Mississippi Business Journal » Viking Range http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Mon, 20 May 2013 12:58:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Middleby CEO: Viking staying in Greenwood is ‘not negotiable’ http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/02/08/bassoul-viking-staying-in-greenwood-is-not-negotiable/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bassoul-viking-staying-in-greenwood-is-not-negotiable http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/02/08/bassoul-viking-staying-in-greenwood-is-not-negotiable/#comments Sat, 09 Feb 2013 02:15:04 +0000 Clay Chandler http://msbusiness.com/?p=69393 Viking Range Corp. will focus on what made the company successful in the first place — building high-end kitchen appliances in Greenwood. That was the primary message Middleby Corp. CEO Selim Bassoul laid out during a press conference one day after 20 percent of Viking’s workforce was terminated. Of the layoffs, half were in Greenwood. [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/02/08/bassoul-viking-staying-in-greenwood-is-not-negotiable/feed/ 1 February 8, 2013- Chuck McIntosh http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/02/08/february-8-2013-chuck-mcintosh/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=february-8-2013-chuck-mcintosh http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/02/08/february-8-2013-chuck-mcintosh/#comments Sat, 09 Feb 2013 00:40:31 +0000 Chuck McIntosh http://msbusiness.com/?p=69602

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/02/08/february-8-2013-chuck-mcintosh/feed/ 0 Read February 8 issue of MBJ http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/02/08/read-february-8-issue-of-mbj/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=read-february-8-issue-of-mbj http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/02/08/read-february-8-issue-of-mbj/#comments Fri, 08 Feb 2013 21:06:29 +0000 MBJ Staff http://msbusiness.com/?p=69540 >> C SPIRE TURNS 25 From bag phones to 4G, C Spire leading the wireless way — by Stephen McDill Also in this week’s paper: >> VIKING RANGE Life goes on after massive layoffs, Middleby CEO wants Greenwood to keep it— by Clay Chandler >> MBJ ANALYSIS Businessman with unfinished Mississippi projects now promising $1B [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/02/08/read-february-8-issue-of-mbj/feed/ 0 CEO Fred Carl resigns as Viking empire crumbles http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/01/31/middleby-cuts-20-percent-of-vikings-workforce-half-of-those-in-greenwood/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=middleby-cuts-20-percent-of-vikings-workforce-half-of-those-in-greenwood http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/01/31/middleby-cuts-20-percent-of-vikings-workforce-half-of-those-in-greenwood/#comments Thu, 31 Jan 2013 20:36:23 +0000 Clay Chandler http://msbusiness.com/?p=68919 Viking CEO Fred Carl has resigned from the company he built as Middleby Corp. confirmed Thursday afternoon that it had laid off earlier in the day 20 percent of Viking Range’s 700 employees. Middleby spokesperson Darcy Bretz said in an email to the Mississippi Business Journal that the cuts were made “across the Viking enterprise.” She [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/01/31/middleby-cuts-20-percent-of-vikings-workforce-half-of-those-in-greenwood/feed/ 1 Alluvian breakfast stands up to the stellar reputation of Viking Range http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/07/01/alluvian-breakfast-stands-up-to-the-stellar-reputation-of-viking-range/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=alluvian-breakfast-stands-up-to-the-stellar-reputation-of-viking-range http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/07/01/alluvian-breakfast-stands-up-to-the-stellar-reputation-of-viking-range/#comments Sun, 01 Jul 2012 06:01:06 +0000 Becky Gillette http://msbusiness.com/?p=59238 At some hotels the best thing about the complimentary breakfast is that it is free. And while it may get you through until lunch, it certainly won’t be a memorable experience. Breakfast at The Alluvian Hotel, in contrast, is an experience that many guests remember fondly for a long time. The buffet menu includes just [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/07/01/alluvian-breakfast-stands-up-to-the-stellar-reputation-of-viking-range/feed/ 1 Audit office is watchdog on bond money for economic development http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/04/29/audit-office-is-watchdog-on-bond-money-for-economic-development/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=audit-office-is-watchdog-on-bond-money-for-economic-development http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/04/29/audit-office-is-watchdog-on-bond-money-for-economic-development/#comments Sun, 29 Apr 2012 06:01:44 +0000 Ted Carter http://msbusiness.com/?p=56487 The State of Mississippi gives but can also take away when it comes to handing companies tens of millions of dollars in bond money to build or expand their operations in the state. The money from the Mississippi Economic Development Bond Project comes with conditions and if those conditions are not met, the State insists [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/04/29/audit-office-is-watchdog-on-bond-money-for-economic-development/feed/ 0 The Alluvian Hotel receives honor from Condé Nast Traveler http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/11/04/the-alluvian-hotel-receives-honor-from-conde-nast-traveler/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-alluvian-hotel-receives-honor-from-conde-nast-traveler http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/11/04/the-alluvian-hotel-receives-honor-from-conde-nast-traveler/#comments Fri, 04 Nov 2011 13:57:58 +0000 MBJ Staff http://msbusiness.com/?p=48116 The Alluvian Hotel in Greenwood was named No. 91 out of the Top 200 Best Hotels in the World 2011 by Condé Nast Traveler. This award reflects the more than 8 million Reader’s Choice Awards results received this year. Condé Nast Traveler, the world’s premier travel magazine, highlights travel tips, vacation ideas, destination information, and [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/11/04/the-alluvian-hotel-receives-honor-from-conde-nast-traveler/feed/ 0 Q&A: Bill Crump, Director of governmental affairs, Viking Range http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/05/22/qa-bill-crump-director-of-governmental-affairs-viking-range/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=qa-bill-crump-director-of-governmental-affairs-viking-range http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/05/22/qa-bill-crump-director-of-governmental-affairs-viking-range/#comments Sun, 22 May 2011 06:00:25 +0000 Amy McCullough http://msbusiness.com/?p=41460 It’s been quite a ride Crump goes from the Delta to Washington and back again Bill Crump, Viking Range’s director of governmental affairs, has had a very interesting life for a boy from Mississippi cotton fields. Elected as mayor of Slaughter at 19, Crump once held the title of the United States’ youngest mayor. He [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/05/22/qa-bill-crump-director-of-governmental-affairs-viking-range/feed/ 1 Viking Classic has $20 mill economic impact http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/10/20/viking-classic-has-20-mill-economic-impact/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=viking-classic-has-20-mill-economic-impact http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/10/20/viking-classic-has-20-mill-economic-impact/#comments Wed, 20 Oct 2010 12:09:15 +0000 Amy McCullough http://msbusiness.com/?p=32186 Source: Buffalo Communications press release JACKSON — The Viking Classic not only brought some of the biggest names on the PGA TOUR and as many as 50,000 golf fans to Annandale Golf Club in Madison, but, according to estimates by the tournament director, the event also had an economic impact of nearly $20 million on [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/10/20/viking-classic-has-20-mill-economic-impact/feed/ 0 Viking Classic Meets Emeril Lagasse http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/10/05/viking-classic-meets-emeril-lagasse/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=viking-classic-meets-emeril-lagasse http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/10/05/viking-classic-meets-emeril-lagasse/#comments Tue, 05 Oct 2010 14:15:20 +0000 Stephen McDill http://msbusiness.com/?p=31508 MADISON- Golf is only the first course at the 2010 Viking Classic at Annandale Golf Club in Madison. Celebrity chef Emeril Lagasse visited the range this year to spice things up at the Culinary Village.

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