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2 I Mississippi Business Journal I November 22, 2013 AGRICULTURE

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Mississippi Christmas Tree Farms Bass Trees & Supply Inc. 551 Delancey Robbins Rd., Columbia MS 39429 (601) 736-2231

Cedar Hill Farm

» Christmas tree growers hoping to top solid 2012 sales

BY WALLY NORTHWAY I STAFF WRITER wally.northway@msbusiness.com

First Lady Deborah Bryant has chosen a 12-foot Leyland cypress donated by the Lazy Acres farm in Chunky for this year’s Christmas tree at the Governor’s Mansion.

It is the tallest tree ever selected for the Mansion, and growers are hopeful that is a good omen that sales will be solid in 2013.

Christmas tree growers are still humming about last year’s sale. In 2012, sales were up 15 percent over 2011 after earlier forecasts put sales growth at nearer 11 percent. Steve Dicke, a professor with Mississippi State University Extension Service, is forecasting a 7 percent increase over 2012 volume.

But he also is issuing a warning — sales were so good last year that consumers better buy early if they want that special tree.

“The inventory of Christmas trees will be tight because sales last year were so good that producers had to sell part of this year’s crop,” Dicke said in a statement.

“The best-looking trees are going to go faster than usual, so waiting to purchase a Christmas tree until the last minute is not recommended.”

Supply and demand are big challenges for growers.

It takes four years to grow out the average Christmas tree, and producers continue to struggle to meet consumer demand.

Meeting that demand has been especially tough over the last few years due to severe weather. In 2010, drought that gripped the entire state from August through October dealt a blow to young Christmas trees.

Last year, the Christmas tree industry in the state took a hit from Hurricane Isaac when it made landfall on Aug. 28, leaving trees uprooted and increasing the cercospora needle blight fungus. Producers worked overtime to get trees ready for the upcoming season, though the damage he was relatively minimal.

Weather this year has been great, but growers are still

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looking to get more trees to the marketplace.

“Producers are trying to shorten rotations and plant more trees, but it’s going to take a while to catch up to the demand because of growth time,” Dicke said. “Christmas tree sales aren’t hurt by the economy because even when people stay home, they are going to buy a tree.”

Bob Shearer of Purvis, produces Christmas trees on 2.5 acres in Lamar County, and his Leighton Green Cypress tree won grand champion for the three-state Southern Christmas Tree Association in 2013. Shearer said the weather cooperated to help this year’s tree crop succeed, which is crucial because the increase in demand makes every tree count.

“We had adequate rain when we needed it, but we had enough time between rainfall for fungicide applications to make sure we got disease-free trees,” Shearer said. “It has really been one of our best years in regards to weather.”

Shearer said the Christmas spirit can be hard to find while working on the trees year-round, especially in summer heat. He said the hard work pays off, though, when he sees the impact his trees have on others’ Christmas season.

“What makes it worthwhile is when we have groups of children with special needs from local schools come out and choose a tree for their classroom,” he said. “Some of them are in wheelchairs or on crutches and some have mental disabilities, and it tugs at my heartstrings because I can tell they are going to face a lot of challenges in life.

But they light up like it’s Christmas day when they see the Christmas trees, and that’s kind of the high point of my whole season.”

Christmas tree farm tree prices vary based on the size of the tree, but expect to pay between $5 and $8 per foot, according to release from the Mississippi State University Extension Service.

“The average customer is looking for a seven-foot tall tree that is five to six feet wide, but not everyone is average,” Dicke said. “Therefore, most Christmas tree producers provide both larger and smaller trees, ranging from five to 10 feet tall, to fit the needs of the customer.”

(662) 429-2540

Christmas Memories Tree Farm 1101 New Home Rd., Magnolia MS 39648

(601) 248-2229

Holly Berry Hills Tree Farm 13493 Martha Redmond Rd., Saucier, MS 39574(228) 669-0425

Hollytree Farm 1201 Ferguson Mill Road, Silver Creek, MS 39663(601) 886-7747

K&B Farms 300 Alliston Farm Pl., Florence, MS 39073

(601) 845-3085

Lazy Acres Plantation, LLC 596 Lazy acres Rd., Chunky, MS 39323

(601) 655-8264

Lowery Family Christmas Tree Farm 269 Waldrop Rd., Flora, MS 39071

(601) 879-0026

M&M Christmas Tree Farm 7387 Hwy. 4 W., Senatobia, MS 38668

(662) 292-6413

Merry Christmas Tree Farm 1890 Getwell Rd., Nesbit, MS 38651

(662) 429-2773

Morgan Hills Christmas Trees 2139 S. Greensburg Rd., Liberty, MS 39645

(601) 657-8424

Pine Mountain Tree Farm 46 CR 608, Walnut, MS 38683

(662) 643-3902

Rosebud Christmas Tree Plantation 5819 Gunter Rd., Walnut Grove, MS 39189

(601) 253-2285

Shearer’s Trees 216 McMahon Rd., Purvis, MS 39475

(601) 264-3445

Smith’s Christmas Tree Farm 793 Sanford Rd., Moselle, MS 39459

(601) 582-2642

The Children’s Christmas Tree Forest 177 Wind-N-Oaks Rd., Carriere, MS 39426

(601) 798-9388

Thomley’s Santa Forest and Gift Shop 50 Hegwood Rd., Hattiesburg, MS 39402

(601) 264-2743

Timberhill Christmas Tree Farm 4095 Old Hwy. 51 S., Chatawa, MS 39632

(601) 810-0594

Worthey Tree Farm 60025 Worthey Ln., Amory, MS 38821

(662) 305-2545

Source: Southern Christmas Tree Association

FROM THE FRONT PAGE

Santa demand is high and supply is static. Forget that ‘dime a dozen’ cliché

By TED CARTER I STAFF WRITER ted.carter@msbusiness.com

Here’s a seasonal scenario: The boss just told you to go get a Santa — and fast.

You think to yourself: No problem.

Those guys are everywhere this time of year.

That, you’ll soon discover, is precisely your problem.

Demand is high and supply is static. Forget that “dime a dozen” cliché.

Even if you can find a suitable Santa, that girth, those ruby red cheeks, white hair and beard complete with Clausian charisma will most likely set your boss back $250 an hour — or even more.

For retail centers, it’s money well spent. Even a second-tier, fake-bearded Santa is a draw like no other, Paco Underhill, founder and CEO of Envirosell, a New York City retail research and consulting firm, said in an interview with Entrepreneur magazine, "They need to give their customers a reason other than shopping to come to their stores. In particular, suburban America goes to shopping malls to look at people and whether you're standing in line for Santa or watching a fashion show, that's an excuse to look at each other."

And, of course, the more time people spend in a store, the more they spend, En-

trepreneur notes.

For big retail centers, the Santa search is typically left up to photography companies.

They provide the Santa with all the trappings and cash-in by selling photo-ops with the Jolly One. Northpark Mall’s parent the Simon Co. secures top of the line Santas for all its retail properties, says Megan Bailey, director of mall marketing and business development, “We seek out real bearded Santas.

We want them to look and feel like the real thing,” she says.

“From a marketing standpoint, the mall is the social center of the community. It’s important that we provide quality enter-

tainment and retail.”

With the short post-Thanksgiving holiday season, Northpark’s Santa arrived on Nov. 7 and has been greeting visitors from 10 a.m. to 8 a.m. Monday through Saturday and from noon to 6 p.m. on Sunday.

Commercial real estate broker and property manager Scott Overby was on his own when the holidays a couple years ago found him needing a Santa for Jackson’s Metrocenter Mall. Returning a Santa to the mall’s newly refurbished center court after a three-year absence would validate the mall’s resurgence, Overby believed.

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FROM THE GROUND UP

Holding a public meeting “Let me even say before I even get inaugurated, during the transition we are going to be having meetings all across the country with community organizations so that you have input into the agenda for the next presidency of the United States of America.”

— Barack Obama “The least productive people are usually the ones who are most in favor of holding meetings.”

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Whatever your view about meetings, they are integral part of business and public life.

Public meetings, in particular, are central to the process of operating an open and transparent government. They are also used by businesses, community leaders and citizens who desire to accomplish something.

Public meetings are used to gather information, impart information or to provide the public with a way to participate in the process at hand. Public meetings have been around as long as a group of people got together to discuss an issue. The Roman Forum is no doubt the most celebrated of all public meeting spaces.

Speeches, trials and all manner of public events were held there. The term “forum” has come to mean a place where ideas are discussed or discussion is held.

In this column we discuss several types of public meetings and how to handle those meetings if you are the one who is conducting the meeting.

The most important part of any public meeting is the laying of ground rules for the conduct of the meeting. Otherwise the person conducting the meeting has no authority to control the meeting if it gets out of hand. For example, if it is understood that one person may talk at one time the meeting conductor may publicly silence someone who interrupts another person. Another common example is that a person must be recognized before he or she is allowed to speak. It is also not uncommon for there to be a rule that persons speaking must stay on topic or discuss only the relevant issue.

The Town Hall meeting is one type of public meeting we hear about often. It is used when someone, often a public official, wants to gather information about a particular issue or “… to understand what is on the minds of my constituents.” It is also considered one of the purest forms of democracy. Most people in this country associate town hall meetings with Colonial days, and for good reason. The first recorded gathering of voters in America took place in Dorchester, Mass., in 1633.

Nowadays these type meetings are sometimes semi-staged events if there is nothing controversial going on in the public realm. In the past it was not unusual for a public official to announce such a meeting only to have just a few people show up.

Lately, things have changed. As the national dialogue becomes evermore contentious some public officials are no longer holding such public meetings because they can quickly get out of control and provide a sounding board for those who oppose certain policies.

Nevertheless, town hall meetings provide a great forum for discussion of issues at the local level.

Community listening sessions are becoming more in vogue. This is a type of public meeting where an

elected official, a candidate or even a business leader hears from the public about a certain issue. The key to a successful listening session is to do just what its sounds like — listen. The ground rule should state the “listener” is not there to debate an issue or even to discuss an issue, i.e. it is not a forum. Community listening sessions are an effective way for the public to feel a part of the process. Abraham Maslow, the psychologist most well-known for his development of

the Hierarchy of Needs, said that one of the most Phil Hardwick important emotional needs is for a person to feel that he or she is understood. Community listening sessions are one way to meet that need. It is not uncommon for people to say that they did not agree with a certain public person, but that at least they had a chance to say how they felt.

The danger for the person holding the listening session is that the listening session may not represent a true sampling of the community. Therefore, if someone wants to understand the real feelings of a community the listening sessions should be held in different parts of the town or region, as the case may be.

Informational public meetings are a way to provide information to the public. The better ones are those that offer a chance for questions and answers. For example, public projects such as highways and transportation plans are often presented as See HARDWICK, Page 17

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PROFILE: OLIVIER SCHERLOFSKY

CREATIVE ECONOMY

Soldier turns entrepreneur

Film Office celebrates milestone

» Scherlofsky finding buyers for new business venture

By LISA MONTI I CONTRIBUTOR mbj@msbusiness.com

When Olivier Scherlofsky retired last year after a distinguished career in the Austrian Armed Forces, he was just in his early 30s and ready to try his hand in business.

“I wanted to do something else, to build something up myself,” the Vienna native said. “It was a good time in my life to make a change from the military to the private sector.”

Scherlofsky and his wife, Dr. Kimberly Cox Scherlofsky, were newly married and had begun to settle down in her hometown of Gautier. He then set about putting together a company that forged his military background, family connections and business studies.

The result is Trade League Mississippi Central Europe Inc., an international venture that so far includes Atlantic Marksmen, an ammunition manufacturing company he is opening in Gulfport with Ricky Bishop, whose Specialty Machine builds equipment for chemical plants and refineries.

The company is already selling its flagship Lapua ammunition made in Finland and Germany to gun shops across the Gulf Coast. The brand is widely known for its

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Oliver Scherlofsky joined the Austrian military at 17 and is now studying business at the University of Southern Mississippi.

Austrian Armed Forces ranger-type light infantry, at the age of 17 and was selected for the junior military leadership training program, which he completed with honors.

ternational Law and Relations and he contributed to military field manuals. He also published academic works in the fields of EU military policies and anti-terrorism policies. Scherlofsky retired with the rank of master sergeant.

He is two exams away from his master’s degree in Austria and plans to finish up his business studies at the University of Southern Mississippi where his wife is external recruiter for the Office of Admissions and adjunct instructor for the Department of Political Science at USM Gulf Coast. The couple met when she was studying for a doctorate in international law in Vienna.

“Next year I will apply for dual citizenship,” he said.

His family roots reach back to the Middle Ages in Austria, Bohemia, Prussia, Silesia, Hungary, Saxony and Croatia. Scherlofsky said his and his family’s contacts back in Austria and Germany have helped launch his Gulfportbased business. “We used our strong industry network to get the door open and get supplies in Austria and Germany we wouldn’t get otherwise,” he said.

In the future, Scherlofsky said, he wants to expand into importing, exporting and distributing other goods. “We also want to help small American companies to get into the Central European market. We operate in both directions. When small companies

“We also want to help small American companies to get into the Central Europe market.”

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high quality. “People cannot believe we have Lapua,” he said. “When we do our own manufacturing at the beginning of the year, we will already be known in the shops for providing such a famous brand.”

Scherlofsky is dedicating himself full time to the new business venture but still takes time out four times a year to be a guest lecturer at a U.S. military special ops training class in Florida.

His military background is broad. He voluntarily joined the Jaeger forces, the

He was deployed on several NATO military missions to Kosovo and Macedonia, and to Israel and Syria as commander of the UN Military Police detachment.

Other missions took him to Lebanon and Albania. He was team leader of a NATO Special Police Unit for unstable areas on the Balkans and was specially awarded for his service.

He was selected as a tactical training instructor for Austria’s Military Police Command on missions abroad.

