Greater Jackson Business

The weather is warmer and days are longer—summer is just around the corner! Summer means the world’s most colorful equine is coming to Jackson, Miss.! The 63rd National Appaloosa Show & 2010 World Championship Appaloosa Youth Show will be held at the Mississippi State Fairgrounds in Jackson, June 21-July 3. The Appaloosa Horse Club (ApHC) [...]

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Educators from at least five states will gather in Natchez, Mississippi, this summer to learn practical strategies their peers have used to improve instruction and increase student achievement. JBHM Education Group, a Jackson-based school improvement company, is hosting its first annual Best Practices Conference July 20-21 at the Natchez Convention Center. Featured speakers will be [...]

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BY MELIA DICKER, Contributing Columnist It’s close to noon on a Wednesday, and the lunchtime rush is in full swing. The crowd comes in groups, some in work shirts, others in office slacks, and moves toward a buffet that smells heavenly. This bustling restaurant isn’t in downtown Jackson, or Fondren. It’s in South Jackson, near [...]

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You’ve heard of it and seen it on TV, but you have never seen it done like this! On Friday evening, August 20, outstanding business leaders, physicians, and media personalities will take the stage with the best of Jackson’s ballroom dance professionals for an exciting evening of high energy entertainment, as Mississippi Opera and Trustmark [...]

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202 E. Pearl Street in Jackson, MS Office Building located at 202 E. Pearl St. in Jackson. It is the former headquarters of Ergon, Inc. The building contains 26,284 SF of office space and is in good condition. The two and one-half story facility was constructed in 1975, and could be converted to other uses such [...]

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The University of Mississippi Medical Center and Jackson-Hinds Comprehensive Health Center are planning an innovative collaboration that promises to give thousands of medically underserved Mississippians better access to primary care medical services. Effective July 1, pending federal approval, JHCHC will assume control of UMMC’s primary care outpatient clinics at the Jackson Medical Mall Thad Cochran [...]

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The Jackson Convention & Visitors Bureau (JCVB) announces two recent additions to its staff: Chloe’ Ashley has joined the city’s Convention & Visitor Bureau as Sales Coordinator. A Jackson native, she graduated from Murrah High School in 2005 and attended Jackson State University (JSU) majoring in Economics. At JSU, she was a member of the [...]

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The Greater Jackson Chamber Partnership is pleased to announce an opportunity to travel to Egypt in 2010. The 9 day trip will be held October 19-27, 2010. Travelers will fly from JFK to Cairo where they will tour the great Pyramids of Giza, the Spinx and the Cairo Museum. They will then embark on a [...]

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The Salvation Army makes this July game “Jolly”! July 7th is “Christmas in July” at Trustmark Park with The Salvation Army and the MS Braves. Gates open at 6:00 pm for pre-game fun. Discounted tickets are ONLY $2.00 with clothing and shoe donations taken at the gate. ‘“The Salvation Army is adding some Christmas Cheer [...]

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Final Countdown to Take Action and Make Your Voice Heard Why you should attend AmericaSpeaks: Our Budget, Our Economy discussion this Saturday: Shape Our Financial Future. AmericaSpeaks presents a rare opportunity for you to have a direct hand in shaping fiscal policy for our nation for the long term. Hear and Be Heard. You will [...]

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