State economists say Mississippi is showing some spring in its step but concede there’s no increase of people walking into new jobs. They attribute the bouncy step to six consecutive months of increases in two key measures of economic health: The index of leading indicators and the index of coincident indicators. What’s more, the probability [...] [...]
After Hurricane Katrina tens of thousands of Coast residents needed to replace their home furnishings. But about the only place open near Bay St. Louis for a while was Walmart. That is when interior decorator Yuki Northington, who owns the firm Art & Interiors in Bay St. Louis, decided to open Social Chair to help [...] [...]
by Lynn Lofton Published: March 19,2012
Tags: Bay St. Louis, Billy Skellie, BILOXI, Chipper McDermott, Community Development Block Grants, FEMA, Fontainebleau Emergency Shelter and Community Center, Glenn Currie, Gulf of America, gulf of mexico, Hancock County, Hurricane Katrina, JBHM Architects, Jefferson Davis Avenue, Ken Flanagan, Long Beach, Mississippi, Mississippi Business Journal, Mississippi Development Authority, Pass Christian, Princy Harrison, Rotary Club, Starks Construction Co.
There are many vacant lots on the Coast’s post-Katrina landscape where homes, businesses and churches once stood. However, a number of public facilities have been constructed to replace those lost in the 2005 hurricane. A combination of funds through the Mississippi Development Authority, federal Community Development Block Grants, FEMA and insurance proceeds were used to [...] [...]
by Becky Gillette Published: March 19,2012
Tags: Gerald Blessey, Hurricane Katrina, Mississippi, Mississippi Business Journal, Mississippi Gulf Coast, Pitalo Homes Elliott Homes & Mason Trendsetters, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, St. Jude Dream Home Giveaway, The Village at Traditions, Traidition, Triathalon, Westin Homes, William Carey College, YMCA
There is no doubt that people are attracted to living on the water. But after Hurricane Katrina caused a huge amount of destruction along the coastline and waterways of the Mississippi Gulf Coast, a lot of people have opted to seek higher ground. Work had already begun on Tradition, Mississippi’s largest planned community, before Hurricane [...] [...]
by Becky Gillette Published: March 12,2012
Tags: Brett Long, CFL, construction, Doug Fowle, Energy Star, glass windows, Gulf Coast, gulf of mexico, heat transfer, Hurricane Katrina, HVAC, Keesler Air Force Base, Leadership in Environment Design, LEED, low-E, Low-emissivity, Mississippi, Mississippi Business Journal, Mississippi Gulf Coast, SEER 16, swine flu, tax credits, Todd Cantor, Window King, Windows
Low-emissivity (low-E) glass windows work by controlling the heat transfer through windows with insulated glazing. The windows reflect the heat during the summer, while allowing the heat in during the winter. “The angles of the sun control it,” said Todd Cantor, general manager of Window King in Gulfport. “The window is designed to allow the [...] [...]
by Becky Gillette Published: March 12,2012
Tags: Brett Long, CFL, construction, Doug Fowle, Energy Star, Gulf Coast, gulf of mexico, Hurricane Katrina, HVAC, Keesler Air Force Base, Leadership in Environment Design, LEED, Mississippi, Mississippi Business Journal, Mississippi Gulf Coast, SEER 16, swine flu, Windows
The $287-million project to replace family housing at Keesler Air Force Base after Hurricane Katrina in 2005 was not only the largest housing construction project in Air Force history. It also became what was at the time the largest project in the country to receive Leadership in Environment Design (LEED) Silver certification for advances in [...] [...]
The director of community development and planning in Ocean Springs has resigned to lead Gautier’s planning department. The Mississippi Press reports Eric Meyer handed in his resignation Feb. 16. His last day in Ocean Springs was March 2, and he was scheduled to start March 5 in Gautier, 10 miles east. Gautier’s city manager, Samantha [...] [...]
by Becky Gillette Published: February 26,2012
Tags: ABC News, Atlanta, Bully Tools, Diane Sawyer, F.A.B. America, FEMA, For America by American, Hurricane Katrina, Indiana, Joel Bassier, Lynne Bassier, Maine, Mississippi, Mississippi Business Journal, Missouri, New York, North Carolina, Ocean Springs Mississippi, Ohio, Rada Cutlery, South Africa, Tolerance Americanism and Patriotism, Walmart
OCEAN SPRINGS – Lynne Bassier and her husband, Joel Bassier, emigrated from South Africa to the U.S. in 2000, bringing only two suitcases each with them at the time. And although Mrs. Bassier wasn’t born in the U.S., this is a merchant with a mission to help employment and the economy of the country she [...] [...]
BILOXI — The former Casino Magic hotel tower has been placed on Biloxi’s list of blighted buildings. Biloxi wants the properties fixed up or torn down. More than 50 properties are on the blight list. The city can require inspections of Hurricane Katrina-damaged commercial properties, and if a property is blighted, require the property owner [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: December 18,2011
Tags: Doctor's Hospital of Mobile, GULFPORT, HATTIESBURG, Hurricane Katrina, Janet Williams, Lighthouse Business and Professional Women, MBA program, Memorial Hospital at Gulfport, Mississippi Gulf Coast, Norwich Eaton Pharmaceuticals, nursing, nursing schools, nursing shortage, Providence School of Nursing, Tradition campus, University of Alabama-Birmingham, University of South Alabama, University of South Alabama Medical Center, University of Southern Mississippi, William Carey University
Dr. Janet Williams, R.N., Ph.D., dean of the Joseph and Nancy Fail School of Nursing at William Carey University, was recently awarded a 2011 Woman of Achievement Award in the education category by the Lighthouse Business and Professional Women organization. Lighthouse BPW represents successful women in every sector of the Mississippi Gulf Coast’s business community, [...] [...]
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