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MAJOR BUSINESSMAN AND PATRIOT : Jim Lipscomb has been
a leading Delta businessman and high ranking Mississippi National
Guard officer for many years. |
CURRENT
ISSUE - DECEMBER 03
Major
General James Lipscomb, III
An outstanding
representative of duty, dignity and Delta pride
It’s
not where you came from but where you are. Although born
in Hattiesburg, Major General James H. Lipscomb, III considers
himself a Deltan through and through. Having moved to the
region as a child, the General now calls Greenville home
and has firm roots in the region, through business and family.
FULL
STORY
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| Election
2003: What can the state, Delta expect from new
officials?
Fresh
faces may be harbinger of
policy shift
by
Julie Whitehead
DBJ Contributing Writer
The
recent statewide elections have broad
implications for Mississippi economic
policy, including issues such as education,
workforce training, and tort reform. What
does the upcoming term of Republican Governor-elect
Haley Barbour, the continued tenure of
Republican Lieutenant Governor Amy Tuck,
and the presumptive Speaker of the House
election of Democratic Representative
Billy McCoy mean for Delta businesses?
FULL
STORY
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MAJOR
CHANGES AHEAD FOR STATE
:
Governor-elect Haley Barbour (above)
is among
the several new, key office holders
in Mississippi
who are promising a different direction. |
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| Hamlin
officially breaks ground in Greenwood
A
groundbreaking ceremony for Hamlin Sheet Metal
Company, Inc., was held on November 18 in Greenwood,
MS. The company’s newest facility will be
located in the Greenwood-Leflore Industrial Park
and is scheduled to open in March of 2004.
Hamlin will manufacture spiral ductwork in the
70,000 square foot facility to be built on approximately
11 acres in the Greenwood-Leflore Industrial Park.
The company is investing $3 million in the facility,
which will initially create 25 jobs. The number
of jobs is expected to grow to 45 to 50 jobs over
the next three years.
FULL
STORY
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