Creative economy caught on camera
You’ve heard the term “creative economy,” right? Where entrepreneurs with some talent or skill use it to manufacture a unique product or service. I get to see a lot of that producing videos for MBJ-TV. I’ve included a few recent stories below. Just a few creatives growing their small businesses. No economic developers, no lobbyists- [...]
Continue reading...Where you @?
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Facebook may be king of the social media hill this week with their highly anticipated public offering, but here at MBJ we try to be well-versed in all the social media platforms. Here are some favorite Twitter handles that we follow in no particular order. Chuck Jordan, Mayor of Greenville @GvillMayorChuck Volunteer Oxford @OxfordVolunteer [...]
Continue reading...Barksdale comments on Christensen appointment
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Upon announcing the appointment of Brett Christensen to the directorship of the Mississippi Development Authority, Gov. Phil Bryant recalled joking about the salary with current interim chief Jim Barksdale. “I told (Barksdale) I would double what Leland Speed was making,” Bryant said. “Leland was making a dollar a year.” The governor has an eye for [...]
Continue reading...Tulane offering discount business workshops
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
The Madison County campus of Tulane University is offering Friday business-related workshops for the month of June. The workshops will be from 10:30am until 1:30pm. June 1- Social Media Marketing June 8- Stress Management June 15- Web Page Design June 22- Introductory Photo Shop June 29-Emergency Management in the Workplace There is a $10 [...]
Continue reading...Tate Reeves on school consolidation
Sunday, May 13, 2012
Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves talks with MBJ video journalist Stephen McDill about school consolidation at the 2012 Delta Council meeting at Delta State University in Cleveland.
Continue reading...Security solutions for your data center
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
As cloud computing continues to grow, companies large and small will be looking for data centers to help manage their network’s cyber footprint. MBJ video journalist Stephen McDill talks with Todd Gooden with The Solutions Team in Richland to learn more about cloud computing and data center security. Gooden: When we designed the Solution Center [...]
Continue reading...C Spire executive named new BCI COO
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Gregory Latour has been named the new chief operating officer for Business Communications Inc. (BCI). Bill Grothe has also been named chief financial officer of the Ridgeland technology firm. Latour previously served as senior vice-president for strategic development for C Spire Wireless. Former BCI COO Tom Hinds left the company in January, leaving daily operations in [...]
Continue reading...Business expansion, partnership create 60 jobs in Natchez
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Gov. Phil Bryant and officials with the Blaine Companies and Fores Canada Inc. announced the creation of 60 new jobs for Natchez and Adams County. The two companies are partnering to produce and strengthen frac sand. Frac sand is used by the oil and gas industry for hydraulic fracturing of conventional and unconventional reservoirs, such [...]
Continue reading...Former secretary of state, KiOR board member Condoleeza Rice visits Mississippi
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Former secretary of state and national security adviser Dr. Condoleeza Rice stopped at Mississippi College yesterday to visit with students and attend a fundraising dinner. The nation’s chief diplomat under President George W. Bush talked about her early interest and work on Soviet-American relations and the complex relationship the U.S. maintained with Russia following the [...]
Continue reading...Jackson Women’s Health: “The governor doesn’t have a uterus”
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Betty Thompson, spokesperson for the only abortion clinic in Mississippi, has sounded off on Gov. Bryant’s recent signing of a bill that would further regulate abortion in the state. “The governor doesn’t have a uterus,” Thompson told the MBJ on Tuesday. “I like the governor fine but he’s not a woman. They want to push [...]
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Thursday, May 24, 2012
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