this year’s Viking, which tees off Thursday morning. With all [...]

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