Biz Roundup: CARAMcAlister's Deli plans to use the grand reopening of its Maywood Mart location next week as a fundraising opportunity for a local charity. Everyone who visits the restaurant June 5 and donates a bag of dry dog food to Community …
Events to Benefit CARAMcAlister's Deli plans to use the grand reopening of its Maywood Mart location next week as a fundraising opportunity for a local charity. Everyone who visits the restaurant June 5 and donates a bag of dry dog food to Community …
Ah, the CloudYou're probably getting good and tired of hearing about "the cloud"—and no one could blame you. The problem is, it's not going away.
Biz Roundup: Doing GoodMary Amelia McRee had been renovating houses in the Belhaven area for several years when a house in Fondren, which had been for sale for a while, caught her eye. Instead of just buying the house and flipping it, she …
Students Learn Fiscal LiteracyStudents at Forest Hill High School got a leg up on some of their peers for a skill that seems to grow more important every day--understanding financial stability and how to achieve it.
Students Learn Financial LiteracyStudents at Forest Hill High School got a leg up on some of their peers for a skill that seems to grow more important every day--understanding financial stability and how to achieve it.
Councilmen to Battle Mayor on BusinessWard 2 Councilman Chokwe Lumumba and Ward 4 Councilman Frank Bluntson have both put their name in the running to become the mayor of Jackson after next year's election. At the forefront of both early campaigns is a desire to …
Biz Roundup: Farmers Market BoostA new Mississippi law this year allows cities and counties to now donate money to local farmers markets.
Your Springtime Backup AssessmentDid you know that every hard disk made has a specification called "mean time between failures" or MTBF? ("Mean," if you remember back to grade school, is the same as "average.") In other words, all hard drives fail eventually; it's …
Apron Strings to Executive ChefNick Wallace told me stories as we drove to Edwards in April. There were gardens to see and people to meet, and all of them had a history.
Medical Corridor: Almost a PlanThe steering committee of the Jackson medical corridor, a proposed project that would stretch the length of Woodrow Wilson Avenue between Interstates 55 and 220, will soon have the first draft of the strategic plan for the project.
Kemper Plant Again Gets ApprovalPlans for a multi-billion dollar coal-fired power plant are back on. This week, the Public Service Commission, which oversees electric utility companies in the state, voted 2-1 along party lines, to re-approve Mississippi Power Co.'s plant now under construction in …
Biz Roundup: Go GreenFondren will see the benefits of a $2-million grant to make the area friendlier for bicyclists and pedestrians, as well as for landscape reforms. The city of Jackson recently received a transportation enhancement grant through the Mississippi Department of Transportation, …
No More Regs, Except ...During his 2011 campaign for governor, Phil Bryant promised that, if elected, his administration would closely scrutinize state regulations on small companies.
[Tech Tip] CRM Isn't Just for Sales AnymoreIf you've ever worked in sales, there's a good chance you're familiar with some sort of Customer Relationship Management, or CRM, software. CRM software essentially enables you to enter contact information for people that you deal with and the businesses …