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Main Street sets bigger budget for Elvis Festival
About $20,000 more in funds is allocated for entertainment this year.
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BancorpSouth ‘strengthened’ by review
Tupelo-based bank revises fourth-quarter, annual results.
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CARLIE KOLLATH: Be prepared to answer tourists’ questions
When tourists want to spend more money by going to dinner or by souvenir shopping, we need to be prepared with suggestions in Tupelo and Northeast Mississippi.
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Dollar General to build store in Hickory Flat
Hickory Flat Mayor Allen Gray says that the town has been approved for a Dollar General store.
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NYT: Toyota's ingratitude is breathtaking
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Thanks to Biz Buzz reader nightbloomer for bringing this New York Times column to our attention. Here's a portion of the column, headlined "Workers Crushed by Toyota." California has been very,...
We-Want-Work Wednesday
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We come bearing gifts for all you job seekers. Here are some tips from MarketWatch. • Before the interview, Google yourself: The idea that employers perform Internet searches on job cand...
Renasant wants to grow through buying other banks
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Tupelo-based Renasant Bank is interesting in buying other banks in Mississippi, Tennessee and Alabama, according to a story in The Commercial Appeal. Here's a snippet: [Renasant Bank CEO Rob...
Oxford man to ring NASDAQ bell
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A Northeast Mississippi businessman today will help ring the opening bell of the NASDAQ. Oxford resident Ed Meisenheimer, of Kelly Services, will join Kelly Services Chairman Terence Adderley a...
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Im this March 16, 2010 photo, traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York. Stock prices rose Wednesday, March 17, after U.S. and Japanese central banks reaffirmed plans to keep interest rates low in an effort to drive economic growth. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)AP - The stock market continued its steady advance of the past month after the Federal Reserve said it would keep interest rates low to revive the economy.


Wed Mar 17 13:27:39 -0500 2010

Workers block the headquarters of Public Power Corp (PPC) during their 48-hour strike in Athens March 17,2010. A strike by workers at Greece's main utility PPC against government austerity measures has led to electricity supply disruptions across the country. REUTERS/Yiorgos karahalis (GREECE - Tags: EMPLOYMENT BUSINESS SOCIETY CIVIL UNREST)AP - Greece could seek IMF funding to help overcome its debt crisis, if its EU partners do not provide "clear support" next week, government officials said Wednesday.


Wed Mar 17 14:12:30 -0500 2010

In this photo made March 3, 2010, customers look at bagels at Costco in Mountain View, Calif. Prices at the wholesale level plunged in February by the largest amount in seven months as a big drop in energy prices offset higher food costs. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)AP - Prices at the wholesale level plunged in February by the largest amount in seven months as a big drop in energy prices offset higher food costs.


Wed Mar 17 13:08:44 -0500 2010

FILE - In this Feb. 24, 2010 file photo, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. Bernanke on Wednesday, March 17 will make the case to Congress on that the Fed should retain supervision of smaller banks. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)AP - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke urged Congress Wednesday to let the Fed keep all of its banking oversight, arguing that information gleaned from that process helps the central bank guide the economy.


Wed Mar 17 13:34:00 -0500 2010