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2 I Mississippi Business Journal I September 13, 2013 OUTDOORS

Trophy season? » Deer herd looking good for upcoming season

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

According to the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks, the state’s whitetail deer herd is smaller than it was last year as hunters prepared to take the field. And, that is a good thing.

“Our deer population last year was high — extremely high; ridiculously high,” said Lann Wilf, leader of the MDWFP’s Deer Program.

Wilf said the whitetail deer numbers have decreased of late due to natural causes (hemorrhagic disease, especially in Southwest Mississippi) and new deer-management practices.

While the herd is smaller, the deer are larger. The average age of a buck shot in Mississippi last year was 3.25 years old. The bigger bucks taken have elevated Mississippi to one of the prime spots in the United States to take a trophy animal.

In the June/July issue of Outdoor Life, Mississippi made the top 10 for places to shoot a trophy whitetail, coming in at number seven. No other state in the Southeast made the top 10.

“Every year there are stories about which state has become the latest trophy whitetail destination, but frankly the equation has been wrong all along,” says Andrew McKean, editor of Outdoor Life. “If you only look at the total number of deer killed, it gives an unfair advantage to states with high numbers of hunters and deer.

When you’re considering investing the time and money it can often take to go on a trophy hunt it’s important to consider all the factors to get the most accurate picture, which is what we’ve done.”

But, Wilf said due to Mississippi’s longer season and more liberal bag limit, the state would place higher, and he gives the credit to education.

“We have the most educated hunters in the nation, without a doubt,” Wilf said.

“Our hunters and biologists have crafted a deer program that is second to none.”

And, a new study completed by Mississippi State University’s Deer Lab has further boosted optimism that this could be a record year for whitetail deer hunters.

Just this month, researchers with the Deer Lab released the results of a survey that found while deer in other parts of the country, particularly the North, have bigger bodies, they do not have bigger antlers. When it comes to trophy racks, environment and habitat trump geography and latitude.

Mississippi’s large agriculture base is key.

“Antler size is known to be highly correlated with body size,” said Dr. Steve Demarais, who is also a Dale H. Arner professor of wildlife ecology in the Forest and Wildlife Research Center. “However, our research further proves that agricultural areas with rich soil provide more food for deer, leading to deer with larger bodies, independent of their latitude.”

That means good soil and agricultural crops lead to larger deer with bigger antlers.

Places with rich soil, such as the Mississippi Delta and the bread basket states, produce deer with big bodies and big antlers.

Dr. Bronson Strickland, associate Extension professor and researcher in the Forest and Wildlife Research Center, said soybean crops contribute the most to deer size. White-tailed deer eat only the seed of grain crops like corn, but they eat all parts of soybean plants, which are grown on rich soil. This gives them the nutrients required to grow larger bodies.

Archery season opens next month (Oct. 1 in Delta and Hill zones; Oct. 15 in Southeast Zone). Youth gun season begins Nov. 9.

The bag limit on antlered buck deer is one buck per day, not to exceed three per license year. Legal bucks must meet the antler criteria within the appropriate deer management zone. For youth hunters (15 years of age and younger) hunting on private land and authorized state and federal lands, all of the three buck bag limit may be any antlered deer.

The bag limit on antlerless deer is one per day, not to exceed five per license year. Antlerless deer are defined as any female deer and any male deer without hardened antler above the hairline.

For more on Mississippi’s hunting season, bag limits, regulations and more, visit the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Park’s website at www.mdwfp.com.

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MDWFP biologist David Graves and MSU Deer Lab students remove the antlers of a deer for research.

‘Scoping deer » Lab looking to boost public awareness

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

For decades now, the Deer Ecology and Management Lab at Mississippi State University has been conducting cutting-edge research into the understanding of whitetail deer and what they require to grow and prosper. The work is well-known among biologists and researchers, but outside of academia the lab’s work is generally unknown.

However, the Deer Lab’s tag as one of Mississippi State’s best-kept secrets is under siege.

The lab, a unit of Mississippi State’s Forest and Wildlife Research Center, has recently launched a new website (www.msudeerlab.com) in an attempt by those who have deer under the microscope to feed information to those who routinely see deer through a rifle scope.

“We just launched the new website,” said Dr. Bronson Strickland, an associate Mississippi State University Extension Service professor and researcher in the university’s Forest and Wildlife Research Center. “What we are attempting to do is get information out of the lab and into people’s hands so they can use it to formulate good deermanagement practices and decisions.”

The deer research program at Mississippi State University began with the arrival of Dr. Dave Guynn and Dr. Harry Jacobson in the mid-1970s.

The synergism between these two young research biologists spawned many unique projects that generated national attention. Guynn

would eventually leave the lab, but Jacobson expanded the breadth of deer research projects over a 20-year career.

Dr. Steve Demarais, who earned his doctoral degree with Harry and subsequently worked as a deer specialist in Texas, replaced Jacobson.

Today, he is the Dale H. Arner professor of wildlife ecology in the Forest and Wildlife Research Center.

After training at the Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute in Texas, Strickland contributed to the deer research program as a research associate for six years and joined the faculty of the Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Aquaculture in 2006.

Dr. Jerry Belant, a carnivore and deer specialist with extensive experience in northern regions, joined the department in 2008.

Currently, 13 MSU graduate students flush out the staff of the Deer Lab. The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks is one of the lab’s chief collaborators.

Lann Wilf, leader of the department’s Deer Program and whose area of responsibility includes nearly half of the state’s counties, said, “The work they are doing there at the Deer Lab is absolutely instrumental and the work we are doing in the field,” adding that the lab’s researchers deserve a large part of the credit for Mississippi’s deermanagement efforts being consistently ranked among the top in the United States.

Work at the lab includes such areas such as reproduction, selective harvesting, predation,

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Deane, Smith & Partners, Mad Genius partner to grow business across the nation » Leading agencies affiliate to expand expertise

BY ROSS REILY ross.reily@msbusiness.com@msbusiness.com After a year in which the Mad Genius branding firm of Ridgeland brought home awards for Best in Show and Best Overall, it would be hard to believe there are many weak spots in its creative organization.

Still and yet, Mad Genius CEO Rick Moore believes whatever weak spots his firm may have once had now have been “shored up.”

Mad Genius, a full-service design, print, digital and video production branding firm and Deane, Smith and Partners, a public relations, marketing, advertising and branding agency based in Nashville have teamed to leverage their business across the Southeast and throughout the nation.

Through a common relationship with the law firm of Butler Snow, Moore and DS&P president and chief communications officer Todd Smith were introduced. From there, the two young, entrepreneurs had immediate chemistry and envisioned a way they could work together.

“We knew that our strong suit was public relations, media relations and branding,” Smith said. “Together with (Mad Genius’) branding, advertising and video, production front, we knew this would be a great team.”

Under the agreement — a shared services affiliation — the two firms will have more than 30 employees in four offices nationwide to serve a growing roster of clients. The partnership allows both agencies to expand their vision in their respective headquarters markets — Nashville, Tenn. and Jackson — offering a different perspective to those cities, and beyond.

DS&P recently announced the opening of its Jackson office to better serve its growing roster of clients in Mississippi’s Capitol and across the state.

This partnership further leverages expanding service lines of both firms.

“Whatever weak spots we may have had before, this joining of forces shores up any weak spots we may have had. There are no weak spots now,” Moore told the Mississippi Business Journal this week. “This affiliation really allows both agencies to Todd Smith flourish in markets where our clients are seeking a fresh approach to branding.”

Mad Genius was founded in 2005 by Moore and president Chip Sarver.

The creative and technical staff offers advertising, design, media buying, film and video services along with interactive and social media, post production and animation and special effects.

There are camera and video production crews, animators, editors, media buyers and other professionals brainstorming, creating and producing for local, regional and national clients.

Among their clients are Bomgar, Southern Farm Bureau Life Insurance Company, Fastenal, Primos Hunting, and Bruce Foods.

DS&P — which creates strategic branding campaigns for numerous Jackson clients including the Butler Snow law firm, Faces Clinic and Waggoner Engineering — was founded in 1999 by Washington, D.C. political and media veterans, Silas Deane and Smith. Other major clients include The National Foundation for Cancer Research, Electrolux, the Hutton Hotel, Healthcare Information Management Systems Society,

Mad Genius CEO Rick Moore of Ridgeland has teamed up with Todd Smith of Deane, Smith and Partners, a public relations, marketing, advertising and branding agency to leverage their business across the Southeast and throughout the nation.

Baden Supply, The Buffkin Group, Cybera Inc., Microsoft Health and the Sumner County (Tenn.) Board of Education.

“We are progressively expanding our agency in the Southeast and nationwide, and this partnership is the perfect fusion of creativity, innovation and thought leadership that delivers a whole new generation of branding,” said Smith, a Jackson native. “This affiliation greatly enhances our capabilities to deliver exceptional client service across the entire spectrum of today’s multi-faceted, digital communications world.”

And Moore says the partnership is nearly perfect.

“We are very unique. We are a full-service advertising agency and also a full service video production company — a one stop shop of creative energy,” Moore said. “However, the one aspect we have always shied away from, quite frankly, has been the PR aspect. (Deane Smith) is obviously the PR expert. While their are parts of our individual businesses that overlap, the parts that don’t overlap really do complete us and make this a powerhouse partnership.

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4 I Mississippi Business Journal I September 13, 2013 LAW

U.S. Supreme Court schedules oral argument for Hood’s price-fixing lawsuit

By CLAY CHANDLER I STAFF WRITER clay.chandler@msbusiness.com

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in November related to Attorney General Jim Hood’s price-fixing lawsuit against liquid crystal display (LCD) screen manufacturers.

In 2011, Hood sued the companies, accusing them of price-fixing from December 2006 to April 2011. He claimed the companies of forcing consumers to pay too much for their products, in violation of the Mississippi Consumer Protection Act. LCD screens are used in computers and televisions.

Hood brought the action in Hinds County Chancery Court, under the parens patriae theory, which allows a state’s top law enforcement officer to sue on behalf of his constituents.

The defendants removed the case from chancery court to Mississippi’s Southern District federal court. In court filings, defendants argued that the Class Action Fairness Act, passed by Congress in 2005, allowed the change in venue because the plaintiffs were the people of Mississippi,

“Corporations have abused federal jurisdiction...”

Jim Hood Mississippi attorney general

not Hood.

The CAFA defines a “mass action” as litigation with a lot of plaintiffs, similar to class action lawsuits. The law allows for the removal of mass actions to federal court.

Hood countered that the case, since it arose out of the parens patriae theory, belonged in state court. Federal judge Carlton Reeves of Jackson agreed with Hood, and sent the case back to chancery court.

The defendants appealed to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, which ruled that the case belonged in federal court. The Fifth Circuit is the only federal appeals court to rule that consumer protection litigation brought on behalf of a state belongs in federal court, and not state court. The

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appeals court issued a similar ruling relating to consumer protection litigation brought by Louisiana’s attorney general against Allstate Insurance Co. Due to the split, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on May 28 that it would hear the case.

The justices will determine who the actual plaintiff is – Hood, or the people he sued LCD manufacturers on behalf of.

Their ruling will likely determine the venue of future consumer protection litigation brought under the parens patriae theory.

“We are pleased that the court granted the state’s petition and look forward to having the case heard on the merits,” Hood

SCOPING

said in June in an email to the Mississippi Business Journal. “Corporations have abused federal jurisdiction by using the Class Action Fairness Act to remove consumer actions from state court to federal court.

During Senate debate on the Class Action Fairness Act, even the senators supporting the act stated on the record that it would not apply to actions brought by attorneys general. I anticipate a vast majority of attorneys general joining in an amicus brief supporting our position, which three Federal Circuit Courts of Appeals upheld.”

Consumer interest group Public Citizen has filed an amicus brief in support of Hood’s position. The Washington, D.C.based group was active in the process to pass the CAFA. In the brief, Public Citizen says the removal of parens patriae cases to federal “departs from the plain language and intent” of the law.

Forty-six states have filed briefs supporting Hood’s position to go with the AARP and the Center for State Enforcement of Antitrust and Consumer Protection Laws.

The case name is Mississippi ex rel.

Hood v. AU Optronics.

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among others.

As example, to meet land owners’ and managers’ concerns the lab conducted a study on coyote’s impact on deer numbers. The common perception was that increasing coyote numbers was having a drastic effect on deer numbers due to fawn predation.

“Landowners would see one coyote and immediately get out their guns and traps and look to thin them out,” Strickland said.

However, lab scientists, who looked at sites across Mississippi and into Alabama found no correlation between coyote numbers and deer herd size. Instead, they found habitat was the key, not less coyotes.

The most recent study into the body and antler size of whitetails has garnered national attention.

Lab scientists spent approximately six months gathering harvested deer information from across the country to determine where trophy deer were more likely to be found and why.

