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Where have you been? That’s a question Mississippi’s hospital executives should have to answer as the Legislature winds down and Republican leaders in both houses refuse to think pragmatically about expanding Medicaid under the federal Affordable Care Act. The hospital CEOs and the Mississippi Hospital Association seem to have been largely absent from the wrangling [...]

Scott Morton, a longtime furniture manufacturer’s sales representative, has proposed a Tunica Furniture Market he insists is not aimed at pulling away business from the Tupelo Furniture Market. “I’m not trying to compete against Tupelo – I’d like to work with them,” Morton told Dennis Seid of the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal. “I want people [...]

The Pearl retail development formally known as The Outlets of Bloomfield is changing its name to Outlets of Mississippi. The 325,000 square-foot value retail center located just minutes from downtown Jackson already has construction under way and a grand opening slated for November. Spectrum Capital, a privately-owned, diversified real estate firm, is currently managing the [...]