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Toyota’s community involvement runs deep in the eight districts ... but our other focus now is going to be on career awareness and readiness.” A career expo is planned for October, and a leadership panel of CEOs and other business executives will meet to set the direction for the expo.
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BLUE SPRINGS – Throughout the nearly 2 million square feet of Toyota Motor Manufacturing Mississippi’s sprawling plant are subtle reminders of what the company does outside of work. Besides building some 180,000 Corolla sedans a year, many of the 2,000 team members – company-speak for employees – are involved in their communities. Taking the lead is Toyota itself, with its “Community Commitment” pledge: “We want to build more than just great cars. We want to help build great places to live. We do this by supporting local philanthropic efforts, creating jobs, donating to worth causes and making improvements to our region.” That was clearly demonstrated in 2007, when Toyota Motor Corp. announced it was building a new assembly plant here. The automaker made a surprise $50 million gift to the school systems in Pontotoc, Union and Lee counties, with the money to be used to enhance the education
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Toyota Mississippi Team member engagement specialist Derric Morrison is getting volunteers for the United Way Back 2 School Resource Fair. of the counties’ children. The three counties formed the PUL Alliance, which worked to market the site and recruit the automaker. The $50 million gift was just the start of Toyota Mississippi’s continuing efforts
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to give back to the communities. The money, given over 10 years beginning in 2010, is put in an endowment. With its latest payment in May, Toyota has given $30 million. Administering the endowment is the CREATE
Foundation in Tupelo, headed by Mike Clayborne. “The plan we developed with financial advisers was to spend up to $1 million for the first four years, then in year five, let the spending policy of 4 percent kick in to generate funds for the
project,” he said. “That was the plan to get to what Toyota wanted, which was at end of 10 years there was $50 million or more in the endowment.” “We’re spending close to $250,000 a year supporting professional development
In the hallway leading to the plant’s cafeteria are several display cases with plaques and trophies given to the plant. Some awards are company related, recognizing production, quality and other manufacturing benchmarks. Other awards are for Toyota Mississippi’s community involvement, including the UnitedWay, the Boys & Girls Club, 4-H and various nonprofit organizations. “This is a way to show our team members some of the things we’ve been able to accomplish together,” said Emily Holland, TMMMS external affairs specialist. “We also have other displays throughout the plant. We want our team members a sense of not only what we’re doing TURN TO TOYOTA, 7
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TUPELO – Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. opened its plant here more than 30 years ago, and it has built more than 350 million tires during that span. Its 1,600 workers build up to 40,000 tires a day, but they’re building the community as well. “The Cooper Way” is the Findlay, Ohio-based company’s guide to giving. “Our mission is to improve lives, strengthen our communities and foster civic engagement through employees volunteering for community service,” the company said. Championing the “Cooper Way” is the company “doing the right thing and helping others succeed by supporting charitable causes, programs and organizations” through direct contributions, event sponsorships and employees’ volunteer efforts. Tupelo plant manager Robert Haggerty said a popular program that has made a comeback is its “Cooper Troopers ” program. “It’s the employees
wanting to get involved with Habitat for Humanity and other projects identified by Cooper employees as opportunities where we can give back,” he said. “It’s important because this is where we live, and we’re proud to be part of the five-time All-America City.” Cooper Tire is one of the largest contributors to United Way of Northeast Mississippi’s annual campaign. Last year, Cooper employees gave $45,049 and the company added another $25,000. In 2013, employees gave $43,146, with the company adding $25,000 as well. “That’s just one thing we do,” Haggerty said, listing the plant’s involvement with Boys and Girls Club, CREATE, Crime Stoppers, the ICC Bluegrass Concert and other activities. Company wide, Cooper Tire contributes to various organizations, said Anne Roman, vice-president of communications and public affairs. Cooper has a foundation, overseen by a committee that reviews funding requests from its facilities across the United States and overseas.
The committee is comprised of members from several areas, including human resources, accounting and administration. The members place an emphasis on leadership, arts and education when it considers the grants. They meet once a month. Last year, more than 80 organizations received grants from Cooper Tire. “We’re spreading the wealth to all the communities, so to speak,” Roman said. And it’s not always a big check given to the recipients. For example, the company has “Jean Days” where employees can pay $2 to wear jeans for the day. The money collected is given to whatever charity employees decide upon. It can be a different charity each week. “People can give whatever they want – $2, $5, $20, etc.,” Roman said. “It adds up.”
