Mississippi Business Journal

That’s the dumbest thing ever in Mississippi complained a businessman. Other businessmen at the table piped up. That may be dumb, they said, but not the dumbest. But, uh, none said it wasn’t dumb.

Giving back to local communities is a hallmark of the Sanderson Farms ethos. Since its founding in 1947 as a small farm supply store, Sanderson Farms’ leadership and employees have been dedicated to giving back to and contributing to improving…

A conservative proposition: State government should only provide the services our people need and only tax enough to cover costs for these needs.

RIDGELAND, Miss. – To help consumers feeling the pain of inflation, C Spire is bringing back its Unlimited with CashBack plan that gives customers cash back on their wireless bills when they use less data.

Too many Mississippi politicians focus on the wrong kind of migration.

MEMPHIS. Tenn. – A U.S. District Court in Tennessee has dismissed several claims against a Mississippi soap company in a dispute over corporate trade secrets.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Regions Bank on Wednesday announced Dan Massey will join the company as Chief Enterprise Operations and Technology Officer effective May 9.

Do you know how many of your county’s residents drive to a job in another county? Or how many from another county work in your county? Do you know how many adults in your county have a high school diploma?…

Startup companies from around the state will convene in Jackson this Tuesday, May 3, as the inaugural cohort of CoBuilders, powered by Microsoft, gets underway. Companies offering products ranging from medical devices, food, and even technology to track dirt, were…

Music and entertainment will return to the Fondren Business District on May 5 with the kick off of the latest version of Fondren’s First Thursday summer celebrations.

“Nation should follow Mississippi's conservative example,” read the headline in the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal for a guest column written by Mississippi Republican Party Chairman Frank Bourdeaux.

Working for Toyota Motor Corp., the world's largest automaker, isn't for everyone, but the company has made it a priority that the surrounding workforce — wherever it's located — can benefit from its presence.

Cryptocurrency is defined by the Oxford Dictionary as a digital currency in which transactions are verified and records maintained by a decentralized system using cryptography, rather than by a centralized authority. “Decentralized cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin now provide an outlet…

RIPLEY • For nearly 100 years, The Peoples Bank of Ripley has grown and thrived on the premise that it knows the people and communities of Tippah County best.

According to the latest available information from the National Center for Health Statistics, there were 12,200 home health agencies in the U.S., and about 80% of those were for-profit agencies. The number of patients who received and ended care was…

Heart disease is the leading cause of death for women in the U.S. with about one in every five female deaths due to cardiovascular diseases. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicates that research from 2017 showed Mississippi has…

Mississippi ranks lower than any other state in the country on rankings for women’ health. Women in the state have the highest mortality from heart disease, and the second to worst ranking on the percentage of women with diabetes. State…

The Skrmetta family of Biloxi began hauling passengers to the Mississippi islands in 1926. In 1933, the Gulfport American Legion leased the western part of Ship Island and Fort Massachusetts and offered Capt. Pete Skrmetta an exclusive contract to transport…

Robert Leard, Regions Bank’s Commercial Banking Executive for Mississippi, says he and his team of 14 commercial banking relationship managers stay focused on new client acquisition, “from Tupelo to the Delta to the Gulf Coast,” to keep the bank growing.…

The hospitality and tourism sector of the economy had two extremely tough years with COVID-19 keeping many people in isolation. With new cases of COVID-19 at the lowest levels seen since the beginning of the pandemic, there are hopes of…

Jackson, MS – Trustmark announced today that Charles Russell will retire as Market President of the Tupelo and Fulton markets, effective April 29, 2022. Russell’s retirement will culminate with over 32 years of service with Trustmark.

ATHENS, Ga. — April 19, 2022 — Zaxby’s, a premium quick-service restaurant known for its Chicken FingerzTM, wings and signature sauces will open its first restaurant in Richland, Mississippi located at 102 Marketplace Dr. The new Zaxby’s is owned and…

JACKSON, Miss. (April 18, 2022) – Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP is pleased to announce that Jackson partner W. Wayne Drinkwater has been inducted into The University of Mississippi School of Law Alumni Hall of Fame.