His military duties included studying In-

that have certain products fit in our portfolio, we can help them in the other direction. It’s perfect synergy.”

Scherlofsky said he’s finding living on the Mississippi Coast and working in the Gulf Coast region a good experience.

“I really like the Southern culture and the Southern people very much. The other thing I like is the political and economic environment of the South and how they treat businesses. I tell everybody in Europe that the South is the best.”

By LISA MONTI I STAFF WRITER mbj@msbusiness.com

This year marks the 40th anniversary of the Mississippi Film Office, created by Gov. Bill Waller in 1973 to promote the industry in the state.

As 2013 winds down, there is a movie about James Brown (Get on Up) being filming in Natchez, and another, The Sound and the Fury directed

by James Franco, is on hiatus until after the first of the year.

“We’ve been very busy,” said Ward Emling, who’s worked in the film office for 24 years. And there are more projects to come, based on the state incentives awarded already to planned productions.

The incentives are key to attracting the makers of movies, television shows and commercials. Companies receive a 25 percent rebate on what’s spent in the state and on salaries of non-Mississippi residents. The rebate for salaries for residents is 30 percent. “Earlier this year we added a five percent bonus on salaries of honorably discharged veterans,” Emling said. “That’s something we’re doing that nobody else does.”

Emling said the rebates helped make last fiscal year a success. “We had 11 productions of various sizes and they were spread out in Tupelo, two in Hattiesburg, three on the Coast and three in the Jackson area. They were small independents for the most part, all budgets were under a couple million each and some as low as $500,000. We love smaller productions, they hire a lot of local crew.”

Last year for the first time the film office obligated its $20 million annual cap on the amount of rebates it can award in any fiscal year.

“That’s how good the incentive has been working,” Emling said. “We obligated all of that money last year and not all of those productions have filmed yet.

If they all film then we’re looking at $80 million to $90 million in local production spend.”

Already this fiscal year, which began See

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We need to put BP money to good use

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ver the next five years, the state of Mississippi will receive its portion of the financial settlement of criminal charges against BP and Transocean for the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

The $356 million is a significant amount, and its wise outlay can do much to restore the damage done to the Gulf Coast.

Funding for three projects was announced in Moss Point last week by Trudy Fisher, the head of Mississippi’s Department of Environmental Quality. The three were said to be designed to remedy harm done by the spill.

Their combined cost is $7.5 million.

“We’re really trying to get this right,”

Fisher said, a notion that we applaud, and that the people of our state expect.

As we have seen in the past, the spending of big sums doesn’t always meet the standard of transparency the public would like to see.

Getting “this right” should mean that MDEQ, which will play a leading role in distributing the BP funds, regularly report on how every penny is spent. To our mind, this is job one. This would include a complete listing of who receives the money.

We have no doubt that the public relations roll-out of each round of spending will be robust. We would hope for less shock and awe on the PR front, less limelight focused on

political leaders, and more of what Sgt. Joe Friday used to describe as “just the facts.”

We also would like to see a minimum of these funds directed to “consultants” and studies and the like, and more to what the real needs are for the restoration of the Coast and the Gulf.

Finally, we urge there be at least annual audits of the spending of these funds by an independent auditing firm.

Getting this right is imperative for Mississippi. Let’s start by taking politics out of the process and have a full, open and ongoing accounting of how our share of the fund is spent.

— The (Biloxi) Sun Herald

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ackson Mayor Chokwe Lumumba and former Gov. Haley Barbour were right last week when they said at a charity fundraiser that Mississippi’s capital city can overcome its many challenges if citizens work together for improvement.

The two disagreed on some issues, such as the merits of charter schools. But Barbour correctly said that Mississippi, like all other states, benefits when it has “a successful, vibrant capital.”

Barbour Unfortunately, Jackson has been heading in the other direction for the past 20 years. Most public schools are poorly rated, streets and other infrastructure are in disrepair, and local TV stations regularly report horrible crimes in the city. The population has declined sharply as more residents have moved to the suburbs. Many Lumumba services have moved with them.

To begin rebuilding, Jackson must convince people it’s a city worth living in. Police protection must be enhanced until crime drops, and the culture that encourages low-income unwed motherhood must be changed.

Improvements have occurred in larger cities — New York City being the most obvious example. So it can happen in Jackson, too, but it will take more bipartisan political will, along the lines of what Lumumba and Barbour discussed, to start it.

— The Greenwood Commonwealth

NEWSMAKERS

6 I Mississippi Business Journal I November 22, 2013 Profiles of growing young professionals in Mississippi

Age: 32 Attorney, Watkins & Eager PLLC

Keeping our eye on... SPENCER RITCHIE Jackson attorney Spencer Ritchie may have spent his childhood and young adult years in Texas and Washington, D.C., but he is happy now to make his home in the Magnolia State.

Growing up in Midland, Texas, Ritchie earned a BA in history from Texas Tech University and later his JD from the University of Mississippi School of Law. Ritchie’s early career was spent in politics working as a legislative assistant to Texas congressman Sam Johnson and later as director of legislative affairs for the Associated Builders & Contractors. Prior to working at Watkins & Eager, Ritchie clerked for the U.S. District Court and U.S. Court of Appeals.

“My favorite things to do are read, write and think critically. This is what lawyers spend most of their time doing,” Ritchie says. “(As an attorney) I spend most of my time practicing employment law, helping employers avoid, resolve, and succeed in disputes with applicants

and their employees.”

The legal profession and industry may have evolved in recent years, but Ritchie says at the end of the day, people and companies just want a lawyer that they can like and trust to do good work for them.

“I like to think that my love for learning and writing results in an enthusiastic and energetic approach to legal problems, a consequence of which is, I hope, a thorough and timely response,” he says.

Ritchie also works with the Mississippi Volunteer Lawyers Project and attends Redeemer Church in Jackson where he teaches Sunday School. He enjoys spending time with his wife Mary, reading, playing tennis, golf, washers or cornhole, and debating about sports.

“Do good work. Surround yourself with people you respect,” Ritchie advises young professionals. “Take instruction. Be involved in your community.”

Best thing about Mississippi: Literary and artistic achievements Best Mississippi event: Mississippi State Fair in Jackson Heroes or mentors: “My parents, Bucky and Ann Ritchie; Mississippi writer and attorney John Hailman” Favorite Mississippi food: City Grocery in Oxford Favorite TV show: “SportsCenter” Favorite movie: “Amadeus” Favorite music: Classical Favorite hangout spots: Lemuria Books in Jackson First job ever: Tennis coach Bucket List: ”Attend the French and US Open tennis tournaments” Twitter handle:@SpencerRitchie7

— By Stephen McDill

Foresters honor Schultz

Firm hires four

Emily Schultz, a Mississippi State University forestry professors has been named a fellow in the Society of American Foresters. Schultz was honored by the professional forestry organization for her contributions to the society and the forestry profession.

Schultz is a professor in Mississippi State's College of Forest Resources and Forest and Wildlife Research Center. Her areas of research include computer forest modeling and forest inventory. She and a colleague developed the Mississippi Forestry Inventory System, a software program that estimates the volume of timber in the state.

The accounting firm GranthamPoole has hired four new staffers. Joseph Emerson works in the firm's Oxford office, where he will serve on the firm's tax team. Emerson holds bachelor's degrees in managerial finance and accountancy from the University of Mississippi. He has more than five years of experience in banking and financial planning.

GranthamPoole has hired Katie Dennis, Chris Hutchinson and Kelly Ann Wells as accountants to work in the firm's Ridgeland office. Dennis works with the firm's tax team. She is a native of Columbus and earned her bachelors and masters degrees in accounting from the University of Mississippi.

A native of Pontotoc, Hutchinson works with the firm's tax team and client services team. He attended Itawamba Community College and graduated magna cum laude from Mississippi State University with a bachelor of accountancy and master of taxation.

Wells is a native of Clinton and works with the firm's tax team and employee benefits team. She earned her bachelors of business administration degree from the University of Southern Mississippi. She previously spent 15 years in the student loan servicing industry. She and her husband, Mike, have a son, Taylor and a daughter, Annalise.

Kaminski presented award Richard M. Kaminski, a longtime Mississippi State University professor, is being recognized for his contributions and service to wildlife science and conservation. Kaminski, a professor in the MSU Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Aquaculture, received the 2013 Clarence W. Watson Award at the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies’ meeting in Kaminski Oklahoma City.

A Wisconsin native, Kaminski is a 30-year MSU veteran and a nationally recognized North American waterfowl and wetlands scientist. He holds the James C. Kennedy Endowed Chair in Waterfowl and Wetlands Conservation at MSU. During his career, he has received numerous honors. He has been named the Mississippi Wildlife Federation Wildlife Conservationist of the Year, one of Outdoor Life magazine’s top 25 conservationists and a Fellow of The Wildlife Society. He received The Wildlife Society’s Caesar Kleberg Award for excellence in applied wildlife research and the Ducks Unlimited Wetlands Conservation Lifetime Achievement award. Earlier this year, Kaminski and his current and past graduate students received the Blue-winged Teal Award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for their decades of contributions to waterfowl science and conservation.

Kaminski holds a bachelor’s degree in wildlife management and biology from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point and master’s and doctoral degrees in wildlife ecology from Michigan State University. Before coming to Mississippi, he was a research biologist for Ducks Unlimited-Canada.

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Firm announces promotions The accounting firm Matthews, Cutrer & Lindsay, P.A. has promoted five of its staff members.

Lisa Hammarstrom, CPA, has been promoted to supervisor in the audit division. She has bachelor and masters of accountancy degrees from the University of Mississippi.

Fortson Baird, CPA, has been promoted to senior accountant. He has a bachelor’s degree from Mississippi State University and a master of business administration degree from Mississippi College.

Shannon Adams has been promoted to su-

pervisor in the audit division. She has a bachelor of business administration degree from Delta State University.

Alan Landrum has been promoted to senior accountant. He has a bachelor of business administration and master of accountancy degrees from Millsaps College.

Krisstel Hunt has been promoted to senior accountant. She has a bachelor of business administration degree from the University of Southern Mississippi..

Firm welcomes Frame

Bates wins inaugural award

Andrew “Andy” D. Frame has joined Adams and Reese as an associate in the firm’s Jackson office and as a member of the transactions practice group. Frame’s practice includes real estate, agricultural, forestry, banking and resource matters. In May 2013, Frame earned an LL.M. degree in agricultural and food law from the University of Arkansas School of Law. During his time there, he had a graduate assistantship as Frame a legal correspondent for Food Safety News, where he wrote about current food safety issues in the food and agriculture industries.

Frame formerly served as a judicial intern for the Mississippi Supreme Court under the Honorable David Chandler and interned for the Office of Indigent Appeals in Jackson.

Frame earned his J.D. in 2012 from Mississippi College School of Law, graduating cum laude. Prior to law school, he received his B.A. in journalism with a concentration in business from Auburn University, in 2003.

Rebecca B. Bates of Brookhaven is the inaugural selection for the newly endowed Travis Tadlock Outstanding Extension Agent Award at Mississippi State University. Bates has been a county agent/coordinator in Lincoln County for the past seven years and is an MSU alumna, graduating in 1987 in agriculture before completing her master's degree in horticulture two years later. She previously was with extension's Ag Incubator Project in Winston and Kemper counties.

She also was among the first area agents for the Mississippi capital area that includes Hinds, Rankin and Madison counties.

Bates has family ties to Mississippi State. She was reared in Starkville, where her parents, Bill and Marilynn Boyd, were university employees and still reside. Bill Boyd is a retired agronomy professor; Marilynn Boyd, a former member of the extension service's audiovisual library staff.

Cherry comes to BKD Lauren E. Cherry has joined BKD, LLP’s Jackson office as campus recruiter. Cherry has over four years of sales and marketing experience in the areas of insurance and pharmaceutical sales. Before joining BKD, she was a marketing representative for a local insurance agency and sold property, casualty, life, accident and health insurance. Prior to that, she was employed in pharmaceutical sales with a national company Cherry where she was a leading sales person and won Rookie of the Year honors for her performance.

Cherry is a 2009 graduate of the University of Mississippi with a B.S. degree in business administration with an emphasis in marketing.

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Board chooses Johnson

Firm welcomes Klein

Catledge elected president NMHS chooses Spees

Crystal Johnson, a 19-year employee of the Mississippi Gulf Coast Regional Convention and Visitors Bureau, has been named interim executive director of the agency. The board yesterday selected Johnson to the interim post while a search is conducted for a new executive director. A search committee will look for a permanent replacement for Beth Carriere, who announced last month that she was resigning.

Michael Klein has joined Pryor and Morrow Architects and Engineers, P.A.'s Columbus office. Klein joins the firm as an intern architect He is a 2013 graduate from Mississippi State University's College of Architecture, Art, & Design, School of Architecture where he earned a bachelor's degree in architecture.

Sharon Catledge, family nurse practitioner in Student Health Services at the University of Southern Mississippi, has been elected president of the Mississippi Board of Nursing. Catledge, who lives in Hattiesburg, has spent the past two years working in Student Health Services at Southern Miss. Before that she served as a nursing instructor at Itawamba Community College.

She will serve a one-year term as board president.

Blue Cross hires McDill Stephen McDill has joined Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi as a customer service representative for the Federal Employee Plan. McDill is a former awardwinning staff writer and photographer for the Mississippi Business Journal and had previously worked for WLBT TV-3 and Clear Channel Communications in Jackson.

McDill is a 2008 honors graduate of Belhaven University McDill where he earned a bachelor or arts in communication and minor in history.

Society honors Buchanan Dr. J. Paige Buchanan, associate professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of Southern Mississippi, has been named Chemist of the Year by the Mississippi Section of the American Chemical Society. Buchanan has been at Southern Miss since 2006 where she teaches and maintains an active research group. She earned her Ph.D. in physical organic chemistry from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) in 1998, where she developed expertise in probing reaction mechanisms using a variety of techniques. She continued at Virginia Tech in a post-doctoral position in polymer science and joined a high-tech, small business entity specializing in advanced materials development for military applications.

