Articles by Grant McLaughlin
Motus building listed for sale at $1.6 million
The Motus Integrated Technologies building, at 221 Fabritek Drive, is listed for sale for $1.6 million.
4-County Foundation gets boost for area philanthropy efforts
The Tennessee Valley Authority gifted the 4-County Foundation $10,000 during the 4-County Electric Power Association’s annual membership meeting.
Training program prepares new class for jobs in commercial roofing
When Alexis Seals took a semester off from Mississippi State University this spring, she wanted to find a hands-on job to work until she was ready to return to school.
Goings on with Grant: Cafe on Main opens Thursday under new ownership
Cafe on Main is reopening Thursday under new ownership.
Panels to focus on banking, accounting, insurance, legal strategies for businesses
The Greater Starkville Development Partnership is hosting a series of educational panel sessions for new and existing businesses.
Community Profile: Army vet, antiquer turns lifetime hobby into business venture
When Shannon Arick was just a teenager, she would go junk yarding and thrifting with her step-father, John.
Reports on area banks indicate good health
Several factors led to the demise of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank, which failed earlier this year. Chief among those factors were uninsured deposits.
However, that metric, as well as others point to relative strength among banks in the Golden Triangle.
Goings on with Grant: Umble Coffee opening June 2 in Starkville
Well, folks, I’ve said it once, and I’ll say it again. Nothing beats a fresh cup of coffee and a shop to drink it in.
Columbus, Starkville see sales tax revenue dips in May
Monthly sales tax collections in Columbus and Starkville saw an average 1% drop compared with May 2022, while West Point was up 11% over the same month last year.
SDI aims to purchase 90 acres of port land
Steel Dynamics Incorporated intends to purchase 90 acres on the southern region of the Lowndes County Port Authority’s East Bank.
Finished Charleigh D. Ford Jr. Drive paves way for area industries
A $4.8 million project to complete a decade-long effort to repave Charleigh D. Ford Jr. Drive was completed late last week, just in time for the construction of Aluminum Dynamics.
Neel-Schaffer acquisition of Calvert-Spradling gives firm foothold in Clay County
Calvert-Spradling Engineers Inc., a civil-engineering firm based in West Point, has merged with Neel-Schaffer, Inc. and added Clay County and West Point to the firm’s Golden Triangle operations.
Goings on with Grant: Coffee Depot opens June 5
I don’t know about you, but a fresh cup of coffee in the morning always hits the spot, and the same sentiment goes for new coffee shops popping up in Starkville.
Goings on with Grant: New partner joins Big Dawgs Station 26
Look out Starkville, there’s a new grill master in town.
14 bulls trained in Columbus head to PBR finals
When Blake Sharp was about 16, he hauled his first bucking bull to a rodeo. While it didn’t win any big competitions, from then on, Sharp fell in love with the sport.
Cadence branch on Lehmberg closing July 31
Cadence Bank at 120 N. Lehmberg Road will soon be closed, and with it, 34 other branches across the country.
MSU effort aims to help bee health, apiary operations
When Carol Brown, a beekeeper in New Hope, plans out her yearly apiary in early spring, she tries to pay attention to what pollinator plants bloom and when.
Goings on with Grant: All Tuesday Morning locations closing by mid-May
Sometimes the doors we open must close. Sorry to say it, but it’s true.
Tuesday Morning is closing all 200 locations, including its store in Starkville at 402 Hwy. 12, next to Bargain Hunt.
Propst Park could be prime location for kayak business
When Kevin Stafford was just a college student at Mississippi State University in the late 1990s, he spent summer afternoons tubing down the Luxapalila Creek from Propst Park with his friends.
Buttahatchee bridge closure in North Lowndes to affect short stretch of SR 373
The Mississippi Department of Transportation has closed a three-quarter-mile stretch of road between Ferry Road in Lowndes County and Self Road in Monroe County, to repair a bridge over the Buttahatchee River.