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United Way one gauge of corporate citizenship
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orporate citizenship is “the extend to which businesses are socially responsible for meeting legal, ethical and economic responsibilities placed on them by shareholders,” according to Investopedia. I wouldn’t necessarily say that only shareholders should hold corporations – or any business for that matter – socially responsible. And I would also argue that not everyone cares if a business is socially responsible. But it’s good to know that corporations are people, too, and they do care for other people. So how do you gauge corporate responsibility? Corporate Responsibility
magazine has its list of the 100 best corporate citizens for 2015, measuring a company’s rank on environment, climate change, human rights, DENNIS employee relaSEID tions, corporate governance, philanthropy and financial condition. Microsoft, Hasbro, Johnson & Johnson, Xerox and SigmaAldrich Corp. topped the list, by the way. For most people, however, the “goodness” of a business is measured by how they give back
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North Mississippi Health Services and NMMC Toyota Motor Manufacturing Mississippi BancorpSouth Franklin Corp. Renasant Bank Cooper Tire MTD Products Philip Magnolia Business Center Lee County Schools to the community. The youth sports teams they support, the events they sponsor, the money they give to charity. The United Way of Northeast Mississippi, for example, is on the cusp of launching its annual
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campaign after a record-breaking 2014. After raising $2.425 million last year, it hopes to raise $2.5 million this year. The campaign officially kicks off later this month with the annual United Way Back 2 School
Resource Fair, to be held in several spots across the region. As a reminder, Robin Matkin, the communications associate for United Way, said 99 percent of the money raised locally stays local. Judging by the list of donors and the amount of money generated, businesses and employees like to help the 68 area agencies the United Way supports. The United Way isn’t the only way to be socially responsible as a person or a company, but it certainly is a good starting point. Give til it helps, I say. Contact DENNIS SEID at (662) 6781578 or dennis.seid@journalinc.com.
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inside the plant, but outside of it as well.” Heading up team member engagement is Derric Morrison, who last week was getting volunteers to sign up for the UnitedWay’s upcoming Back 2 School Resource Fair. “We’re trying to help our team members make an impact on our communities,” he said. “We’re hoping to get 6,000 volunteer hours this fiscal for a variety of activities. and one of these is the Resource Fair, so we’re signing them up in the hallway leading to the cafeteria, getting them to put down their names, their ID number and their supervisor’s name. This is pretty much how we do it for other events as well.” The 6,000 hours – about 1,000 hours more than the last fiscal year – will be spread through a number of activities, including National Public Lands Day, Habitat for Community, the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure, blood drives and other events. “We’re just trying to be good corporate citizens and getting involved and support different areas in the community,” Morrison said. Since 2012,Toyota Mississippi has compiled more than 13,000 volunteer hours from more than 2,200 team members. Toyota, like many large businesses, is often approached with requests from individuals and organizations looking for support, financial or otherwise. “My role with team member engagement is internal volunteer activities, but we also have external affairs, and we work with them as they identify projects that we can partner together,” Morrison said.
“They’ll often find needs in the communities, and my role is to help support that with manpower and make an impact.” Morrison said pressure is not put on team members to get involved unless they want to. “We want them to see it as an opportunity because we know that they all have a variety of things that they volunteer to do,” he said.
