Business Journal 20151002

BusinessJournal A MONTHLY PUBLICATION OF JOURNAL PUBLISHING AND THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION

OCTOBER 2015

WOMEN AT WORK PROFILES INSIDE

Document: F001CDF100215.eps;Page: 1;Format:(254.00 x 254.00 mm);Plate: Composite;Date: Sep 30, 2015 13:41:23;JPC 72 DPI

THE NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI

BUSINESS JOURNAL |

OCTOBER • 3: MICROSOFT EXCEL LEVEL 1, 8 a.m.-3:30 p.m., $65 includes book and lunch (ICC-Belden). For more information on all classes, contact Becky Kelly, (662) 407-1500 or email rakelly@iccms.edu.

• 6-7: “IMAGINE THE POSSIBILITIES” career expo at BancorpSouth Arnea. Sponsored by the Toyota Wellspring Fun at the CREATE Foundation.

The event will provide a better understanding of the opportunities available after graduation to more than 3,000 eighth-grade students in Northeast Mississippi and will feature activities connected to 18 career pathways.

Contact Gina Black at gblack@cdfms.org or (662) 842-4521 for more information.

• 6-Nov. 5: WELDING AND CUTTING, (Tu/Th), 5:30-8:30 p.m., $369 (ICC-Belden). For more information on all classes, contact Becky Kelly, (662) 407-1500 or email rakelly@iccms.edu.

• 8: BUSINESS AFTER HOURS,

EVENTS CALENDAR Community Development Foundation.

Call (662) 842-4521 or visit www.cdfms.org • 12: FORKLIFT TRAIN-THETRAINER, 8 a.m.-noon, $50 (ICCBelden). For more information on all classes, contact Becky Kelly, (662) 407-1500 or email rakelly@iccms.edu.

• 15: NEWMS WOMEN’S BUSINESS NETWORK will be held at 3:45 p.m. in the CDF boardroom.

• 16: CE WORKSHOP FOR ENGINEERS/LAND SURVEYORS, 8 a.m.4:30 p.m., fee TBA (ICC-Belden). For more information on all classes, contact Becky Kelly, (662) 407-1500 or email rakelly@iccms.edu.

• 19: FORKLIFT OPERATOR RECERTIFICATION, 8-10 a.m., $25 (ICCBelden). For more information on all classes, contact Becky Kelly, (662) 407-1500 or email rakelly@iccms.edu.

• 20: BUSINESS WRITING 101, 8:30-11:30 a.m., $35 (ICC-Belden).

For more information on all classes,

|

contact Becky Kelly, (662) 407-1500 or email rakelly@iccms.edu.

• 20: BUSINESS BOXED LUNCH & LEARN, Community Development Foundation. Call (662) 842-4521 or visit www.cdfms.org.

• 31: MICROSOFT EXCEL LEVEL 2, 8 a.m.-3:30 p.m., $65 includes book and lunch (ICC-Belden). For more information on all classes, contact Becky Kelly, (662) 407-1500 or email rakelly@iccms.edu.

• 29: NEWMS ANNUAL MEETING/conference will be held at the BancorpSouth Arena North Hall.

NOVEMBER • 12: TASTE OF TUPELO , 5 p.m.-8 p.m. BancorpSouth Arena • 18: BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE, 3 p.m., Community Development Foundation. Call (662) 842-4521 or visit www.cdfms.org

IF YOU HAVE a business-related event in the coming months, email dennis.seid@journalinc.com

OCTOBER 2015

Website aims to promote economic development BUSINESS JOURNAL

Mississippi Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann has launched a website, www.YallBusiness.sos.ms. gov. which aggregates economic, census and consumer data into one comprehensive website.

“If you are a business looking to come to Mississippi, or a business looking to expand to Mississippi, YallBusiness does all of your research for you,” Hosemann said.

“YallBusiness is a positive step toward promoting job creation and economic development. It also offers in-depth research to businesses never before available in one site and not available in any other State.”

YallBusiness includes detailed information regarding: • Registered Businesses

• Banking and Insurance • Health • Education • People • Agriculture • Public Lands • Transportation • Taxes •Technology “More businesses mean more jobs and more tax dollars for your area,” Hosemann said. “Individuals can pin-point a location on a map, determine traffic counts, drive times, school district information and retail marketing data. We can even show how many times people ate at a fast food restaurant in the last six months – all in one comprehensive site.”

TURN TO WEBSITE, 15

to the Women Working at Dwayne Blackmon Chevrolet!

You Are Valuable to Our Team!

Dwayne Blackmon Coker, Amanda Kennedy, Jane h, ut So i ist Kr , lly Jo sa Left to Right: Li y, and Gayle Sparks. ne la Du n An n, to at Br e Carri

CHEVROLET

“The Chevrolet Place”

1410 SOUTH GLOSTER, TUPELO • 662-842-3611 • www.blackmonchevy.com

Document: F002CDF100215.eps;Page: 1;Format:(254.00 x 254.00 mm);Plate: Composite;Date: Sep 30, 2015 13:41:36;JPC 72 DPI

PAGE 2

PAGE 3

Third generation CPA crunches the numbers

BY W. DEREK RUSSELL BUSINESS JOURNAL

Amanda Angle’s obligations and involvement’s are like Russian dolls, each a little bigger than the one before it.

