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ANDREW MATTIACE: CEO of Mattiace Properties 

A story of a man’s humble beginning with a great passion for development   Andrew Mattiace decided at age 12 that he wanted to be the man who owns real estate, not work for the man that owns the building.  The President and founder of Mattiace Properties, Inc., Mattiace is also the CEO of Mattiace Properties and its affiliated companies, The Mattiace Company and Mattiace Development Company, LLC, all based in Jackson. All total, Mattiace runs 32 companies located in Mississippi, Tennessee, and Georgia.

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Downtown Brookhaven Revitalization

Stockbroker and his artistic friend join forces to revamp area John E. Lynch moved with his wife and four children from the Mississippi Capital City to Brookhaven in 1995 and opened a stock brokerage office. At the time, vacant commercial buildings in small southern downtown communities were commonplace as the fast-food boulevards and big box stores along interstates that all but killed downtown retail. Little remained in Brookhaven beyond main branch bank offices, law and

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An Uptick in Vocational Training

Gen Z showing increasing interest in job specific programs For decades, attending a four-year college has been considered by many young people and their parents as a prestigious and essential path for future success. And while that is still true for many, the costs of a four-year degree have been increasing significantly while the needs of the workforce have changed. Increasing numbers of Generation Z, and even those who are older, are now likely to

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MS Alliance of Nonprofits

Organization helps strengthen philanthropy groups There’s an organization that provides the services and resources necessary to help keep the state’s nonprofit sector strong and sustainable. It’s the Mississippi Alliance of

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A Longtime Meridian Eatery

One of the oldest continuously operating restaurants in Mississippi Established by Felix Weidmann in 1870, Weidmann’s restaurant has been a staple in Meridian, Mississippi for the last 155 years, and

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