Buchanan has eight issued patents, authored 38 refereed publications and is author or coauthor of over 100 presentations at local, national, and international forums.

In addition to her duties at USM, Buchanan is also an entrepreneur. In June 2008 she co-founded SciGenesis, LLC, a university start-up MURA company, with $2 million in funding to develop novel cosmetics and textiles for military applications.

MABC recognizes Kelly Sam Kelly of Brunini, Grantham, Grower & Hewes, PLLC has been selected as the Construction Industry Person of the Year by the Mississippi Associated Builders and Contractors. Kelly is an active member of and serves as general counsel to the Mississippi Associated Builders and Contractors and the Mississippi Road Builders Association. He is also an active member of the Associated General Contractors of Mis- Kelly sissippi. Kelly’s practice focuses on the construction industry and includes contract preparation and negotiations, bid protests, claim preparation and evaluation and dispute resolution.

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Blanks honored for service John Blanks, of Hattiesburg, was recently awarded the James C. Stubbs Volunteer Award by the Mississippi Department of Mental Health at the annual Mental Health/Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Joint Conference. Blanks was nominated for the award by South Mississippi State Hospital, where he has served on the board of directors for the hospital’s Friends organization for many years. He has served four terms as president and several terms as vice-president. He and his wife, Babs, are very strong advocates in the community for mental health and for South Mississippi State Hospital and its mission.

Blanks holds a master of education degree in counseling from Delta State University. He is involved with several organizations that help individuals who are disadvantaged. Blanks’ first involvement with the Mental Health Association was in Washington County in 1977. The work he did there inspired him to return to college to get his master’s degree and work as a mental health professional at East Mississippi State Hospital and with a private hospital, both in Meridian.

Blanks moved to Hattiesburg in 1984 and re-started the then-defunct Mental Health Association. He remains a volunteer with the Mental Health Association of the Pinebelt, having served in several officer positions, including president and treasurer.

Pirkle elected to board Gregory D. Pirkle, Esq., has been elected to the board of directors at BNA Bancshares Inc. Pirkle is a partner with Phelps Dunbar LLP in Tupelo where he has practiced law for 25 years. He is an active member of the community and serves in a variety of capacities with numerous charitable and civic organizations.

Greg received his bachelor of arts from Baylor University, his juris doctorate from the University of Mississippi and his master of laws in taxation from New York University. Some of his civic and charitable affiliations include director with the Community Development Foundation, committee chairman of the Tupelo Major Thoroughfare Lobbying and Oversight Committee, past president of the Rotary Club of Tupelo, vice chairman of the CREATE Foundation Inc., past president of the United Way of NEMS Inc. and past president of the Boys and Girls Club of North Mississippi Inc. He and his wife, Lisa Roberts Pirkle, live in Tupelo. They have two children: Tyler Gregory Pirkle, a student at Mississippi State University; and Megan Brooke Pirkle, a student at Tupelo High School.

Pirkle and his family are members of Calvary Baptist Church where he sings in the choir and serves as a deacon and trustee.

Aylett makes history The Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) has selected Kristie Aylett, APR, Fellow PRSA, for membership in its College of Fellows.

Aylett provides strategic communications counsel and PR services to a diverse client base located across the United States through her Mississippi-based consulting firm, The KARD Group Public Relations/ Marketing.

Aylett is the first woman in Mississippi selected for the Col- Aylett lege and becomes only the fourth Fellow in the state.

In addition to Aylett’s award-winning work as a consultant, she teaches PR classes at Tulane University and an online course on social media for small business owners and consultants for the University of California at Irvine. She serves on the boards of the Mississippi Gulf Coast Chamber of Commerce’s Leadership Gulf Coast and the local Executive Leadership Council of the American Cancer Society. A member of the PRSA chapter in New Orleans, Aylett is a former chair of the PRSA Southwest District, with nearly 2,000 members in six states. Within PRSA, she has held various chapter, section, district and national leadership positions, including 2002 president of the Fort Worth PRSA chapter and former chair of PRSA’s national Membership Committee. She also serves as the professional adviser to the Public Relations Student Society of America chapter at the University of Southern Mississippi.

Aylett is a past president of the Public Relations Association of Mississippi (PRAM). She also serves on the board of the Southern Public Relations Federation (SPRF). In 2009, both PRAM and SPRF recognized Aylett with their highest individual honor, the Professional Achievement Award.

She is a graduate of Texas Christian University, where she earned undergraduate and graduate degrees.

Bogle named CEO Bryan Bogle has been named CEO of Madison River Oaks Medical Center. With more than 20 years of healthcare experience, Bogle has led organizations through changing regulatory requirements, corporate transitions and natural disasters (Hurricane Gustav).

Bogle most recently served as CEO of Winn Parish Medical Center in Winnfield, La. He was previously employed by Health Management and served as CFO/COO of Northwest Mississippi Regional Medical Center.

Bogle holds a master of science in accounting from Louisiana State University and is a certified public accountant. He is very active in Rotary, Kiwanis and Ducks Unlimited.

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Shane Spees is the new leader of North Mississippi Health Services. A Tupelo native, Spees, 42, joined Baptist Health System as president and CEO in 2007. Before his employment in Birmingham, Ala., Spees lived in Texas where he was president from 2004-2007 of Valley Baptist Hospital Holdings Inc. and senior vice president and chief executive officer of Valley Baptist Medical Center in Harlingen. He Spees held several leadership roles within the Memorial Hermann Healthcare System from 1995-2004.

He received his master's degree in health care administration from the University of Houston at Clear Lake in 1997, where he was recognized for academic and leadership excellence. Spees graduated from the University of Mississippi with a bachelor of public administration degree in 1992 and the Ole Miss School of Law with his juris doctor in 1995. He was admitted to the Mississippi Bar in 1995.

Spees' community involvement has included membership in or service to the Rotary Club of Downtown Birmingham; Birmingham Business Alliance board of directors; Young Presidents Organization Southern 7 Chapter; and the United Way of Central Alabama board of directors and Campaign Division co-chair. In addition, he currently serves on the United Healthcare Hospital Executive Advisory Board, Alabama Hospital Association board of directors and past president of the hospital association's Birmingham Regional Council.

Spees is joined by his wife, Parker Hilbun Spees, who is also a native of Tupelo, and their two children, Addy-Parker, 13, and Michael, 4.

Folse tapped as advisor Southern Bone and Joint Specialists, P.A’s Dr. Susi Folse has been named medical advisor for the University of Southern Mississippi School of Human Performance and Recreation Kinesiotherapy program. Folse received her athletic training degree from the University of Southern Mississippi. She received her medical degree from the Louisiana State University Medical Center and also completed her internship Folse and residency in physical medicine and rehabilitation at LSU. Folse is a member of the Southern Medical Association and Association of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.

Faculty named fellows Three faculty members at Mississippi University for Women have been named provost fellows to help with future planning and address areas critical to the university, including global engagement, scholarly and creative engagement and teaching innovation and engaged learning.

They are Erinn Holloway, instructor of Spanish; Dr. Beverly Joyce, professor of art history; and Dr. Amy Pardo, associate professor of English.

For announcements in Newsmakers; Contact: Wally Northway (601) 364-1016 • wally.northway@msbusiness.com

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EDUCATION

It’s not child’s play » First LEGO League holds qualifying competitions

BY WALLY NORTHWAY I STAFF WRITER wally.northway@msbusiness.com

The tension in the room was high as a team attempted to get an emergency vehicle into a disaster area to tend to survivors.

With the clock ticking, the team’s first three attempts ended in failure — twice the vehicle was left on its side. Finally, the team got the vehicle to the designated area safely, and the room erupted in applause.

So it went last weekend during the For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) LEGO League, or FLL, qualifying competitions.

For decades, parents have bought the building toy LEGOs in the hopes that their children will learn and create while having fun. The FLL validates that belief, offering serious competition in an environment that encourages fun.

That’s the whole idea, says Chuck Melton, a computer scientist and longtime FLL volunteer.

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Dozens of Mississippi children, like those shown above at the central regional qualifying competition in Vicksburg, got very serious with their inventions, but had fun while they were competing.

“We want to take equations off the chalkboard and show these children realworld applications,” he says. “And, we want them to have fun doing it.”

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competing in FLL for years, this past weekend marked the first time that regional qualifiers were held here in the Magnolia State. The north regional was held in Starkville, the central regional in Vicksburg and the south regional on the Coast.

FIRST LEGO League is a robotics program for children in grades 4-8. Each competition has three parts: the Robot Game, the Project and the FLL Core Values.

Teams of up to 10 children, with one adult coach, participate in the Challenge by programming an autonomous robot to score points on a themed playing field (Robot Game), developing a solution to a problem they have identified (Project), all guided by the FLL Core Values, which include teamwork, finding solutions and having fun.

This year, children competed in the NATURE’s FURY Challenge. Students explored the storms, earthquakes, waves and discovered what can be done when intense natural events meet the places people live, work, and play.

In the Project segment, teams were charged with presenting their project to judges, encouraging both technical as well as communications skills.

In the FLL Core Values segment, teams were divided equally and separated by a curtain. Half the team was handed a prefabricated item while the other half received disassembled parts of the same item.

The team with the prefabricated item was charged with describing the item to the other half, who had the challenge of fabricating the item simply from verbal prompts.

The Robot Game is when the project was shown in its working order. Some of the challenges included getting an aircraft to drop supplies to a designated area on the playing field, a barrier sufficient to withstand a tsunami and lifting trees off of

power lines.

Winning teams will go on to compete in the Mississippi championships, which are to be held in Hattiesburg next March.

The wins were not easy ones. FLL purposely gives its participants seemingly insurmountable problems with limited time and resources to accomplish their goals.

Mannie Lowe, program manager of the Center for Math and Science Education at the University of Mississippi and FLL volunteer, says the competition is meant to mirror the real world.

“The task seems impossible — no time, no funding,” Lowe says. “What these kids come up with is truly amazing.”

In addition to FLLers, the Junior FIRST LEGO League also was on hand.

For K-3 children, participants designed and built a model using LEGO bricks and motorized moving parts. These students “graduate” to FLL. Above FLL is FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) for children grades 7-12 who had to develop strategies and build robots based on sound engineering principles.

The FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) is for high-school aged children and combines the excitement of sport with science and technology to create a unique varsity “Sport for the Mind.”

The competition is open to homeschooled children, too.

“We’re looking for the next-generation scientists and engineers,” says Melton. It is fun, but it’s also serious business.”

For more on the Junior FIRST LEGO League, visit www.juniorfirstlegoleague.org.

For more on the FIRST LEGO League, visit www.firstlegoleague.org.

For more on the FTC and FRC, visit www.usfirst.org.

November 22, 2013

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BANKING AND FINANCE

Federal regulators seek to lessen lending discrimination fears under new mortgage rules » Agencies say a creditor's decision to offer only Qualified Mortgages unlikely to pose risk of fair lending violation

By TED CARTER I STAFF WRITER ted.carter@msbusiness.com

Bankers in Mississippi and elsewhere in the country have complained often that evolving federal regulations have pulled them in separate directions over the last few years.

On one hand, regulators now want lenders to be much more discerning in reviews of loan applications and insist that borrowers meet a checklist of qualifications. On the other, regulators have expected lenders to adhere to decades-old laws and regulations pertaining to fair lending practices and community reinvestment standards.

The major regulators of lending practices recently tried to lessen some of that unease, issuing notice that banks and other creditors should not fear a regulatory backlash on the fair lending front by adhering to new and more stringent

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July 1, about $15 million of the rebate has been earmarked. “So we know there’s a lot of production out there that’s looking at us,” Emling said.

Some of last year’s incentives went to the pilot of a Cinemax series and the first season of The Shed’s barbeque-based reality show on Food Network. “Our incentive program is pretty broad,” Emling said. “We qualify television and feature film productions but also documentaries and commercials.” He said The Shed has finished production and is awaiting word on whether there will be a second season.

Emling has headed the film office for 24 years, since 1990, and he was there when the office was created. “That summer I worked on my first film. I was an extra and wardrobe assistant in Natchez for The Musical Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.

It was my summer job after my freshman year at Millsaps.”

Last week he was attending the 2nd annual Sun & Sand Film and Music thing on the Coast, one of several such festivals now held annually throughout the state. It’s one sign of how the industry has matured in Mississippi.

Another sign that the state is serious about film making is that the incentive program matches that of competing nearby states. “Our incentive now is pretty much the cash equivalent with Louisiana and Georgia and other states,” he said.

loan quality rules.

Mortgage lending rules that kick in on Jan. 10 designate mortgages as qualified and not-so-qualified and institute “Ability-to-Repay” criteria. Issuing qualified mortgages that meet conditions for conforming mortgage loans give lenders legal protections, or “safe harbor,” from borrower lawsuits and make the loans attractive to investors on the secondary market.

On the other hand, the not-so-qualified mortgage loans, or non-conforming mortgages officially termed “rebuttable” loans, carry no such legal protections and are not sold on the secondary market. These are predominantly the non-traditional balloon loans and adjustable rate loans that are mainstays of residential mortgage lending throughout under-served rural regions of Mississippi and other states.

Those loans have served as vehicles for banks to meet terms of the Community Reinvestment Act, or CRA. Enacted in 1977, the CRA requires banks and savings & loans that receive FDIC deposit insurance to serve a cross-section of borrowers, including people who live in low- and moderate-income neighborhoods.

Now comes a key promise from regulators: “Agencies do

The competitive edge is more about locations these days, Emling said. “Locations are back in play. For a long time it was all about incentives, and it still is, but with incentives being equal, we’re now competing with locations.”

Emling said the film office is scouting locations they never had to scout before, including high tech places and urban spaces.

