Innovate Mississippi, Virginia College, State Farm, Boys & Girls Club, More
The Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Mississippi announced that it has been selected to receive a $3,000 grant as part of the Restaurant Community Grants program from the Darden Foundation, the charitable arm of Darden Restaurants Inc.
Jury Finds State Farm Committed Fraud
A federal jury has found that State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. avoided covering a policyholder's wind losses by blaming the damage on storm surge, which is covered by federal flood insurance.
JC Penney Looks to Old CEO to Secure its Future
J.C. Penney is hoping its former CEO can revive the retailer after a risky turnaround strategy backfired and led to massive losses and steep sales declines.
One-On-One Technology Eyed by Lamar Schools
When Oak Grove High School principal Helen Price recently took a trip to Daphne High School in Daphne, Ala., she was astounded by what she saw there.
Judge Refuses to Block BP Settlement Payouts
A federal judge on Friday rejected BP's request to block what could be billions of dollars in settlement payouts to businesses that claim the company's 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico cost them money.
Judge to Hear BP's Bid to Block Settlement Payouts
A federal judge is set to hear arguments on BP's request for an order blocking what could be billions of dollars in settlement payouts to businesses who claim the company's 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico cost them money.
Southern Won't Seek U.S. Loan Aid for Miss. Plant
The Southern Co. has withdrawn plans to seek a federal loan guarantee for the power plant its subsidiary, Mississippi Power Co., is building in Kemper County.
U.S. Service Firms Grow More Slowly, Hiring Weakens
Two reports Wednesday showed that U.S. service companies grew more slowly in March and private employers pulled back on hiring.
Want a Business That Lasts? Start One With Family
If you want to go into business during tough economic times, you might want to do it with family.
Dine-in Cinema Survey
Groups of college students with the Else School of Management at Millsaps College are conducting surveys to determine the market viability of bringing a dine-in cinema concept theater---similar to the Alamo Drafthouse--to the Pix Capri Theatre building in Fondren.
Building a Creative Incubator
The old warehouse at 126 Keener Ave. in midtown doesn't look like much from the outside, but it's what's going on inside that is important.
Decades After King's Death, Memphis Jobs at Risk
They rode the streets of Memphis in creaky, dangerous garbage trucks, picking up trash from home after home, toiling for a sanitation department that treated them with indifference bordering on disdain.
Drafthouse Survey, Homebuyer's Forum, College and Tourism
Groups of college students with the Else School of Management at Millsaps College are conducting surveys to determine the market viability of bringing a dine-in cinema concept theater to the Pix Capri Theatre building in Fondren.
Large Companies Are Increasingly Offering Workers Only High Deductible Health Plans
Nearly a quarter of workers at companies with fewer than 200 workers were covered by high-deductible health plans last year, compared with 17 percent of workers at larger firms.
Immigration Deal at Hand, Focus Turns to Details
Big business and big labor have settled on a political framework for an immigration overhaul.
Blogs
- Fondren's First Thursday Changes Again
- John Oliver Starts Miss. Company; Buys and Forgives $15m in Medical Debt
- Mississippi Hospitality & Restaurant Association Creates Campaign in Response to HB1523
- Corporate CEOs Call on Bryant, GOP Leaders to Repeal HB 1523
- Mississippi Manufacturers Association to Bryant: Veto the Anti-LGBT Bill
- Moe's Southwest Grill Returning to Jackson
- 540: A New 'Ultra Lounge' on Farish St. Just in Time for JSU Homecoming
- Attorney General Warns of Phishing Scam Targeted Mac Users
- C-L Delivered 13 Pink Slips?
- Women's Progress Nonexistent at the Top