THE TOYOTA WAY
Respect for people and continuous improvement are the two pillars of the “Toyota Way,” the underlying philosophy behind Toyota’s efforts not only in manufacturing but outside the plant. “We want to create an ever-better environment for our team members and enhance the quality of life for the communities they live in,” Holland said. Plant management is involved with area organizations, sitting on various boards to provide their leaderships expertise. But they also can be seen rolling up their sleeves with other activities. For example, they’ve been among the volunteers to build an educational park in Blue Springs and build gardens at the Early Childhood Education Center and Thomas Street Elementary in Tupelo. To complement the volunteer work of the plant, Toyota Mississippi also began a grant program in 2012. Money is given twice a year to nonprofit organizations that have applied for and have met the requirements of the program. More than $2.3 million has been distributed through 245 grants to organizations in 10 counties – Alcorn, Itawamba, Lee, Lowndes, Monroe, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo and Union. Organizations have to be
nonprofit and the grants must fall in one of six categories, with the primary focus on education, environment and road safety. More information on the grant program is available online atwww.toyotagrants.com. A committee reviews the grants twice a year May 1, with grant notification given in July; and Dec. 1, with notifications in February. Toyota Mississippi also has given away 36 vehicles for training purposes to emergency management agencies and area schools and vocational training centers. For National Public Lands Day in September, the plant will be at Tombigbee State Park, the start of a five-year commitment to volunteering at the park. In the past, on NPLD, Toyota volunteers have worked at other locations including Howard Stafford Park in Pontotoc, the Natchez Trace Parkway and various other spots in the PUL counties. But with decreased funding and plenty of needs at Tombigbee Park to address, the plant decided to form a long-term partnership to make a sustainable commitments, Holland said. “This year we’ll be refurbishing their cabins, the welcome center, the entrance, the check-in station, and then next year we’ll move to the campsites,” she said. “We’ll then work on the disc golf course, all of the nature trails and rebuilding bridges and access points. We’ll be providing all the materials and of course the labor.” Holland said the volunteer work is truly from the heart at Toyota. “We really want to give back to the communities and make them better places to live for everybody,” she said.
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ted a minimum of $10,000 in man hours to United Blood Services to mark the company’s 30th anniversary last year. “Employees who want to donate platelets are given paid time off to do that,” he explained. New and existing employees also are encouraged to pledge donations by payroll deduction to their charities of choice, he added. Cooper’s annual Tire Recycle Day is held at each of its plants, and in Tupelo last year, more than 2,400 used tires were collected, more than any other company plant. “We also have a matching gift program, where we match employee charitable contributions up to $5,000 per year,” Haggerty said. Roman said contributions must
be made to eligible educational and cultural organizations. Cooper also last year set up a Centennial Scholarship program to mark its 100th anniversary. Children of Cooper employees can apply for the scholarships to be used for college or vocational school. Three winners were selected, based on grade-point averages and an essay. Each winner was given $1,000. “Our support and contributions will benefit the communities where our employees live and work,” the company said. “To accomplish this, our charitable giving programs focus on communities in which company facilities are located and to those organizations which promote the family, healthy lifestyles and service to others. Cooper encourages and supports volunteerism and community service to enhance the health and well-being of our communities by active outreach and involvement.”
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TUPELO – AT&T has added more capacity to its 4G LTE network in the Tupelo area, the company announced recently. The changes are in response to customer demand and are part of AT&T’s ongoing investment in high-speed Internet in the area, the company said. From 2009-2014, AT&T has invested nearly $140 billion including investments in its wireless and wireline networks and acquisitions of wireless spectrum and operations.
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Hunter Douglas donates $300K to Nepal relief PEARL RIVER, N.Y. – Hunter Douglas Inc., the leading manufacturer and marketer of custom window fashions in North America, has donated $300,000 to
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H. M. Richards launching major expansion in Guntown Gov. Phil Bryant and officials from upholstered furniture manufacturer H. M. Richards announced today the company is expanding operations at its location in the Harry A. Martin North Lee Industrial Complex in Guntown, Miss., in Lee County. The project represents a corporate investment of $8 million and will create 500 jobs. H. M. Richards currently has 977 employees in Guntown and operates in a 900,000-square-foot facility. For its expansion, the company will purchase the land adjacent to its current facility and construct a new building to house the expanded operations. “Today is a fantastic day for Lee County and North Mississippi as H. M. Richards expands its presence in our state and announces hundreds of new jobs for the area’s workers,” Gov. Bryant said. “The company could have chosen to expand elsewhere, and the fact the H. M. Richards team chose its Guntown location speaks volumes about the strength of Mississippi’s business climate and furniture industry and about the productive workforce throughout the region and entire state. I wish the company many more years of success in Lee County.” “We are thrilled to partner with Gov. Bryant and the state of Mississippi, the Mississippi Development Authority, the Appalachian Regional Commission and
Rooms To Go, H.M. Richards’ majority stake holder, CEO Jeffrey Seaman addresses the crowd at the ground-breaking ceremony for H. M. Richards in Guntown. The expansion will create 500 jobs and is the company’s ninth expansion in 18 years.
