Tucked away on the back roads of Hancock County, Mississippi’s first brewery is operating at full steam. The Lazy Magnolia Brewery has made it onto the beer map as a market contender, not to mention they are second only to FEB Distributing’s anchor brands (Miller/Coors) in sales. The owners and visionaries behind the operation are Mark and Leslie Henderson, native Mississippians.
In late October, Roy Anderson Corp, the South Mississippi Contract Procurement Center (SMCPC), eCom Direct, the Mississippi Development Authority and the Surety & Fidelity Association of America started the Model Contractor Development Program (MCDP) in Gulfport, Mississippi. Running through December 16, the program will teach small construction contractors the good business practices needed to improve their company’s operations, increase their bonding capacity and help take advantage of the ongoing construction boom in Mississippi.
In South Mississippi, small businesses recently had an opportunity to gain valuable business support, knowledge and networking at the first Small Business Resource Conference at The Innovation Center in Biloxi.
More than 900 guests celebrated the spirit of community and life at the Mississippi Gulf Coast Retiree Partnership’s Second Annual Senior Prom on November 20 at the IP Casino Resort & Spa in Biloxi, which again hosted and co-sponsored the event.
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