Greater Jackson Business

Nearly six hundred people gathered on the chilly morning of March 13, 2010, to participate in the Eleventh Annual Jackson Young Lawyers Legal Beagle 5K Run/Walk and One Mile Fun Run. Despite the cold and windy weather, the event was once again a great suc-cess, raising more than $9,000 for the Mississippi Volunteer Lawyers Project. [...]

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Brenda Hinson brings her unique and beautiful collection to Cups in Dogwood Greater Jackson Business Publisher Jack Criss is pleased to announce that GJB will be hosting a reception for local artist, Brenda Hinson, on Monday, May 31, from 4:30 to 7 p.m. at the Cups-An Espresso Cafe Dogwood location in Flowood. Ms. Hinson’s work [...]

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The Federalist Society and The Mississippi Center for Public Policy will host a Panel discussion on ObamaCare on Thursday, May 13, 2010 from 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. at the Capital Club, 125 Congress Street, 19th floor in Jackson, Mississippi.   The discussion will focus on how ObamaCare will impact patients, doctors, employers and state budgets. [...]

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Volume 1, Issue 4 Inside this issue: The Business of Friendship – p. 3 Craig’s Corner: A Conversation with Circuit Judge Malcolm O. Harrison – p. 6 Lorraine Fagan: A One-Job Woman – p. 14 An exclusive GJB Interview with Dr. Roger Parrott, author of “The Longview: Lasting Strategies for Rising Leaders” – p. 16 [...]

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The Hinds County Economic Development District has launched a higher education marketing campaign to attract and retain college students for Hinds County colleges and universities. The television campaign, prepared by WLBT-TV and sponsored by Entergy, Saks Fifth Avenue and the Hinds County Economic Development District, touts the economic development benefits generated by the nine accredited [...]

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Step on deck and meet Barbie Duhl and her “Party People,” hosting the party of all parties on the luxurious (and haunted) dinner cruise boat, The Solaris, docked at Rossini’s Restaurant. Welcome Aboard! A spectacular fireworks display is planned for the evening, but will the fireworks be in the sky?? Don’t rock this boat, or [...]

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By Julie Skipper One of the things that I think is unique about Jackson is that it seems to be a place where, if you have an idea to do something, you can make it happen—whether it’s starting a new business, restoring an old building and giving it life as a new development, or starting [...]

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