The Coast and Natchez are rejoining the list of popular locations like Oxford, Canton and the Delta, he said, “because they offer more than a producer might be able to find somewhere else.”

The film office is part of the state Division of Tourism in the Mississippi Development Authority. The four-person staff works with a network throughout the state consisting mostly of Convention and Visitor Bureaus. “We also have a dedicated person on the Gulf Coast now, Bill Webb. We see that as a specifically strong growth area for us. It’s a big area with a lot of variety and incredible water locations.”

The Coast now also has a professional coalition similar to ones in Jackson, Tupelo and Oxford made up of people involved in all aspects of the film industry.

With incentives in place and college and university film study curriculum growing, “The next step is something we have been talking about for a while: workforce training for production crews.

“Like any industry in the state, workforce training is a prime focus whether you’re buildings cars or solar panels or making films,” Emling said.

not anticipate that a creditor's decision to offer only Qualified Mortgages would, absent other factors, elevate a supervised institution's fair lending risk.”

The “no-risk” pledge comes in an advisory statement issued jointly by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and the National Credit Union Administration.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's participation in the pledge is significant in that it is the agency that wrote and will enforce the Qualified Mortgage rules through authority granted it by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street and Financial Reform Act..

In the joint statement, the regulators voice hope that lenders won't be so wedded to the Qualified Mortgage standards that they stop making non-qualified loans.

“Consistent with the statutory framework, there are several ways to satisfy the Ability-to-Repay rule, including making responsibly underwritten loans that are not Qualified Mortgages,” the regulators said.

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“I’ve got to find a Santa,” he told himself.

The search led to Atlanta, where he could get one with a genuine beard for $250 a hour, plus expenses. But he’d need more than one (their knees get tired) and would have to pay out more than $20,000 for the duration of the holidays, he discovered.

Happily, he lucked into finding a less expensive one in Clinton, he says. The same Santa will return for the weekends this season leading up to Christmas, starting the first weekend in December, according to Overby, principal of the Overby Company.

Likewise, both the Clinton Chamber of Commerce and Vicksburg’s Main Street Association have the good fortune of having home grown Santas who volunteer their services every holiday season. They even bring their wives along as the Mrs. Claus.

Dec. 7 will mark Jimmy Glenn’s 27th year as the Clinton Christmas parade’s official Santa, a role he got after the previous Santa fell ill before the parade. The job came easy to him, having always had that Santa look and a fondness for providing however many ho-ho-hos the occasion called for.

“It just kind of stuck,” he said of the years that followed his inaugural parade. Along the way the longtime Miskelly Furniture worker married Meg, who ever since has joined him as Mrs. Claus.

By TED CARTER I STAFF WRITER ted.carter@msbusiness.com

Photo credit J&B Childress Portrait Studio

Santa Kennison Kyle on set at Enchanted Forest.

“The main goal for Meg and me is to light up the kids’ faces.”

The favorite part, he says, “is being on top of the fire truck. We can look at every single child on the parade route.”

In Vicksburg, it’s Jerry and Lynn Boland in the role of Santa and Mrs. Claus. “They do our open house and Christmas parade,” says Kim Hopkins, Main Street director.

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Things you may not have know about the Santa Claus business: » Santas avoid each other while on the job. “It’s professional courtesy,” says Kennison Kyle, a Santa who works out of Memphis. Even in their civvies, Santas stand out, he notes. “A lot of guys I know avoid malls and other places where they know Santas are going to be. They don’t want to be an ‘unnecessary’ distraction.” » What Santas tell children who see a half-dozen Santas and ask which is the real one? “Tell them you’ll know him when you see him,” Kyle says. » What Santas tell children who ask why the reindeer aren’t flying? “Tell them the reindeer can only fly on Christmas when good boys and girls are in bed,” Kyle says. » What to tell a child if no reindeer are around? “Not cold enough yet,” Kyle says. » What do Santas do when they get together? “Talk shop,” Kyle says. “How to keep up with bookings. How to deal with real shy kids.” » What can Santa deduct from his taxes? “I deduct hair spray, my boots, the fabric for having my suit made, salon charges for getting my hair bleached,” Kyle says. He also deducts his mileage — provided he can prove they were by a vehicle with wheels.

entails. “If you get there at 10 in the morning you’re just going to sit. You’re not going to have very many kids.”

Its his 16th year in the business, Kyle says. “I got my start working the Memphis Fire Department. The local firefighters union was doing Santa visits to raise money for scholarships.”

His hourly fee starts at $150 and goes up to $300, depending on the time and distance involved. When Kyle is too busy to take an assignment, he has a couple of “Subordinate Clauses” he can provide, he says He’ll do neighborhood bookings on week nights for as little as $60 to $75 an hour.

He was to travel to Tunica last weekend for a return engagement at the Gold Strike Casino. “I was there last year,” he says. “The adults had a great time having their pictures made with me.”

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Major Duties: Agent will maintain a positive relationship with community leaders, public offiAt 44, he’s a little young cials, representatives of intended audiences, and the county Extension Executive Board to for the Santa demographic. analyze data, identify needs, deliver educational programs, assess identified needs, and develop measurable goals. Agent focus area will be on Enterprise and Community “I do help lower the age a Resource Development.

Minimum Qualifications: Applicants must have an earned bachelor's degree in Public Policy little bit,” Kyle says. and Administration, Business, Agribusiness, Economics, Agricultural Economics, or a field of He also lacks a key Santa study determined by the Extension Service to be closely related from an accredited institution of higher learning. A minimum 2.75 GPA on upper-division college coursework on a 4.0 scale trait – white beard and white is required. Applicant must also agree to complete a master's degree in a related field within hair. He remedies that with five (5) academic years of employment. annual beard bleaching and Complete job description and additional information is available at www.jobs.msstate.edu.

Search for PARF number 7479. To apply, complete the online application at hair coloring. In a pinch, he’ll www.jobs.msstate.edu. don a fake beard and wig.

Extension Service Mission The Mississippi State University Extension Service provides research-based information, edu“Appearance matters,” he cational programs, and technology transfer focused on issues and needs of the people of says. “But the best thing is to Mississippi, enabling them to make informed decisions about their economic, social, and cultural well-being. be the Santa you are, because most of it comes from Discrimination based upon race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or veteran’s status is a violation of federal and state law and MSU policy and will not be tolerated. Discrimination based upon sexual orientation or group affiliation is a the heart.” violation of MSU policy and will not be tolerated. Mississippi State University is an equal opportunity/equal access/affirmative

They’ll be greeting from 200 to 300 people at Vicksburg’s Main Street Association Holiday Open House the Sunday after Thanksgiving and will headline the city’s Dec. 7 Christmas parade, Hopkins says.

Kennison Kyle, a second-generation Santa based in Memphis, has had several outings so far this year, including Monday appearances at Le Bonheur’s Enchanted Forest at the Pink Palace Museum. But starting Black Friday, he’ll be busier than a tax accountant in mid-April — and taking in the same sort of fees.

Kyle took over the prestigious Enchanted Forest appearances after the 2011 death of his father, Jim “Tully” Kyle, a Santa fixture around Memphis for decades.

Kennison Kyle has done plenty of mall appearances, including stints at the Greenville Mall, but he is not especially fond of all the down time that sort of gig

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Wills for Heroes providing documents for first responders

By LYNN LOFTON I CONTRIBUTOR mbj@msbusiness.com

Many changes came about as a result of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.

One of the more positive changes was the Wills for Heroes program for first responders. It was started by two lawyers in South Carolina and came to the attention of the American Bar Association. From there it spread to other states. It Graves began in 2010 in Mississippi as a program of the Young Lawyers Division of the Mississippi Bar Association. In those three years, several hundred first responders have been served.

At various locations around the state, volunteer attorney meet with Eichelberger first responders to help them execute estate planning documents, last wills and testaments, general durable powers of attorney and advanced healthcare directives. The first Mississippi Wills for Heroes event was held in Hancock County on Feb. 6, 2010. Firemen, policemen and emergency service personnel have obtained estate planning documents at no cost through this program.

Tiffany Graves is executive director/general counsel of the Mississippi Volunteer Lawyers Project and a past chairman of Wills for Heroes. She believes in it because it allows members of the legal community to give back to first responders – individuals who put their lives on the line every day. “You can almost see the weight lifted off the first responders as the attorneys prepare estate planning documents for them,” she said.

“It’s a great program and has received incredible support from the Mississippi Bar, local bar associations and others who wholeheartedly believe in its purpose.”

Jennie Eichelberger is another young attorney who’s worked closely with the program as chairman. “As soon as I graduated in 2007 I became involved with the

“You can almost see the weight lifted off first responders...”

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Young Lawyers Division because I like to give back to the community,” she said.

“Wills for Heroes has had a tremendous impact in three and a half years. We’ve had the opportunity to travel all over the state and reach out in small towns, cities and rural areas. The first responders are really appreciative when we hand them these documents.”

As chairman of the Young Lawyers Division’s Public Service Committee for a year, Graves coordinated seven Wills for Heroes events. Two of them were twoday events. At those events, 75 attorneys

volunteered and helped 130 first responders. Prior to that chairmanship, Graves volunteered and has continued to do so.

“The program has enabled first responders throughout the state to take comfort in knowing that, should something unforeseen happen, their affairs will be in order and their families will be protected,” she said.

She says there has never been a shortage of volunteer attorneys for Wills for Heroes.

“If anything, there have been events where there were too many attorneys,” she said.

“When a message is sent to members of a

local bar association about a Wills for Heroes event, attorneys answer the call and in large numbers. Attorneys appreciate this opportunity to give back and to support those who put their lives on the line every day for so many.”

Eichelberger is with the Southern Poverty Law Center where she concentrates on civil rights litigation and constitutional law. She agrees that having enough volunteer lawyers for Wills for Heroes is not a problem. “We’re blessed with good lawyers in our state, and we have some willing to travel if they’re needed,” she said.

“The Mississippi Bar does a fabulous job of organizing these events and provides laptops. The 9/11 attacks opened everyone’s eyes and people are looking for opportunities to help.”

Feedback from the program has been extremely positive. The first responders are sometimes surprised that attorneys are coming to work with them and give them these legal documents. “They’re (first responders) not making a lot of money so this is a small way for us to thank them for what they do,” Eichelberger said. “It’s a program of the Young Lawyers Division, but we have lawyers of all ages participating.”

She and Graves want to see the program continue. Sometimes the challenge is conveying information about the program to cities and counties where there must be an agreement for the attorneys to work with first responders. “We want them to want us,” Eichelberger said. “The communication about the program is the only thing I would improve.”

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Butler Snow on the move with major expansions in 2012 and 2013, including first international office » Firm opens offices in three states as well as London

By BECKY GILLETTE I CONTRIBUTOR mbj@msbusiness.com

RIDGELAND — Butler, Snow, O’Mara, Stevens & Cannada, PLLC (Butler Snow) has experienced major growth in the past two years with the opening of new offices in Baton Rouge and New Orleans, La., Nashville, Tenn, and most recently the opening of an office in London, England, in June and one in Denver, Colo., in July.

This is not just growth for growth’s sake, said Sherry R. Vance, chief marketing and communications officer for Butler Snow.

“As part of our strategic plan, we agreed some time ago that we needed to expand to more of a regional footprint,” Vance said. “We have also expanded our opera-

tions in Memphis, Tenn., Birmingham and Montgomery, Ala, Ridgeland, and Atlanta, Ga. With 15 locations, we can better serve our clients — locally, regionally and nationally and by adding such strength of legal talent, our clients will Vance greatly benefit from stronger teams of attorneys across many different practices.”

While Butler Snow was founded in Jackson in 1954, they are a "one-firm firm," with no office serving as a headquarters.

Butler Snow is the largest law firm in Mississippi, the second largest law firm in Memphis, Tenn., and the fourth largest firm in Tennessee.

Vance said many of the firm’s practices such as health care, financial services and government relations, as well as the litigation group, will benefit from the expansion

of the Nashville office.

“The new additions in Memphis and Birmingham will greatly enhance our business and litigation groups across many different practice areas,” she said. “With the additions of our Denver team, our new markets tax credit/bond practice has been enhanced greatly giving depth and strength to an already strong team of people. This particular practice not only does work in Mississippi, Tennessee, Louisiana and Georgia, but have the capabilities to do work across the country.”

The law firm now has 260 attorneys, a size that made it rank number 171 on The National Law Journal 250. Vance said they are working diligently to attract more key legal talent in a variety of practices.

Vance said Butler Snow’s new London office provides practical, solution driven U.S. tax advice for high net worth families, their businesses and their advisors. The office also focuses on cross-border U.S. tax issues, particularly in the interplay between

the U.S. and the U.K. tax systems.

The opening of the firm’s first international office was a major milestone for the firm, said Donald Clark, Jr., chairman of Butler Snow, providing an opportunity to better serve existing clients in Europe and Asia, as well as U.S. based clients.

At the June opening of the London office in the historic 25 Southampton Buildings, there was a panel discussion on the emerging global economic landscape featuring government leaders from the United Kingdom and the U.S. Participants included Parliament Members Hugh Bayley of the Labour Party and Tobias Ellwood of the Conservative Party. Former U.S. Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott, and former Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour also participated.

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there, Thane R. Hodson and A. Ann Hered. “We are excited to have Thane and Ann join the firm,” Clark said. “Their vast experience in tax law, new markets and finance will strengthen our Public Finance & Incentives Group, and better serve our clients’ needs.”

Hodson’s practice is focused on a full range of federal state and income tax matters, especially complex new markets tax credit financing, upper-tier lending arrangements and equity financing. He previously served as a senior staff attorney with the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance.

Hered concentrates on federal tax issues, new markets tax credits and complex financing and transactions. She has participated in the structuring of complex NMTC transactions using nontraditional sources of leverage (including Qualified School Construction Bonds and loans under the HUD 108 program). Hered has represented clients on mixed-use development, green construction, distributed solar, and charter schools.

