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PEER recommends changes to PERS administration

MBJ Staff — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 16:56:11 +0000

JACKSON — The PEER Committee has released a report on its review of the Public Employees’ Retirement System of Mississippi (PERS). The scope and purpose of this report is to provide a comprehensive look into the decision-making processes of the PERS board of trustees, its staff and its contractual advisors to determine whether the PERS [...]

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Pioneering community college president retiring next year

Associated Press — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 12:42:18 +0000

CLARKSDALE — Dr. Vivian Mathews Presley, president of Coahoma Community College for more than two decades, and the first woman to head a community or junior college in the state of Mississippi, will retire June 30. Johnny McGlown, chairman of the board of trustees, says a search committee has been organized to name her successor. [...]

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Flaggs retiring from Legislature after 2013 session

Associated Press — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 12:41:01 +0000

VICKSBURG — State Rep. George Flaggs, a Democrat from Vicksburg who has served in the House since 1988, says he will retire after the 2013 session. Flaggs said he also would leave his job as administrator of Warren County Youth Detention Center. He says he is considering a run for mayor of Vicksburg. The city’s [...]

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Topazi retiring as COO of Southern Company

MBJ Staff — Fri, 25 May 2012 14:59:25 +0000

ATLANTA — Southern Company chairman, president and CEO Thomas A. Fanning has made public a number of changes within the company’s management team, effective July 1, including the replacement for Anthony Topazi. According to Fanning, Mark A. Crosswhite will become executive vice president and COO for Southern Company. Crosswhite will assume the role vacated by [...]

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Executives retiring from Entergy; utility sees drop in net income

Associated Press — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:49:57 +0000

NEW ORLEANS — Entergy Corporation has announced changes on its executive team following the announcement of two of its officers. Gary Taylor, group president of utility operations at Entergy Corporation, will be retiring from the company May 31. Taylor will continue to lead utility operations with a transition period to his successor, who will be [...]

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