More than half of employed adults are currently working from home, according to most of the recent surveys on the subject. One of the biggest …
Six months after the COVID-19 pandemic spread forced many businesses to adapt to the economic upheaval in its wake, Josh West is breathing a l…
By BECKY GILLETTE HATTIESBURG: Heather Miller’s day job is budget manager for the offices of the vice president and vice provost, The Universi…
By NASH NUNNERY Since the arrival of the virus in March and the subsequent shutdown of downtowns, COVID-19 has complicated the task of keeping…
The National Federation of Independent Business’ most recent survey showed that small business owners are more optimistic after a record-low s…
By BECKY GILLETTE Mississippi District Director Small Business Administration Janita R. Stewart said here in Mississippi, about 280 in and out…
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By LISA MONTI Infinity-AP, the custom storefront fabrication company in Waveland that manufactures custom storefronts for major retailers such…
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As the nation hunkers down and people shelter in place amid the coronavirus pandemic, several Mississippi businesses have stayed open, switchi…
By JACK WEATHERLY “Our usual advertising theme is ‘your dining and shopping destination.’” “Now we say: ‘We’re your curbside dining and shoppi…
COLUMBUS — First they came for the hand sanitizer. Then the disinfectant. Then the toilet paper. By Friday afternoon (March 14), customers wer…
Lazy Magnolia Brewing has been on the Mississippi Coast for 15 years. They’re known for their ales, but as cases of the new coronavirus began …
By LYNN LOFTON On March 31 an era ends in downtown Gulfport when Triplett-Day Drug Store closes its doors after 65 years of business. It’s not…
By LISA MONTI Small business owners in coastal Mississippi are getting creative with how they’re responding to the ever-changing conditions th…
Gov. Tate Reeves announced disaster assistance for Mississippi small businesses and their employees impacted by the current outbreak of COVID-…
C Spire announced on Tuesday the closing of some of its locations and changes to some of its store hours, due to concerns of COVID-19 coronavi…
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The U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Mississippi District Office announced Ashlei N. Donerson as the new Deputy District Director. J…
NFIB, the nation’s leading small business advocacy organization, introduced Dawn Starns as its state director for Mississippi. She will replac…
Coast Young Professionals (CYP) presents their new program series event CYP Cultivate. CYP Cultivate is a newly revamped Educate and Engage pr…
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Fleurty Girl founder Lauren LeBlanc Haydel will open her first Mississippi location next year in the heart of downtown Bay St. Louis. It will …
By JACK WEATHERLY Walk-ons are known for their enthusiasm. They are not scholarship players. They have to scrap and hustle just to make the sq…