‘We are grateful for the support, and their combined efforts persuaded us that the expansion of our existing facility is the right decision at the right time.’ Thomas Wells
H.M. Richards vice president of manufacturing the Tennessee Valley Authority, as well as the Community Development Foundation,” said H. M. Richards Vice President of Manufacturing Thomas Wells. “We are grateful for the support, and their combined efforts persuaded us that the expansion of our existing facility is the right decision at the right time.” The Mississippi Development Authority provided assistance in support of the project for infrastructure needs, site preparation,
electrical needs, parking lot improvements, and workforce training. Community Development Foundation, Lee County, Appalachian Regional Commission, and Tennessee Valley Authority provided assistance, as well. “H. M. Richards has been a valued member of the state’s business community for nearly 20 years, and this expansion will position the company for many more years of prosperity in Lee County,” said MDA Execu-
Vice President of Manufacturing Thomas Wells, middle, and CFO Mike McCaulla, right, look on as Governor Phil Bryant congratulates Vice President of Operations Joey Tarrant on H. M. Richards’ newest expansion. tive Director Glenn McCullough. “We appreciate the talented teams at the Community Development Foundation, Lee County, Appalachian Regional Commission, and Tennessee Valley Authority for working together to help this great company expand and create good career opportunities for northeast Mississippians.” “Today is an exciting day for Lee County. The jobs that will be created here by H. M. Richards will have a positive impact on our manufacturing base, further strengthening the furniture industry in Lee County,” said CDF Chairman Lisa Hawkins.
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FOUNDED IN 1997 in Saltillo, Miss., H. M. Richards built its current facility in the Harry M. Martin North Lee Industrial Complex in 1999. The company’s mission is to make beautiful furniture while constantly reducing its environmental footprint by using planet friendly materials and processes. H. M. Richards’ products are distributed through an elite group of major furniture and department stores throughout the U.S. and Canada. H. M. Richards also produces products for successful licensed home brands Cindy Crawford Home and the Sofia Vergara Collection. For more information, visit www.hmrichards.com. “H. M. Richards has been a part of this community since 1997, and we are proud to partner with such a great company in bringing more and better jobs to the area,” said Lee County Board of Supervisors President Tommie Lee Ivy. "On
behalf of the Lee County Board of Supervisors, I commend H. M. Richards for their continued investment in their existing operations and their commitment to bringing quality jobs to our North Mississippi workforce.”
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Students learn hands-on skills and business basics at Nuts, Bolts & Thingamajigs summer manufacturing camp The Community Development Foundation, Itawamba Community College and Hawkeye Industries again offered the Nuts, Bolts & Thingamajigs® (NBT) TEK2GO Advanced Manufacturing Camp for students ages 1115 June 8-12. Designed to help inspire the next generation of inventors, engineers, entrepreneurs and manufacturers, the camp is a technical, hands-on experience to introduce students to 21st century manufacturing technology and basic entrepreneurial skills. “This camp introduces students to the world of advanced manufacturing, and gives them a glimpse of the career opportunities that are available in and around Tupelo/Lee County, should they choose to pursue a career in manufacturing or technology,” said Gina Black,
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director of workforce development for the Community Development Foundation. Participants explored 3D design, computer numerical control (CNC) programming, laser cutting, machining, finishing, entrepreneurship and more, while emphasizing product creation, problem solving and team building. Visits to area manufacturers provided an up-close look at products being made as well as career ad-
vice and inspiration from the entrepreneurs who run the companies. “The demand for highly-skilled manufacturing professionals is growing each year as more and more Baby Boomers retire – and we don’t see that demand subsiding for decades,” said Rory DeJohn, NBT board chair. “We are focused on creating a talent pool of young people who set their sights on the many career opportunities offered in the
TUPELO MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENT VICTOR MILEV was awarded Camper of the Week based on his exceptional display of enthusiasm, attention to detail, willingness to learn and attendance.
Sponsored by Itawamba Community College, Hawkeye Industries, Community Development Foundation and the Nuts, Bolts & Thingamajigs Foundation, 16 students ages 11-15 participated in the Tek2Go Advanced Manufacturing Camp June 8-12. manufacturing sector and it all starts with providing them with an introduction to the manufacturing process. Inspiring young people to consider these careers will have a positive impact on graduation
rates, and will create a more qualified workforce in the participating communities.” NBT introduces young people to careers in the trades through manufacturing summer camps for
youth. It also issues scholarships to students at colleges and trade schools pursuing studies that lead to careers in manufacturing. More information is available by visiting NutsAndBoltsFoundation.org.
