Groupon is not as sweet as you might think it is
When the national deal-of-the-day website Groupon arrived in Mississippi back in the fall, it came with great fanfare. Across the nation, the three-year-old coupon company has been all the hype. It is...
View ArticleEndorsements are a lot like pickled cucumbers
My wife understands that my brain works differently than most people’s. It could be the reason she loves me, or she could just be taking pity on me. Either way, she keeps me around despite the random...
View ArticleLuckett leads MBJ reader poll
Despite Johnny Dupree receiving an endorsement today from Congressman Bennie Thompson, Clarksdale businessman Bill Luckett leads a MBJ reader poll asking who will be the Democratic nominee for...
View ArticleDupree charges, takes lead in MBJ Poll
You can decide whether it has anything to do with Congressman Bennie Thompson giving his endorsement yesterday, but Hatiesburg mayor Johnny Dupree has charged ahead of Clarksdale businessman Bill...
View ArticleHomebuilders endorse Reeves for Lt. Governor
The Home Builders Association of Jackson has endorsed Tate Reeves’ candidacy for Lt. Governor. In an e-mail statement, President Wade Quin is credited with noting Reeve’s “experience as a conservative...
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When all is said and done, ‘Snarky’ Planet Money got it right
Adam Davidson, an NPR reporter on “Planet Money,” has received a pile of criticism for his look into the economic development industry, in which he finally concluded, “They are not creating jobs. They...
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Phil Bryant does it again
In a video interview with the Mississippi Business Journal, Lt. Gov. Phil Bryant, whom we endorsed for governor, said he would like to see a new nuclear power plant at the Grand Gulf site in...
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