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Literary Bar Opens in New Orleans French Quarter

With Backspace Bar & Kitchen, local businessman Robert Watters is expanding his presence in the French Quarter and shifting his focus to the development of a traditional bar and grill that uses famous authors to frame the full-service bar with lunch specials from the kitchen.

Former Greenville Mayor Chuck Jordan Dies After Bout with Cancer

The retired Planter's Bank president, who spent 30 years in the banking industry, took over as Greenville mayor last December after a surprising landslide victory in which he took more than 64 percent of the vote. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that any memorials should be given to St. Joseph Catholic Church, 412 Main Street, Greenville, MS 38701, or to your favorite charity.

'Whole Foods Effect' Likely to Hit Highland Village

When Austin, Texas-based Whole Foods Market announced earlier this year that it would build a store at Jackson's Highland Village shopping center, it was assumed that nearby commercial and residential real estate would receive at least a small bump in value.

Building Details: New School of Medicine

Unlike some of the simulation lab's current facilities which are cramped into a closet and basement storage area, new dedicated space would permit extended hours with key-card access so students can sharpen skills and practice techniques in their off hours.

Psc to Ask Utilities to Extend Small Business Incentives

The incentives vary Some utilities offer discounted rates to all eligible customers, do the same for new customers setting up shop in vacant buildings, allow security deposits to be paid in installments or eliminate them all together. Since their inception, the incentives have represented a total savings of $140,000, according to figures the companies filed with the PSC.

Entergy Workers Return Home Following Superstorm Sandy

Entergy among companies awaiting tax credit ruling The U.S. Supreme Court agreed in late October to consider whether three energy companies - including Entergy Corp. - are entitled to foreign tax credits after they each paid what the United Kingdom calls "windfall taxes."

Strong Reaction From Community Banks Cited for Basell Iii Delay

In a move that takes immediate pressure off of community banks in Mississippi and elsewhere in the nation, federal bank regulators say they do not expect to enact new capital requirements on Jan. 1 based on the Basel III International Accords. Later, U.S. bankers learned the scope of the regulations would include bank holding companies with assets of $500 million and above and would apply the risk-weighting and capital requirements to banks of even smaller sizes, said Mac Deaver, president o...

Bryant's Support, $10m Grant Give New Life to Medical School Plans

[...]the Mississippi Development Authority has earmarked $10 million in federal Community Development Block Grant money. Jack Mazurak, medical school spokesman, said the college is asking the state to fund the cost of the new building and "will look to private supporters to help equip it with technology that is state-of-the-art for the education of future physicians." Because of the timing of the construction project, the fundraising campaign will likely come to bear the latter part of the ...