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HEADQUARTERED IN SAN DIEGO, CALIF., GA is an advanced technology company with more than 50 years’ experience developing innovative, real-world systems for challenging defense and energy applications. GA-EMS is a world leader in the design and manufacture of first-of-a-kind electromagnetic and pulsed power systems, such as the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) and the electromagnetic railgun. ers. CVN 79 is scheduled to be delivered to the U.S. Navy in 2022. “General Atomics is proud to be delivering this
transformational technology to the Unites States Navy, now on the second ship in the Ford-class aircraft carrier, the John F.
Kennedy (CVN 79)”, said Dean Key, the Director of Launch and Recovery Production Programs at GA’s Electromagnetic Systems Group. “This is a great opportunity and GA has a great team assembled whose talents developing a first-of-kind system on the CVN 78 will allow us to pay that expertise forward for the CVN 79.” Over 70 percent of the contracted work including manufacturing, engineer-
ing, design and program management will be executed by the Electromagnetic Systems Group of GA. The majority of manufacturing will take place in GA’s Tupelo, Miss. manufacturing facility. The remaining component manufacturing efforts will be subcontracted to vendors across the United States. Production hardware is expected to commence delivery to the Huntington Ingalls Indus-
tries shipyard located in Newport News, Virginia starting in the spring of 2017. GA was awarded the prime contract to provide EMALS and AAG systems for CVN 78 in June 2009. Final hardware delivery to CVN 78 will be completed in July 2015. On June 5, the first dead loads were successfully launched off of CVN 78 as part of the EMALS shipboard system testing and certification.
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AMBASSADOR OF THE MONTH Dianne Harris, VP Public Relations with Summit Group Companies was awarded May Ambassador of the Month. Dianne mentored 22 businesses, attended 10 of 11 CDF events, and volunteered at CDF’s Annual Membership Cup. Congratulations, Dianne!
Business Roundtable Wednesday, July 22 4:00 p.m. 398 E Main St. CDF Boardroom CDF Center For more information or to appear on the agenda, contact Judd Wilson at (662) 842-4521 or jwilson@cdfms.org.
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‘How to Develop a Business Plan’ July 7, July 14 All classes are from 1 – 2:30 p.m. To register for a workshop or for more information, contact Dana Cawthon at 1-800-725-7232 or (662) 680-6988.
CDF Vice President of Economic Development Greg Giachelli, Wey Valve President and CEO Samuel Sidler, Wey Valve Vice President and Director of Sales & Marketing Tommy Baldwyn and CDF President and CEO David Rumbarger look over plans for construction of the new Wey Valve manufacturing facility in Tupelo Lee Industrial Park South.
Wey Valve, Inc. expands in Lee County Officials from Wey Valve, Inc., manufacturer of knife gate valves, announced today the expansion and relocation of its operations to Tupelo Lee Industrial Park South with the construction of a 40,000 square-foot manufacturing facility. “We are excited about the future of our company in Lee County. With the construction of our new production space, Wey Valve is positioned for many more years of success in northeast Mississippi,” said Wey Valve, Inc. President and CEO Samuel Sidler. This expansion, which will include a larger manufacturing facility and new
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Based in Nettleton, Mississippi, Wey Valve, Inc. has served as the North American sales and manufacturing headquarters for the Wey Valve line since 1987, developing various specialized models of knife-gate valves. Wey Valve is a wholly owned subsidiary of SISTAG AG, based in Eschenbach, Switzerland. For more information, visit weyvalve.com. office space, will support any future growth opportunities for the company.Wey Valve’s existing 23,000 square-foot facility located on Highway 6 was built in 1998 and expanded in 2012. “Since 1987, Wey Valve has been an invaluable partner in the industrial employment and economic growth of our area. We are excited for Wey
Valve to begin yet another chapter in their Lee County story,” said CDF Chairman Lisa Hawkins. “Lee County works hard to build a positive business climate, and it is always good to see existing companies grow,” said Lee County Board of Supervisors President Tommie Lee Ivy. “We wish Wey Valve many more years of success in our community.”
