Greater Jackson Business

Top executives of Southern Farm Bureau Life Insurance Company held a major gala on February 22, 2011, at the Country Club of Jackson, to celebrate attainment of  $100 billion of Life insurance in force. Present were members of the Board of Directors, key executives of its affiliated Property Casualty Companies, State Sales Management and top-producing [...]

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The Jackson office of Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP has made a donation of $25,000 to the Mississippi College School of Law. The donation will go towards sustaining the R. Jess Brown Scholarship for Leadership in Racial Reconciliation. “MC Law is extremely grateful to Bradley Arant Boult Cummings for their generous support of the R. [...]

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Organizers of the first-ever Zippity Doo Dah® Parade Weekend in Fondren are busy adding more and more to the upcoming three day festival.  A benefit for Mississippi’s only children’s hospital, Blair E. Batson Hospital for Children, the family-friendly event kicks off at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 24th and culminates on Saturday evening with the [...]

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The next Business E-Waste Day will take place from 8 a.m. – 2 p.m. on Friday, April 1, at the MS Farmer’s Market located on 929 High Street in Jackson. Bring any unwanted electronics to the Mississippi Farmer’s Market during this time. Acceptable Items include Computers, All Computer Components, Desktop Copiers, Fax Machines, Radios, Televisions, Cell [...]

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Maison Weiss is proud to announce the beginning of a spring campaign to help stock the supply pantries of two noteworthy community organizations: Stewpot Community Services, Inc. (Stewpot) and Community Animal Rescue & Adoption (CARA). The campaign begins on Tuesday, March 1, 2011, and includes a 1-to-1 promise. For each unique email address submitted to [...]

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The Jackson office of Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP congratulates the Jackson Young Lawyers Association (JYL) on the recent launch of its Community Outreach Grant Program. The program will award at least $3000 annually in grant funds to organizations in the Jackson Metro area that assist people without financial means and/or people with special needs. [...]

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The Greater Jackson Chamber Partnership will host its 15th Annual Metro Teacher Recognition Luncheon at 11:30 on Thursday, February 17, at the Old Capitol Inn, 226 North State Street, in Jackson. Sponsored by BancorpSouth, this program is not an attempt to select the “best” teacher, but is a means of honoring individuals who represent the [...]

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You can’t get away from it. It impacts lives every day without most people ever giving it a single thought. If you’ve used your mobile phone to update your Facebook status, you’re living connected.  Students researching history via laptops demonstrate the power of being connected. When your airplane safely takes off and lands at Jackson-Evers [...]

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Ty Robinson has been promoted to Vice President at Trustmark National Bank in Rankin County.  With ten years of experience in the financial industry, Robinson is the Branch Manager of the Dogwood Branch.  She is a native of Philadelphia, MS and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the University of Southern [...]

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The Fondren Renaissance Foundation, along with all Fondren organizations, will hold a press conference like no other on Thursday, February 3, 2011, at 10:00 a.m. outside the Fondren Corner building, 2906 North State Street, to announce plans for the inaugural Zippity Doo Dah® Parade Weekend in Fondren, a fundraiser for Blair E. Batson Hospital for Children [...]

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