When she’s not serving on the board of the Family Resource Center, Regional Rehab, chairman of the board of the Christian Women’s Job Corp, taking part in Business Networking International, Tupelo Women’s Club, Rotary or Exchange Club, working as the most recent chapter advisor for Alpha Delta Pi sorority at Mississippi State University or current house cooperation officer for ADP at Ole Miss or acting as treasurer of First Baptist

Church in Tupelo and treasurer of the Oak Meadows home owner’s association, it’s a wonder she can remember what her actual job is.

In case she needs reminding after a list like that, Angle is a principal partner at Watkins Uiberall, PLLC Certified Public Accountants. A job she doesn’t take lightly, just like every other responsibility she has.

“We work ridiculous numbers of hours in public accounting,” she said. “It’s stressful, but it allows you to push the way you need to, especially with a personality like mine. I need that challenge.”

Originally from Mobile, Alabama, Angle wasn’t certain where her path would

lead when she started her journey at the University of Southern Mississippi.

“I started out in music,” she said, laughing. “I was a vocal performance major with a voice scholarship.

But then I didn’t meet Mr. Right before school was out and I knew I had to eat. So I went into accounting.”

Mr. Right came along in the form of her husband, Scott. The two married in 1998.

“The marriage is now as old as my career,” Angle said, smiling.

After working in Hattiesburg out of college, Angle made several steps on her journey that led her to Northeast Mississippi.

TURN TO NUMBERS, 16

THOMAS WELLS | BUY AT PHOTOS.DJOURNAL.COM

Amanda Angle, principal partner at Watkins Uiberall, wears many hats when she’s not working with her clients on and off of tax season.

Document: F003CDF100215.eps;Page: 1;Format:(254.00 x 254.00 mm);Plate: Composite;Date: Sep 30, 2015 13:42:09;JPC 72 DPI

BUSINESS JOURNAL

OCTOBER 2015

BUSINESS JOURNAL

OCTOBER 2015

Obstetrician finds new niche in Tupelo

BY MICHAELA GIBSON MORRIS BUSINESS JOURNAL

TUPELO – Dr. Neeka Sanders’ career delivers bundles of joy.

“It’s happy medicine,” said the obstetrician-gynecologist who is the team leader for the new OB/GYN hospitalist program at North Mississippi Medical Center Women’s Hospital. “We can treat most issues, fix problems and everyone is happy in the end.”

Sanders, 41, has been in practice nearly 10 years, working in private practice in her hometown of Greenwood until moving into her new role as a hospitalist in June.

Helping to bring babies into the world never gets

routine, she said.

“I think all deliveries are special,” Sanders said.

With technology, parents typically know if their baby is a boy or a girl.With 4-D ultrasounds, they even know what the baby looks like, but there are always magical moments when mom sees the baby for the first time and dad get teary when they cradle the new life.

“It’s so special to share that with someone,” Sanders said.

LOVE OF SCIENCE

Medicine wasn’t Sanders’ focus as she was growing up.

Her mom, who is now a retired circuit court judge, often teased her that she was on track to become the head of housekeeping at Ra-

mada because she was so focused on cleanliness and order.

“She would get on to me for cleaning up in public restrooms,” Sanders laughed.

Then she fell in love with science – specifically how the human body works. Her Greenwood High School science teacher Deborah Mann ignited her interest in anatomy and biology classes.

Her love of science led her to the Mississippi School for Math and Science, where she was classmates with Tupelo physicians Dr. Kristen Turner and Dr. Malinda Prewitt, and to major in chemistry at Millsaps College.

During her high school and college years, she partici-

Experience And Integrity With Dependable Electrical Services You Can Trust!

Timmons Electric was formed in 1988 by Mike Timmons, who has over 32 years experience, and is a family-owned business providing electrical services for

• Residential • Commercial • Industrial customers in Tupelo and Northeast Mississippi

LAUREN WOOD | BUY AT PHOTOS.DJOURNAL.COM

Dr. Neeka Sanders is the team leader for the new OB-GYN hospitalist program at NMMC Women’s Hospital. The Greenwood native has been taking care of expectant moms for nearly a decade. pated in several intensive summer science and biology programs.

“Everyone in those programs was pre-med,” Sanders said. “That sparked my interest.”

The programs prepared her for the competitive admission process to the University of Mississippi School of Medicine.

“Nothing is easy about medical school,” Sanders said.

Medical students are in class from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and study from 6 p.m. to midnight.

“Adjusting to the schedule

was the biggest challenge,” Sanders said.

When she entered medical school, Sanders gravitated toward family medicine, which in the Delta would include obstetrics and gynecology. Her focused changed during her third year of medical school when she did her first OBGYN rotation.

“When I caught that first baby, I called home and said ‘This is it,’” Sanders said, remembering.

After medical school, she completed her residency at Western Pennsylvania Hospital in Pittsburgh.

“I knew I wanted to return to Greenwood, so it was nice to see a different part of the country,” Sanders said.

In her private practice, Sanders loved developing the relationships with her patients.

“I enjoyed learning about their families,” Sanders said.

But she felt the tug to have a better work-life balance as she and her husband LaBrone raised their children, LeBrone Jr., 7, and Connor, 5.

“Part of the decision to relocate to Tupelo was more TURN TO OBSTETRICIAN, 16

Let The Diamond Divas of Way-Fil help

you with all your jewelry needs.