Research conducted by Mississippi State University Deer Lab scientists has determined northern deer may have bigger bodies but they don’t necessarily have bigger antlers.

The discovery showed that antler size depends more on diet than latitude.

“In white-tailed deer, large antlers are generally found on deer with large bodies. However, the

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Deer Lab student Eric Michel evaluates a buck.

largest antler measurements were found in the Midwestern states and not the far North, as commonly believed,” said Strickland.

Strickland, a Georgia native who had a childhood fascination with wildlife biology that landed him at Mississippi State, said he is just as proud of the lab’s work in generation the next generation of deer biologists as he is the research they are conducting.

“It’s very rewarding — to be a part of educating young students is truly an honor,” he said.

“We’re doing great work here. Now, we just want more people to know about it.”

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REAL ESTATE

Mississippi ends Q2 with 18.3% of home mortgages underwater; another 6.2% at risk of falling there Nearly one in four Mississippi homeowners ended the second quarter owing more on their homes than the homes were worth, California-based real estate survey and data analysis firm CoreLogic reports.

While Mississippi showed a negative equity rate of 18.3 percent for the quarter, home mortgages underwater nationally decreased to 14.5 percent from the previous quarter's 14.56 percent, CoreLogic reports.

In its national survey, CoreLogic found that about 2.5 million more residential properties returned to a state of positive equity during the second quarter, and the total number of mortgaged residential properties with equity currently stands at 41.5 million. The analysis shows that 7.1 million homes were still in negative equity at the end of the quarter.

The first quarter ended with 9.6 million homes, or 19.7 percent of all mortgaged residential properties, with mortgages underwater.

The bulk of home equity for mortgaged properties is concentrated at the high end of the housing market. For example, 91 percent of homes valued at greater than $200,000 have equity compared with 80 percent of homes valued at less than $200,000, CoreLogic notes.

Negativeequitycanoccurbecauseofadeclineinvalue, anincreaseinmortgagedebtoracombinationofboth.

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Pirates and Rogues: Employee theft of trade secrets and proprietary information

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n the mid-18th century, an owner of a merchant vessel on the high seas would clearly know when his ship came under pirate attack. In the modern workplace, the theft of an employer’s treasure, i.e. trade secrets and customer data, is much less obvious but just as devastating. This type of piracy is most likely to be carried out by a trusted and supposedly honest employee, usually for the benefit of a business competitor or to assist the employee in setting up his own competing business.

It is a type of employee theft that is increasingly common in Mississippi and nationwide. According to a 2013 survey conducted by computer security software company Symantec, more than half of departing employees retained confidential information belonging to their former employer. An alarming 40 percent planned to use such misappropriated trade secrets in their new jobs.

Trade secret theft costs American business billions of dollars each year and companies such as Intel and General Motors are among those who have recently sustained serious losses at the hands of former employees. However, businesses of any size can fall victim to such misappropriation.

While there is no sure-fire protection from the rare dishonest employee, employers should have some basic policies in place to prevent, or at least deter any would-be workplace pirates. One of the easiest ways to prevent employees from stealing your company’s confidential information is to simply have them contractually agree in advance not to do it. If properly drafted and implemented, restrictive covenants such as noncompetition or

nondisclosure agreements are enforceable in Mississippi and allow an employer to assert a breach of contract claim and other remedies against a noncompliant former employee.

In a recent survey, 92 percent of the responding companies reported that they had employees using their personal devices for work. However only 44 percent of those organizations had “bring your own device” or “BYOD” policies that regulated the use of personal devices in the workplace.

There is nothing inherently wrong with the increasingly common practice of allowing employees to use their personal devices, but without a policy in place, employers are opening the door to trade secret misappropriation.

While a BYOD policy should be individually tailored to the type of business, some common features include requiring that all devices be preapproved, that the employee agree in writing to all security and acceptable business use provisions, including specific prohibitions against copying and forwarding of confidential information. A good BYOD policy also should include a written agreement, signed by the employee, stating that the company’s IT department will be allowed to inspect and delete all confidential information from the device when the employee leaves the company.

Unfortunately for many employers, such policies are implemented only after the employer has been victimized. The most immediate step to prevent any further losses is by “locking the digital door”, i.e. terminating any remote access privileges or user

Mark Fijman credentials the former employee might have to the company’s computer network. Employers should confer with legal counsel and retained computer forensic specialists to assess the extent of the theft and determine what legal options are available.

While it is tempting for a company to rely on its in-house IT personnel to look for evidence of computer piracy, it is always advisable to have an outside expert do the job. They typically have the specialized training and software to analyze the data without altering the contents or operating parameters of the devices and drives in question.

This preserves the evidence for any litigation.

Depending on the individual circumstances, legal options can include injunctive relief, such as a temporary restraining order or bringing an action under the Mississippi Uniform Trade Secrets Act or the federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. If the dishonest employee is sufficiently highly placed in the company, a cause of action for breach of fiduciary duty also may exist. Other possible claims might include breach of contract, tortious interference and civil conspiracy. A cause of action also might exist against a former employee’s new employer if the stolen trade secrets are being utilized for the benefit of the other company.

Mark Fijman is a labor and employment attorney in the Jackson office of Phelps Dunbar, LLP. He can be reached at fijmanm@phelps.com or 601-360-9716

WORKPLACE SAFETY

OSHA cites Delta oil mill for 25 violations Federal work safety regulators have slapped the more than half-century old Delta Oil Mill with a $83,415 fine after discovering 25 safety and health violations at the cottonseed oil plant.

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration initiated its inspection in May after receiving a complaint alleging a worker sustained a back injury after falling through a floor opening and landing on a powered industrial truck.

The workplace safety agency termed 22 of the 25 violations as “serious” The “serious” infractions included failing to guard wall openings, opened-sided platforms and floor holes without a cover or standard railings.

Regulators further cited the plant for failing to keep floors clean and dry of water and cotton lint and not providing specific procedures for controlling hazardous energy.

The list of violations also includes: »Failing to document certification of periodic inspections of the energy control procedures; »Failing to train employees on the company’s lockout/tagout program; provide training on electrical safety work practices; »Failure to implement written electrical safety work practice procedures;

»Failure to post signage and safety symbols to warn employees of electrical hazards; »Failure to provide employees confined space training before entering a railcar; »Failure to inform workers of the hazards they face before entering a railcar. »Allowing employees to use a forklift inappropriately to elevate workers; »Allowing workers to enter a railcar without a retrieval line attached to the body harness; »Blocking access to electrical boxes and several instances of unguarded equipment.

OSHA said it terms a serious violation an instance in which there is substantial probability that death or serious physical harm could result from a hazard about which the employer knew or should have known.

Three other-than-serious violations were also cited. OSHA said in these instances the mill did not have an OSHA 300-A form certified by a company executive and failed to ensure workers were wearing hearing protection.

Delta Oil Mill is a manufacturer of cottonseed oil, cottonseed meal, cottonseed hulls, linters, cottonseed meal fertilizer and whole cottonseed.

The oil producer has 15 days to appeal.

— Ted Carter / MBJ staff

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» FROM THE GROUND UP by Phil Hardwick

What to do about abandoned, rundown properties in your town

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bandoned, rundown properties are a challenge to neighbors, the local government and the community at large. Dealing with them is a complicated issue, but there are strategies that can be employed to deal with the situation.

Detroit’s current housing situation is certainly the poster city for urban blight. A picture of an overgrown lot with a burned-out house has replaced the photo of the gleaming downtown skyline as the image of “The Motor City.” With over 80,000 vacant houses and some streets overgrown with vines Detroit is representative of what can happen when extreme urban blight occurs.

The City of Detroit is employing a variety of strategies to raze abandoned properties.

Some are successful; others not so.

Although Detroit represents a worst-case scenario, it is important that every neighborhood and local government deal as soon as possible with abandoned properties. For the neighborhood itself, the main reason is very simple: Abandoned, rundown properties contribute to a decline in surrounding property values. As every real estate appraiser knows, the most important influence on the value of a parcel of real estate is the property next to it. So what can be done?

The residents of the neighborhood where a property becomes abandoned are typically the first to notice that something is wrong.

The house is vacant, the yard is unkept and overgrown and lack of maintenance is becoming evident. The first step the neighbors might want to do is check with the local recorder of deeds - the chancery clerk in Mississippi - and find out who owns the property.

Most abandoned residential properties go through the stages of owners, then renters and then abandonment. Understanding who owns the property and why the owner al-

lowed it to become vacant is the first step.

Owners of abandoned properties come in all shapes and sizes. Some are absentee owners who have moved away and simply abandoned the property. Some are lenders who have foreclosed on the property or are waiting to foreclose on the property because the borrower has stopped making payments and cannot be located. Others are heirs of the previous owner and may not even know that they own the property. Sometimes the owner dies without any heirs, and the property eventually escheats to the state. All of these situations, and more, result in a property that is setting vacant and deteriorating as time passes by.

Once the owner has been determined, a representative of the neighborhood should contact the owner to learn the intention of the owner. If the owner is interested in refurbishing the property or tearing down the property the neighborhood should offer whatever assistance might be available. Ideally, the owner will follow through so that all live in peace and harmony ever after as property values rise in the neighborhood. Unfortunately, that seldom happens.

If the owner can be found, but is not responsive to working with the neighborhood to solve the problem, the next step is to meet with the local governing authority’s code enforcement office for the purpose of bringing it to the attention of the local government.

The appropriate authorities can then begin their process of notices, cleanup and billing the owner. Because of legal notice requirements this can become a lengthy process as the property continues its increasingly rapid morphing into even greater deterioration.

Sly owners, aka slumlords, are adept at using legal notice requirements to delay the process. One common method is to deed the property to someone else so that the legal process will have to begin all over again. The

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new owner will then deed it back to the first owner as the cycle goes on.

If the above actions do not result in positive action then a second sometimes effective strategy is to bring public attention to the matter by contacting the local media. Television stations, in particular, seem to be interested in showcasing abandoned, overgrown properties and letting the public know who owns them. Such cases make for good “before and after” stories. Along the same lines, one frustrated neighborhood finally began putting up signs in front of such properties stating, “This property is owned by ...” That strategy can be effective if the property owner is local and is influenced by shame.

The real problem with dealing with abandoned, overgrown properties seems to be procedural. Property rights are a fundamental part of society in the United States. Government intervention in property ownership is anathema to many, if not most, people. The U.S. Constitution and that of most states provides that private property may not be taken by the government except for a public purpose and not without adequate compensation to the owner. That authority is the basis for public notices and procedures. Unfortunately, owners of abandoned, overgrown properties can use these legal safeguards to their advantage, and to the frustration of local authorities and neighborhoods.

As efforts continue to balance private property rights with neighborhood improvement it remains that the property itself continues to deteriorate. It seems that the best strategy for a neighborhood and for local authorities is to catch the abandonment in the early stages and deal vigorously with the situation.

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

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Profiles of growing young professionals in Mississippi

While the legal industry has bottlenecked in recent years amid a recovering economy, Neely and Stracener hope to grow their practice and over time add additional staff. “It appears lawyers generally are making less money comparatively than they were before I entered the profession,” Neely says. “On the flip side, the legal profession is not and will never go away.”

Neely often volunteers on pro bono cases for clients that cannot afford an attorney. He also enjoys spending time with his wife and 16-month-old daughter, playing tennis, running, cooking, reading, and traveling.

“Get to work doing something,” Neely advises young legal professionals, “There is work out there; just get yourself into some courtrooms and you’ll find that there is work for you to do.”

— By Stephen McDill

Kosko earns certification

Firm welcomes Barker

John H. Kosko, M.D. of Southern Bone and Joint Specialists, P.A., a fellowship-trained orthopaedic foot and ankle surgeon, was awarded board certification by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. Kosko, a Greenwood native, graduated summa cum laude in biological engineering from Mississippi State University. He received his doctor of medicine degree magna cum laude from Kosko the University of Mississippi School of Medicine. He completed an orthopaedic residency from the University of Mississippi Medical Center. At UMC, he received the Department of Orthopedics OITE Award, Resident Research Award, Citizenship Award and Best Orthopaedic Teaching Resident. He completed a fellowship in foot and ankle reconstruction from OrthoCarolina Foot and Ankle Institute in Charlotte, N.C. He is a member of the American Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Society, American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons and Mississippi Orthopaedic Society. Kosko was a visiting medical student to the University of Oxford and the Nuffield Orthopaedic Center in Oxford, England. He completed an AO Fellowship in Luzern, Switzerland.

Kosko and his wife Kendy have three children.

Claire Barker has joined the Jackson office of Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs, LLP, where she will practice with Wyatt’s Litigation and Dispute Resolution Service Team.

