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Cable board members quit over Comcast agreement

by Associated Press Published: November 8,2011

Tags: agreement, board advisory board, entertainment, media, municipal government, resignations, television

HATTIESBURG — Several longtime members of the Hattiesburg Cable Advisory Board have resigned over a new franchise agreement with Comcast Cable that one board member has called a “detriment to citizens.” WDAM TV reports five of the 7 board members announced their resignations. They are chairman Ken Smith, Leon Pringle, Brown Miller, James Duncan and Jack [...] [...]

New television station broadcasting in Hub City

by Associated Press Published: October 20,2011

Tags: media, television, television station

HATTIESBURG — Hattiesburg has a new television station. The Hattiesburg American reports WHPM started broadcasting at low power last week and will have a signal covering a 40-mile radius in the weeks to come. Station president Mike Reed’s company, Waypoint Media, manages the Meridian Family of Stations that includes WGBC and WMDN. The station’s main offering is the [...] [...]

Baker Donelson ranks among top 10 law firms

by MBJ Staff Published: October 11,2011

Tags: attorneys, awards, law, law firms, lawyers, media, workplace

JACKSON — Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC, has been ranked among the top 10 in the 2012 edition of Vault Inc.’s “Best Law Firms to Work For.” This national ranking is based on feedback from thousands of law firm associates across the country who were asked to rate their law firms on a 1-to-10 [...] [...]

Inc. magazine features Peavey in ‘How I Did It’

MERIDIAN — Inc. magazine has profile the global success story of music and audio innovator Hartley Peavey in its latest installment of “How I Did It,” a feature series told by the people who live the real stories of America’s biggest successes. Peavey is the founder, CEO and sole owner of Peavey Electronics Corporation, one of [...] [...]

Entergy makes economic development ranking again

by MBJ Staff Published: September 28,2011

Tags: economic development, electricity, energy, magazines, media, power, utilities

NEW ORLEANS — For the fourth consecutive year, Entergy Corporation has been recognized as one of the top 10 utilities in North America for its work to support economic development in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. The recognition comes in this month’s issue of Site Selection magazine. When choosing winners, the magazine considers economic development project activity; [...] [...]

Pharmacy’s growth makes Inc. 5000 ranking

by MBJ Staff Published: September 16,2011

Tags: growth, healthcare, media, medicines, pharmaceuticals, pharmacies, private companies, privately held companies

JACKSON — Transcript Pharmacy has landed on the Inc. 5000 list of the fastest-growing privately owned businesses in America for the fourth year in a row. It ranked 116 in the health industry. “We are blessed to be trusted by so many healthcare professionals and so many patients who, month after month, give us the opportunity to [...] [...]

Adams and Reese cracks Inc. 5000 list

by MBJ Staff Published: September 7,2011

Tags: attorneys, growth, law, lawyers, media, private companies

JACKSON — The law firm of Adams and Reese ranked No. 4,598 on the Inc. 5000 List – the “Top 5,000 Fastest Growing Privately Held Companies” in the United States, ranked by Inc. magazine and based on the company’s average percentage revenue growth rate over the prior three years. Adams and Reese has had a 15 [...] [...]

Newspaper goes from seven-day to four-day publication

by Associated Press Published: September 2,2011

Tags: media, newspapers

LAUREL — The Laurel Leader-Call is changing from seven-day to four-day publication. The newspaper will now publish on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday. Leader-Call editor Rob Sigler says while the newspaper will no longer publish print editions on Monday, Friday and Saturday, news updates, features, sports, photos and video will be provided on the paper’s website (www.leadercall.com) [...] [...]

TVA makes top 10 for economic development

by MBJ Staff Published: September 2,2011

Tags: economic development, electricity, energy, jobs, media, power, Site Selection, utilities

NORTH MISSISSIPPI — The Tennessee Valley Authority has been named for the sixth straight year among Site Selection magazine’s top 10 North American utilities for achievement in economic development. The publication recognizes TVA’s fiscal year 2010 work with power distributors, and regional, state and local partners to help attract or retain more than 41,000 jobs and [...] [...]

Bomgar Corporation makes Inc. 500/5000

by MBJ Staff Published: August 24,2011

Tags: growth, hardware, information technology, IT, media, ranking, software, technology

JACKSON — Inc. magazine has ranked Bomgar Corporation No. 1895 on its fifth-annual Inc. 500|5000, an exclusive ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies. Bomgar joins retailer ideeli, Spirit Airlines, television maker Vizio, Honest Tea, Dunkin Donuts and Metrokane, makers of the Rabbit corkscrew, among other prominent brands featured on this year’s list. In a stagnant economic [...] [...]

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