Lynne, Madison, JoAnn

Your Trusted Source for Fine Jewelry, Repair Services & Jewelry Appraisals

For more info call

(662) 844-4053 www.timmonselectricms.com

Owned & Operated by Patti Thompson

1125 WEST MAIN • TUPELO, MS • 662-844-2427

Document: F004CDF100215.eps;Page: 1;Format:(254.00 x 254.00 mm);Plate: Composite;Date: Sep 30, 2015 13:42:30;JPC 72 DPI

PAGE 4

Speaking her mind Ole Miss student contributes to major publications

BY ZACK ORSBORN BUSINESS JOURNAL

OXFORD – When she was a little girl, Sierra Mannie’s grandfather told her that her mouth would get her in trouble one day.

Growing up, Mannie’s curiosity blossomed with the help of her grandfather who encouraged her to take out the encyclopedia every time she had a question.

She remembers jumping up and down on her bed as a child, frustrated while watching “Blue’s Clues” because she figured out the mystery before Steve did.

“I knew as a child that I was smart and had the ability to speak to people,” she said. “I have boundaries, but I also struggled with self-preservation. I am one of those people that is willing to throw myself off a cliff into whatever I think is a worthy enough endeavor.

I try my best to live as fearlessly as possibly.”

As a budding writer at Ole Miss studying the classics, Mannie felt the need to change the opinion section at her campus’s student newspaper, The Daily Mississippian.

“I always try to get people to write for me that are normally underrepresented,” she said. “I encourage people to be as creative as they can and try to be humorous and to have their own voice, but also to have a purpose in what they are writing.”

One day, after she realized space needed to be filled in her section, she wrote an article titled “Dear White Gays: Stop Stealing Black Female Culture,” which explored culture appropriation in the LGBT

PHOTOGRAPHY BY ROYCE SWAYZE

Sierra Mannie

community.

The next day, she rocketed into the viral atmosphere, starting a dialogue of opposition and support on campus while catching the attention of a TIME Magazine editor who asked to publish her column in the magazine.

After the article appeared in the magazine, CNN, BBC Radio, Janet Mock and NPR booked Mannie for interviews about her article.

“It was a crazy month after the article was submitted,” she said. “Some people were really angry and constantly emailing me all kinds of b-words.

The saddest part is being misunderstood. I’m very vulnerable. I’m just opening up and spilling things out.”

Since the article, Mannie has been asked to contribute her opinions to Culture Corner at Medium and Quartz. She even introduced famed writer Ta-Nehisi Coates when he visited Ole Miss.

Recently, the LA Times reached out to Mannie and asked to her cover the Black Twitter beat, but she turned it down.

“I could be working for

them if I was brave enough or smart enough,” she said.

“But I feel like I’m in the place I need to be. I had to go through some emotional healing all year. I had bad generalized anxiety disorder, and I was going through a breakup. I wanted to refocus on exactly what I wanted to do.”

Mannie plans to write on Mississippi for her next contribution to TIME Magazine after noticing how non-Mississippian journalists skew the state’s image.

“It’s either about Southern Exceptionalism where you feel the South can do no wrong, or it’s sweet tea, bless your heart and football,” she said. “Mississippi is more complicated than that.”

Thinking back, she remembers how her mother shaped her work ethic and emphasis on education.

“My mom has been working since she was 14,” she said. “Since I learned to read so early, she wanted to make sure I did well in school. My mom worked so much, and she was like, ‘If my child can do well in school and I can encourage her, it’ll be easier.’”

Women in Northeast Mississippi are just trying to carve their own way, she said.

“As a child, I grew up so poor, but rich in so many other ways. I didn’t have a car until I was 20, I lived far from my friends and I was a very anxious person. But in working, I have so much freedom. What I’ve built can never be taken away from me. I’m never alone in any way because I can make things for myself.” zack.orsborn@journalinc.com Twitter: @thedaily_zack

PAGE 5

Document: F005CDF100215.eps;Page: 1;Format:(254.00 x 254.00 mm);Plate: Composite;Date: Sep 30, 2015 13:42:47;JPC 72 DPI

BUSINESS JOURNAL

OCTOBER 2015

BUSINESS JOURNAL

OCTOBER 2015

Jackie Benson: ‘I love my City Hall’

BY GINNA PARSONS BUSINESS JOURNAL

ABERDEEN – Give Jackie Benson some pompons and a megaphone and she could easily be the head cheerleader for Aberdeen’s City Hall.

The petite blonde has been coming to work in the historic 1912 building for 22 years, starting in 1993 as an accounting clerk, then moving up to deputy clerk before becoming city clerk in 2004.

“I love my City Hall,” said Benson, 53. “My job is something different every day, which fits my personality. You never know what you’re going to do.”

Benson’s father was in the Air Force so she largely grew up in Columbus,

with a few years spent in Germany. Her family moved to Aberdeen when she was in the ninth grade.

“Aberdeen has a certain kind of charm,” she said.

“When you come here, you just fall in love with it.”

As city clerk, Benson said her first priority is taking the minutes from the city board meetings.

“The minutes are the law of the city,” she said.

“If it’s not recorded in the minutes, it didn’t happen.”

Other important duties include collecting all revenue that comes to the city, selling cemetery lots, handling employees’ insurance and workers’ compensation and overseeing elections.