As a senior associate at Wyatt, Barker will concentrate her practice in the areas of government and public officials’ liability, labor and employment law and general litigation. Barker comes to Wyatt from the Jackson City Attorney’s Office, where she Barker represented the City of Jackson in litigation of all civil matters in state and federal court. Prior to joining the City Attorney’s Office in 2007, Barker was an attorney with Whittington & McGehee in McComb and Page, Mannino, Peresich & McDermott, PLLC, in Biloxi.

Barker received her law degree in 2003 from the Mississippi College School of Law, where she received the American Jurisprudence Award for Wills and Estates, and participated in Moot Court. She received her bachelor of arts degree in political science from Southeastern Louisiana University, where she held a Presidential Honors Scholarship and was a member of Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society.

MC Law adds to staff

The University of Southern Mississippi Gulf Coast recently held its faculty orientation for eight new faculty members who will be teaching at the university’s Gulf Park campus in Long Beach. New faculty members are: Catherine Tibbs, visiting instructor for English; Dr. Rachel Luther, assistant professor for curriculum, instruction and special education; Dr. Elizabeth Turner, assistant professor of accountancy; Donna Swilley, visiting instructor in the School of Human Performance and Recreation; Dr. Kevin Gwaltney, assistant professor for educational leadership and school counseling; William Holt, visiting instructor for criminal justice; Dr. Jacob Breland, assistant professor of management; and, Eric McGregor, visiting instructor for geography.

Mississippi College School of Law recently announced the hire of new staff. Gary May has been named director of finance and administration. May has a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Mississippi College. He was retired from the Mississippi Department of Education after 28 years of service as the bureau director in the Office of Child Nutrition.

Heather Graves has been named alumni records coordinator. Graves previously worked in the health services industry.

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Keeping our eye on... ANDREW NEELY On most resumes, “previous work experience” probably doesn’t include teaching English in Costa Rica.

That’s exactly what Andrew Neely did for a year and a half during college.

“I taught to all kinds of business professionals and everyday folks wanting to improve their language skills,” Neely says.

The experience gave the Jackson native an interest in international law, and after earning a double major in business administration and Spanish, Neely pursued a law degree from Mississippi College in Jackson.

Along with law partner Eric Stracener, Neely handles insurance disputes and personal injury litigation as well as some probate practice. “I have a feeling people often start with one goal in mind and end up in a different place. You just have to keep your mind open and follow the work sometimes,” he says.

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security. She joined the staff at South Mississippi State Hospital in 2004 as a staff nurse. Brinson holds a bachelor of science degree in nursing from the University of Kentucky.

Lansford edits book Dr. Tom Lansford, academic dean and professor of political science at the University of Southern Mississippi Gulf Coast, was editor for the “Political Handbook of the World 2013.” The 2013 edition was 1,848 pages in length and contained updated information on the composition of governments, the evolution of major and minor political parties and groups, and significant events within each country or organization.

Between 2004 and 2010, Lansford was an associate editor of the publication. He served as co-editor, along with Thomas C. Muller and Judith F. Isacoff, for the 2012 “Political Handbook of the World” before becoming sole editor for the 2013 edition.

Rogers wins award Phillip C. Rogers, a civil engineer with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Vicksburg District’s Engineering Division, recently received a Commander’s Special Emphasis Award at the District’s ninth annual Founder’s Day ceremony. Rogers received the award for his service and dedication for exceptional achievement of his assigned duties in the support of the War on Terrorism. During his deployment to Rogers the Transatlantic District South, Kandahar Afghanistan, he managed four military construction (MILCON) contracts totaling $55 million. He successfully completed the 451st Air Expeditionary Wing Intel, and Operations and Maintenance Facility.

He also provided oversight and coordination for the MILCON M20 North Airfield Road and Utilities project during the critical final connections of the power distribution system. He began his career with the District in 2009 as a civil engineer in the architectural, civil, mechanical, and electrical branch of Engineering and Construction Division. He is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers.

A native of Oxford, Rogers earned his bachelor of science degree in civil engineering from the University of Mississippi. He is the son of Perry L. Rogers of Oxford, and Dorothy Adams of Milwaukee, Wis.

Heroes and mentors: “My father and Jeffrey Jackson at MC Law.” Best thing about Mississippi: “People have a high regard for a sense of family.”

Best Mississippi event: Mal’s St. Paddy’s Day Parade Favorite Mississippi food: Gulf Coast seafood Favorite TV show: “The Wire” Favorite movie: “Rushmore” Favorite music: Bob Dylan Favorite hangout spots: The Cherokee in Jackson First job ever: Mowing lawns Bucket list: Running a marathon Twitter handle: @neelyandrew

Burton appointed to commission State Sen. Terry Burton (R-Newton) has been appointed to the Southern Regional Education Board's Commission on Career and Technical Education. Burton, who represents Mississippi on the SREB, is chairman of the Senate Universities and Colleges Committee and serves on the Appropriations Committee. He represents Senate District 31, which includes Newton County and parts of Lauderdale and Scott counties.

Burton was appointed to the commission by SREB chairman Gov. Steve Beshear of Kentucky.

Brown to lead EMA Troy D. Brown Sr. has been hired as director of the Greenwood-Leflore Emergency Management Agency.

The Leflore County Board of Supervisors approved his hiring this week after interviewing four candidates.

Brown has been a project officer with the Federal Emergency Management Agency for eight years.

Russell to retire Sid Russell, the director of Tupelo Public Works Department, is retiring, leaving after working with the city for more than 26 years. Mayor Jason Shelton commended the job Russell has done and his many years of service to the city.

Russell's last day will be Oct. 16.

Bell joins weather team 16 WAPT has added meteorologist Brittany Bell as the station’s weekend evening weather expert. Bell, a Mississippi State University alumna who graduated in three years with a 4.0 GPA, joins 16 WAPT from sister station KHBS/KHOG in Ft. Smith/Rogers, Ark.

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

8 I Mississippi Business Journal I September 13, 2013 CULTURAL TOURISM

Construction of museums just few weeks away

» Contract for 1st phase of Mississippi Museum of History, Civil Rights Museum to be awarded Sept. 26

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

The State of Mississippi is scheduled to select a general contractor Sept. 26 for phase one of a pair of museums whose construction is projected to run $80 million.

The contract award — which could go as high as $40 million — is a prelude to an Oct. 24 groundbreaking for the long-awaited Mississippi Museum of History and the accompanying Mississippi Civil Rights Museum on Situated on Old Capitol Green, one will house the story of the Magnolia State through its pre-Columbian past, its evolution as an agrarian region with the arrival of the first European settlers and on to today's emergence as a diverse and innovative manufacturing center. The other will chronicle the decades-long struggle of African Americans for such basic rights as voting and the enjoyment of previously “whites only” public accommodations.

The first phase gets the shell built and completion of exterior landscaping for the complex to be built between North and Jefferson streets, said Kevin Upchurch, executive director of the Mississippi Department of Finance & Administration, the state agency overseeing the bidding as well as the up-coming construction.

“We anticipate the shell will be completed in May of 2015,” Upchurch said, and added the $30-million buildout phase should begin the following month.

However, that next phase will require additional money, he added.

The DFA will ask legislators to put the $30 million for the build-out phase in the 2014 general bond bill, according to Upchurch.

The state is expected to pitch in another $10 million to-

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Contact Mississippi Department of Archives and History Museum Division 601-576-6800 • info@2mississippimuseums.com ward $20 million for exhibits. Private fund-raising will soon be under way to cover the remaining cost of the exhibits, museum officials say. Corporate sponsorships of exhibits will be sought as well, they say.

The museums will share common areas and a 200-space below-ground garage but otherwise will be distinct in appearance and in the exhibits featured, said Lucy Allen, director of the Museum Division of the Mississippi Department of Archives and History and the official in charge of choosing the exhibits that tens of thousands of

In total, the museum complex will encompass more than 300,000 square feet. A ground-breaking ceremony is slated for next month, and the target completion for the museum’s shell is May 2015.

visitors will view upon the opening of the museums in Mississippi's bi-centennial year of 2017.

In total, the museums and their common space will cover 319,000 square feet on four floors. Shared space includes the lobby, meeting rooms and an auditorium that will seat 300 and catering kitchen.

The second floor will be reserved for a pair of halls to accommodate temporary exhibits. A hall will be dedicated to each museum, though the design will allow for the halls to present combined exhibits.

The 131,733 square-foot history museum, in the planning stage since the late 1990s, will come as a continuation of the nearby William F. Winter Archives and History Building, the Old Capitol and the War Museum, sharing the limestone and brick exterior appearance of its neighboring buildings, said Jackson architect James Eley, whose firm Eley Guild Hardy Architects& Engineers joined with the Jackson firms of Cooke Douglass Farr Lemon Architects & Engineers and Dale Partners Architects to design the history museum.

Design work on the Museum of History had been substantially completed but underwent a revamp after state leaders decided to add the Civil Rights Museum. “We kept a lot of the original design,” Eley said.

The job of designing the 74,670 square-foot Civil Rights museum went to the Freelon Group of Durham, N.C. While it, too, will have a limestone and brick exterior, its outside walls will include terra cotta “used in a very modern way,” Eley said.

The Freelon Group, he said, “used a lot of metaphor in its design” and drew from the Civil Rights Movement.

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Women's Fund to honor 10 'Women of Vision' Oct. 24 The women to be honored Oct. 24 have made “genuine changes in healthcare, education, racial reconciliation, the environment, economic independence, journalism, civil and human rights, and the arts throughout Mississippi and the nation,�

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Women's Fund of Mississippi selected the honorees for the differences they have made in the lives of women and girls, said Carol Penick, Women's Fund executive director.

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In its 10th anniversary year, The Women's Fund is investing $506,000 in 11 programs statewide. Each organization will receive from $10,000 to $160,000 to advance the economic security of women and girls across the state.�

The 10 women are: Helen Barnes, MD, formerly professor of obstetrics and gynecology at UMMC and one of the first African-American women physicians to practice in Mississippi; Martha Bergmark, founding president and CEO of the Mississippi Center for Justice; L.C. Dorsey, formerly director of social services for Mid-Delta Head Start, associate director of the Southern Coalition on Jails and Prisons, assistant professor of Social Work at Jackson State University and Mississippi Valley State Universities; Winifred Green, president and founder SOLICITATION MATERIAL

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10 I Mississippi Business Journal I September 13, 2013 ENERGY

Electric power associations ask PSC to reconsider efficiency rules Âť EPAs claim state law exempts them from new regulations

By CLAY CHANDLER I STAFF WRITER clay.chandler@msbusiness.com

An electric power association and a trade organization have asked the Mississippi

Public Service Commission to reconsider the energy efficiency rules regulators adopted in July.

South Mississippi Electric Power Association and the Electric Power Associations of Mississippi said in documents filed with the commission that state law may render the efficiency rules inapplicable to electric power associations.

Specifically, the motion to rehear and reconsider the efficiency rules question whether the Mississippi Public Utilities Act of 1956, which establishes PSC jurisdiction over electric power associations, allows that jurisdiction to extend to the associations’ rates.

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The energy and efficiency rules regulators adopted over the summer were the result of more than three years of study and input from stakeholders. Upon their adoption, commissioners said they would benefit ratepayers by instituting operational mandates on utilities that would maximize efficiency in energy production and distribution. Among the mandates are that electric and gas utilities implement energy efficiency programs.

The rules also require utilities to make available to their ratepayers technical, financial and educational resources and incentives related to energy efficiency.

An economic impact statement conducted over the course of the commission’s formulating the rules said that the rules would have a positive effect on consumers, and especially small businesses.

SMEPA and EPAs of Mississippi argue that since the costs of the mandates imposed on utilities can, with PSC approval, be put into their rate bases, the rules constitute a rate regulation, therefore exempting them from the guidelines imposed.

The documents go on to say that SMEPA has already instituted its own set of energy efficiency programs. Listed as an example is SMEPA’s Comfort Advantage initiative, which the association says has added 25,000 energy efficient homes to meters served by SMEPA’s member cooperatives. “SMEPA and its Members have been active in developing additional energy efficiency programs without PCS regulation,� the documents state. “Before the PSC publicly addressed energy efficiency and considered energy efficiency regulation, SMEPA was moving forward with its Energy Efficiency Potential Study and Pilot Programs that will develop into long-term energy efficiency programs. The programs SMEPA implements will be available to all customers, not just a focused few, will make good economic sense for both the rate payer and the utility and will help SMEPA avoid or delay adding expensive new generating capacity.�

Tacking the new rules onto those existing programs would make them no more effective, SMEPA says in its filings.

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One year old and growing » Appellate Practice Section seeks to increase advocacy in state’s appellate courts

By LYNN LOFTON I CONTRIBUTOR mbj@msbusiness.com

Just one year old, the Appellate Practice Section of the Mississippi Bar Association has approximately 100 members and is running smoothly. It was started to increase the level of advocacy in the state’s appellate courts. These court decisions affect all Mississippians – decisions regarding business issues, family law, custodial matters and capital punishment.

