Business brief: Mississippi Main Street announces Thomas Gregory new state coordinator
The Mississippi Main Street Association (MMSA) announced Thomas Gregory of Starkville as the new state coordinator for the organization. The announcement was made at the
Business brief: NMMC-West Point honors tenured employees
North Mississippi Medical Center-West Point honored tenured employees with a Service Pin Tea on April 30. Administrator Barry Keel recognized long-term employees who reached five,
Business brief: NMMC Academic Achievers
Chief Nursing Officer Pam White, far left, and Administrator Barry Keel, far right, recently recognized North Mississippi Medical Center-West Point’s Academic Achievers for 2018-2019. Honored were, from left: Conner Hutson, Morgan Weems, Kevin Johnson, Tequanda Davis, Shelby Moody, Dawn Dyer, Ashlynn Beam, Eva Jo Surunis, Meagan Young, Tracy Stebbins Arnett, Valerie Acker and Mary Ann Shows. Unable to attend but also recognized were Becky Brabham, Cameron Calvert, Sandra Edmonds, Keidra Knox, Brenna Little, Caitlyn Parker, Brittaney Ray, JaBria Richardson and Will Youngblood. The hospital hosted a luncheon in their honor to acknowledge the employees’ various academic achievements during the past year.
Business brief: Smith completes Leadership Forum Class
Corky Smith of Columbus has completed The Mississippi Bar’s Leadership Forum Class of 2019. The mission of the Leadership Forum is to prepare Mississippi’s young
Business brief: Rhoades named Director
Mississippi University for Women student Lauren Rhoades has been named the new director of the Eudora Welty House and Garden in Jackson. She previously served
Business brief: Bank of Commerce merges with Peoples Bank
Bryan Thornhill, president of Bank of Commerce, is announcing that Peoples Bank & Trust Company is in the process of merging with Greenwood’s oldest bank.
Business brief: Baptist Golden Triangle recognized
Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle achieved straight “A’s” for the seventh consecutive year in The Leapfrog Group’s Spring 2019 Hospital Safety Grade, Baptist-GT is the only
Business brief: Burton named VP, Consumer Banking
BankFirst Financial Services recently promoted Nancy Burton to vice president, consumer banking. Burton is responsible for ensuring the bank continues to provide competitively priced, high-quality
Business brief: Cooper named Senior VP, Director of Core Applications & Deposit Operations
BankFirst Financial Services recently promoted Lynda Cooper to senior vice president, director of core applications and deposit operations. Cooper is responsible for overseeing deposit operations
Business brief: Clark named Electronics Products Officer
BankFirst Financial Services recently promoted Kaitlin Clark to electronics products officer. Clark is responsible for various operational and customer service elements of the bank’s debit
Business brief: Hailey named Senior VP, Director of Information
BankFirst Financial Services recently promoted Josh Hailey to senior vice president, director of information technology. Hailey is responsible for the management and execution of secure
Business brief: McPherson named VP of Product Development, Mortgage Banker
BankFirst Financial Services welcomes Jimmy McPherson as vice president of product development, mortgage banker. McPherson will be responsible for ensuring the Bank continues to offer
Business brief: Hazard named VP, Business Development Banker
BankFirst Financial Services recently promoted James Hazard to vice president, business development banker. Hazard is responsible for ensuring the Bank continues to generate new business
Business brief: Ross named VP, Online Banking
BankFirst Financial Services recently promoted Callie Ross to vice president, online banking, where she is responsible for the administration and processing of electronic banking products
Business brief: Flemming appointed to Board of Directors
The Board of Directors of BankFirst Financial Services recently announced the appointment of James B. Flemming to its board of directors. Flemming, who served most
Business brief: Local firefighters graduate
Firefighters Harrison Branch, Onterrio Q. Lowery and David A. Tousley of the Columbus Fire Department graduated April 11 from the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
Business brief: BankFirst completes acquisition
BankFirst Capital Corporation, parent of BankFirst Financial Services, announces the completion of its acquisition of FNB Bancshares of Central Alabama, Inc., parent of FNB of
Business brief: Phillips-Gaines named top advisor
Lynn Phillips-Gaines, certified financial planner at Phillips Financial and financial advisor with Raymond James, was recently named to Barron’s list of “The Top 1,200 Advisors”
Business brief: MacKenzie recognized
Robert Stuart MacKenzie, CFP, CRPC, CLTC, CKA, Wellspire Financial Group, a private wealth advisory practice of Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. in Kosciusko, has qualified for
Business brief: Conner recognized
ERA Real Estate, a leading global real estate franchisor, is proud to announce that Dale Conner of ERA Town & Campus Realty in Starkville is