“We’re also the complaint department,” she

said. “If your garbage gets skipped, we pick it up. If a dog is pooping on the sidewalk, that’s my problem. You have to be able to do five or six things at one time. But I can’t do my work without the help of the girls in my office.”

Benson said she’s been in the basement of the building and in the attic.

“I wouldn’t ask anybody in this building to do something I wouldn’t do,” she said. “I’ve found through life that if you’re going to be fair to one, you have to be fair to everybody. You treat everyone alike.”

Not only does Benson love her job, but she also loves the building she works in, with its mosaic tile, hardwood floors,

sweeping staircase and massive arched windows.

The front entrance to the building features two huge, heavy wooden doors.

“Recently the lock on the front door of the building broke and the knob fell off for the second time,” she said. “I took the lock apart on the floor, took pictures of all the parts and sent them to a historic salvage shop in Memphis.

I said, ‘Look, I know this lock is from 1912, but I need to know how to fix it.’”

Some local Mennonite boys ultimately put the lock back together and welded the knob back on.

“It may last another hundred years or it may last a day,” she said. “I just

ADAM ROBISON | BUY AT PHOTOS.DJOURNAL.COM

Jackie Benson, who moved to Aberdeen in the ninth grade, has worked in City Hall for 22 years and in 2004, she became the city clerk. want to be conscious of the citizens’ money and not waste it.”

Benson credits her parents, the late Carolyn and Jack Pugh, for her wacky personality.

“You just about have to be crazy to work here,” she

said. “And some people think I’m nosy, but it’s kind of my job to be in everybody’s business. Sometimes they tell me I didn’t come to work on one broom, I came in on two.” ginna.parsons@journalinc.com

ture! rninitu ur u F e c ic i f ff f O n in i g n in i h th t y r e v E

NEED OFFICE FURNITURE? Come to North Mississippi’s Largest Used Office Furniture Dealer. Whether you’re just starting up, getting ready to remodel or expand, Whittington has the inventory expertise and resources to help you.

Call us today.

• • • •

Seating Files Reception Conference • Design

• Break Room • Book Cases • Desks • Systems Furniture Services

Delivery and Installation

Fees are based upon the complexity of your plan.

Hale Freeland hale@FreelandMartz.com Licensed in MS & TN OFFICE FURNITURE Community Drive at Green Street

New & Used Furniture

The attorneys and staff of Freeland Martz, PLLC of Oxford, MS have assisted with trusts and estates with assets overseas and throughout the United States.

We work with local families and families who have lived in distant countries.

Each family situation is unique. We can help you prepare a simple or complex plan depending on your situatoin, something an online legal form cannot possibly do. We will help you create a plan to carry out your goals and values.

Just North of the Daily Journal

Phone (662) 871-0568 www.whittingtonofficefurniture.com

Reed Martz reed@FreelandMartz.com Licensed in AL, MS & TN

302 Enterprise Drive, Suite A, Oxford, Mississippi • 662-234-1711 www.freelandmartz.com

Document: F006CDF100215.eps;Page: 1;Format:(254.00 x 254.00 mm);Plate: Composite;Date: Sep 30, 2015 13:43:10;JPC 72 DPI

PAGE 6

PAGE 7

Family and

GENERAL DENTISTRY

CREDIT

New Albany resident Jennifer Baker has been a police officer in Tupelo for three years.

Jennifer Baker: Cops are human, too

BY RILEY MANNING BUSINESS JOURNAL

New Albany resident Jennifer Baker first wanted to be a police officer when she was a child, after watching the television show “COPS!” with her father.

“I said, ‘I’m going to be on that show some day,’ and he said, ‘Yeah, maybe as a criminal,’” Baker said.

Luckily, she proved her old man wrong. Baker has been on the force of the Tupelo Police Department for three years.

The Texas native started out in the Navy as a search and rescue diver for eight years, in San Diego. When it came time to re-up on her time or get out of the Navy, she left it for a badge with the San Diego Police Department.

“They were looking to recruit more females at the time, and my experience in the Navy was easy to translate,” Baker said. “I worked there for about a year, then kind of traveled around California like a gypsy for a while.”

Family brought her to New Albany. Her grandmother is a longtime resident there, and when her

health took a turn for the worse, Baker packed her bags and headed for Faulkner country to care for her with her brother.

Baker doesn’t need much.

She lives in her grandfather’s old hunting cabin, which she is living in as she renovates it.

“I like being a cop here much more than in San Diego,” she said. “We were so inundated with calls there that there was no time to give any kind of compassion. We just had to write the report quickly and move on. Here, we have time to form relationships.”

The role of a cop is more multi-faceted than you might think. Cops see the worst of people, and start their day knowing they will be lied to, but they are expected to be both enforcer and counselor. One thing the Tupelo Police Department does that San Diego’s didn’t is file a report for every call.

“Sometimes they are on the most insignificant things, things we can’t do anything about, but it’s worth the hassle to build trust,” she said. “Cops are humans, too, and sometimes it’s hard to switch

gears from maybe chasing someone down and arresting them to taking a call from a woman who broke up with her boyfriend and now he won’t give her her stuff back.”

While each officer comes with his or her own biases and pet peeves, each officer also comes with unique skills and temperment.

“And the department is small enough that we all know each other and can call and say, ‘Hey, could you get over here, you would be better at handling this particular situation,’” Baker said.