“In Mississippi, as in every jurisdiction, appellate courts decide issues that apply to everyone; not just the person in a particular case,” said Michael Bentley, current chairman of this section of the Mississippi Bar. “Lawyers play a key role, and we want the best, most skilled lawyers and want the issues fully vetted because these decisions also affect future cases.”

John Henegan was instrumental in starting the section and served as the first chairman. He says the division has provided a useful service to the courts.

“It has created a forum for the exchange of ideas and work related to effective appellate practice techniques as to writing and what courts require in writing and oral briefs,” he said.

Henegan, who practices with the Butler Snow firm, says the courts did not request the establishment of this section but have been supportive.

“At least two members from the court of appeals come each time and take part in our meetings,” he said.

“They’re genuinely interested in supporting this section. We’ve also been pleasantly surprised at the number of members who’ve responded and are interested in increasing their skills. We hope to have more members involved.”

Bentley was also involved in establishing the section after he and others looked at other state bars.

“We thought it was important for Mississippi to set one up because today it takes a different set of skills and types of experiences for appeals. Much of it takes place in written briefs to distill issues,” he said.

“Clear and concise writing is needed; not persuasive skills.”

An attorney with the Bradley Arant firm, Bentley says the division gives lawyers a go-

“It has created a forum for the exchange of ideas and work related to effective appellate practice techniques as to writing and what courts require in writing and oral briefs.”

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to clearing house for practice skills through meetings and seminars. One recent seminar included four judges who participated in a question-and-answer session.

“Our members liked hearing directly from judges. They were very receptive and found it beneficial,” he added.

Two important things came from the seminar. “First is how critical it is to effectively present your case in writing, and second, when you do get to oral arguments, the necessity of being prepared to discuss

everything in your brief – it’s not just a 10minute speech,” Bentley said.

A fact that may be surprising for those not in the legal profession is that the court of appeals decides more than 1,000 cases a year, but only 70 to 80 make it to oral arguments.

“Therefore, it’s important in writing briefs to cut to the chase and make it clear,” Bentley said.

Henegan says the ultimate goal is for members of the bar to understand what

court judges want to help them make difficult choices.

“We’re blessed with the members of the court we have,” he said. “They take it seriously; they’re energetic and have a great work ethic. The want to pull the bar along with them to be part of the team and help serve the public through better briefs and arguments. It’s helpful for them to get together with people who appear before the court on a regular basis.”

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“ I knew when I got done playing football I wasn’t going to retire and kick back and do nothing. And certain experiences through my playing days made me realize how valuable a law degree could be.”

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Trading his cleats for law books » Former Ole Miss Rebel, NFL player Ben Claxton sets his sights on law degree

By BECKY GILLETTE I CONTRIBUTOR mbj@msbusiness.com

Ben Claxton has a bit of a different background for a law school student. Now in his second year at the Mississippi College School of Law, Claxton played for the NFL for nine years before injuries forced his retirement.

Claxton, 33, won many awards as center on the University of Mississippi football team. While he was in college, he had aspirations of being able to play professional football, but knew there were steep odds.

“There is just so much talent,” said Claxton, who played on the Rebels team with his twin brother, John.

“You are reminded of that throughout your time in college, just how difficult it is to make it Claxton to the next level. So, obviously, it was an extreme high point when I was drafted in the fifth round by the Denver Broncos.”

But Claxton didn’t even get to play his first game with the Broncos. In training

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“That effectively ended my stay in Denver,” Claxton said.

“I immediately had surgery, but it took a year to completely recover. I bounced around with a couple of teams because I really wanted to play again. I ended up the year with Tampa Bay, and they sent me to NFL Europe, which was the development program the NFL had at the time for guys in similar situations.”

The spring he was in Europe he was fortunate enough to play in the World Bowl,

the championship game. His team, the Berlin Thunder, ended up winning.

“It was a wonderful experience,” Claxton said. “The stresses of playing over there were nothing like the standard NFL season we have over here. It was a much more laid back experience. We would usually be done mid afternoon, so we would be able to get out and experience the cities and sightsee. Sometimes we had one or two days off. It was a really interesting experience. I had a great time.”

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The next highlight was being picked up by the Atlanta Falcons. Being from Georgia, that was like winning the lottery for Claxton.

“I grew up a Falcons’ fan,” he said. “So when I was signed by the Falcons, it was a dream come true. I was with them a little shy of three years. I played center in college, and center and guard in the NFL. I was mostly a guard with the Falcons.”

The second season Claxton suffered a serious injury, and was placed on the injured reserve list. He basically missed the whole season due to that injury. The next year after the Falcons hired a new coach, the coach revamped the roster and Claxton was released. He was a couple of years on the mend, and the last substantial stop he had was with the Arizona Cardinals.

“The injuries take their toll,” Claxton said. “There is a cumulative effect. At the end of my time in Arizona, I spent more time in the training room than on the field. That is when I knew it was time to hang it up.”

Coming back to Mississippi was an easy decision. He loved it at Ole Miss, and had a wonderful experience there.

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son, so he would spend the off seasons with her in Jackson.

“I enjoyed it,” he said. “I made a lot of friends. I didn’t give it a second thought.

When I retired from the NFL, it was where I wanted to be.”

Claxton had law school in the back of his mind during those years in the NFL. He knew that the average career in the NFL is only three years.

“It isn’t a substantial amount of time you can expect,” he said. “Certainly there are guys who have played longer, but that is not the norm.

“I knew when I got done playing football I wasn’t going to retire and kick back and do nothing. And certain experiences

through my playing days made me realize how valuable a law degree could be.”

Claxton hasn’t decided on a legal specialty yet. “I want to be as open as I can be,” he said.

MC Law Dean Jim Rosenblatt said they are pleased to have Claxton at MC Law. “He is a serious student and has done well here academically and is an active part of our student body,” Rosenblatt said.

“We value and recruit those prospective law students who participated in varsity or professional athletics. Athletes have a leg up in terms of their background and preparation for law school. They possess time management skills, understand team play, know the taste of victory and disappointment, are familiar with goal setting and planning, and have been yelled at before.”

Rosenblatt said Claxton came to them highly recommended. In addition to being a scholar and athlete in college, he was active in a variety of organizations and advanced a number of charitable causes.

“I am confident he will make an effective attorney and will be a leader in his community,” Rosenblatt said.

“It is MC Law's honor to afford Ben his legal education.”

Claxton has been named to the MC Law Review, a major tribute.

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Merger of CPA firms on track for October » Leaders expect a smooth transition under the new name of Haddox Reid Eubank Betts

By LISA MONTI I CONTRIBUTOR mbj@msbusiness.com

The merger preparations between Jackson CPA firms Haddox Reid Burkes & Calhoun and Eubank Betts Hirn Wood is on schedule to be finalized by late October, officials with both firms said.

Paul Calhoun, who will be the managing partner of the blended firm, doesn’t expect to skip a beat when they begin operating under the new name Haddox Reid Eubank Betts.

“I think because we are very similar in our nature in terms of our values and the way we do business that a number of issues that would be present in a merger won’t be as big a challenge with us,” Calhoun said.

“Our people are trained to use the same type of audit software, tax software and research software so we feel like the bringing of the two practices together is going to be a lot smoother than it otherwise might be.”

“... We feel like the bringing of the two practices together is going to be a lot smoother than it otherwise might be.”

“Our clients will benefit as we will provide a wider array of services for them.”

J. Frank Betts Eubanks Betts Hirn Wood

Paul Calhoun Haddox Reid Burkes & Calhoun

Officials said both firms emphasize customer service and having their partners actively involved in working with clients.

J.Frank Betts, the managing member of Eubank Betts, also forsees a seamless transition for the new firm.

“By combining our firms, we will have

access to more resources and opportunities,” he said. “We are very familiar with their firm through numerous contacts over many years.

“They share the same values we do so we can continue the tradition we have for excellent service, deep expertise and an envi-

ronment our clients and associates want to be a part of for the long-term future. Our clients will benefit as we will provide a wider array of services for them.”

The merger comes about a year after the two firms began talks of combining. “We invited them to join us in a seminar that we were putting on. One of the partners, Jimmy Wood, was one of participants,” said Calhoun.

“I asked if they might have an interest in talking with us and that’s what began the conversation.”

But in typical CPA fashion, the two firms then put everything else aside to focus on tax season.

Said Calhoun, “Obviously we’re excited about the opportunity to work with a group of people that we’ve known and respected for a long time so we feel like it’s

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going to be a smooth transition for us.”

Thomas Ross Jr., William Eubank,Jr. and J. Frank Betts opened their firm on May 1, 1970 and later Stephen Hirn, James Wood and George Hammack became partners in the firm.

Frank Hagaman founded Haddox Reid in 1958. Emmitte Haddox, Miller Reid and Jim Burkes joined the firm in the mid 1960s and later became partners.

Since the 1960s, Paul Calhoun, Greg

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panded offices of Haddox Reid in One Jackson Place. A satellite office in North Jackson also will serve clients.

The combined firm will maintain Haddox Reid’s membership in the BDO Seidman Alliance, a nationwide association of 170 independently owned accounting, consulting and service firms.

Betts and Calhoun both attend First Baptist Church in Jackson and are active in the Mississippi Society of CPAs. “We’ve known each other for a long time,” said Calhoun.

Betts laughingly said he’s “looking for-

King, Ted Edwards, Jan Lewis, Cheryl Lee, Walter Lee, Mike Gladney, Cindy Anderson and Tommy Lindley have become partners of the firm.

The new firm will have 14 partners and 59 client service and administrative personnel, including 42 CPAs. It will continue offering full services including assurance, tax, consulting, peer review and accounting services for individuals, privately held businesses, non-profits and governmental entities to clients in Mississippi and other states.

The Eubanks staff will move to newly ex-

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ABERDEEN — Federal public defenders George L. Lucas and Gregory S. Park have asked a judge to replace them as attorneys for James Everett Dutschke of Tupelo, who is charged with mailing ricin-laced letters to President Obama and others.

The two, in federal court documents filed yesterday, cite an undisclosed conflict with another client in the public defender’s office. A judge has not ruled on the motion.

Dutschke is scheduled for trial Oct. 7 in U.S. District Court in Aberdeen.

Dutschke is a former martial arts instructor arrested in late April after federal investigator claimed they linked him to letters mailed to Obama, U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker of Tupelo and Lee County Justice Court Judge Sadie Holland.

Dutschke has pleaded not guilty. He remains in the Lafayette County jail without bond.

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ward not to have to be managing partner after 40 some odds years.”

Betts said he’s seen his profession change dramatically over his career.

“It’s not even the same profession as when I started out,” he said.

“So many changes have been made and so many things have happened to improve the profession.”

Said Calhoun of the merger, “Like putting any two organizations together there will be challenges, but we’re both committed to making it as good a situation for our clients and our employees as we can.”

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16 I Mississippi Business Journal I September 13, 2013 Firm

Address

Phone

Website

Year Founded

KPMG, LLP

188 E. Capitol St., Ste. 1100, Jackson, MS 39201-2127

(601) 354-3701

www.kpmg.com

1897

Taylor, Powell, Wilson & Hartford, P.A.

1705 Hwy. 82 W., Greenwood, MS 38930-9369

(662) 453-6432

www.tpwh.com

1917

Ellis & Hirsberg, CPA, PLLC

219 E. 2nd St., Clarksdale, MS 38614

(662) 624-4332

NA

1919

BKD, LLP

190 E. Capitol St., Jackson, MS 39201

(601) 948-6700

www.bkd.com

1922

May & Company, LLP

10 Monument Pl., Vicksburg, MS 39180

(601) 636-4762

www.maycpa.com

1922

T.E. Lott & Company

221 N. 7th St., Columbus, MS 39701

(662) 328-5387

www.telott.com

1926

Silas Simmons, LLP

209 N. Commerce St., Natchez, MS 39120

(601) 442-7411

www.silassimmons.com

1932

McArthur Thames Slay & Dews, PLLC

1 Commerce Dr., Ste. 100, Hattiesburg, MS 39402

(601) 264-2423

www.mtsdcpa.com

1935

Pitz, Williams, LaRosa & Company

1077 Tommy Munro Dr., Biloxi, MS 39532

(228) 374-4141

www.pwlcpa.com

1937

Rea, Shaw, Giffin & Stuart

2415 9th St., Meridian, MS 39302-2090

(601) 693-2841

www.rsgscpa.com

1937

Watkins, Ward & Stafford, PLLC

213 Commerce St., West Point, MS 39773

(662) 494-5732

www.wwscpa.com

1949

Nail McKinney, P.A.

110 N. Madison St., Tupelo, MS 38802

(662) 842-6475

www.nmcpa.com

1951

Orsborn, Sutphen & O’Neal, P.A.

208 George St., Greenwood, MS 38930

(662) 453-4175

www.osocpa.com

1951

Harper Rains Knight & Co., P.A.