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Army tests new acoustic threat detection system developed with local Hyperion Technology Group BY BRENDAN MCGARRY MILITARY.COM
The U.S. Army is experimenting with acoustic threat detection systems to help soldiers in combat zones pinpoint the location of incoming fire, from automatic weapons to rocketpropelled grenades, officials said. The service is testing products including FireFLY, which was used in Afghanistan for a two-year period through 2013, and a newer and bigger system called Serenity, which is works with infrared cameras to produce more precise geolocation data. "It's not an official program of record, but it's based off of 10 years of research and it's in the late prototyping stage," David Anderson, president of Invariant Corp., said last week during an exhibition at the Pentagon to showcase various military research projects. The company teamed with Hyperion Technology Group to develop the technology in collaboration with the Army Research Lab and the Army Aviation Research, Development and Engineering Center, known as AMRDEC. Serenity, made by Logos Technologies LLC, builds upon technology developed for the FireFLY ground system and integrates data from both electo-optical and acoustic sensors to increase accuracy and reduce false alarms. It features a six-microphone array and eightsensor camera pod that can be mounted on a blimp or radio tower to detect
‘It’s not an official program of record, but it’s based off of 10 years of research and it’s in the late prototyping stage. David Anderson
president of Invariant Corp. threats such as rocket-propelled grenades and detonations up to 10 kilometers away. “The infrared looks for a
flash from a gunshot and the acoustics listens for the bang,” said Geoffrey Carter, president of Hyperion. “So we get the flash and the
bang, and then we cue the operator. The accoustics get us very accurate azimuth, or bearing, to the threat. The combination of
knowing the speed of light and the speed of sound, we’re able to get the distance in the time of arrival to the threat.” The product is designed to be installed around the perimeter of a contingency operating base, or COB, or forward operating base, or FOB, where troops can have limited situational awareness, Carter said.
“They hear gunshots but they don’t always know where they’re coming from,” he said. “So this gives them very pinpoint geolocation where the activity is coming from.” A typical configuration for FireFLY costs around $45,000, while the bigger Serenity system goes for about $400,000, officials said.
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Downtown Wine & Spirits held a ribbon cutting in celebration of its grand opening at 112 W Main St. in Tupelo. Downtown Wine & Spirits provides everything from the rare and sought-after spirits to the classic offerings of wine and liquor. For more information, contact Downtown Wine & Spirits at (662) 871-2605 or on Facebook.
In celebration of its grand opening at 374 E Main St. in Downtown Tupelo, Mugshots Grill & Bar held a ribbon cutting. Providing one of the South’s favorite restaurant concepts, Mugshots Grill & Bar serves up great food in a fun, casual and familyfriendly atmosphere. For more information, visit mugshotsgrillandbar.com or call (662) 269-2907. FMBank: Helping Dreams Come True
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In celebration of its grand opening at 1001 Barnes Crossing Rd. in Tupelo, Belk’s Michael Kors Shop held a ribbon cutting. Michael Kors provides high-quality handbags for women with any style. For more information, contact Belk at (662) 690-6334 or visit www.belk.com.
In celebration of its new location at 320 S Spring St., Ste. C in Tupelo, Bryson Law Firm held a ribbon cutting. Bryson Law Firm offers legal council in a broad range of practices including family law, criminal defense, bankruptcy, estate cases and more. For more information, call (662) 205-4528 or visit www.brysonlawfirmpllc.com.
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Fighting the ‘good’ fight
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erhaps you’re familiar with the term corporate responsibility – the idea that the business community should operate beyond the call of duty, and that we should do more than simply operate within the law. Just because it’s legal, doesn’t make it right. We often point to the corporate responsibility requirements in our companies to show, “Service is at the heart of our company.” The fact that mandated “do-gooding” exists is not a testament to a corporate or human tendency toward community service, it points to just the opposite. Let’s not assume that as corporations we are automatically good or automatically harmful. Let’s begin with the reality that we are all quite capable of real harm, real good or incredible indifference. Companies who are simply checking of their corporate responsibility reporting worksheets aren’t doing harm, I just think we’re misplacing resources. Money and time devoted to mandated “community service,” that has no net positive on the community – it only serves to try to prove a point. I can’t help but think we could do better if we just set out to do good from the get-go. This effort starts with individuals with passion. These might be executives or entry-level workers, but it’s rarely just a corporate entity. One of the rewards in
Marketing Matters JOSH MABUS
One of the rewards in working with great clients is seeing true community reinvestment taking place. The companies who get it right give their workers the freedom to commit to service projects and the encouragement to do so.
