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‘JUST THE BEGINNING’ — VENTURE TECHNOLOGIES MERGING, ACQUIRING COMPANIES
In 1986 when Gerard Gibert was looking to grow his business that would become Venture Technologies, he was dismayed when a local banker told him that he thought everyone had all the computers they needed. The banker saw no future for Gibert’s new enterprise. Gibert...
BOMGAR INSIDER HONORED FOR EFFECTIVE USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA
JACKSON — Bomgar has been named a winner in the 2014 Forrester Groundswell Awards for its customer advocacy program, the Bomgar Insider. The Forrester Groundswell Awards recognize excellence in the effective use of social technologies to drive business success. Bomgar...
NEW NISSAN MURANO TO BE BUILT IN CANTON BEGINNING THIS FALL
CANTON - Deborah Wheatley had never been to New York City and probably never thought her work as a technician at Canton's Nissan plant would get her there. But that made Wednesday's unveiling of the new Murano at the New York International Auto Show all the sweeter....
LONGHORN STEAKHOUSE OPENING RESTAURANT ON GRANDVIEW BOULEVARD
MADISON - Officials approved a site plan and architectural design on Tuesday for a Longhorn Steakhouse to be built here. The restaurant will be located at the Forum of Grandview and officials hope it will open by the end of the year. "This is right off of Grandview...
ALL-NEW 2015 NISSAN MURANO CROSSOVER TO BE ASSEMBLED IN THE UNITED STATES
CANTON, Mississippi – The all-new 2015 Nissan Murano will become the first Murano and the ninth vehicle assembled at Nissan's Canton, Mississippi plant. The 11-year old Canton Vehicle Assembly Plant becomes the global source for Murano production, creating export...
PANTHER CREEK MEGASITE — PUTTING A VALUE PROPOSITION OUT THERE
by Ted Carter The Mississippi Business Journal Canton’s Panther Creek Commerce Center, a megasite of around 1,000 development-ready acres and nearly 1,000 additional acres for future expansion, is just around the corner from the 10-year-old Nissan plant. The...
PANTHER CREEK’S LOCATION IN MEDICAL INDUSTRY ZONE BOOSTS BIO-MED PROSPECTS
by Ted Carter Published: April 17,2014 The Mississippi Business Journal Canton’s Panther Creek Commerce Center, a megasite of around 1,000 development-ready acres and nearly 1,000 additional acres for future expansion, is just around the corner from the 10-year-old...
RIBBON CUTTING FOR THE CENTRAL MS CHILD CARE RESOURCE & REFERRAL CENTER
The North Madison County Excel By 5 Coalition partnered with the Madison County Business League, MCEDA, United Way of the Capital Area and the Canton Main Street Association to host a ribbon cutting for the Central MS Child Care Resource & Referral Center on...
KLAN SCENE ALMOST ENDED TOWN’S BID FOR FILM
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MISSISSIPPI TOWN, SET OF ‘A TIME TO KILL,’ HOPES TO CASH IN ON ‘MCCONAISSANCE’
CANTON, Miss.—If you preserve the set of a 1996 movie based on a John Grisham legal thriller, will the tourists come? The town of Canton served as the setting for "A Time to Kill," starring a mostly unknown Matthew McConaughey as a young defense lawyer caught in a...