1052 Highland Colony Pkwy., Ste. 100, Ridgeland, MS 39157

(601) 605-0722

www.hrkcpa.com

1952

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open lobby. The Museum of History will be to the left and the Civil Rights Museum to the right. Off the lobby will be the Hall of History, a soaring space that will connect to classrooms and open to an outdoor porch and the auditorium.

In a promotional guide to the museums, project planners say visitors to the Museum of History will enter an introduction theater where they will gather around a crackling campfire. As the lights dim, the sounds of a single guitar will introduce the story to come in exhibits covering these eras: » The First Peoples » Native Americans, Europeans and Africans » Territories, Statehood and Treaties » Cotton, Slavery, and Civil War » Freedom, Reconstruction, and Counter Revolution » Rebuilding, Progressivism, and Repression » The Great Depression, The New Deal » Social Change, Diversification, and Innovation In designing the Museum of Civil Rights, architects incorporated the “This Little Light of Mine” exhibit theme by providing an oculus that illuminates the central part of the permanent exhibits.

“This tall circular ethereal space allows light and views from inside and outside the space,” museum officials say in their promotional materials.

“This beacon of light is accentuated from the exterior on three sides and vertically through the roof, especially in the evening. This illumination symbolizes individual and community light that shines on the heroic struggles, provides a venue for dialogue, and illuminates a common path forward.”

Further, the promotional material notes, “A stunning sculpture honoring civil rights veterans will be the focus of this dramatic light-filled space.”

Seven galleries of exhibits will encircle the central “This Little Light of Mine” gallery.

Main exhibit themes in the galleries are: » Mississippi's Freedom Struggle » Mississippi in Black and white » A Closed Society » A Tremor in the Iceberg » “I Question America” » Black Empowerment » Where Do We Go From Here? » This Little Light of Mine While construction of the museum buildings continues over the next four years, a lot of work lies ahead in preparing the exhibits, many of which will be interactive, project chief Allen said.

Allen said she is working with an exhibit design firm “on what the story is that needs to be told.”

When that job is done, “We will know where every case, light, electric plug-in, photograph and graphic display is to be,” she added.

Fabricators are building the larger exhibits and installing the extensive electronics necessary to make them function interactively.

“It will probably take them about a year to do that,” Allen said of the exhibit building.

“They will bring them to the museums on flat-bed trucks. The rest will be built on site.”

The fabrication work will run parallel with the build-out phase that begins in 2015, according to Allen.

Before the opening a couple of thousand artifacts must be put into exhibit cases, each requiring a special mount, she said.

A mountain of work is ahead, but for Allen, Eley, Upchurch and others who have spent so much time getting the project to this point, a great amount of gratification will come with the Oct. 24 groundbreaking.

“Once they put the hole in the ground,” said Allen, some important stories will soon be told.

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July 2013 Incorporations This is the July 2013 list of the state’s newly incorporated businesses from the Secretary of State’s Office. Listed are towns from Abbeville to Jackson. 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 Davis Tool & Die Inc BUS 7/1/13 226 County Road 235 King’s Asphalt and Sealing, Inc. BUS 7/18/13 411 Cr 215 King’s Asphalt Management, Inc. BUS 7/18/13 411 Cr 215

Belden Southern Living Property Management Inc BUS 7/29/13 1017 Chesterville Rd

Belzoni Coastal Marine Sales, LLC LLC 7/19/13 11544 Us Hwy 49 (Silver City 39166)

Aberdeen Carson Natural Health, LLC LLC 7/2/13 20116 Little Coontail Rd Hubbard Logistics LLC LLC 7/29/13 20061A Egypt Rd.

Amory C C and J Transportation “LLC” LLC 7/30/13 60025 Thorton Lane Funny Chocolate LLC LLC 7/16/13 108 5Th St South Herring Station, LLC LLC 7/30/13 60018 Countrywood Rd Ohm Sai, Inc. BUS 7/2/13 1414 Hatley Rd Outdoor Solutions Mini Storage, LLC

LLC

7/30/13 60018 Countrywood Rd Outdoor Solutions, LLC LLC 7/30/13 60018 Countrywood Rd Stafford’s Body Shop, LLC LLC 7/2/13 62965 Hwy 25 North

Artesia Lillie Dell Hines Care & Share Ministry Inc.,NP

7/12/13

Betta Boats LLC LLC 7/31/13 201 N 2nd Street Gulf Coast Tire Inc. BUS 7/26/13 7180 Lakeshore Rd Kahala Village Senior Living, LLC LLC 7/30/13 532 Main Street Lil Joe’s Seafood & More LLC LLC 7/8/13 128 Blaize Avenue McDonald Investments LLC LLC 7/29/13 119 McDonald Lane Too Sweet Too Handle, LLC LLC 7/30/13 295 Hwy 90 Suite 26

35 Thompson Street

Ashland Bartlett Hartley & Mulkey Architects PA PA

7/15/13 1274 Shawnee Rd SIP ENT. L.L.C. LLC 7/11/13 1038 Reaves Rd (Holly Springs 38635)

Baldwyn Prentiss County-Wick Anderson High School Museum Alumni NP 7/15/13 32 CR 7450 Queens’ Quarters LLC LLC 7/30/13 103 West Main Street

Batesville A & K Discount Inc BUS 7/16/13 129 Oakleight Dr Autumn Moore Photography LLC LLC 7/15/13 3362 Terza Road Blue Line Holdings LLC LLC 7/10/13 133 Coles Point Road Cole Livestock Insurance Agency LLC

LLC

7/10/13 5165 Macedonia Rd CT Investments. LLC LLC 7/11/13 524 Hwy 51 South Parajacs LLC LLC 7/25/131098 Whitten Road Courtland, Ms 38620 Parjacs LLC LLC 7/25/131098 Whitten Road Courtland, Ms 38620 Robison Adhesives Inc. BUS 7/19/13 261 Murphey Ridge Rd Russell Farms Batesville MS, LLC LLC 7/19/13 3671 Tinside Road

Bay Springs BayTown Grill LLC LLC 7/12/13 68 Cir 1717 Haskins Montgomery Land, LLC LLC 7/25/13 44 South 5th Street Haskins Montgomery, LLC LLC 7/25/13 44 South 5th Street Magnolia Wireless, Inc. BUS 7/8/13 12 Third Street SOS Transportation LLC LLC 7/10/13 401 S. Court Street Tally Automotive LLC LLC 7/24/13 2620 Hwy 15 Tally Wrecker Service LLC LLC 7/24/13 2620 Hwy 15

Biloxi A & T Investments LLC LLC 7/10/13 2468 Old Bay Rd Armor Screen Printing, LLC LLC 7/25/13 2623 Pass Road Suite C Arnitra Tyressa Booth DBA OTH 7/29/13 243 Freeman Dr Back on the Rack, LLC LLC 7/24/13 2355 Pass Road Cherokee Directional Drilling Inc BUS 7/30/13 125 Melissa Drive Community Store, LLC LLC 7/10/13 14272 Lamey Bridge Road CW Management Group LLC LLC 7/17/13 408 Jordan Drive Deerfield Properties LLC LLC 7/18/13 1007 Howard Ave Destiny Church, Inc. NP 7/15/13 12636 Lorraine Rd Exclusively You DBA OTH 7/29/13 243 Freeman Dr eZvapors, LLC LLC 7/1/13 6900 Southwind Dr. GIGA Properties, LLC LLC 7/2/13 8071 Beverin Road Jackie Treehorn Auto Brokers LLC LLC 7/11/13105 Pasture Rd Perkinson, Ms 39573 JAD Investments, Inc. BUS 7/31/13 13284 Lorraine Road Lea, LLC LLC 7/8/13 2564 Rue Palafox Lott Design Group, LLC LLC 7/31/13 170 Miramar Avenue Meegoh, LLC LLC 7/9/13 248 Debuys Rd Apt 34 (39531) MM&M Investments, LLC LLC 7/16/13 2299 Rue Maison Nail & Hair Creations LLC LLC 7/16/13 163515 Lemoyne Blvd Papa Liberto’s LLC LLC 7/25/13 2414 Bay Vista Dr Petal Fitness, Inc. BUS 7/10/13 1576 Pelican Bayou Dr. Poydras St. Capital, LLC LLC 7/9/13 131 Rue Magnolia Prestige Elite Marketing LLC LLC 7/8/13 835 Lackland Drive Pro Power Strength LLC LLC 7/24/13 2251 Club Moss Cir. RAW JAW, INC. BUS 7/31/13 13249 Riverland Drive Rose Holdings LLC LLC 7/16/13 888 Palm Cove Shear Infusionz LLC LLC 7/30/13 14988 E Shadow Creek Dr SST Properties II, LLC LLC 7/15/13 467 Cove Drive Star Lounge LLC LLC 7/15/13 14272 Lamey Bridge Road Stratos Properties, LLC LLC 7/24/13 14272 Lamey Bridge Road T-Limu-Ch LLC LLC 7/16/13 405 Walda Dr The Refinery LLC LLC 7/11/13 14116 Hudson Krohn Rd Vicksburg Hotel LLC LLC 7/11/13 680 Bay Cove Dr Volume Enterprise L.L.C. LLC 7/9/13 1913 Pass Road Wright’s Commercial and Residential Rental Property LLC LLC 7/11/13 7305 McCann Road

Blue Springs Blue Springs Grocery & Grill LLC LLC 7/30/13 1186 Highway 9 South

Highway 9, LLC 7/30/13

LLC 1186 Highway 9 South

Bolton Dennis Gray Carpet Care Inc. BUS 7/3/13 403 Bolton Road

Booneville Boren Construction, Inc. BUS 7/22/13 201 West Market Street Global Auto Sales and Brokers Inc BUS 7/22/13 103 W College Street Jessie James Outpost, LLC LLC 7/15/13 219 West College Street N2274L, LLC LLC 7/24/13 26 Cr 7032 Open Range Fleet Management Sevices, INC. BUS 7/29/13 194 County Road 2371 Randhawa LLC LLC 7/30/13 1301 Chambers Street

Boyle JC Hunter, LLC 7/19/13

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Brandon A & D Family LLC LLC 7/2/13 1420 Old Lake Road Academic Excellence Inc BUS 7/8/13 539 Willow Valley Circle Accelerated Athlete Training Center LLC LLC

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7/11/13 106 Dominion Parkway Idn-Acme Inc BUS 7/29/13 133 Willow Crest Circle Jad Real Estate, LLC LLC 7/8/13 520 Ridge Circle Johnson Properties of MS., LLC LLC 7/16/13 118 Bonne Vie Drive Jurney Properties LLC LLC 7/15/13 1033 Stump Ridge Rd K L & K LLC LLC 7/23/13 367 Lake Harbor Rd Ken Lewis PA PA 7/8/13 250 Camelot Way

Lakepointe Properties LLC LLC 7/22/13 104 Fox Hollow Bend LighthouseZLN, LLC LLC 7/8/13 417 Arbor View Lineage Investments, LLC LLC 7/30/13 211 Woodgate Drive South, Suite B Medicus Professional Solutions, LLC

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7/10/13 108 Holmar Dr Melissa H Riche’ LLC LLC 7/8/13 119 Bonne Vie Dr Netherland Properties LLC LLC 7/26/13 1Stonegate Dr Open House LLC LLC 7/26/13 2010 Highpointe Drive #257 Parrish & Brignac, LLC LLC 7/24/13 4016 Asbury Trail Posh by Lu, LLC LLC 7/9/13 736 Westerly Dr Quality 1st Paint and Body, LLC LLC 7/18/13 1428 Hwy 471 Quoc Van LLC LLC 7/19/13 1030 Spillway Circle A2 Renea K. Hays DBA OTH 7/23/13 369 Garden Dr Reservoir Restored LLC LLC 7/2/13 100 Palisades Blvd Ricky Taylor Carpentry Work DBAOTH 7/2/13 854 Andrew Chapel Rd Ricky Taylor DBA OTH 7/2/13 854 Andrew Chapel Rd RR Hunting Club, LLC LLC 7/23/13 115 Windsor Boulevard Sharper Services, LLC LLC 7/17/13 125 Elizabeth Drive Shout Teez LLC LLC 7/11/13 427 Hwy 468 Southern Small Talk LLC LLC 7/16/13 849 Willow Grande Circle Stacie Maize Studio LLC LLC 7/9/13 213 Avery Court Stealth Off Road Products Inc BUS 7/15/13 3201 Louis Wilson Drive The Chill, LLC LLC 7/22/13 212A East Government St The J Phillips Company LLC LLC 7/10/13 117 Bella Vista Drive The Lynn Michael Foundation NP 7/30/13 124 West Pinebrook Drive The Nail Bar, LLC LLC 7/10/13 307 Afton Dr Thompson Springridge Properties, LLC LLC

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Brooksville DJM Flying LLC 7/11/13