The expansion in Nashville added 37 attorneys to the firm. Clark said these attor-

neys had the choice to collectively or individually join many different firms.

“The fact that they chose Butler Snow is both an honor and also confirmation that our firm’s vision, strategic plan for growth and culture of teamwork is shared by this great group of attorneys,” he said.

One of the leading members of the Nashville team, Dan H. Elrod, has been elected to Butler Snow’s Executive Committee, which establishes firm governance, policy and strategic direction. Elrod said joining Butler Snow was a great opportunity for their team, for Butler Snow and, most importantly, for their clients.

“The firm’s culture, commitment to teamwork and focus on client service are all significant principles that we share,” Elrod said.

“Our entire team is looking forward to new and exciting opportunities as Butler Snow continues its strategic vision of growth,” said Melvin J. Malone, another leading member of the Nashville team.

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They also indicate they will give lenders flexibility in applying the Ability-to-Repay rule during a several-year period of transitioning to the Qualified Mortgage standards. The flexibility is designed to encourage “preservation of access to credit during this transition period,” the regulators said, addressing the statement to lenders inclined to limit loans to only those meeting qualified status.

They acknowledged that “real world impacts” may create a legitimate need for creditors “to fine-tune their product offerings over the next few years.”

As welcome as the clarification from the regulators may be, it does not restore “safe harbor” to lenders who resume making non-conforming mortgages.

Thus, they face exposure to retaliatory lawsuits for making a loan that fell short of qualifying standards. Courts may invoke the new rules to order banks to pay a host of costs, including punitive damages and, ultimately, having to forgive the loan without foreclosing on the property that secured it, banking attorneys say.

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“Lenders should understand the risks that attend making non-QM loans and the policies and robust controls that they will need to do so,” the ABA advised.

Banking attorney Ben Sones of Ridgeland's Taggert, Rimes & Graham said in a July interview the contradictory regulations should not surprise lenders, considering the different missions of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the FDIC, the agency that enforces fair lending rules of member institutions.

Lenders are left to try to read the tea leaves, he said, and advised: “The best we can do is to try to see what others in the industry are doing to try to establish some consistency.”

A good start, advised Balch & Bingham banking attorney Debra Lewis, is for banks to do a strategic reassessment of their mortgage business. From this, she said, they should try to discern the risks close adherence to new Qualified Mortgage rules will put on their standing in regards to the Community Reinvestment Act and fair lending laws.

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INCORPORATIONS Seacrest Holding Company, LLC LLC 9/17/13 5145 Pleasure Street The Candy Jar, LLC LLC 9/18/13 544 Main Street

September 2013 Incorporations This is the September 2013 list of the state’s newly incorporated businesses from the Secretary of State’s Office. Listed are towns from Abbeville to Gulfport. Listings include business name, type, date formed and location. Addresses reflect legal entity for service of process, not necessarily the new business entities’ operating address.

Abbeville J & J Enterprises of Oxford, LLC LLC 9/30/13 24 Cr 201 Sorella Boutique and Interiors LLC LLC 9/4/13 823 CR 215

Aberdeen D&M Maintenance LLC LLC 9/17/13 20030 Old Cedar Dr

Davis Welding and Fabrication, LLCLLC 9/17/13 16 Muscio Road J’s Auto Sales and Service, LLC LLC 9/26/13 238 Hwy 15 Richton Elementary PTO NP 9/5/13 117 Monk Cochran Loop

Kharma of Mississippi, LLC LLC 9/3/13 2445 Clear Springs Road The Smoke Shack LLC LLC 9/4/13 1880 Chaney Rd

Frisco Forge, LLC LLC 9/17/13 60104 Cotton Gin Port Road Mach 1 Logistics, LLC LLC 9/26/13 60042 Birchwood Ln MBF Investments, LLC LLC 9/5/13 896 Startford Lane

Anguilla LLC 194 E First Street

Baldwyn Baldwyn Bid Sale LLC LLC 9/24/13 120 W Main Houston Services, LLC LLC 9/24/13 120 W. Main Street Mooreville Auto Repair LLC LLC 9/30/13 120 W Main

Bassfield A & T Express, LLC LLC 9/11/13 5562 N Williamsburg Rd Auto Therapy, LLC LLC 9/19/13 477 Cemetery Road

Batesville Batesville Quality Auto Parts Inc BUS 9/24/13 148 Perkins Lane Citizens Militia of Mississippi LLC LLC 9/19/13 1413 Sardis Lake Dr Fast Link Wireless Inc BUS 9/17/13 209 Elm Road Fisher Lumber Company, LLC LLC 9/3/13 229 Westmoreland Circle Yocona Hills Farm LLC LLC 9/9/13 209 Watt St.

Bay Springs Montrose Baptist Church of Jasper County, MS NP 9/25/13 222 County Road 52812 The Country Pakery, LLC LLC 9/27/13 17 Cr 1214

Bay St. Louis BV Family Retreat LLC LLC 9/4/13 833 Highway 90, Suite 1 Certified Computer Repair DBA OTH 9/6/13 5172 2Nd Avenue Cliffs Repair Service “LLC” LLC 9/26/13 6017 Scott St Hubcaps, Tires & Wheels LLC LLC 9/26/13 6637 Lakeshore Rd John Joseph Retkowski Jr. DBA OTH 9/6/13 5172 2Nd Avenue K.C. Monti LLC LLC 9/23/13 415 Carroll Ave La Terre Farms LLC LLC 9/4/13 216 North Beach Blvd Paint Saint, LLC LLC 9/6/13 10704 Hwy 603 ReNEW Property & Investment, LLC

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9/19/13405 Pass Maryann Condos (Pass Christian 39571) Seacrest Driving Academy, LLC LLC 9/17/13 5145 Pleasure Street

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Moffatt Properties Leasing II LLC LLC 9/17/13 4799 Sunningdale Dr

Benton

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True Light Food and Clothing Distribution Center NP 9/18/13 215 Whispering Pine Rd

American Credit, LLC 9/3/13 204 Mary Ann Drive Anly Enterprises LLC LLC 9/6/13 628 Forest View Lane Benzu Technologies LLC LLC 9/23/13 510 West Abbey Place Brad Anderson LLC LLC 9/12/13 2041 South Cobblestone Cove Brumfield’s Hardware, LLC LLC 9/12/13 118 Service Drive Ste 9 Buddy Jr’s Farm. LLC LLC 9/16/13 259 Lighthouse Lane Buddy Jr’s Farm. LLC 9/6/13 259 Lighthouse Lane CAP Construction LLC LLC 9/9/13 1136 Ellington Ct CFS of Mississippi LLC LLC 9/30/13 165 Blackston Cir CMB Resources LLC LLC 9/4/13 307 Starboard Lane Cole Custom Homes Inc BUS 9/23/13 409 Glen Oaks Dr

Belden

Ragland & Ragland Spreading, LLCLLC 9/20/13 5115 Big Mound Rd

Big Creek Griffins Country Corner, LLC LLC 9/16/13 225 Church St

Amory

Last Chance Trucking LLC LLC 9/24/13 4300 Johnsonline Rd Royal T. Construction and Landscaping LLC LLC 9/18/13 2510 Live Oak Rd

Grooms Meat Co., LLC LLC 9/5/13 21 CR 3150 M and L Trucking, Inc BUS 9/6/13 103 W College Street Sales Trails & Promotions LLC LLC 9/30/13 21 CR 2130 Storey Trucking, LLC LLC 9/16/13 204 Dorrich Estates

Bentonia

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Kest Services, LLC 9/26/13

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Biloxi Aviator Flying Museum Inc NP 9/20/13 2781 C.t. Switzer Sr. Drive Cash4Cars, LLC LLC 9/9/13 6609 Sundown Ave Clean Conscience, LLC LLC 9/6/13 2022 Brasher Rd Club Reduce Mississippi LLC LLC 9/30/13 2348 N Country Club Lane Club Reduce Mississippi LLC 9/18/13 2348 N Country Club Lane Coastal Noise LLC LLC 9/23/13 3290 Sandy Bluff Dr Craig’s Custom Coolers L.L.C. LLC 9/10/13 11720 River Estates Circle Flex and Conquer L.L.C. LLC 9/5/13 831 Cedar Lake Rd Apt.# 1711 Gecon Construction Incorporated BUS 9/9/13 145 Main Street GRG Holdings LLC LLC 9/12/13 769 McLane Lane Gulfport Industries LLC LLC 9/10/13 1636 Popps Ferry Road Suite 110 Havana Casino & Resort, Inc. BUS 9/23/13 2550 Marshall Road, Ste 100 Hook, Line & Shimmer - Granmabeads & More LLC LLC 9/12/13 1948 Mitchell Road Hurricane Express Car Wash, LLC LLC 9/23/13 124 St. Paul J & W Retrends DBA OTH 9/10/13 2955 Cypress Creek Drive Medical Supply of Mississippi, LLCLLC 9/16/131310 Bayou Dr Ocean Springs, Ms 39564 MVSU Harrison County FoundationNP 9/26/13 691 Valerie Dr National Association of Charterboat Operations BUS 9/9/13 632 Michelle Drive Om Kar Lodging LLC LLC 9/25/13 786 Vieux Marche’ Parcel III Annex Holdings, LLC LLC 9/20/13 759 Vieux Marche Mall Patricia Taylor Properties LLC LLC 9/6/13 2600 Everygreen Lane RKW Holdings, LLC LLC 9/24/13 2010 Filoli Ct Southern Coastal Enterprise Group, LLC LLC

9/19/13 15211 South Shadow Creek Drive SSP Development, LLC LLC 9/25/13 1063 Bayview Ave Tried Curiosities, LLC LLC 9/26/13 14100 Cook Rd TSB Distribution Company, Inc. BUS 9/12/13 369 Reynoir Street Urban Status LLC LLC 9/6/13 1471 Wilkes Ave VM Food Group Inc BUS 9/27/13 2598 Pass Rd Wendy Sue Wesley DBA OTH 9/10/13 2955 Cypress Creek Drive

Blue Springs Crowns of Light Ministries NP 9/10/13 1775 Hwy 178 East Jus Teazin, LLC LLC 9/13/13 1106 Cr 193

Complex Communications Solutions LLC LLC

9/20/13 800 Hunter Bay D’s One Stop, LLC LLC 9/23/13 353 Edgewood Crossing DEL Holding Company LLC LLC 9/10/13 210 Iron Horse Station Dennis Martin Enterprises, Inc. BUS 9/20/13 556 Eastside Cove Dixieland Catering, LLC LLC 9/25/13 104 Bellegrove Circle DP & GP Construction, LLC LLC 9/18/13 495 Mockingbird Circle Endzone Sport’s Bar, LLC LLC 9/17/13 933 Frisky Drive Fontaine Insurance Services LLC LLC 9/12/13 1091 Lake Village Circle, Ste. C George Kendrick Building Specialists, LLCLLC

9/16/13 20 Eastgate Drive, Suite D Gulf Coast Hunting Club, Inc. NP 9/10/13 306 East Government Street K.C. Handyman Services LLC LLC 9/12/13 625 Warren St K&H land, LLC LLC 9/10/13 102 River Bend Dr Kelley Starnes LLC LLC 9/27/13 208 Meadow Lark Drive Kids’ Kastle LLC LLC 9/16/13 102 Amethyst Lane Landshark, LLC LLC 9/26/13 180 Clifton Road Lauren Liddell Photography, LLC LLC 9/9/13 116 Summerdale Place Lyles Building Group Inc BUS 9/3/13 126 Pinnacle Circle McGarrh Properties LLC LLC 9/5/13 116 Bella Vista Dr Mississippi Folk Art Foundation NP 9/20/13 103 Riverbend Dr Mississippi Prestige Properties LLCLLC 9/9/13 187 Oak Grove Drive Persimmon Creek Homeowners Association, Inc. NP 9/10/13 129 Beatrice Lane Pollard’s Outdoor Solutions LLC LLC 9/3/13 421 Timber Ridge Way Prestige Barber Shop LLC LLC 9/30/13 2000 Windchase Cir Rayne’s Studio Inc BUS 9/18/13 108 Paradise Pointe Drive Rhodes Real Estate, LLC LLC 9/18/13 215 Lindsey Lane Sterling Safety Solutions LLC LLC 9/3/13 3061 Louis Wilson Dr Tullos Educational Consultants LLCLLC 9/13/13 228 Waterwood Waste2Water Solutions, Inc. BUS 9/23/13 1200 Bay Vista Wcc Investments Inc BUS 9/16/13 403 Julee Circle

November 22, 2013 Weaver’s Home Inspections LLC LLC 9/9/13 613 Treeline Dr Wood Consulting LLC LLC 9/17/13 550 Westwind Drive Wynne’s Custom Coatings, LLC LLC 9/12/13 3005 Cross Creek Cove

Braxton Q & A Corporation BUS 9/3/13 158 Harrisville Braxton Rd

Brookhaven Charley the Bull, LLC LLC 9/19/13 1221 Hwy 51 NE DBA Holdings, LLC LLC 9/5/13 212 SOUTH FIRST STREET Dori Developments LLC LLC 9/24/13 787 Conrad Trl NE G & K Trucking LLC LLC 9/27/13 615 Earls Trail NE Playbook Properties, LLC LLC 9/13/13 203 Brady Drive Reeds Aviation and Rental LLC LLC 9/23/13 19†E†Lincoln†Drive†NE Studio601 LLC LLC 9/10/13 126 South First St The Reading Nook, LLC LLC 9/9/13 112 West Cherokee Street The Sweet Tooth, LLC LLC 9/23/13 618 Annawood Ln Tim Vaughan and Associates, Inc. BUS 9/16/13 5205 Choctaw Road N E VCS Enterprises, LLC LLC 9/27/13 683 Russell Lane