Jackson, MS – The Mississippi Economic Council will host its 72nd Annual Meeting on Thursday, April 21, from 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. at the Jackson Convention Complex.

Costs are up. Inflation is surging. Who’s to blame?

The Mississippi Constitution gives the people of this state “the inherent, sole, and exclusive right … to alter and abolish their constitution and form of government whenever they deem it necessary to their safety and happiness.”

Sometimes it’s the juxtaposition of things that gets your attention. Without the timing that throws them together you might not consider them in context with each other.

Although the election for Governor of Mississippi and other statewide offices is not until November 7, 2023, politicos are already dropping names of potential candidates on the sounding board. Recently, nine names popped up on political speculation websites as gubernatorial…

The ticket-sales momentum that accompanied the Mississippi lottery for the first seven months of its life caried through for the first full fiscal year of the lottery, exceeding half a billion dollars.

RIDGELAND, Miss. (March 10, 2022) – C Spire Business has been named one of the top 250 information technology solution (IT) providers in North America in 2022 by CRN, a top technology news and information source for solution providers, IT…

Mississippi’s economy survived COVID-19 much better than the nation, state economist Corey Miller said earlier this month. The state economy contracted only 1.8% compared to the national decline of 3.4%. Miller attributed much of this to federal transfer payments, pointing…

GULFPORT, Miss. — Hancock Whitney Bank, the banking subsidiary of Hancock Whitney Corporation, today announced its plans to eliminate consumer (retail) non-sufficient funds (NSF) fees as well as certain overdraft (OD) fees by the end of 2022. Additionally, in an…

The discussion about whether COVID-19 is an occupational disease or a “disease of life” has been a hot topic in the workers’ compensation insurance industry.

After celebrating its 60th year in business last year, CDFL Architects + Engineers is forging ahead and planning for the next 60 years and beyond.

Hugh Balthrop, former gallery owner turned gelato entrepreneur, has seen a lot of ups and downs since starting Sweet Magnolia Gelato Co. in 2011.

The idea for influencer marketing software product Buzzbassador was born from the same thing all great startups are: a problem.

In 2018 while attending Mississippi State University, best friends Tyler Anthony and Thomas White founded Duet Technology, LLC — also known as DueTT — to develop an innovative form of the electric hair clipper to solve what they say is…

Vera Hall, owner of Innovative Performance Construction Co., has had a passion for construction since she was in college and worked with her brother doing painting contracting. She was an agriculture business major at Alcorn State University and had an…

Mississippi has, per capita, the lowest number of electric cars registered of any state, according to U.S. Census and Department of Energy data, while the number of people driving electric vehicles is growing throughout the nation.

Through the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce’s Genuine MS program, products grown, raised, crafted and made in the state are finding buyers all over the world. Shoppers browsing the website will find everything from tea to timber, watermelons to…

Attracting and retaining employees is undeniably crucial to the success of a business. Three of Mississippi's premier employers shared a few of their employee policies for reaching those goals.

Glo, a company based in Starkville, started when Hagan Walker, CEO and co-founder, and Anna Barker, co-founder and vice president, were students at Mississippi State University working with the MSU Center of Entrepreneurship and Outreach.

Mississippi State University students who work with the Center for Entrepreneurship and Outreach don’t get college credits. The E-Center programs help students with innovative ideas design and build their own companies, meaning some students walk across the graduation stage into…

The fairly open medical marijuana law fashioned by Mississippi legislators is drawing large interest from entrepreneurs inside and outside of the state.

Mississippi’s medical marijuana businesses may take off like a high-powered rocket by the end of the year, but unless the state’s banks put out a welcome mat for them, the new industry will be generating tens of millions of U.S.…

Remedial math has been the most in-demand developmental class in Mississippi colleges for decades. Perhaps that helps explain the difficulty many public officials seem to have in grasping budget issues.

WATER VALLEY, Miss. – Brad Carpenter, C Spire’s chief information officer, has been elected to the board of trustees for Base Camp Coding Academy, a non-profit software development program that provides high tech training and career opportunities to Mississippi’s […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – March 15, 2022 – Regions Bank on Tuesday announced it has hired Dave Strickert to lead Corporate Credit Products, part of Regions’ Credit Products Group within Corporate Banking.