by MBJ Staff Published: January 7,2013
Tags: agency, damage, disaster, disaster recovery, emergency, entrepreneur, federal, flood, flooding, government, loan, loss, natural disaster, rain, small business, storm, sweather, tornado, wind
SOUTH MISSISSIPPI — Residents and businesses in Mississippi affected by severe storms and tornadoes on Dec. 25 can apply for low-interest disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration. The declaration covers Pearl River County and the adjacent counties of Forrest, Hancock, Harrison, Lamar, Marion and Stone. The SBA is opening an outreach center in [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: January 3,2013
Tags: damage, disaster, disaster recovery, flood, flooding, natural disaster, rain, small business, storm, tornado, Weather, wind
PEARL RIVER COUNTY — Gov. Phil Bryant has requested federal disaster assistance from the U.S. Small Business Administration for Pearl River County as a result of tornadoes and severe storms Christmas Day. Bryant’s request for SBA assistance is based upon joint damage assessments conducted by local, state and SBA officials. Pearl River County received large [...] [...]
What do you do with tons of used grain every week? Lazy Magnolia Brewing Co. owners Leslie and Mark Henderson decided to give theirs to area livestock farmers for feed rather than have it go to a landfill. The brewery uses about 100,000 pounds of grains a month in its beer making. It’s a natural [...] [...]
Life really is a puzzle for Libby Story McRight. While the rest of us live each day giving little notice to the things around us, McRight can’t help but notice those very things. She looks at them thinking not so much about what they are but what they could be. “Don’t throw that away — [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: December 12,2012
Tags: agency, electricity, energy, entrepreneur, entrepreneurship, natural gas, power, small business, state, utility
JACKSON — Electric and natural gas utility companies doing business in Mississippi have submitted extensions of their Small Business Rate Incentive Plans, according to a release from Public Service Commissioner Leonard Bentz. Bentz originally put these plans into place in 2011. Incentive plans filed by Mississippi Power Company, Entergy Mississippi, Atmos Energy Corporation, CenterPoint Energy [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: November 15,2012
Tags: bill, government, governor, law, lawmaker, legislation, legislator, Legislature, Politics, retail, small business, state, tax
JACKSON — Ron Aldridge, Mississippi state director of the National Federation of Independent Business, has released a statement in response to Gov. Phil Bryant’s call to stop delaying the accelerated tax reduction as part of his proposed budget for fiscal 2014. Aldridge wrote: “This would make a big difference to a lot of small businesses. [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: November 13,2012
Tags: air condition, air conditioning, electricity, energy, entrepreneur, entrepreneurship, heating, incentive, light, lighting, natural gas, power, small business, utility
JACKSON — Public Service Commissioner Brandon Presley is encouraging four of Mississippi’s major electric and gas utilities to extend small business rate incentives for another year. Incentives provided by Entergy Mississippi, Mississippi Power Company, CenterPoint Energy Resources and Wilmut Gas & Oil Company are set to expire Dec. 31. Atmos Energy Corporation has a similar [...] [...]
The Papazu Salon, located at 612 Liberty Road next to a horse pasture just a short distance from Lakeland Drive, has a charming, laid-back atmosphere that has won the beauty salon a loyal following. Papazu Salon makes hair care fun, said customer Carol McDill. “The motif of the salon is pleasantly unique,” McDill said. “I [...] [...]
By Brian Sullivan The U. S. recovery since 2009 has been muted. In fact it is the slowest recovery since World War II. The slow pace has meant fewer new jobs created and a higher unemployment rate. Economists’ expectations for the remainder of this year and next are for more slow growth. Slow growth is [...] [...]
Business lending in Mississippi backed by the U.S. Small Business Administration ended the year in amounts higher than pre-recession 2007, the SBA reports. The agency backed more loans in 2007 — 623 — but the amount of those loans totaled $107 million, compared to fiscal 2012‘s $132.4 million. The SBA guaranteed 442 loans in the [...] [...]
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