Burnsville Crossroads Repair Service L.L.C. LLC 9/23/13 87 Harmony Hill Road

Byhalia Beale & Second, Incorporated BUS 9/10/13 199 Myers Rd Borderless Brigade, Inc. NP 9/17/13 3460 Red Banks Rd S Desoto Dreamz Elite, LLC LLC 9/12/13 831 Myers Rd Smith Brothers Funeral Home LLC LLC 9/5/13 2404 Church St

Byram

AN Truong LLC LLC 9/17/13 1755 Beechnut St Angel’s Masonry, Inc BUS 9/6/13 4306 Hwy 51 BBE, Inc. BUS 9/23/13114 Bozeman Paine Circle Madison 39110 Browning Creek Neighborhood Utility Service, Inc. NP 9/19/13 129 East Peace Street Canton Tobacco Store LLC LLC 9/12/13 203 Meadowlark Drive Dolomar Services, LLC LLC 9/25/13 147 Links Drive; Apt 48 J High Profile, LLC LLC 9/9/13 145 Sanctuary Lane Irby’s Deer Processing LLC LLC 9/16/13 3390 N. Liberty Street KMIT, LLC LLC 9/12/13 109 Bear Creek Circle KSK Trucking LLC LLC 9/18/13 232 Dr R B Harris Drive MSA Group LLC LLC 9/9/13 145 Sanctuary Lane Safety First, LP LP 9/9/13 145 Sanctuary Lane Utility Contractors LLC LLC 9/30/13 109 Bradshaw Crossing Veritas Federal Credit Union NP 9/24/13Veritas Federal Credit Union, 276 Nissan Pkwy A-100

Carriere CoffeeASAP.com LLC LLC 9/26/13 50 N Forty Road Glomar Services, LLC LLC 9/10/13 42 Lynne Dr Jimbeaux’s Homebrew Shop, LLC LLC 9/27/13 259 Joe Smith Rd Sambeaux Flower Nursery Inc BUS 9/3/13 392 Jake Smith Road Smith and Efferson Real Estate Investors LLC LLC 9/17/13 219 Woodland Road

Carson Grace Tree Farm, LLC LLC 9/13/13 57 Howard Oatis Drive

Carthage C & S Trucking LLC 9/4/13

LLC 100 Ov Wilder Rd

Beauchamp Security Services, LLC LLC 9/30/13 457 Riverbend Dr Dee’s Etiquette Enterprise, LLC LLC 9/16/13 108 Gaddy Drive EZ-Buy Auto Sales LLC LLC 9/19/13 275 Elton Rd ( Jackson 39212) GCB, LLC LLC 9/16/13 136 Byram Business Center Highly Favored Logistics, LLC LLC 9/5/13 4315 Blaine Circle JAS Global Industries, LLC LLC 9/12/13 2112 Glennhaven Court Jazzy Designz LLC LLC 9/5/13 2260 Meagan Dr. JCC-Technology LLC LLC 9/5/13 6767 Siwell Rd a Malik & Sons LLC LLC 9/4/13 112 Byram Parkway, Suite A Marvin Kinchen Painting LLC LLC 9/3/13 136 Byram Business Center Open Hearts Open Arms Inc. NP 9/6/13 4840 Brookwood Pl Parcel Dr. Restaurant inc BUS 9/4/13 118 Fairway Cir. Perfect Physique Fitness LLC LLC 9/24/13 1000 Spring Lake Blvd Apt 1011 PraiseUp Communications LLC LLC 9/5/13 967 Bullrun Dr Trucking Services LLC LLC 9/5/13 1051 Bullrun Dr

Centreville

Wilgin’s Professional Cleaning Co LLC

BMAC, LLC LLC 9/12/13 215 North Pearman Avenue H & H Ag Services LLC LLC 9/5/13 496 Cleveland Crossing Road Katherine P. Havens, LLC LLC 9/18/13 1309 College Street Lamb-Fish Auction Co LLC LLC 9/24/13 188 Walker Rd Mid-Delta Culinary Health and Wellness Outreach NP 9/5/13 419 B North Davis Ave Minta Hill Enterprise, LLC LLC 9/24/13 166 Buckley-Jones Road Nemitz, LLC LLC 9/9/13 150 North Sharpe Avenue

9/23/13

LLC

817 Eagles Nest Dr

Caledonia AW & BW LLC LLC 9/25/13 12447 Hwy 12 East BW Consulting LLC LLC 9/30/13 242 Sandstone Circle Macy’s Ice Cream, LLC LLC 9/5/13 9677 Wolf Road

Canton 3:30 Fitness, LLC LLC 9/13/13 136 Sagefield Square A & S Management LLC LLC 9/20/13 3497 N Liberty

FMCH Leverage Lender, LLC LLC 9/19/13 270 W. Main Street FMCH State NMTC Fund, LLC LLC 9/19/13 270 W. Main Street R & R Wild Game Processing, LLC LLC 9/12/13 1648 South Dogwood Ln

Charleston Pine Crest Direct, LLC LLC 9/18/13 6629 Mississippi Highway 32 East

Clarksdale Allied Innovative Solutions & Resources, LLC LLC 9/24/13 512 Ohio St Dreamboat, LLC LLC 9/3/13 211 Clark Street Hotty Toddy Farms, LLC LLC 9/10/13 500 Colonial Drive MS/CA, LLC LLC 9/23/13 143 Yazoo Ave NME, LLC LLC 9/10/13 113 Sharkey Ave The PORCH Society Inc NP 9/26/13 145 Delta Avenue

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Southworth, LLC LLC 9/9/13 150 North Sharpe Avenue Yazoo City Dental Group, Inc. BUS 9/23/13 215 N. Pearman Avenue

Clinton Anesthesia Provider LLC LLC 9/25/13 1 Oak Alley Attentive Care Nursing Inc BUS 9/23/13 820 East Northside Drive Bubbles Embroidery LLC LLC 9/11/13 101 Lowe Circle Clinton Arrows Cheer Booster Club NP 9/5/13 104 Stonebrook Court Jamaul McDonald DBA OTH 9/12/13 1405 Beverly Dr RC’s Honey Bees LLC LLC 9/23/13 600 Cabernet Drive Sta-Well International LLC LLC 9/17/13 109 Navajo Circle TRi EXperts LLC LLC 9/12/13 101 Mt Salus Rd Apt A7 Tru Cutz DBA OTH 9/12/13 1405 Beverly Dr Wesson News, LLC LLC 9/19/13 107 Hunters Glen

Collins Blake Bullock Consulting, LLC LLC 9/12/13 244 Ridge Rd Collins Appliance LLC LLC 9/24/13 200 East Main St Mars Hill Baptist Church NP 9/20/13 631 Salem School Rd Miller Family Farms, LLC LLC 9/20/13 21 Craig Miller Drive Smokin King, LLC LLC 9/27/13 155 Skyline Dr

Collinsville Kinley Farms LLC LLC 9/24/13 12340 Ball Diamond Road

Columbia Kayla Stringer LLC

LLC

9/23/13 256 Old Foxworth Rd Quail Ridge Lodge, LLC LLC 9/26/13 897 Columbia Purvis Rd Swampfox Oilfield Services, LLC LLC 9/3/13 326B Second Street Thomas Drug Company BUS 9/27/13 129 Pine Ridge Road Whispering Water Entertainment, L.L.C. LLC

9/6/13

427 Crawley Rd

Como Mid-South Branch of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science, Inc. NP 9/11/13 231 Main Street Root 31 LLC LLC 9/26/13 205 Robinson Drive Yellow Rose Maintanence LLC LLC 9/27/13 1683 Hammond Hill Road

Corinth Bright Beginnings Early Learning Center of Corinth LLC LLC 9/17/13 17 County Road 301 Exceeding Expectations, LLC LLC 9/19/13 39 Springforrest Estate K3 Enterprises LLC LLC 9/5/13 9 Cr 634 MI Toro 5 Inc BUS 9/20/13 404 Waldron Street Parks Auto Sales & Salvage LLC LLC 9/5/13 1407A Harper Rd Ross Shirt Shop, LLC LLC 9/12/13 311 Hwy 72 E Shirley Dawg’s LLC LLC 9/16/13 602 Wick Street Strom Properties LLC LLC 9/24/13 605 Taylor Street TM Wilson 4 Enterprises, LLC LLC 9/3/13 1209 Hwy 72 W Trailer Sales, Inc. BUS 9/19/13 1441 Highway 72 West Triple M Auto Sales LLC LLC 9/30/13 605 Taylor Street V P, LLC LLC 9/30/13 511 Franklin Street

Crawford Carsons Store, LLC LLC 9/13/13 2610 Carson Road K Rice LLC LLC 9/17/13 85 Appaloosa Lane

Armaan Inc 9/5/13

Lake View Property Management L.L.C. LLC

Decatur

9/6/13 523 6Th Street South Park Place Boutique & Salon, LLC LLC 9/19/13 126 Wynbrook Bend R3UP, Inc. Reliable Restoration, Remodeling, Upgrading, and Painting, Incorporated BUS

9/26/13

9/19/13

419 A 10th Street North

LLC

9/19/13 180 Rob Reviere Ln Three L Properties, LLC LLC 9/6/13 214 5Th Street South Towdah, LLC LLC 9/12/13 122 Callaway Drive

Crenshaw

Office Automation: Computer, Network & Data Management Services, Inc. BUS

698 Southst

Sommer Tate Design & Furniture, LLC

AA Enterprises, LLC LLC 9/17/13 174 Scarlet Drive Blacks Automotive LLC LLC 9/6/13 5355 Hwy 45 North Blaze Gymnastics, LLC LLC 9/25/13 5105A Columbus Circle Chaseman Transportation LLC LLC 9/5/13 210 Springdale Dr. Christ Community Outreach Ministries International NP 9/13/13 1425 10Th Ave No Classic Book Radio Corporation NP 9/23/13 541 Mount Ariery Church Road Columbus Mobile Villa LLC LLC 9/27/13 1203 Second Ave. North Cotton House B&B, LLC LLC 9/17/13 404 3Rd Avenue South Golden Triangle HVAC, LLC LLC 9/19/13 410 Main Street (39701) High Cotton Oil Company Inc 9/9/13 809 3Rd Ave N High Cotton Oil Company Inc BUS 9/9/13 809 3Rd Ave N Homeboys Grocery, LLC LLC 9/23/13 6129 Hwy 182 East J5 Trucking LLC LLC 9/9/13 102 Temple Dr KDB Properties, LLC LLC 9/19/13 215 Fifth Street North (39701) Koon Enterprises LLC LLC 9/30/13 814 Shiloh Dr

McAbee Construction of MIssissippi LLC LLC

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Real Property Holdings, LLC LLC 9/9/13 508 2Nd Avenue North SLC Holdings, LLC LLC 9/19/13 215 Fifth Street North (39701) Sledd Properties, LLC LLC 9/26/13 710 Main Street, 3rd Floor

Columbus

9/23/13 1412 McIntyre Road Lloyd Management, LLC LLC 9/9/13 809 3Rd Avenue North

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Crosby Cavin Family Properties, LLC LLC 9/19/13 5631 Perrytown Road

Crystal Springs A Bit Tacky, LLC LLC 9/5/13 507 Harmony Road Wooten Pest Control, Inc. BUS 9/24/13 25060 Hwy 51

D’iberville First Solutions Consultancy LLC LLC 9/11/13 3786 River Loop Drive Jones Motor Company Inc 9/19/13 10145 Doris Deno Ave Jones Motor Company Inc BUS 9/23/13 10145 Doris Deno Ave Nouveau Riche Boutique LLC LLC 9/11/13 11050 Oakcrest Drive Rajun Russell’s LLC LLC 9/30/13 10232 Belle Vue Soms Properties, LLC LLC 9/23/13 608 Peach St T-Shirts Plus LLC LLC 9/9/13 374 Ginger Dr.

HWY 15 Tire & Lube, LLC LLC 9/17/13 15434 Hwy 15 North Royal Elegance OTH 9/27/13 5530 Chapel Hill Road

Dekalb Serenity Home Care and Services LLC LLC 9/11/13 11090 Highway 16 E Philadelphia 39350

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Access General Agency of Mississippi LLCLLC

Ballentine GCA LLC LLC 9/5/13 4453 Leisure Time Drive Custom Sportswear USA Inc BUS 9/9/13 6610 Alakoko Court Inspired Education DBA OTH 9/25/13 9933 Hamakua Street McLeod Properties LLC LLC 9/9/13 687 Oahu Street Recycling Unlimited of MS LLC LLC 9/12/13 9848 Kalae St Sarah Leanne York DBA OTH 9/25/13 9933 Hamakua Street

Ecru Bandbox Boutique LLC LLC 9/23/13 42 John Norwood Cove

Edwards Hinds AHS & Utica Junior College Preservation Society NP 9/13/13 1277 Murray Road

Ellisville 10-A Rocky Creek Mobile Park, LLCLLC 9/6/13 184 Hwy 590 Blacksmith Technology Solutions, LLC

LLC

9/19/13 1664 Hwy 29 N Gardner Anesthesia, PLLC PLLC 9/26/13 400 Grant Street Muve Transportation, LLC LLC 9/18/13 52 Charlie Drive Second Chance Mississippi NP 9/9/13 45 Turkey Springs Rd SMSR LLC LLC 9/18/13 25 Huckleberry Road Sumrall & Sons Trucking, LLC LLC 9/5/13 947 Graves Road

Enterprise JC & TC Auto Mart Repair and Maintenance Inc BUS 9/3/13 House 111 County Road 327

Etta Rustic Homes of Mississippi, LLC LLC 9/23/13 78 B County Road 245

Eupora Reed Funeral Home LLC 9/26/13 2568 W. Roane Ave.

