Metso adding jobs in Clarksdale; mattress maker opening plant in Belmont
Conveyor component maker Metso is initiating a $4 million expansion that will add 30 to 50 workers to its 62-member workforce at the company’s Clarksdale plant, the Mississippi Development Authority...
View ArticleCommunity Trust Bank opens Highland Colony location
Ridgeland’s newest banking location has opened its the doors at 1063 Highland Colony Parkway. Community Trust Bank says its new location features many innovative design elements that allow customers...
View ArticleRain still slowing rice planting; uncertainty grows on crop selection
Mississippi rice growers have yet to get a quarter of their crop planted but have started May in a holding pattern as rain across the Mid South has forced many growers from their fields. Brandon-based...
View ArticleSerendipity led Franklin to success at Ellie James
Women’s clothing store is one of the hottest places to shop in Oxford That Lacey Franklin is the owner of the retail shop Ellie James in Oxford took a little bit of serendipity. Franklin, 25 and a 2007...
View ArticleNissan on track
New commercial vehicle on target to roll off assembly line for 2011 Nissan announced last March that it was spending $118 million to expand and retool parts of its facility in Canton so that it could...
View ArticleA short commute
VICKSBURG — Most weekday mornings, Laura Weeks rolls out of her Washington Street bed, takes a shower, eats breakfast and goes to work. No commute necessary. She simply walks down the stairs. “My...
View ArticleNo. 2: The Preserve Golf Club, Vancleave
There might not be a more aptly named golf course in Mississippi. The Preserve Golf Club in Vancleave was built adjacent to an 1,800-acre nature preserve. Designed by former U.S. Open champion and...
View ArticleNo. 1: Old Waverly Golf Club, West Point
Voted by Mississippi Business Journal readers as their favorite Mississippi golf course to play, Old Waverly in West Point features gently rolling terrain and two lakes that come into play on many of...
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