Fri, 09 May 2008 00:08:36 GMT
State Farm settles Katrina-related suits (Crain's Chicago Business)
(AP) — The nation's largest insurance company has settled out of court with more than a dozen Mississippi policyholders whose lawyers were barred from representing them in lawsuits against the insurer over Hurricane Katrina damage, according to court filings Thursday. State Farm Fire and ...
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Mon, 05 May 2008 14:26:37 GMT
Wabasha's economy bobs along with the Mississippi (Post-Bulletin)
WABASHA -- The Mississippi River and small town charm seems to be keeping the city of Wabasha's economy floating along well, despite the nation's stormy financial
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Mon, 05 May 2008 05:20:12 GMT
Farmland owners benefit from rising food prices (BizJournals)
Rising crop prices have been a boon to local farmers on both sides of the Mississippi.
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Sun, 04 May 2008 15:57:42 GMT
NEWSMAKERS May 4, 2008 (Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal)
- Tommy Chamblee of Fulton has been elected to the executive council of the Mississippi Young Bankers, a section of the Mississippi Bankers Association.
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Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:38:39 GMT
Crye-Leike opens new headquarters (Mississippi Business Journal)
FLOWOOD — Crye-Leike, REALTORS has officially opened its new Jackson Mississippi Metro Headquarters office. The new corporate and sales center is located on Treetops Boulevard in Flowood.
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Wed, 23 Apr 2008 14:56:10 GMT
MCEE, Parkway offer RECESS (Mississippi Business Journal)
JACKSON — The Mississippi Council on Economic Education (MCEE) and Parkway Properties Inc. will present RECESS (Real Estate Concepts and Economics Summit), a 16-week seminar series that gives educators a window into the real estate industry and access to real world applications they can share with students in their classrooms.
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Tue, 22 Apr 2008 02:39:06 GMT
In a Red State, a Blue Dog Has Republicans Worried (New York Times)
Republicans? longstanding sway in a corner of Mississippi could be tested in a special Congressional election in which a Democrat is given fair odds of winning.
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Fri, 18 Apr 2008 06:32:17 GMT
High water holds up aid appraisal (The Clarion-Ledger)
Federal agriculture officials hope to begin assessing crop damage caused by Mississippi River flooding in the next few weeks to see if farmland affected by high water qualifies for federal disaster recovery funds.
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Thu, 17 Apr 2008 19:23:00 GMT
SBA Makes Low Interest Disaster Loans Available for Severe Storms and Tornadoes Victims (PR Newswire via Yahoo! News)
Low-interest disaster loans will be made available by the U.S. Small Business Administration to Mississippi residents and businesses affected by the severe storms and tornadoes April 4, 2008, SBA Administrator Steve Preston announced today.
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Thu, 17 Apr 2008 22:52:37 GMT
Disaster loan centers open Friday (The Clarion-Ledger)
People in the 18 Mississippi counties blasted by storms April 4 will be able to sign up for low-interest loans beginning Friday.
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Wed, 16 Apr 2008 15:42:47 GMT
Mississippi Ranks 10th In Bankruptcy Filings (WAPT Jackson)
Mississippi is 10th in bankruptcy filings per capita.
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Mon, 14 Apr 2008 22:57:32 GMT
Opus pulls back from St. Paul jail site (BizJournals)
Opus Northwest has decided to cancel its purchase agreement with Ramsey County for a prime piece of county-owned Mississippi riverfront property.
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Mon, 14 Apr 2008 17:26:10 GMT
Peaveys recognized by USM (Mississippi Business Journal)
HATTIESBURG — The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) recently honored Hartley and Mary Peavey of Meridian-based musical equipment innovator Peavey Electronics Corporation with its Distinguished Entrepreneurs of the Year Award.
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Thu, 10 Apr 2008 14:53:49 GMT
Gemino Healthcare Finance Provides Growth Financing to Southeast Based SunCrest Healthcare Inc. (Centre Daily Times)
Gemino Healthcare Finance recently provided credit facilities totaling $7 million to SunCrest Healthcare Inc. - a leading home health platform in the Southeast - for recapitalization of the company and to help fund the acquisition of HomeChoice Health Services, Inc. a Medicare-certified home health agency with 5 locations in Tennessee and Mississippi.
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Thu, 10 Apr 2008 04:39:43 GMT
Hartley and Mary Peavey named Distinguished Entrepreneurs at USM (The Meridian Star)
The University of Southern Mississippi plans to honor Hartley and Mary Peavey, the driving forces behind Meridian-based musical-equipment innovator Peavey Electronics Corporation, with its Distinguished Entrepreneurs of the Year Award at the Lake Terrace Convention Center in Hattiesburg.
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