It’s rewarding, she said.

Many calls come from people who simply don’t know how to handle their own lives. Some, though, are people who have just experienced a life-changing event and they need someone with temperance to lean on, she said.

“Thank God, Tupelo isn’t the worst place in the world to be a cop,” she said. “What we do isn’t riskdriven. I don’t have a quota of arrests I have to make.

Our job is to make sure the community is served.

Sometimes that involves an arrest, but sometimes it doesn’t.”

Doctors Back Row L to R:

Dr. Harry Rayburn, Dr. Brett Hildenbrand, Dr. Michael Monroe, Dr. Lane Baxter.

Hygienists Front Row L to R:

Mindy Wright, Stacy Spearman, Amber Steele, Kim Rushing, Jessica Williams

October is Dental Hygiene Month.

Come See One of our 5 Amazing Dental Hygienists Today!

662.269.6389

627/631 W. Main St. Tupelo www.mainstreetdentistrytupelo.com

Document: F007CDF100215.eps;Page: 1;Format:(254.00 x 254.00 mm);Plate: Composite;Date: Sep 30, 2015 13:43:34;JPC 72 DPI

BUSINESS JOURNAL

OCTOBER 2015

BY M. SCOTT MORRIS

BUSINESS JOURNAL

OCTOBER 2015

The book lover

Newsom serves fellow readers at Barnes & Noble

BUSINESS JOURNAL

TUPELO – Human beings have their categories.

People are short or tall, they’re talkative or quiet, they buy name brands or generics.

Here’s one from Julia “Star” Newsom of Tupelo: People read or they don’t.

“All of us around here are avid readers in some genre, so you’ve got likeminded people working together,” 54-year-old Newsom said. “We’re usually dealing with customers who are book lovers, so that’s fun.”

At the beginning of September, Newsom was named store manager at Barnes & Noble in The Mall at Barnes Crossing.

It’s a good fit because when she’s at work, she’s with her kind of people.

“I love reading. I didn’t when I was a kid, but as an adult, it’s something I’m very passionate about,” she said. “There’s something about it – the smell of a book, the feel of a book.”

She moved to Tupelo

from Memphis in the late 1980s to be director of Camp Tik-A-Witha for the Girl Scouts. After about a decade, she left to open Starting Over Coffee House, and that was followed by her restaurant, Two Tone Café in downtown Tupelo.

“It doesn’t matter what business you’re in,” she said. “We’re in the business of managing people, whether you’re selling books or cups of coffee, or teaching kids to build a fire at camp.”

When she found out Barnes & Noble was hiring in 2008, she decided to get a resumé and cover letter together.

“I said, ‘I play well with others and I don’t run with scissors,’ which got me the interview,” Newsom said.

She accepted the job of café manager, though she wasn’t eager to get back into the food service business. She started work in September and got the café up and running. By January, she was named assistant store manager.

Books are her life now, and to a lesser extent, so

ADAM ROBISON | BUY AT PHOTOS.DJOURNAL.COM

Julia “Star” Newsom was hired as café manager at Barnes & Noble in 2008. She was recently named store manager. are magazines, DVDs, games, collectibles and the rest.

“In the past year, albums – vinyl – have made a resurgence, so we carry those,” she said.

For years, Barnes & Noble has stocked coloring books for adults, but they have a far bigger presence after The New

York Times and Huffington Post ran stories about their meditative benefits.

“We saw the coloring book trend happen in front of us,” Newsom said.

“Overnight, we sold out, so we started adding inventory.”

Magazines took over her life for an intense time during last year’s football

season, when Sports Illustrated released special edition covers featuring the University of Mississippi and Mississippi State.

“Corporate told me I could have 250 copies,” she said. “I said, ‘That’s not enough.’”

The parking lot was full the morning of the release.

She had to institute a two-

copy limit and created an on-the-spot lottery system to handle the crowd.

“We sold out in 45 minutes,” she said. “They had to do a reprint.”

Barnes & Noble started as a bookstore in New York, and books remain the company’s central focus. Truckloads arrive at the Tupelo location five days a week.

“We can see some customers two, three or four times a week. We keep them in mind when new books come in,” she said.

“I love matching a book to someone. Maybe they say, ‘I’m taking a trip to Europe and I’m taking a long plane ride, what should I read?’ I talk to them and find a book for them. A few of them come back and tell me how it went.

That’s great, when you get it right.”

Some never stop by the customer service desk because they know what they want, but others need all the help they can get.

“They say, ‘I don’t know who wrote the book. I TURN TO NEWSOM, 16

CENTURY 21 AGENTS ARE;

Smarter. Bolder. Faster.

We promise to help you make the impossible, possible.

There is a difference when choosing

Century 21.

