by Associated Press Published: May 18,2012
Tags: banking, Banks, chair, chairmanship, chamber of commerce, chirman, community development, economic development, finance, financial institutions
JACKSON — Jerry Host, president and CEO of Trustmark Corporation and Trustmark National Bank in Jackson, has been elected chairman of the Mississippi Economic Council for the coming year. Host served as MEC’s treasurer from 2008-2010. He joined Trustmark’s Investment Department in 1984 and since then has worked in a variety of positions for the [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: April 25,2012
Tags: bench, chamber of commerce, courts, embezzlement, judges, judicial, judiciary, sentencing, state agency, stealing, theft
LEAKE COUNTY — State Auditor Stacey Pickering reports Renodda Dorman, former Leake County Chamber of Commerce executive director, has been sentenced to 10 years, five years to serve and five years of probation, after pleading guilty to embezzlement. Dorman was also ordered to make $60,916.11 in restitution back to Leake County. The joint investigation by [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: March 5,2012
Tags: chamber of commerce, elected officials, entertainment, expenses, mayor, misappropriations, public officials, reimbursements, taxpayer money, travel
SOUTHAVEN — A $700 restaurant tab was among 26 entertainment and travel bills that Southaven Mayor Greg Davis asked both the city and the local Chamber of Commerce to pay during three months in 2010, The Commercial Appeal of Memphis reported yesterday. Davis told the newspaper that not having to send either the city or [...] [...]
COLUMBUS and WEST POINT — The Columbus Lowndes Development LINK (LINK) board of directors has voted to establish a formal affiliation between the LINK and the West Point Clay County Community Growth Alliance (Growth Alliance). “We are very excited to team with the West Point and Clay County community,” stated LINK board president Jim McAlexander. “It is a natural fit [...] [...]
JACKSON — The Mississippi Economic Council will release the results of its update of Mississippi’s economic development strategy Oct. 13. MEC President Blake Wilson says meetings are scheduled for Jackson, Tupelo and Biloxi to release Blueprint Mississippi 2011. Wilson says input from business and community leaders throughout Mississippi was collected during a series of meetings [...] [...]
GREENVILLE — According to commercial real estate broker Mal Kretschmar, an historic downtown Greenville building has been sold and might be converted into a mixed-use development. The building at 915 Washington Avenue was built in 1870, and saw renovations and expansions in 1900 and 1965. Over the course of its history, the building has served [...] [...]
CARTHAGE — Following a joint investigation by District Attorney Mark Duncan’s office, the Leake County Sheriff’s Office, Carthage Police Department and the State Auditor’s Office, Renodda Dorman has been arrested for allegedly embezzling $60,916 from the Leake County Chamber of Commerce following a seven-month investigation. Since 2001, Dorman was employed as the executive director of [...] [...]
JACKSON — The board of directors of the Jackson Chamber of Commerce has adopted a resolution opposing the relocation of two state agencies outside of Jackson and Hinds County. The resolution states: “WHEREAS, the 2010 Mississippi Legislature has under consideration a bill that would issue bonds to pay for the construction of a new central [...] [...]
PASCAGOULA — The Jackson County Chamber of Commerce has unveiled 1st Annual Small Business ANCHOR Awards Breakfast. The ANCHOR Award has been created to honor, reward and celebrate the achievements of outstanding small businesses in Jackson County. Nominations must be received by the chamber no later than Aug. 7, 2009, in order for the company [...] [...]
BILOXI — On July 8, the Biloxi Chamber of Commerce awarded $12,000 in small business grants during “Breakfast with the Mayor” held at Edgewater Mall. The board of directors of the chamber of instituted a small business grant program to assist with small business development in the Biloxi area. The program’s aim is to assist [...] [...]
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