Falkner Ashland Rentals and Sales LLC LLC 9/24/13 690 Hamilton

Fayette 98 East Grocery, LLC LLC 9/5/13 248 Medgar Evers Blvd Q & S Pom-Poms, Cigarettes, Tobacco & More LLC LLC 9/16/13 2498 Harston Rd

Flora Got Waste LLC LLC 9/9/13120 Highway 49 North ( Jackson 39209) Tanks Dive Shop, LLC LLC 9/5/13 334 Cedar Hill Rd

Florence Drummond Electrical Inc. BUS 9/12/13 297 E Tucker Rd Rankin Properties Real Estate, IncBUS 9/11/13 125 E Main Street Raven Group Security, Inc. BUS 9/13/13 732 Tatum Dr Shear Shack LLC LLC 9/4/13 3091 Hwy 49 South Suite F Vincent Real Estate Advisors, LLC LLC 9/24/13 409 Bridgestone Place

Flowood 2 B FARM LLC LLC 9/20/13 205 Wisteria Ct Absolute Eyewear Solutions Outdoors, LLC LLC 9/20/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Absolute Eyewear Solutions, LLC LLC 9/20/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 ACA Insurance Services, LLC LLC 9/30/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101

9/27/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 ALL Consulting, LLC LLC 9/25/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 American Financial Education Association Inc NP 9/5/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 American Homes 4 Rent Properties Seven LLC LLC 9/24/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Anchorage Road Properties, LLC LLC 9/27/13 2950 Layfair Drive, Suite 101 Ashbadash Foods, LLC LLC 9/6/13 10 Canebrake Blvd #200 AT&T Digital Life, Inc. BUS 9/11/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Automed Technologies, Inc. BUS 9/9/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Axis Security Inc BUS 9/25/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Axis Security Incorporation BUS 9/25/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Azalea Park Apartments, LLC LLC 9/11/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Barr Engineering Co. BUS 9/27/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Berkshire Indemnity Group Inc. BUS 9/23/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Bowen-Wilson, Inc. BUS 9/4/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Bridge Terminal Transport Services, Inc. BUS

9/10/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 BSL Merger, LLC LLC 9/4/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 BSL, LLC LLC 9/4/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 C. Justin Broome, Attorney at Law PLLCPLLC

9/18/13 206 Pinevale Street Capital Pawn of Mississippi LLC LLC 9/19/13 232 Market Street Carlton Architecture PA PA 9/3/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Carter & Sloope, Inc. BUS 9/19/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 CBIZ Life Insurance Solutions, Inc.BUS 9/16/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Central Plant Technology, Inc. BUS 9/4/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Citadel Fire Sprinkler, Inc. BUS 9/11/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 CLR Asset Holdings, LLC LLC 9/10/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Crossroads Distribution Center B, LLC

LLC

9/20/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Crossroads Land LLC LLC 9/30/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 CSR Marketing, Inc. BUS 9/24/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Customized Distribution LLC LLC 9/24/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 DartAppraisal.com, Inc. BUS 9/9/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Data Center, Inc. BUS 9/25/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 DEI COMMUNITIES DBA BUS 9/30/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Dent Depot, LLC LLC 9/30/13 2311 Flowood Drive, Building A Dent Master LLC LLC 9/13/13 3019 Bay Bridge Dental Consultants, LLC LLC 9/30/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Desiccare Inc. BUS 9/27/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Deville Plaza LLC LLC 9/10/13 232 Market Street Dial Equities, Inc. BUS 9/30/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Dixie Energy Holdings (McKinley Gas), LLC LLC 9/19/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 DLM Marketing Inc BUS 9/16/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Double L Auctions, LLC LLC 9/27/13 405 Westport Way Dreicor, Inc. BUS 9/26/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Drywall Solutions LLC LLC 9/4/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 DTG Holdings, Inc. BUS 9/3/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Dynamic Computing Services (DCS) CorpBUS

9/20/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Energy Products LLC LLC 9/3/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Ensign Maintenance Services, Inc.BUS 9/6/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Er-Con Technologies, LLC LLC 9/25/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Evergreen Escrow, Inc. BUS 9/3/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101

Evergreen Note Servicing DBA BUS 9/3/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Ferrous Processing and Trading Company BUS 9/16/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 FFP, LLC LLC 9/11/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 FHP-PHHOxford, LLC LLC 9/10/13 4349 Lakeland Drive First Key Mortgage, LLC LLC 9/10/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 First Look Appraisals, LLC LLC 9/9/13 232 Market Street.

FLMK Acquisition, LLC LLC 9/20/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Flowood Academy, LLC LLC 9/5/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Flowood Investment Partners LLC LLC 9/5/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 FNMS Management Services, Inc. BUS 9/16/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 FPR Specialty Pharmacy, LLC LLC 9/23/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 GBP Silvercote DBA BUS 9/27/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Gentle Films LLC LLC 9/9/13 10 Cranebrake Blvd., Suite 200 Guardian Laminated Building Products Inc BUS 9/27/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Gunite Express, L.P. LP 9/13/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 HBE Company, LLC LLC 9/19/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 HBE Company, LLC of Delaware LLC 9/19/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Hess Energy Marketing, LLC LLC 9/25/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 HH Biloxi LLC LLC 9/11/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 HU MGT, LLC LLC 9/11/13 232 Market Street.

Hurricane Disc Golf, LLC LLC 9/23/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Hurricanediscgolf.com DBA LLC 9/23/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 I&G Direct Real Estate 28, LP LP 9/11/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 IDI Property Management, LLC LLC 9/25/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 idX Dayton LLC LLC 9/3/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Insurance Office of Central Ohio Inc. BUS 9/23/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 ITC Service Group Inc BUS 9/5/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 JB Films LLC LLC 9/5/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 JDR Logistics Corp.

BUS 9/23/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 K & S Roberts Properties LLC LLC 9/16/13 3019 Bay Bridge K&F Restaurant #11 LLC LLC 9/18/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Kisatchie Treating, LLC LLC 9/16/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Lee Mechanical Contractors, Inc. BUS 9/30/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 LexisNexis Claims Solutions Inc. BUS 9/26/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 LexisNexis Risk Data Retrieval Services LLC LLC 9/18/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Locum Leaders Inc BUS 9/20/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Logan Jar, LLC LLC 9/3/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Ludlow Enterprises LLC LLC 9/23/13 232 Market Street.

M Grill-1, LLC LLC 9/26/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Magnolia River Service Inc NP 9/11/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Malco Ventures, LLC LLC 9/4/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Manns Homes, Inc. BUS 9/19/13 4701 Lakeland Drive Apt 4B McFarland Cascade Holdings Inc BUS 9/17/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.

BUS 9/20/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Meridian Solar, Inc BUS 9/5/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 MicroPort Direct LLC LLC 9/18/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 MicroPort Orthopedics Inc BUS 9/19/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Mississippi Dental Consultants, LLC

LLC

9/30/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 MML Strategic Distributors, LLC LLC 9/17/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101

MNJ Technologies Direct, Inc. BUS 9/16/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Mo-Spicer, Inc. BUS 9/6/13 10 Canebrake Blvd #200 Ms National Guard Federal Credit Union NP

9/4/13 142 Military Dr MSBDL Investment, LLC LLC 9/20/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 National Oak Distributors, Inc. BUS 9/17/13 232 Market Street National Wildlife Federation Inc. NP 9/17/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Netech Corporation BUS 9/30/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Noble Royalty Access Fund I LP LP 9/18/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Noble Royalty Access Fund III LP LP 9/5/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Noble Royalty Access Fund IV LP LP 9/5/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Noble Royalty Access Fund V LP LP 9/5/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Noble Royalty Access Fund VI LP LP 9/5/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Noble Royalty Access Fund VII LP LP 9/5/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Noble Royalty Access Fund VIII LP LP 9/6/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Noble Royalty Access Fund X LP LP 9/5/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Northstar Environmental Group, Inc.

BUS

9/9/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Off-Campus Solutions, LLC LLC 9/25/13 232 Market Street Olympian Construction Co., LLC LLC 9/30/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 PAC Camp, LLC LLC 9/12/13 2950 Layfair Drive, Suite 101 Penn Veterinary Supply, Inc. BUS 9/26/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Plateau Data Services, LLC LLC 9/13/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 PolyOne Designed Structures and Solutions LLC LLC 9/30/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Professional Finance Company, Inc.

BUS

9/17/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Provence Real Estate, LLC LLC 9/19/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 PWI Construction, Inc BUS 9/12/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Quality Leasing Co., Inc. BUS 9/16/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Quick Roofing, LLC LLC 9/9/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 R & A Solutions Inc. BUS 9/25/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Radiant Acquisitions 1, L.L.C. LLC 9/19/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Radiant Oil & Gas Operating Company, Inc. BUS 9/24/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Real Estate Principals Purchasing Group, Inc. NP 9/20/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Retina Specialists of North Alabama, LLCLLC

9/19/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Retina Specialists of West Alabama LLC LLC

9/24/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 S.S.E., Inc. BUS 9/13/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Savage Range Systems, Inc. BUS 9/13/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Save My Hospital, LLC LLC 9/25/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Scil Animal Care Company BUS 9/9/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Seas & Associates, LLC LLC 9/13/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Shivoo Inc BUS 9/9/13 901 Lakeland Place, Suite 5a Siemens Postal, Parcel & Airport Logistics LLC LLC 9/25/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 SN TMS, LLC LLC 9/11/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Solaray, LLC LLC 9/18/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Southern Equity Investments, LLC LLC 9/18/13 5412 Highway 25, Suite C Southern Louisiana Express MGT., LLC. LLC 9/25/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Steel City LL, LLC LLC 9/18/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Sterne Agee Group, Inc. BUS 9/4/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Stimson Lumber Company BUS 9/23/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Stone Bunkering Mobile, LLC LLC 9/13/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101

Sugar Creek State Credit Fund LLC LLC 9/26/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Superior Petroleum Company BUS 9/9/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Tech-Marine Business Inc BUS 9/12/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Telvent USA, LLC LLC 9/4/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 The Bard Manufacturing Company, Inc. BUS

9/23/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 The HJH Consulting Group, Inc. BUS 9/17/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 The Landing LLC LLC 9/9/13 182 Promenade Blvd The Titan Group, LLC LLC 9/24/13 320 Belle Meade Pointe, Suite A The Williams Company LLC LLC 9/20/13 232 Market Street.

TISICS, LLC LLC 9/12/13 10 Canebrake Blvd #200 TMX Finance of Mississippi, Inc. BUS 9/3/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Trinity Tool Rentals, L.L.C. LLC 9/13/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 TurboJack, LLC LLC 9/25/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 U.S.A. Staffing, Inc. BUS 9/5/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Universal Sign & Display LLC LLC 9/6/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Urgent Team Management of Cleveland, LLC LLC 9/17/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Urgent Team Management of Golden Triangle, LLC LLC 9/17/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Urgent Team Management of Greenwood, LLC LLC 9/17/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 US Tax Recovery Partners LLC LLC 9/17/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 US Tax Recovery, LLC LLC 9/17/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 USA Rugby Charitable Foundation NP 9/26/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Vadakin, Inc. BUS 9/23/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Vertex Holdings, LLC LLC 9/30/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Very Elect Group LLC LLC 9/5/13 1045 Flynt Drive Apt. D4 Vodafone Global Enterprise Inc. BUS 9/12/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 W&L Holdings, LLC LLC 9/20/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Wayport LLC LLC 9/5/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Wines Unlimited Inc BUS 9/16/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101

Forest C N E Rentals, LLC LLC 9/20/13 116 East Second Street C&C Auto Sales LLC LLC 9/24/13 726 Old Morton Rd Day Star Janitorial and Cleaning Company LLC LLC 9/20/13 1925 Hillsboro Ludlow Rd Greater Deliverance Church of God in Christ-Forest NP 9/24/13 110 Old Hwy 21 Luther David Tadlock, LLC LLC 9/5/13 1100 Highway 32 South Metro Dental, Inc. BUS 9/25/13 1237 Hwy 35 South Pink Leopard Inc BUS 9/3/13 1308 Salem Road The Fillin’ Station NP 9/16/13 4160 Highway 35 South

Glen D&R Hauling LLC 9/30/13

LLC 21 County Road 340

Gloster CRV Fabrication, LLC LLC 9/13/13 3588 Perry Road

Golden Alton Hester Insulation, LLC 9/11/13

LLC 98 Cr 8

Greenville ArkLaMiss Sports, LLC LLC 9/23/13 1573 Highway 1 South ATH Solutions, Inc. BUS 9/5/13 200 Arnold Ave Caulfield Engineering, PLLC PLLC 9/10/13 1130 Arnold Avenue David and Judy Ellard, LLC LLC 9/13/13 2417 Highway 82 East Gaines Mac, LLC LLC 9/19/13 1121 Arnold Avenue

LLC

Coast Computer Repair & Customs LLC LLC

9/4/13 205 Beatrice St DEBS, LLC LLC 9/26/13 503 West Barton Street Delta Properties, LLC LLC 9/11/13 1504 West Claiborne Avenue Kokila Inc. BUS 9/9/13 1413 Highway 1 South, Suite C Kolila Inc BUS 9/9/13 1413 Highway 1 South, Suite C L and M Investments, LLC LLC 9/16/13 2207 River Road Ext. Larry’s Transportation LLC LLC 9/17/13 1700 Leflore Ave Old Time Farmers Market #2, LLC LLC 9/6/13 305 County Rd 18 Ray Nash, LLC LLC 9/23/13 310 Fulton Street Ruff Club, LLC LLC 9/30/13 712 George Street S & H Cars LLC LLC 9/13/13 1705 Hwy 82 West Supreme Electronics LLC LLC 9/26/13 1714 Carrollton Avenue Supreme Electronics Merger LLC LLC 9/26/13 1714 Carrollton Avenue

9/9/13 2218 18Th Street Conquistador LLC LLC 9/16/13 2510 14Th St Ste 1010 Conyers Service Canines Inc NP 9/9/13 2218 18Th Street Counsyl, Inc. BUS 9/20/13 12435 Plunkett Road Davis Family Strategies LLC LLC 9/10/13 2218 18Th Street Devo Distributing Inc. BUS 9/4/13 6001 Vista Drive ECL Homes LLC LLC 9/4/13 1900 22Nd Ave F & S Motorcycles LLC LLC 9/25/13 1006 B Pass Road

Greenwood

Technology & Healthcare Solutions, Inc. NP

9/6/1314000 Hwy 82 W Box 5195 Itta Bena 38941 Third Generations Development, Inc.

