This is a specific focus of a weekly MBJ edition.
Despite good salaries and job prospects in the field, sometimes college students are less than keen about going into the field of accounting. It might not be seen as exciting as some other career choices. But Mississippi State University accounting director Dr. Jim Scheiner sees it differently.
“My father was a CPA and I saw how [...] [...]
It’s no exaggeration to call Clare Sekul Hornsby a legend in her own time. The lively Biloxi attorney has been practicing law 66 years and continues a full daily schedule as president of the Sekul, Hornsby & Tisdale firm.
“I have no reason to cut back,” she said. “I love the law, and I’m grateful for [...] [...]
Although she describes herself as one of those individuals who’s both left brain and right brain, Melanie Morrow Eubanks never considered following any career other than accounting. A certified public accountant, she’s been with the Jackson firm of GranthamPoole since 2005.
“I took an accounting class in high school and fell in love with the world [...] [...]
For the construction industry, funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) has been a much-needed boost to their bottom line. Mississippi roadbuilders alone have been granted approximately $248 million, roughly equal to a year’s worth of state appropriations for road work.
However, in order to take advantage of ARRA funding, contractors must meet compliance [...] [...]
It was a typical day in the life of Cheri Turnage Gatlin, the managing partner of the Jackson office of Burr & Forman, LLP. Her office phone rang almost incessantly, the price one pays for being known as a go-to person in the field of construction law.
An associate poked his head to ask a quick [...] [...]
The Mississippi Supreme Court will hear arguments June 14 on the constitutionality of the state’s $1 million cap on punitive damages in civil jury awards.
The argument arose after the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals certified the question of the cap’s constitutionality to the Mississippi court.
The Fifth Circuit sent the question to the state court as [...] [...]
Each system has its advantages, disadvantages
In Mississippi judges are elected and appointed. Is one method better than the other? Often judges are appointed to fill unexpired terms and go on to be elected to their own terms. Nine justices of the Mississippi Supreme Court are elected from three districts. Non-partisan elections are staggered so that [...] [...]
Recent judicial turnover causes confusion among citizens
Recent changes among judges in Mississippi’s judicial system may be confusing to some state citizens, but legal experts say the turnover is the natural progression of keeping judges on the courts’ benches. An appointment to the Fifth U.S. Circuit Court left a vacancy on the Mississippi Supreme Court, which [...] [...]
Accounting has not been immune to the difficult economy experienced in the past couple of years, but the job market for accounting graduates appears to be on the upswing.
“We noticed in 2010 it was much, much more difficult,” said Mark Wilder, Ph.D., CPA, dean of the Patterson School of Accountancy, University of Mississippi. “It was [...] [...]
Enterprise Mississippi promotes vision for state strategic planning
Dr. Max Arinder, executive director of the Mississippi Joint Legislative Committee on Performance Evaluation and Expenditure Review (PEER), has been involved in literally hundreds of PEER reports during his 30-year tenure at PEER. One report in particular stands out in his mind as some of the committee’s best [...] [...]
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