working with great clients is seeing true community reinvestment taking place. The companies who get it right give their workers the freedom to commit to service projects and the encouragement to do so. While funding is important, freedom is paramount to true service. Giving funds is one thing. Giving your folks the opportunity to do good will leave a longer legacy. I doubt the business community, especially the business community in a state so highly scrutinized as Mississippi, is a stranger to accusations of irresponsible and even exploitative practices. I also know this community is no stranger to selfexamination. Many businesses across our state are highly invested in maintaining humane standards for their employees and fair practices among the communities they affect. And some of that is at the heart of our self-imposed quotas in the interest of establishing a bare minimum benefit to their community.
The problem with establishing government or industry wide quotas is creating a culture of compliance-driven community service – which at the end of the day is halfhearted and not a true effort to continually impact the community. So the next time you find yourself banging your head against the wall trying to figure out how to fulfill your company’s community service requirements, remember that if we all served our communities for the sake of service, we wouldn’t need those requirements. We just have to build service into our corporate cultures, not our corporate handbooks. If business leaders in our community decide to use their elevated influence to serve the community, our community (and therefore businesses) will be stronger for it and we can spend less time regulating.
JOSH MABUS is owner and president of The Mabus Agency, a marketing and advertising company in Tupelo. Contact him at (662) 823-2100 or josh@mabusagency.com.
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How to handle difficult discussions
n the world of awkwardness, difficult situations and don’t-want-to-do-it, almost nothing ranks higher than having to tackle a tough conversation with a team member. So how do you handle these tough situations when your natural instinct is to totally avoid them? Here are a few “do’s” and “don’ts” when it comes to dealing with conflict. DON’T PUT IT OFF. Revenge may be a dish that is best served cold – at least according to Don Corleone – but if you’re having an issue with a team member it needs to be handled as soon as possible.
Procrastination pointment for a not only hurts meeting with the you and the perperson who is son involved, but having an issue, your whole staff and block out as it watches enough time to sanctioned inget the problem competence or solved. It’s not continual bad befair to either of havior without you not to have a DAVE repercussions. resolution or unRAMSEY Like I say, “If derstanding in you allow people the end. to misbehave, DON’T BE CRUEL. underachieve, have a bad Nothing is ever accomattitude, gossip and genplished by bullying or erally avoid excellence, being mean. Remember, please don’t expect to at- in this situation you have tract and keep great talpower and control. They ent. Please don’t expect to have neither. The idea of have an incredible culthe meeting is to courseture.” correct and teach – not to GET IT ON YOUR CALENembarrass and demoralDAR. Schedule an apize.
The reprimand should: • Be kept short. Get to the facts. • Be uncomfortable for everyone. Be blunt for the sake of clarity. • Attack the problem. At my company, leaders use the “Reprimand Sandwich” recommended by Ken Blanchard in “The One Minute Manager.” Start with praise, then talk about the problem and finally top it off with more praise. • Be private. The goal is not to embarrass anyone. Embarrassing a team member is a quick way to lose that person’s loyalty forever. • Be gentle. Kind and clear are the key words
here, because you don’t want to lose a teachable moment. DON’T LOSE FOCUS. For most of us, the first response to an uncomfortable conversation is to change the subject. As a leader, this is the last thing you want to do. Concentrate on the problem at hand, and keep things on course. BE PREPARED. The easiest way to stay on track is to prepare before the meeting. Write down the preferred outcome and the talking points you need to cover with the team member to accomplish this goal. Keep the list close at hand and reference it to remind your-
self of what you need to cover should you start to drift. Being a leader is never easy, especially when it comes to hard conversations. There will be times, however, when you have to deal with these kinds of situations in order to unify your team and move the company forward.
DAVE RAMSEY has authored five New York Times best-selling books, including “EntreLeadership.” His column can be read in the Sunday Daily Journal. The Dave Ramsey Show is heard by more than 8.5 million listeners each week on more than 550 radio stations. Follow Dave on the web at www.entreleadership.com.
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