Top (left to right) Karen DeLambert, Karen Long, Melissa Greer, Sue Gardner Bottom (left to right) Gail Collins, Rebecca Umberger, Gwendolyn Hudson, Kim Long

SueGardnerRealty.com 1720 McCULLOUGH BLVD. TUPELO

662.842.7878

Document: F008CDF100215.eps;Page: 1;Format:(254.00 x 254.00 mm);Plate: Composite;Date: Sep 30, 2015 13:52:46;JPC 72 DPI

PAGE 8

ChamberConnection A publication of Journal Publishing and the CDF Chamber Division – October 2015

Document: F009CDF100215.eps;Page: 1;Format:(254.00 x 254.00 mm);Plate: Composite;Date: Sep 30, 2015 13:44:03;JPC 72 DPI

A CDF

CHAMBER CONNECTION

OCTOBER 2015

New CDF Members Amsterdam Deli & Beer Ms. Ruth Erar 3466 McCullough Blvd., Ste. B Belden, MS 38826 (662) 260-4423 Restaurants & Catering Bailey Diane Ms. Kayla Tabler 109 N Spring St. Tupelo, MS 38804 (662) 687-2551 Retail & Specialty Shops Deborah’s LLC Ms. Deborah Bryant 1001 Barnes Crossing Rd. Tupelo, MS 38804 (662) 661-0855 www.deborahsllc.com Retail & Specialty Shops

Hampton Inn – New Albany Ms. Romanda Hampton 320 Coulter Cv. New Albany, MS 38652 (662) 534-7722 www.ascenthospitality.com Hotels & Motels

Recovery & Wellness Spa LLC Mr. Joseph Elmer 499 Gloster Creek Vlg., Ste. H7 Tupelo, MS 38801 (662) 401-1193 Fitness & Wellness

The Neon Attic Ms. Camie Sheffield 339A E Main St. Tupelo, MS 38804 (662) 260-5210 www.theneonattic.com Retail & Specialty Shops

Shoe Country Warehouse Mr. Corey Chunn 1106 Commonwealth Blvd.

Tupelo, MS 38801 (662) 844-8400 www.shoecountry warehouse.com Retail & Specialty Shops

Office Max #6243 Mr. Todd Brown 4398 Mall Dr. Tupelo, MS 38804 (662) 690-8011 www.officedepot.com Office Supplies & Equipment

West End Catering Co. Mr. Jack Parker 110 Hwy 6 W Tupelo, MS 38801 (662) 841-8545 Restaurants & Catering

Community Development Foundation’s 2015-2016 Board of Directors

CDF’s goals and objectives are accomplished through the efforts of members appointed to committees operating under one of CDF’s three divisions: Chamber of Commerce, Economic Development and Planning and Property Management.

2015-2016 Executive Committee Lisa Hawkins, Chairman Barry Smith, First Vice Chairman Scott Cochran, Second Vice Chairman David Rumbarger, President/Secretary Chauncey Godwin, Jr., Immediate Past Chairman

Chris Bagley Kim Caron Clay Foster Julianne Goodwin Zell Long

Jerry Maxcy Guy Mitchell, III Sam Pace Jeff Snyder Tollie White

2015-2016 Board of Directors Mike Armour Chris Bagley Bo Calhoun Gary Carnathan Kim Caron Grace Clark Mike Clayborne V. M. Cleveland Scott Cochran Fred Cook David Copenhaver Jay Dey Mike Eaton Joe Estess Clay Foster

Chauncey Godwin Jr. Julianne Goodwin Robert Haggerty Doug Hanby Bryan Hawkins Lisa Hawkins Skipper Holliman David Irwin Jr. Tommie Lee Ivy Bob Kerley Emily Leonard Gearl Loden Zell Long Colin Maloney Derek Markley

Jerry Maxcy Robin McGraw Guy Mitchell III Buzzy Mize Ted Moll Mabel Murphree Sam Pace Buddy Palmer Aubrey Patterson Greg Pirkle Jack Reed Jr. Scott Reed Eddie Richey Mike Robinson Ty Robinson

David Rumbarger Jason Shelton Barry Smith Jeff Snyder Jane Spain Gary Sparkman Shane Spees Buddy Stubbs Sean Suggs Melinda Tidwell Jason Warren Jimmy Weeks Tollie White

2015-2016 Ambassadors Club Rashni Barath . . . . . . . . . . . .Trustmark National Bank Kayla Baxter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .BankPlus Jim Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Hilliard Lyons Stephanie Browning . . . .Hampton Inn & Suites Tupelo Amanda Caldwell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .BancorpSouth James Carter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Renasant Bank Gail Collins . . . . . . . .Century 21 - Sue Gardner Realty Sheila Davis . . . . . . . .OSA - One Stop Advertising, LLC Tracy Davis . . . . . . . . . . . .Rasberry Financial Services Bill Dickerson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .BancorpSouth Barbara Doles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .BNA Bank Becki Duffie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kelly Services Veleka Flagg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CB&S Bank Michelle Freeman . . . . . . . . . .Mitchell McNutt & Sams April Grissom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .WLOV-TV (FOX) Romanda Hampton . . . . . . . .Hampton Inn New Albany Dianne Harris . . . . . . .Summit Group Companies, LLC Toby Hedges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Shelter Insurance Shirley Hendrix . . . . . . . . . . . .R & B Specialty Printing Jim Jolly . . . . . . . . . .Cracker Barrel Old Country Store