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Bruce Campbell Commercial Services, LLC

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Julie Sullivan Inc BUS 7/2/13 140 CR 221 Old South Abstract, LLC LLC 7/8/13 205 Creek Moore Drive

Bude J and R Lawn Service LLC 7/23/13

LLC 10 Cedar St

Burnsville Atlantic Holding Corporation BUS 7/18/13 194 CR 209

Byhalia Car Wash Superstore DBA BUS 7/29/13 3350 Highway 309 N

Praetorian Defense Systems, LLC LLC 7/10/13 41 Don Burge Rd Salt Life Properties, LLC LLC 7/15/13 104 Rollingwood Dr Sambeaux Flower Nursery Inc BUS 7/18/13 392 Jake Smith Road Simmons Rebar LLC LLC 7/8/13 60 South Fork Southern Bayou Bowfishing Charters, LLCLLC

7/26/13 993 Bouie Road The Beginnings Church NP 7/31/13 652 Harry Jones Rd The Haselmaier Company, LLC LLC 7/8/13 110 Stegall Road The Music Box DBA OTH 7/25/13 20 Ridgeway Ln WN Plaisance, L.L.C. LLC 7/16/13 42 Alan Road

Greenlite Construction Enterprises LLC LLC

7/17/13 23 Tamin Cove JB Automation LLC LLC 7/15/13 25 Oak Grove Drive Lee Wayne Scott Jr DBA OTH 7/19/13 3130 Cayce Rd Log’ an Haul, LLC LLC 7/11/13 799 Watson Rd NPE Memphis, Inc BUS 7/29/13 3350 Highway 309 N Scotts Garage DBA OTH 7/19/13 3130 Cayce Rd

Byram Baptist Rural Life Ministries, Inc NP 7/22/13 9 Dearfield Rd Brown Yard Service LLC LLC 7/26/13 1005 Bullrun Dr Code4Him, LLC LLC 7/18/13 25 Popular Cove DSR Business Solutions, LLC LLC 7/31/13 412 Willow Bay Finicky About Fashion, LLC LLC 7/16/13 1001 Springlake Blvd Gallatin Street Appliances LLC LLC 7/11/13 5515 Terry Road Terlingua Land Company LLC LLC 7/22/13 1424 Forbes Drive

Caledonia Puppy Town, LLC LLC 7/17/13 15116 Highway 12 East

Canton Allure Properties, LLC 7/26/13 1136 Ratliff Ferry Rd, Canton, Ms 39046 Begin Within Wellness, LLC LLC 7/8/13 535 E. Center Street Broadway Ventures, LLC LLC 7/26/13 175 North Union St. #A Canton Consulting, LLC LLC 7/1/13 151 West Peace Street Certified Massage at Gulf Port, LLCLLC 7/11/13 1554 West Peace Street Club 43, LLC LLC 7/16/13 151 W. Peace Street Family First Personal Care Services LLC LLC

7/3/13 120 Jackson Ridge Road Free Style Fitness 29, LLC LLC 7/2/13 159 Harvey Crossing Drive Green ACRE LLC LLC 7/10/13 1214 Sharon Rd Lot 43 Livingston, LLC LLC 7/26/13 3390 N. Liberty Street Murray Builders, LLC LLC 7/23/13 130 Wells Ct NIC Affordable Computer Repair Service & Sales LLC LLC 7/22/13 1207 Sunset Drive Profit Point Consulting, Inc. 7/26/13 495 Renfroe Road Prosperity7 Helping Hands LLC LLC 7/17/13 147 Links Dr Apt 36d Set the Stage Productions LLC LLC 7/2/13 410 Meadowgreen Lane Shelby’s Creations & Catering Services LLC LLC 7/11/13 147 Links Dr Apt 50A Shooters Precision Products LLC LLC 7/25/13 111 Aulenbrock Dr Southern Prep LLC LLC 7/15/13 101 Cascable Dr.

Carriere Amacker Total Fluids Management, LLC LLC

7/2/13 1327 Bouie Road Ashley Bowen DBA OTH 7/25/13 20 Ridgeway Ln Bennett Blanchard LLC LLC 7/2/13 81 North Hill Dr. West

Carthage Fair City Liquor, Inc. BUS 7/3/13 14131 Road 602 Greenwood Dozer and Excavator Service LLC LLC 7/23/13 389 Chenoa Ave Gyspy Rose LLC LLC 7/22/13 8443 Pleasant Hill Rd

Centreville Jan B. Netterville Family Partners, L.P.

LP

7/8/13 3407 Highway 33 South Pleasant Valley Plantation, LLC LLC 7/30/13 7031 Highway 24 East Pleasant Valley, LLC LLC 7/30/13 7031 Highway 24 East Virjo Family Partners, L.P. LP 7/8/13 3407 Highway 33 South

Charleston Brewer LLC LLC 7/24/13 409 West Cypress Street Maximum Potential Retrievers LLCLLC 7/24/13 409 West Cypress Street

Clarksdale A. O. I., LLC LLC 7/2/13 113 Sharkey Ave Christopher Bowling LLC LLC 7/22/13 113 Sharkey Ave Clark Street Cottage, LLC LLC 7/16/13 101 Westover Drive Clean Earth Recycling, LLC LLC 7/2/13 1406 Cheyenne St Delta Avenue Developer, LLC LLC 7/22/13 101 Westover Drive Delta House Calls & Consultant Service LLC LLC 7/26/13 946 West Second Street Delta Sigma Lands LLC LLC 7/16/13 107 Court Street Delta Transporters, LLC LLC 7/2/13 1800 Reinhart Road Lawn Pro Tecs Co. BUS 7/12/13 448 Corbin St Omega Lands, Inc. BUS 7/16/13 107 Court Street Rust LLC LLC 7/23/13 001 Commissary Circle Square Meals LLC LLC 7/25/13 143 Yazoo Avenue

Cleveland 4K&K LLC LLC 7/19/13 1411 Old Hwy 61 Ars Longa Medical, LLC PLLC 7/17/13 810 Sunflower Road Ars Longa Medical, PLLC PLLC 7/17/13 810 Sunflower Road Cleveland Rental Company LLC LLC 7/18/13 150 North Sharpe Avenue Coahoma Ag, LLC LLC 7/23/13 307 Cotton Row, Suite 1 Hallford Aviation, LLC LLC 7/8/13 811 North Davis Street Team Logistics, LLC LLC 7/11/13 97 Noblin Rd

Clinton Advancefirms LLC 7/1/13

LLC 123A Hwy 80 E. 117

Applied Basic Concepts of Business, Inc. BUS

7/19/13 115 W Northside Drive Brenda Ruth Designs LLC LLC 7/25/13 306B Avondale Dr Classical Conversations of Clinton, LLC LLC

7/11/13 1205 Dogwood Dr CW S Construction LLC LLC 7/18/13 1611 Rosemont Dr

DotTech LLC LLC 7/2/13 104B Meadowwood Dr. Eshaa LLC LLC 7/18/13 118 Oak Meadows Dr Freckles Children’s Boutique, LLC LLC 7/22/13 402 Cynthia Street Ste D Gordon’s Seafood LLC LLC 7/1/13 606 Reserve Dr K & S Productions LLC LLC 7/30/13 1304 Post Road Kingdom Advancement Group, LLCLLC 7/25/13 1216 Reserve Dr Mak Food LLC LLC 7/19/13 823 E Northside Drive McDonald Family Limited Partnership

LP

7/15/13 110A Briarmede Dr Oasis Glass LLC LLC 7/22/13 208 Lovett Drive Pretty Mug, LLC LLC 7/30/13 112 Spanish Moss Dr R D’s Road Service, LLC LLC 7/18/13 2115 Old Vicksburg Road Rag-Heads Inc BUS 7/3/13 100 Lake Hollow Pl Thames Transport LLC LLC 7/19/13 307 Church Street Twinkle Twinkle Inc BUS 7/12/13 100 Lake Hollow Pl Wendy’s Valley, L.P. LP 7/26/13 1401 South Frontage Road #18

Coldwater Bateman Senatobia Rentals LLC LLC 7/8/13 421 Central Ave Delta Sunrise Farm, LLC LLC 7/8/13 1684 Arkabutla Road King’s Automotive, Inc. BUS 7/11/13 5097 Tate Marshall Road

Collins Katie’s Companies LLC LLC 7/15/13 310 Yawn St Majestic Creations Taxidermy, LLC LLC 7/10/13 84 Norris Lane Sanderford Trucking L.L.C. LLC 7/1/13 738 Leaf River Church Road

Collinsville Thru the Lookin Glass LLC LLC 7/17/13 10655 Mayatt Road

Columbia Burchfield Marketing LLC LLC 7/12/13 1003 Broad St Courthouse Cafe, LLC LLC 7/25/13 606 Courthouse Square D & B Properties, LLC LLC 7/12/13 465 Delancey Robbins Road Danos Investments, L.P. LP 7/24/13 232 Second Street Danos Management LLC LLC 7/15/13 232 Second Street Hammer Trucking, Inc. BUS 7/26/13 984 Highway 13 South Hough LLC LLC 7/10/13 718 Broad Street J W Aviation, LLC LLC 7/9/13 2438†HWY†98†E KJ’s Construction LLC LLC 7/26/13 902 Camellia Court Live Oaks Investments, LLC LLC 7/25/13 326B Second Street Ragan Enterprises, LLC LLC 7/19/13 107 Walter Payton Drive Singley Pumping Service, LLC LLC 7/18/13 277 Powell Road The Sign Shop LLC LLC 7/18/13 84 Delancy Robbins Rd

Columbus Back Door Front Door, LLC LLC 7/18/13 410 Main Street Bandre’ Investments, LLC LLC 7/30/13 149 Drake Circle BCAT Systems, LLC LLC 7/23/13 105 5Th Street North, Suite 201 Covenant United Methodist ChurchNP 7/22/13 181 Harris Dr D.C. Logging LLC LLC 7/22/13 2102 Golding Circle Dentmasters of Columbus LLC LLC 7/15/13 700 Ben Christopher Rd Fast Jacks LLC LLC 7/12/13 710 Main Street 2nd Floor Frye Automotive, LLC LLC 7/17/13 2102 Main Street Gonzalez Masonry Construction LLC

7/19/13

LLC

1026 Mike Parra Road Lot 20

INCORPORATIONS GTR Insurance LLC LLC 7/16/13 105 5Th St N Suite 205 Hartle Road LLC LLC 7/22/13 525 Lakeover Dr West Holistic Integrative Health Solutions LLC LLC

7/22/13 475 Elm Drive JK LLC LLC 7/12/13 710 Main Street, 2nd Floor Johnson Automotive LLC LLC 7/23/13 94 Summer Lane Dr Juneteenth-Columbus Inc NP 7/8/13 31 Marblehead Lane Kidd’s Cleaning Service L.L.C. LLC 7/9/13 2204 Washington Ave KV Prairie Land & Title Company, LLC

LLC

7/23/13 661 Guerry Road Little Kitchen Restaurant, LLC LLC 7/8/13 70 Walnut Dr Michaels Bar and Grill, LLC LLC 7/29/13 1153 Lake Lowndes Road Nature’s Eye, LLC LLC 7/8/13 419 College Street NCM Aviation LLC LLC 7/30/13 1900 Airport Road Pole La Vie, LLC LLC 7/11/13 150 Sweetbriar Lane Prairie Meat Company, LLC LLC 7/31/13 1299 Crowe Road Reeves-Sain Drug Store, Inc. BUS 7/26/13 402 Wilkins Wise Rd Suite 38 Saddleback Stables, LLC LLC 7/17/13 36 Charleston Cir Shri Ganesh 12 LLC BUS 7/23/13 97 Alabama St The Where House NP 7/29/13 121 King Street TRAEM, LLC LLC 7/3/13 7254 Madison Dr WhiteOak Services, Inc. BUS 7/10/13 215 5Th Street North

Florence

Community Bank, Coast 7/3/13

Caucasus Regional Natural Resources LLC LLC 7/12/13 7549 Mahalo Hui Drive Fornits Web Solutions, LLC LLC 7/24/13 8852 Kipapa Way Howlin at the Moon, LLC LLC 7/18/13 9410 Kawanana Koa Place Landfall Technologies, LLC LLC 7/8/13 205A Molokai Village MASProduction Inc BUS 7/10/13 6435 Iona St MAST Producation, Inc BUS 7/10/13 6435 Iona St My Body Boutique, LLC LLC 7/22/13 10842 Ala Moana St Raborn Media, L.L.C. LLC 7/19/13 6832 Hilo St.

