Things are Looking Up Downtown!
Rotarian Jason Dunn talks with Main Street Columbus Executive Director Barbara Bigelow - Abigail Sipe Rochester, Dispatch Staff COLUMBUS, MS - Courtesy of The Dispatch and Abigail Sipe Rochester Main Street Columbus, Inc.'s Barbara Bigelow recently spoke to the Rotary...
Renasant Bank Adding to its Portfolio with Major Merger
August 1, 2024
TUPELO, MS – Courtesy of The Dispatch and Daily Journal Reports Renasant Bank and The First Bank have announced that their Boards have come to a buyout agreement whereby Renasant will acquire the Hattiesbug-based company that currently serves six states here in the Southeastern US. Pending deal finalization and then regulatory approval, Renasant plans to […] Read More . . .
Area Agencies Moving to New Digs
August 2, 2024
COLUMBUS, MS – Courtesy of The Dispatch, Zack Plair, and Emma McRae The Lowndes County Board of Supervisors recently announced that they have settled on an agreement to purchase the current GT LINK building on Main Street, as they are in need of more office space than what their current office can provide. They plan […] Read More . . .
Castleberry Bringing Yet More Investment Dollars to Golden Triangle Region
August 15, 2024
GTR Region, MS – Courtesy of the Magnolia Tribune and Lynne Jeter Mark Castleberry, originally from California, has been bringing businesses and investment into the Golden Triangle area since the early 1990s. Today, he’s one of the state’s most successful developers, with many projects under his belt, from The Mill at MSU and the Triangle […] Read More . . .
Keeping the Power Flowing
September 7, 2024
COLUMBUS, MS – Courtesy of WCBI Tolbert Burford, a Memphis native, began learning to repair electrical motors in the 1920’s. By the late ’50s, he had struck out on his own and landed in Columbus, where he founded Burford Electric Service, Inc. Today, three generations later, the business is still thriving in family hands and […] Read More . . .
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