Denise Kennedy-Brown . .Special Occasions by Denise Len Kester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Exceed Technologies Justin Kirk . . . . . .U.S. Lawns of Northeast Mississippi Molly Lovorn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .C Spire Jacquie McAlister . . . . . .First American National Bank Brad McCully . . . . . . . .Sportsman Lawn & Landscape Katie McMillan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Key Staff Source Sherry Miller . . . . . . .University of Mississippi - Tupelo William Mills . . . . . . . . . . . .Mills & Mills Architects, PC Ashley Prince . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .local MOBILE Angela Rea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Hilton Garden Inn Christy Stewart . . . . . .Franklin Collection Service, Inc. Karla Strickland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Right at Home Jacob Thomas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .C Spire Grady Wigginton Legal Shield - Wigginton & Associates June Wigginton .Legal Shield - Wigginton & Associates Jeff Williams . . . . . . . . . . .Williams Transfer & Storage Josie Williams . . . . . . . . . .Telesouth Communications

Document: F010CDF100215.eps;Page: 1;Format:(254.00 x 254.00 mm);Plate: Composite;Date: Sep 30, 2015 13:44:53;JPC 72 DPI

PAGE 10

TASTE OF TUPELO

Chamber member local MOBILE participates in the 2014 Taste of Tupelo, the Chamber’s regional trade show and premier business networking event. The 2015 Taste of Tupelo will be held Thursday, November 12 at the BancorpSouth Arena The 2015 Taste of Tupelo presented by Magnolia Business Centre is set for Thursday, November 12 from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the BancorpSouth Arena.

The Taste is a high-energy, high-traffic event offering area businesses an opportunity to grow their professional networks and meet new leads and customers, all while giving the Northeast MS business community a “taste” of the latest and greatest services their businesses have to offer.

The annual business expo, formerly an invitation only event for Community Development Foundation (CDF) members, has extended its hours and is now open to the public. The event is held specifically for the promotion of local businesses, restaurants, and caterers, offering more than 100 businesses the opportunity to showcase their products and services to hundreds of attendees.

Last year, more than 1,300 attendees enjoyed sampling delicious drinks and

tastes while networking with exhibitor booths. In addition to local restaurants, caterers, and bakeries, the Taste of Tupelo will feature exhibitors from various industries including health-related, banking, manufacturers, retailers, educational institutions, and more.

"The Taste of Tupelo is beneficial to all businesses big or small," said Judd Wilson, VP of the Chamber.

“This year, we are excited to partner with Magnolia Business Centre in providing the perfect opportunity for exhibitors to showcase their products and services to a large group of people at one time.”

A Community Development Foundation event, the Taste is in its eighth year of providing a business-to-business and business-to-consumer one-day power sale and networking event. Exhibitors and attendees are encouraged to find new vendors, strategic partners and clients, all while expanding their visibility

within Tupelo/Lee County’s business community. Exhibitors will offer product demonstrations, complimentary samples, and first-hand information about their goods and services.

The Taste of Tupelo is the largest exhibition of its kind in Northeast Mississippi and provides an opportunity to meet with a variety of companies doing business in the region.

Whether in search of a contractor, advertising agency, caterer, or interior decorator – the Taste of Tupelo is a one-stop-shop for discovering numerous local businesses.

Throughout the evening, attendees will register for door prizes offered by exhibitors.

Doors to the Taste are open to the public from 5:00 – 8:00 p.m. Tickets are available for adults ages 21 or older. For more information about the 2015 Taste of Tupelo or to purchase a ticket, call (662) 842-4521 or visit cdfms.org/events.

PAGE 11

THOMAS STREET APOTHECARY

Thomas Street Apothecary celebrated its grand opening with a ribbon cutting. Offering the expertise and experience of nationally known pharmacies, Thomas Street Apothecary strives to know its customer’s needs and meet them with the urgency and individual attention your health deserves. Visit Thomas Street Apothecary at 86 S Thomas St. in Tupelo, call (662) 844-0444, visit thomasstapothecary.com or follow them on Facebook.

HOUSE OF BOUNCE

House of Bounce celebrated its grand opening at 110 N Front Ave. in Saltillo. The 30,000-square-foot kids’ arcade offers inflatables, play areas, party rooms, laser tag and miniature golf, among others. For more information about House of Bounce contact (662) 869-7353 or follow them on Facebook.

Document: F011CDF100215.eps;Page: 1;Format:(254.00 x 254.00 mm);Plate: Composite;Date: Sep 30, 2015 13:45:18;JPC 72 DPI

CHAMBER CONNECTION

OCTOBER 2015

CHAMBER CONNECTION

JIM INGRAM COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE CLASS OF 2015

OCTOBER 2015

AMBASSADOR OF THE MONTH Grady Wigginton, Independent Associate with Legal Shield – Grady Wigginton & Associates was awarded CDF’s August Ambassador of the month. Serving his third term as Ambassador, Grady attended six events and contacted 38 CDF members through the member-to-mentor program.

Congratulations, Grady!

MEDPLUS URGENT CLINIC Congratulations to the Jim Ingram Community Leadership Institute class of 2015.

The Jim Ingram Community Leadership Institute is a two-year program designed to develop community leadership skills and to enhance personal and professional growth. The program consists of one year of training and one year of community reinvestment.

2015 GRADUATES: Tommy Abney Employee Benefits Advisor Fisher Bottrell Brown Insurance

Fhonda Goss Assistant Marketing Manager H M Richards

Jay Richer General Sales Manager WTVA-TV9

Amanda Angle CPA Watkins Uiberall, PLLC CPAs

Anita Knowles Administrative Assistant Minority PUL Alliance

Melony Armstrong Owner Naturally Speaking, Inc.