9/11/13

NP

2005 Bradford Avenue

Greenwood Village Utown Emergency Physicians OTH 9/4/13 6200 S. Syracuse Way

B & K Electrical, Heating & Air Camper Repair, Inc. BUS 9/27/13 51 Crosby Drive Carver Granada Investments, LLC LLC 9/27/13 101 Hwy 404 Cravens & Son Properties, LLC LLC 9/20/13 135 First Street Jai Bapa Jay Inc BUS 9/12/13 2452 Pryor Street KA Properties, LLC LLC 9/11/13 135 First Street KAG Aviation, LLC LLC 9/18/13 1463 Commerce Street

Charles O’Neal LLC LLC 9/4/13 1108 Peachtree Rd

Avant Healthcare Professionals, LLC

Community Counseling and Tutorial CenterNP

9/5/13 1651 Hwy 1 South National Kidney Clinic, PC PA 9/26/13 1585 South Main Street Professional Staffing Solutions Adult Daycare Center, LLC LLC 9/26/13 306 Washington Avenue RCG of Dermott, LLC LLC 9/3/13 1997 South Medical Park Drive

Grenada

Georgetown

A & E Enterprises LLC LLC 9/24/13 2218 18Th Street A Helping Hand HR, LLC LLC 9/12/13 1337 31St Avenue All-State Credit Plan LLC LLC 9/5/13 520 East Pass Road, Suite M American Financial Recovery of Mississippi LLC LLC 9/3/13 1511 18Th Avenue Aqua Weed Pullers LLC LLC 9/24/13 2218 18Th Street Arrowline Homes, LLC LLC 9/5/13 2218 18Th Street Ashe Optical LLC LLC 9/30/13 12221 Ashley Drive, Suite A & B

A & T Brokerage LLC LLC 9/20/13 603 Roosevelt St A & T Trucking Limited Liability Company LLC 9/20/13 603 Roosevelt St Burning Blue, LLC LLC 9/3/13 73000 Cr 518

Lifeline Financial Freedom Solutions LLC LLC

Halo, Inc BUS 9/24/13 1105 South Adams Laughing Dog Web Design, LLC LLC 9/23/13 75 Gray Rd

A-1 Real Estate Sales and Investments LLC LLC 9/20/13 2121 Sandalwood Pl Boom Truck “LLC” LLC 9/3/13 1728 Plumaria Dr

By His Hands, LLC LLC 9/10/13 1498 Amberjack Dr.

Gulfport

9/11/13 12435 Plunkett Road Bayou Boudin, LLC LLC 9/30/13 9004 Victoria Cir BEI IP, LLC LLC 9/3/13 12251 Bernard Parkway #200 Blue Sky & Young Properties LLC LLC 9/10/13 2218 18Th Street BPR Productions, LLC LLC 9/3/13255 Davis Avenue, Pass Christian, Ms 39571 Brightside Corporation BUS 9/16/13 2000 24Th Avenue C. J. Holdings, LLC LLC 9/20/13 2510 14Th Street #1209 Carmine Incorportated BUS 9/11/13 15510 Walter Smith Road Cerento Inc BUS 9/17/13 12435 Plunkett Road CG & JL Holdings LLC LLC 9/23/13 2510 14Th Street #1209 Cinch Medical Solutions LLC LLC 9/24/13 2218 18Th Street Clara Morgan, LLC LLC 9/5/13 2218 18Th Street

Fulton

Gautier

Tomarkus Harbin Trucking LLC LLC 9/26/13 200 Mississippi Ave

Moore Law Group Professional Corporation BUS 9/27/13 1155 South Dr Martin Luther King Jr Blvd Real the Producer LLC LLC 9/18/13 961 Fairfield Avenue

Falcon Real Estate Management, Inc.

BUS

9/26/13 9461 Oak Pointe Fermata317 LLC LLC 9/20/13 89406 Florida Ave Flawless Finish LLC LLC 9/3/13 2609 Joan Ave Florida Global Logistics LLC LLC 9/9/13 1310 Twenty Fifth Avenue Force Industries Group, LLC LLC 9/13/13 2510 14Th Street, Suite 910 Free State of Jones LLC LLC 9/19/13 2218 18Th Street Gary Rogers LLC LLC 9/3/13 112 Lee Ct. Gulf Steel Products, Inc. BUS 9/23/13 11573 Three Rivers Road Heart Hypertension Cholesterol & Diabetes Care, LLC LLC 9/27/13 14055 Seaway Road Ink Expressions LLC LLC 9/9/13 2218 18Th Street J.RAY Distribution Inc BUS 9/6/13 10320 Huntleigh Dr Jalepeno Grill, Inc. BUS 9/10/13 5 Pass Rd John Will Lifestyle Companions LLC

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9/4/13 2218 18Th Street JPV Properties, LLC LLC 9/19/13 402 Caribe Place North (39507) JTDK Distribution Corp.

BUS 9/6/13 14240 S Country Hills Dr KERA Properties, LLC LLC 9/13/13 119 Connie Drive Kimberly Frey Yoga LLC LLC 9/17/13 2218 18Th Street Kimberly Oliver Best, Inc. BUS 9/9/13 12221 Ashley Drive, Suite A & B Law Office of Dustin Uselton, PLLC

PLLC

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November 22, 2013

GULF COAST

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Atlanta fast-food supplier reviving dormant Jackson distribution center

BY TED CARTER I STAFF WRITER ted.carter@msbusiness.com A long vacant refrigeration and dry storage distribution center at Jackson's Hawkins Field Industrial Park has a new owner that plans nearly $1 million in upgrades to the warehouse and the initial hiring of 30 warehouse workers and drivers.

Atlanta-based Customized Distributors, LLC says it will grow to 50 workers over the next two years as it expands its market for supplying food products to multiple fast-foot chains throughout Mississippi, Memphis and New Orleans and the rest of Eastern Louisiana, said Bill Bartels, managing member of Customized Distributors.

“Several years ago we had a distribution center in Canton.

So we're very familiar with the area,” Bartels said.

The 115,700-square-foot facility situated on 20 acres at 4240 Industrial Drive will be join facilities in Atlanta and Jacksonville, Fla., as the company's distribution centers.

Bartels expects it will take six to eight months to install new heavy freezers, coolers and racking and repair floors and renovate offices. Work is already under way on the distribution center, according to Bartels, who envisions a late July start up at the earliest.

Commercial real estate professionals who deal in industrial property around Jackson lament that the city's positioning between New Orleans and Memphis makes it a poor candidate for distribution warehouses. Bartels said it was that geographic position that led the company to Jackson, however.

“In our case, Jackson is very strategically located. We love Jackson for that reason.”

About 10 percent of the distribution warehouse will remain unused and available for future expansion , according to Bartels.

The Overby Company of Jackson and Wildmor Realty of Atlanta represented Customized Distributors in the purchase of the former U.S. Foods property.

Biloxi council approves budget for stadium BILOXI — The Biloxi City Council has set up a $1-million budget in advance of any spending for a baseball stadium.

David Nichols, city administrator, says no expenditures will be made until a team is purchased and all the documents are signed.

The Sun Herald reports the vote was 5-2 creating the new capital project to track the expenses of the stadium. The action prepares to combine funding sources of $1 million in general fund money, $15 million in grant money from the state and $21 million in bond money to build the stadium.

Councilman Robert Deming III said the city has to be ready for the opening of the baseball season in 2015 and faces penalties if the deadline isn’t met.

TECHNOLOGY

Clinton approves C Spire agreement for fiber CLINTON — Clinton officials have unanimously approved a franchise agreement with C Spire that clears the way for city neighborhoods to start marketing themselves as the best place for 1 gigabit-per-second broadband Internet.

The agreement is for 25 years, with two 10year automatic rollovers that Ridgeland-based C Spire can trigger unless the company gives notice otherwise at least six months in advance.

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That term is more than twice as long as the city’s agreement with AT&T, whose contract runs for 10 years.

C Spire will pay franchise fees equal to the lesser of 3 percent of gross revenues the company makes from the sale of basic video services or the lowest percentage payable by a third-party provider of video services.

petition for arbitration in 2011.

Mayor George Flaggs Jr. commended Thomas, aldermen Michael Mayfield and Willis Thompson and other city officials for their work in the negotiations with Bally.

“I think that speaks volumes about this board working together to get all the money we can out of this due the city,” Flaggs said.

GAMING

POLITICS

Company agrees to pay former casino’s gas bill

Federal flood insurance changes bogged down

VICKSBURG — Bally Technologies Inc. and the city of Vicksburg have agreed on a payment for the almost five years the city under-billed the former Rainbow Casino for natural gas service from 2005 to 2010.

The Vicksburg Post reports Bally will pay the city $175,000, about 46 percent less than the $378,234 the city said Bally owed for natural gas at the time it sold the casino.

“They made us an offer, and we decided it was in the best interest (of the city) to accept that offer and not go through the arbitration with the Public Service Commission,” city attorney Nancy Thomas said.

Bally sold its interest in the casino to Isle of Capri in June 2010, The casino was renamed Lady Luck in 2012.

City officials say an error caused the city to under-bill gas service to Rainbow from Dec. 14, 2005, to May 13, 2010, when Bally owned a general partnership interest in the casino. When Bally prepared to sell its interest, the city presented the company a bill for $378,234 and explained the billing errors. The company filed its

WASHINGTON — Efforts to delay implementation of changes in the federal flood insurance program have run into roadblocks on both sides of Capitol Hill.

The leaders of the House Financial Services Committee say they are standing behind last year’s bipartisan legislation to put the flood insurance program on sounder financial footing even as the implementation of the law has sparked a chorus of complaints from constituents fearing spikes in premiums and plummeting home values.

In the Senate, attempts to call a quick floor vote on legislation to delay the changes in the program — designed to force higher premiums on properties especially at risk of flooding — appear to face opposition from both Democrats and Republicans.

Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., wants to add the measure to an unrelated defense policy bill, but Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., is restricting the ability of senators to offer unrelated amendments.

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informational public meetings so that the public will know what to expect in the future and how the project will affect them.

The key to holding public meetings is to understand the purpose of the meeting and to know who will be in attendance. Consideration should also be given to having a professional moderator or facilitator conduct the meeting.

This takes the person or company out of the spotlight yet still allows their presence. It also protects them if the meeting gets out of hand.

Finally, when public meetings are well-conducted and well-attended they can be useful tools for discussion of ideas and issues as well as dissemination of information.

Phil Hardwick is coordinator of capacity development at the John C. Stennis Institute of Government. Pease contact Hardwick at phil@philhardwick.com.

This fictionalized account of the Iraq War is unforgettable

N » The Yellow Birds: A Novel

By Kevin Powers Published by Back Bay Books $14.99 softback

ominated for the National Book Award and written by Iraq War veteran Kevin Powers, The Yellow Birds is a work of fiction that shares its lineage with books like Slaughterhouse Five and The Things They Carried. Just as Kurt Vonnegut served in Dresden during WWII and Tim O’Brien served in Vietnam, Powers served in Iraq. Vonnegut and O’Brien used their experiences to write what are arguably the defining fictional accounts of their respective conflicts. There’s a good chance Powers has done the same for the Iraq War. Powers’ personal history is interesting. He enlisted at 17, served in 2004 and 2005, and eventually earned an MFA in poetry from the University of Texas at Austin. You can hear his love of language often in the book, though his writing is not at all flowery. It’s taut and moves quickly.

The story’s one of survival, both physical and mental, following two soldiers as they try to keep it together while serv-

ing in Al Tafar, Iraq. The book hopscotches back and forth in time, from scenes set in Iraq to scenes after the narrator has returned home to Richmond, Va., with one early chapter set in Fort Dix, N.J., pre-deployment. That’s where the two main characters, John Bartle (age 21) and Daniel Murphy (age 18) meet.

That’s also where the protagonist, Bartle, makes a promise to Murphy’s mother that you realize very early on, despite not knowing the details, he has been unable to keep.

The uncovering of this mystery stretches out over the entire book, unfolding piece by piece. The foreshadowing and

suspense is masterful. You simply have to find out what happened, and why, and who was right and who was wrong.

The answers are eventually revealed, but the “why” and the question of “right or wrong” are left murkier, and up to your own interpretation.

This was a tough book to read at times, not because of the writing style but just because of the content. But that’s to be expected when you’re writing honestly and brutally about war and death, mayhem and madness. And Powers certainly did that. It made me uncomfortable and even sad. But it also made me empathize, perhaps more than any other war book or movie I’ve encountered, with our soldiers, the dangers they face, and the horrors of war.

The Yellow Birds was well worth any uncomfortable feelings it stirred up. That’s what literature should do. It should make you think, make you re-examine things, and make you feel something. This unforgettable book did that.

— LouAnn Lofton, mbj@msbusiness.com

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Bridgettes Mongram and Gifts – Jackson

Wyatt Waters and Robert St. John

Mistletoe Marketplace 2013 The Mississippi Trade Mart was bustling with shoppers earlier this month during the 2013 edition of Mistletoe Marketplace.

Approximately 160 businesses and 35,000 shoppers were expected to participate the event that is the largest fundraiser for the Junior League of Jackson.

Wildgoose Manufacturing – mailorder

Sweet Tea Clothing – Asheville, NC

Photos by Frank Brown/MBJ

Model Metalworks – Westminster, CA

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