Fancy Dogs, LLC LLC 7/2/13 117 Florence Circle Flynt’s Custom Performance LLC LLC 7/15/13 2741 Hwy 49 S Foot Steps Daycare LLC LLC 7/2/13 105 Dogwood Hill Dr L & N Enterprises LLC LLC 7/23/13 123 Bickham Lane Nextgen Sales Inc BUS 7/2/13 2274 Tarance Lane Revival House LLC LLC 7/9/13 1610 Cleary Rd State Home Inspections LLC LLC 7/30/13 2173 Cleary Rd Sweet Pea’s LLC LLC 7/10/13 3091 Hwy 49 South, Suite O Vancleave LLC LLC 7/22/13 103 Hendrix Lane WJM Distributors of MS Inc BUS 7/1/13 482 Mullican Rd Wyatt Properties, LLC LLC 7/16/13 941 Star Braxton Road

D’Iberville

Flowood

Bayside Appliance Repair LLC LLC 7/18/13 656 Orchard Dr Coast Vapors, LLC LLC 7/31/13 3137 Cypress Creek Drive National Karate Team Gulf Coast NP 7/23/13 1132 Windsor Hill Dr SA Signs, LLC LLC 7/22/13 4097 Popps Ferry Rd

15th Avenue North LLC LLC 7/10/13 196 Dogwood Place 16th Street LLC LLC 7/9/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 2110 Highway 80, LLC LLC 7/10/13 196 Dogwood Place 3SI Security Systems, Inc. BUS 7/9/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Adams Bros. Cabinetry, Inc. BUS 7/15/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Advanced Power & Lighting, Inc. BUS 7/10/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Affiliated Workers Association NP 7/22/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Affinity Lending Solutions DBA LLC 7/10/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Agents Premium Finance Inc BUS 7/18/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 AH4R Management - MS, LLC LLC 7/3/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Aid & Assist at Home, LLC LLC 7/15/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 All Wrapped Up Party Box LLC LLC 7/17/13 104 Britton Circle

BK

Diamondhead

Drew Triple Heart Hospice, LLC LLC 7/31/13 109 West Shaw

Durant

Como Black Puma Sportsmen’s Club, LLC LLC 7/29/13 231 Main Street

KCBS Transportation LLC LLC 7/16/13 17911 Hwy 51 North

Ecru

Corinth Anthony K. & Bonnie J. Phillips OTH 7/1/13 6533 N. Shiloh Rd Blossom Avenue LLC LLC 7/2/13 1407A Harper Rd City of Refuge Church InternationalNP 7/8/13 12 Cr 217 Gunn Holdings, LLC LLC 7/8/13 3703 Johnston St Talant Trade Co LLC LLC 7/9/13 33 County Road 718

High Quality Trades, LLC LLC 7/11/13 2163 Old Hwy 15 No.

Edwards BAJWA LLC LLC 7/22/13 603 Wallace Dr Flowers Trucking LLC LLC 7/9/13 3008 Askew Rd KJ Academy, Inc. BUS 7/18/13 1716 Moore Rd The Institute for Women’s Health LLC

7/1/13

Courtland Austin Trucking LLC LLC 7/2/13 332 Cherrybark Lane Le MoJo’s, LLC LLC 7/2/13 16 Shankle Drive

Crosby Truck Parts ETC LLC 7/19/13

Destin

LLC 38 Maple Lane

Crowder Kingdom House of Faith NP 7/18/13 137 Love Avenue

Crystal Springs

LLC

1548 Hordge Lane

Ellisville Ford Built Homes, LLC LLC 7/24/13 778 Pittman Road K & J Rentals LLC LLC 7/8/13 22 Acorn Rd Mudea’s Family Cafe LLC LLC 7/1/13 922 Dubose St Southern Race Timing LLC LLC 7/29/13 27 Lilly Lane

Faulkner Hill Sales LLC LLC 7/19/13 20831 Highway 15 N Ripley Express, LLC LLC 7/22/13 80 CR 269

Crystal Springs Steak House LLC LLC 7/29/13 226 East Railroad Ave Dee’s Logistics LLC LLC 7/23/13 4083 Gallatin Rd K & T Trucking LLC LLC 7/9/13 118 Morgan Lane Kent Newman Insurance LLC LLC 7/10/13 100 East Marion Parker Investments LLC LLC 7/8/13 100 East Marion Soonmine, LLC LLC 7/8/13 2104 Gatesville Road

Clear Sight Eye Care L.L.C. LLC 7/29/13 3086 Corban Rd Jefferson County - Fayette Farmers Market & Produce Inc BUS 7/15/13 1005 Main St Suite A Pattison Mini Mart LLC LLC 7/2/13 248 Medgar Evers Blvd Southwest Burial Service LLC LLC 7/2/13 3525 Hwy 61

De Kalb

Fernwood

East Mississippi Wildlife Rehabilitation, Inc. NP 7/3/13 4506 Gaines White Road UN, LLC LLC 7/8/13 15675 Hwy 39 N

TLT Resources, LLC 7/29/13

Decatur Thomas Autoplex, Inc. BUS 7/26/13 13728 Highway 15

Fayette

LLC 1020 Hill Drive

Flora Andy Sahler Construction LLC LLC 7/16/13 254 Cedar Hills Road Building and Remodeling Services, LLC LLC

7/17/13

136 Waldrop Lane

Loper Trucking and Construction LLC

7/2/13

LLC

576 Robinson Springs Rd

Alloy Wheel Repair Specialists of the Greater Memphis Metropolitan Area DBA LLC

7/9/13 232 Market Street.

American Homes 4 Rent DBA LLC 7/3/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 American Stainless, LLC LLC 7/3/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Anytime Portables LLC LLC 7/25/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Apache Shelf Exploration LLC 7/25/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Apache Shelf Exploration LLC LLC 7/30/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Apria Healthcare LLC LLC 7/1/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 ARTDIN MS, LLC LLC 7/8/13 645 LAKELAND EAST DR #101 ASC Properties LLC LLC 7/10/13 196 Dogwood Place Aspen Heights Construction LLC LLC 7/26/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 BBC Baymeadows, LLC LLC 7/11/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Bierdeman Road, LLC LLC 7/10/13 196 Dogwood Place Bierdman Road, LLC LLC 7/10/13 196 Dogwood Place BIG Engineering, LLC LLC 7/15/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Breckenridge Group Starkville Mississippi, LLC LLC 7/26/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Breckenridge Property Management 2014, LLC LLC 7/26/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Bridger Leasing LLC LLC 7/8/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Brown & Brown Insurance of Arizona, IncBUS

7/24/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Brown & Brown of Pennsylvania, LP LP 7/26/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 BSLO, LLC LLC 7/31/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 BTN Merger, LLC LLC 7/31/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 BTS-NLA Nampa, LLC LLC 7/30/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Buddy’s Rollco LLC LLC 7/1/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 C&S Wholesale Services Inc. BUS 7/12/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101

September 13, 2013 CGS&M Southaven LLC LLC 7/22/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Cherokee Nation Technology Solutions LLC LLC 7/22/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 China Cafe LLC LLC 7/8/13 160 Promenade Blvd Clooney’s Tavern LLC LLC 7/12/13 232 Market Street.

Cloony’s Tavern LLC LLC 7/12/13 232 Market Street.

Cole Haan Company Store, LLC LLC 7/19/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Communications Consulting Group, LLC LLC 7/26/13 185 Mandarin Dr Brandon, Ms 39047

Complete Interior Solutions, LLC LLC 7/24/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Converse Inc. BUS 7/31/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Core Communications LLC LLC 7/9/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 County Fire & Safety Equipment Company, Inc. BUS 7/29/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Covida Insurance Services DBA LLC 7/19/13 232 Market Street CP Alabama, LLC LLC 7/31/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 CPB Foods, LLC LLC 7/22/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Cura Partners, LLC LLC 7/15/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Davis Insurance Agency of Mississippi IncBUS

7/12/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Davis Insurance Agency, Inc. BUS 7/12/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Davison Petroleum Supply LLC LLC 7/16/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Dean’s Custom, Speed & Transmissions LLC LLC 7/30/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Divers Alert Network Inc NP 7/29/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Drench Day Spa and Lash Lounge DBA BUS

7/16/13 229 Katherine Drive (39232) Drench Day Spa Inc BUS 7/16/13 229 Katherine Drive (39232) DSO Consulting, LLC LLC 7/9/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 DTC Eastgate 2 LLC LLC 7/11/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Dumey Contracting, Inc. BUS 7/25/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Eco Engineering, Inc. BUS 7/18/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Element Studios LLC LLC 7/26/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Emerald Financial Services LLC LLC 7/11/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 EnovateIT, LLC LLC 7/10/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Financial Pacific Leasing, Inc. BUS 7/24/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Fireworks World, Inc. BUS 7/19/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Forza Energy LLC LLC 7/31/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 FRS America, Inc. BUS 7/19/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 FTB Advisors Inc BUS 7/8/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101

Jordan P. Crocker, D.M.D., PLLC PLLC 7/31/13 121 Britton Circle JP Energy GP II LLC LLC 7/15/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 JPS Equipment Rental LLC LLC 7/15/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Kelly General Construction Company of Decatur, Inc. BUS 7/23/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Keystone Exteriors LLC LLC 7/11/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Krystel Braddy, DDS, PC PA 7/18/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 LE JARDIN CUSTOM HOMES DBABUS 7/1/13 5310 Highway 25 Ste 6 Leeward Strategic Properties Inc BUS 7/2/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 LHCG XLIX LLC LLC 7/12/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Lip Management, Inc. BUS 7/8/13 120 Stone Creek Boulevard, Suite 100 Logan Jar, LLC LLC 7/16/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Magellan Asset Services LP LP 7/17/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Magnolia Electrical Construction, LLC

LLC

7/3/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Majithia Mahajan Investments LLC LLC 7/2/13 713 Inheritance Place McNeil Rhoads LLC LLC 7/12/13 1003 Underwood Dr. MDLive Medical Group PA PA 7/15/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Medical Anesthesia Group, A Professional Association PA 7/22/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Micoley.com LLC LLC 7/26/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Microline Surgical, Inc. BUS 7/9/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Mississippix Studios, LLC LLC 7/26/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Mooney Properties LLC LLC 7/8/13 645 LAKELAND EAST DR #101 Myca Material Handling Solutions Inc

BUS

7/22/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 NASDAQ OMX Corporate Solutions, LLC LLC

7/26/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Hear PO Corp BUS 7/2/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Higbee InvestCo, LLC LLC 7/12/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Homesite Insurance Agency Inc BUS 7/22/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Hope Spot Foundation, Inc. NP 7/24/13 407 Hemlock Dr

7/12/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 NASDAQ OMX Solutions LLC LLC 7/12/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Nationwide Equities Corporation BUS 7/1/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 NLA Nampa, LLC LLC 7/30/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 NOWX Investment LLC LLC 7/12/13 359 Ridge Way Ocwen Mortgage Servicing, Inc. BUS 7/25/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 OKB “LLC” LLC 7/30/13 708 Inheritance Place Optimum Employer Solutions, LLC LLC 7/2/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 OrthoUSA Inc BUS 7/15/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Overdrive, Inc. BUS 7/25/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Pathfinders Professional Counseling and Consulting Services, LLC LLC 7/2/13 2540 Flowood Dr Pegasus Productions LLC LLC 7/16/13 803 Woodland Pine Perez, A Professional Corporation PA 7/1/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Petrocard, Inc. BUS 7/8/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Photo Lux, LLC LLC 7/26/13 107 Sweet Bay PRO IS, Inc. BUS 7/1/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 QBE Administration Services, Inc. BUS 7/15/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Real Estate Referrals LLC LLC 7/2/13 132 Riverview Drive, Suite A Refinery Terminal Fire Company NP 7/16/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Regional Utility Services Inc BUS 7/18/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Renaissance Enterprises LLC LLC 7/29/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Reverse Mortgage Funding LLC LLC 7/23/13 10 Cranebrake Boulevard #200

Houston Extracorporeal Therapies, PLLCPLLC

Rhino Construction of Tennessee, LLC

7/29/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Idhasoft, Inc. BUS 7/22/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Infinity Direct Insurance LLC LLC 7/19/13 232 Market Street Integrated Quality Solutions LLC LLC 7/15/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 J R Todd Custom Homes Inc BUS 7/1/13 5310 Highway 25 Ste 6

7/8/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Rhino Construction, LLC LLC 7/8/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 RLP Associates LLC LLC 7/9/13 232 Market Street.

