Lower Interest Rates Could Be A Benefit to People and Businesses
Economists predict the Fed will continue cutting rates this year Most economists anticipate the Federal Reserve will continue cutting interest rates this year, said J. Corey Miller, Ph.D., State Economist for Mississippi and director of the University Research Center. “Lower interest rates would definitely benefit industries that have to finance purchases of machinery and equipment, […]
Janie’s Pastry Shop in Brookhaven
Bringing a “taste of home” since 1939 When Brookhaven High School presented its big 2024 homecoming production entitled “Home Sweet Homecoming,” Janie’s Pastry Shop, a longtime hometown favorite, had a leading role. The production commemorated “the beauty of coming back home to sweet places in Brookhaven,” so including Janie’s was an obvious choice. “It’s been […]
Delta Ag Land—No Better Value
Region’s resource has become a precious commodity Delta dirt. The Mighty Mississippi River deposited plenty of value for generations to be discovered when the trees were cleared and the silty land remained. Since then, farmers have been making a living with cotton, soybeans, corn, rice, wheat and more. Generations of families continue to make a […]
Steve Davenport: The Talk of Mississippi Radio
Broadcast entrepreneur and his companies have significant reach Radio is in the blood of Steve Davenport, founder and sole owner of SuperTalk Mississippi Media. He grew up in Pascagoula as one of six boys and one girl and began working part-time for a local radio station at 16. It’s been a purposeful and steady climb […]
Maximum Issues Surround the Minimum Wage
The clamor for an increase in raising the minimum wage is reaching yet another peak as it has done periodically over the years. The first federal minimum wage was instituted in the National Industrial Recovery Act of 1933, signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, and ever since that time the cries for more […]