SAV Real Estate, LLC LLC 7/31/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 SBC Internet Services, LLC LLC 7/9/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101

FTB Advisors Insurance Services Inc

BUS

7/19/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Geden Holdings Ltd. BUS 7/15/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Genesis Rail Services LLC LLC 7/16/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Global Construction Strategies IncBUS 7/12/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Gregg & Valby Mortgage Services, LLC LLC

7/10/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 H&R Block Health Insurance Agency Inc BUS

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Shelly Rose Estates, L.L.C. LLC 7/19/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Shrimp Basket Hattiesburg Inc BUS 7/26/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Southern Foodservice Management Inc BUS

7/23/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Southern Heat All Stars LLC LLC 7/30/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Speed Investments Inc 7/25/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Spirit Master Funding V LLC LLC 7/2/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Springdale Title LLC LLC 7/19/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Staples Farms, LLC LLC 7/24/13 303 Hand Drive STS-NA LLC LLC 7/2/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Sweet Madison’s LLC LLC 7/19/13 4209 Lakeland Dr. #237 T1 Coalition NP 7/19/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Target Shipping Ltd BUS 7/16/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 TBB, LLC LLC 7/30/13 4266 I 55 North, Suite 106 (Jackson 39211) TeleTech Healthcare Solutions, Inc.

BUS

7/3/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 The DAN Foundation Inc. NP 7/29/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 The Flintkote Company BUS 7/11/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 The Ten Point Company BUS 7/2/13 107 Wisteria Hill Drive The Worksource Inc BUS 7/25/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 TRU Broker, LLC LLC 7/10/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Truman 2012 SC2 REO, LLC LLC 7/23/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 U.S. Galvanizing, LLC LLC 7/24/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 UpToDate, Inc. BUS 7/25/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Valiant Exploration LLC LLC 7/26/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Vero Insurance Inc BUS 7/18/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Vistar Transportation, LLC LLC 7/10/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Washington Street, LLC LLC 7/10/13 196 Dogwood Place West-Millsaps GP, L.L.C. LLC 7/12/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Wild Card - Welding, Painting & Hydrographics DBA LLC 7/9/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Wilhoit Properties, Inc. BUS 7/11/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Wise Guys Technologies, LLC LLC 7/8/13 1227 Pinoak Dr Apt G10 World Finance Company of Mississippi, LLC LLC 7/18/13645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 World Finance DBA LLC 7/18/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 xCalibre Benefit Services DBA BUS 7/12/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 xCalibre Risk Services, Inc. BUS 7/12/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101 Zoetis W LLC LLC 7/18/13 645 Lakeland East Drive, Suite 101

Forest Payless Auto Mart, LLC LLC 7/29/13 663 East 3 Rd Street Phenix Towing & Recovery, Inc. 7/31/13 120 Frontage Road Phenix Towing & Recovery, Inc. BUS 7/31/13 120 Frontage Road

Foxworth Robinett, LLC LLC 7/8/13 87 West Jackson Street Signs of Love Video Education Inc.BUS 7/25/13 57 Turnage Lane

Fulton Papa T, LLC 7/9/13

LLC 3675 Cobb Stump Rd

Sweet Cheeks Donut & Sammich Shop IncBUS

7/2/13

1105 South Adams

Gautier PGL Investments llc LLC 7/16/13 5601 Gautier Vancleave Road

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Georgetown Berry Lane Farms L.L.C. LLC 7/23/13 1061 Berry Lane

Gluckstadt Comfort and Joy Sitter Service LLCLLC 7/15/13 123 Weisenberger

Golden Everlasting Life Fellowship Ministry, Inc. NP

7/9/13 Golden Angus LLC 7/23/13

33340 Hwy 25n LLC 676 Ridge Rd

Goodman Holmes County Get- It- Done Racing Riders NP 7/1/13 102 Shady Grove Lane

Grace JTS Construction LLC LLC 7/8/13 1277 Jinking Rd ( Glen Allan 38744)

Greenville 469 FAVA LLC LLC 7/9/13 1417 Trailwood Drive, Ste A Alluvial Plain Artisanal Ales, LLC LLC 7/19/13 199 Bermuda Dr Bailey Family Properties, LLC LLC 7/16/13 127 S. Poplar Busch FX & Securities Trading LLC LLC 7/2/13 2493 Hummingbird Drive Cajun Shotgun House & Barbecue, LLC

LLC

7/18/13 1212 Kirk Circle Contaynment Enterprises PLLC PLLC 7/23/13 302 South 9th St Delta Arts Gallery & Craftorium Inc

7/2/13

BUS

1148 Cloverdale Drive

Eugene McCray, Jr. RE Investments, LLC LLC

7/8/13

923 Washington Avenue

Helping Hands Adult Day Center, LLC

LLC

7/24/13 2460 Mourning Dove Street Peoples Golf Association LLC LLC 7/30/13 1209 Montrose Street Seard Property Holdings LLC LLC 7/15/13 236 Nevada Street Taylormade Concepts and Designs LLC

LLC

7/3/13 212 Estes Street TC Transportation “LLC” LLC 7/3/13 835 S Colorade St

Greenwood ALH Foundation NP 7/2/13 2023 Baxter Avenue Delta Farmhouse LLC LLC 7/15/13 1966 Cr 183 Farmers Market Nursery, LLC LLC 7/19/13 501 East Wilson Gardner’s Telephone Service, LLC LLC 7/25/13 2299 CR 150 Greenwood Eye Care LLC LLC 7/30/13 2202 Hwy 82 W Kelly L McQueen, C.P.A., P.A. PA 7/31/13 718 Grand Blvd Tradeway Convenience Store, Inc. BUS 7/3/13 402 E Market Street Tradeway Liquor Store, Inc BUS 7/3/13 402 E Market Street

Grenada Angels of Purpose NP 7/24/13 32 Bledsoe Street Bradford Lawn Mowing and Weedeating Service, LLC LLC 7/2/13 180 Oakwood Drive Lane Bennett Land LLC LLC 7/26/13 365 Robin Road Mattox Investments, LLC LLC 7/26/13 135 First Street Professional Support Services LLC LLC 7/17/13 844 South St Ship-A-Lot Unlimited BUS 7/29/13 607 First Street Synergy Medical Solutions LLC LLC 7/18/13 135 First Street

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» MISSISSIPPI LEADERS by Martin Willoughby

Giving others credit Pharr believes effective leaders should shun glory-seeking

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n my study of leaders, I have found a simple but common theme — they CARE. They think beyond themselves and work for the greater good. They have a servant mindset and want to elevate others. Some leaders extend their sphere of influence to impact the communities around them as well. They take an interest in civic matters and use their knowledge, skills, and motivation to make a difference. Business leaders who are civically engaged are the bedrock of a community.

They serve on boards, engage with politicians to cast vision, and provide financial support for charitable organizations. These humble leaders agree with Harry S. Truman’s quote, “It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit.” I am inspired and appreciative of these leaders who spend their discretionary time choosing to serve the common good for all of us.

David Pharr is one of those civicminded leaders. Pharr founded his own law firm in 2012 after rising to equity partner with a large regional law firm. Pharr grew up in Jackson and earned his undergraduate degree at Millsaps College before obtaining his law degree from Ole Miss. He shared, “One of the reasons I wanted to become a lawyer was that so many effective community leaders were lawyers.” Pharr believes that leadership is about building consensus around clearly defined goals and

Up Close With ... David Pharr Title: Founder, Law Office of David Pharr, PLLC Favorite Books: My favorite non-fiction books are Good to Great (Jim Collins) and Malcolm Gladwell’s books. My favorite fiction book is The Sound and The Fury (William Faulkner).

First Job: I worked at Chick-fil-A and as a law firm courier.

Proudest Moment as a Leader: It would probably be the opening of my own law firm. This fulfilled a dream of mine to be able to work closely with small and medium size business owners to protect and grow their business with law and consulting services.

Hobbies/Interests: Running and cycling; reading; spending time with family

assembling a team that can achieve the goals. He said, “The most effective leaders are more concerned with empowering others to lead than glory-seeking. I accomplish more with teams when I willfully ignore the question of who is getting credit for a positive outcome. I can't say I'm always great at this but when I reflect on collaborative projects, it is often clear that success hinged on a leader's willingness to forgo credit for a major contribution.”

In addition to a busy life as a successful lawyer, husband to his wife, Michelle, who is a physician, and his role as father, Pharr invests himself in making Jackson a better place. He has served in leadership roles with the Greater Jackson Chamber Partnership, the Jackson Chamber of Commerce and the Central Mississippi Planning and Development District to name a few. One of the projects he is most engaged with right now is Alignment Jackson, which is a new group

“Do not be afraid to take ownership of causes you feel strongly about.”

focused on providing an education support framework. Pharr is also active in the Fondren community and is in the process of developing commercial property in that area.

Pharr shared, “In Martin Willoughby starting my law practice and working on real estate development in Fondren, I have met the future leaders of the creative economy in Jackson. These are bright people in their 20's and early 30's who have faced serious challenges and their leadership response has been incredibly resourceful.”

Pharr went on to note, “I am inspired by their courage and innovation, and they make me hopeful about the future of Jackson.” For growing leaders, Pharr wisely shared, “Do not be afraid to take ownership of causes you feel strongly about. Do not wait for someone to extend an invitation or hand you authority.” Pharr is one of those leaders who sees a need and steps forward to be a problem solver. I know I have been guilty too often of recognizing the need for leadership, and I just hoped someone else would “raise their hand.” Through his law practice, real estate development, and civic engagement, Pharr will be making a positive contribution to his community for years to come. I know he will serve as an inspiration for aspiring leaders who want to make a difference.

Martin Willoughby is a business consultant and regular contributing columnist for the Mississippi Business Journal. He serves as Chief Operating Officer of Butler Snow Advisory Services, LLC and can be reached at martin.willoughby@ butlersnow.com.

David Pharr Law Office of David Pharr, PLLC

Burdened with secrets, a family struggles to rebuild a home

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his work of fiction is an astonishing first novel that chronicles a family's struggle to create a home in the aftermath of World War II. It's a good read and according to some reviewers is earning comparisons to Sophie's Choice and Sarah's Key. I don't put it in the league with those two outstanding novels, but it tells a compelling story of a Polish husband, wife and small son who're separated for six years during the war.

The mother and son are rescued from a refugee camp by the father and brought to a small house and garden in Ipswich, England. Both adults bring secrets and emotional scars to the reunion. They have had many experiences — some of them heart wrenching — and done whatever was necessary to survive. Starting over is far from easy, plus they are often baffled » 22 Britannia Road

By Amanda Hodgkinson Published by Viking Press $$25.95 hardcover; $15.00 softback

by English customs and language.

The husband joins the fighting and is separated from the family early in the conflict. During the occupation of Poland, the mother and son were always on the run and spent time living in forests. In England, Janusz, the husband/father, must teach mother and son not to take baths in their clothes, not to steal vegetables from the allotments by the river, and the son,

Aurek, must be forced to attend school.

The author moves between the points of view of Janusz and his wife, Silvana, and occasionally Aurek and links each to flashbacks from the war.

Sometimes this method is cumbersome and robs the book of momentum. Yet, the story is riveting and you can tell it's moving toward something major, a secret too painful to recall.

Hodgkinson reminds us that an exploration of the past, no matter how horrific, lodges deep in our innermost selves. There is a maternal bond between mother and son that is gripping and heart scorching. The fight for survival intensified this bond.

There are twists and turns that I won't give away. It's a touching, penetrating story of how a family survives, rebuilds and forgives to move forward.

— Lynn Lofton, mbj@msbusiness.com

“It’s a touching, penetrating story of how a family survives...”

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Palmer and Hutson receive MGA awards Geography takes center stage

educator. During her 28 years in K12 public schools and 11 years experience teaching at the college level, she was responsible for establishing much of the infrastructure for improved geographic education in the state, including a robus and successful pre-service institute in geography Alan Turner for teacher candidates.

On hand for the event were many business and civic leaders, who were welcomed by Carly Lovorn, executive director of the Mississippi Geographic Alliance (www.mga.olemiss.edu), whose mission is to strengthen geographic literacy in Mississippi. The MGA is a member of the nationwide network of state alliances sponsored by the National Geographic Society.

mbassador John Palmer is the inaugural recipient of the Geographic Visionary Award from the Mississippi Geographic Alliance. The award is meant to honor a Mississippi business or civic leader who recognizes the importance of global understanding and awareness for Mississipians and promotes understanding about Mississippi in other parts of the world.

In his remarks at the awards luncheon, Ambassador Palmer referred to the importance of a “global citizen.”

“This is more than just important,” he said. “It’s vital to our understanding of our state, our nation, and the world.

Being a good global citizen develops us as human beings, and it makes Mississippi a better state.”

Ambassador Palmer’s background makes him uniquely qualified for the Visionary Award. A pioneer in telecom- Contact Mississippi Business Journal publisher Alan Turner at munications, he founded and grew several telecommuni- alan.turner@msbusiness.com or (601) 364-1021. cations companies, including the Mobile Communications Corporation of America and SkyTel Communications, and served as chairman of GulfSouth Capital. He also served as ambassador to Portugal. He remains an active particiDuring his acceptance speech, pant in community, arts, and foundations.

Palmer, the former U.S. ambassador to The second award of the day was presented to Ms. Spain, talked of the importance of being a Martha Hutson. The Jess McKee Award for Distinguished “global citizen.”

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