Louis Marascalco Commercial Lender Renasant Bank

Tammy Rodgers Board Secretary & Deputy Clerk Lee County Board of Supervisors

Jesse Bandre Director of North MS Operations Exceed Technologies, Inc.

Lane McClellan Medical Social Worker Unity Hospice Care

Ben Beavers Vice President/Branch Manager-Tupelo Mississippi Land Bank Steven Blaylock Program Manager North Mississippi Health Services Rhonda Chrestman Owner/Sales Snelling Staffing Reta Doughty Realtor/Office Manager Pinnacle Realty, LLC

Shelly McKee City Clerk City of Guntown Robby Parman Executive Director Regional Rehabilitation Center Pastor Gerald Patterson IMPACT CDC, INC. - President Words of Faith Church/Ministries – Founder Mary Ann Plasencia Community Liaison Tupelo Public School District

Greg Thames Vice President of Commercial Lending Trustmark National Bank Wesley Webb Broker/Owner Mossy Oak Properties of Tupelo

In celebration of its grand opening, MedPlus Urgent Clinic held a ribbon cutting.

Open seven days a week until 7 p.m., MedPlus Urgent Clinic provides urgent care, physicals and wellness care when you and your family need it most. MedPlus Urgent Clinic is located at 874 Barnes Crossing Rd. in Tupelo and can be contacted at (662) 841-0002, medplusclinics.com or follow them on Facebook.

Jimmy Weeks Superintendent Lee County School District Allie West Community Volunteer Charlie White Tool & Fleet Manager Casey Industrial, Inc.

Interested in starting a business?

Let the Renasant Center for IDEAs and the MS Small Business Development Center help you get started. All classes are from 1 – 2:30 p.m.

How to Develop a Business Plan October 6 October 20 To register for a workshop or for more information, contact Dana Cawthon at 1-800-725-7232 or (662) 680-6988.

Document: F012CDF100215.eps;Page: 1;Format:(254.00 x 254.00 mm);Plate: Composite;Date: Sep 30, 2015 13:45:59;JPC 72 DPI

PAGE 12

PAGE 13

THE CREATIVE TOUCH DAY SPA AND SALON

HOME HELPERS HOMECARE

The Creative Touch Day Spa recently held a ribbon cutting. Located at 2613 Traceland Dr. in Tupelo, The Creative Touch Day Spa and Salon offers full service spa and salon treatments including haircuts, color, massage therapy, manicures, pedicures, facials and body waxing. To book your next appointment, call (662) 844-3734, visit The Creative Touch Day Spa and Salon online at creativetouchtupelo.com or follow them on Facebook and Instagram.

Home Helpers Homecare recently held a ribbon cutting. Founded in 1997, Home Helpers is one of the nation’s leading senior care franchises specializing in comprehensive home care services for seniors, new and expectant mothers, those recovering from illness or injury and individuals facing lifelong challenges. For more information, contact Home Helpers at (662) 910-8589, homehelpershomecare.com or on Facebook.

to the women of Community Bank!

Bottom row L to R: Monica Wade, Shavonne Collier, Karen Dickey, Lacy Bennett Top L to R: Zelda Dexter ,Devani Adams, Jordan Jaggers, Ashley Lindley, Holley Meriweather, Rhonda Bradsher Not pictured Mary Beth Cantrell

We are proud of our working women.

Let us work hard for you.

1317 NORTH GLOSTER

I

TUPELO

I

662-844-8653

Document: F013CDF100215.eps;Page: 1;Format:(254.00 x 254.00 mm);Plate: Composite;Date: Sep 30, 2015 13:47:13;JPC 72 DPI

CHAMBER CONNECTION

OCTOBER 2015

CHAMBER CONNECTION

OCTOBER 2015

STROFFOLINO WINE & SPIRITS

AMSTERDAM DELI & BEER

Stroffolino Wine & Spirits celebrated its second anniversary with a ribbon cutting. Offering a large selection of fine wines and premier liquors as well as other specialty products, Stroffolino’s friendly and knowledgeable sales staff is ready and happy to assist you in creating the perfect paring for your next meal. Stroffolino Wine & Spirits is located at 3466 McCullough Blvd., Ste. A in Belden and can be contacted at (662) 260-4558 or on Facebook.

In celebration of its first anniversary, Amsterdam Deli & Beer held a ribbon cutting.

Offering a taste of Europe in the South, menu items include hummus, gyros, pizza, meatball subs, and Chicago-style Italian beef as well as a deli counter serving fine meats and cheeses. Amsterdam Deli & Beer is located at 3466 McCullough Blvd., Ste. B in Belden and can be contacted at (662) 260-4423 or on Facebook.

“Serving North Mississippi Since 1949”

We encourage creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship.

We believe in the virtues of hard work.

Thank You to each of our employees for your dedication.

Residential • Commercial • Industrial

B&B CONCRETE CO., INC. 130 N. Industrial Rd. • Tupelo, MS 38802 842-6312 • Dispatch: 842-6313 • Fax: 842-6327 visit us at bbconcrete.com

Document: F014CDF100215.eps;Page: 1;Format:(254.00 x 254.00 mm);Plate: Composite;Date: Sep 30, 2015 13:48:42;JPC 72 DPI

PAGE 14

PAGE 15

ICC names District PCDA hosts 39th annual banquet Workforce Council BUSINESS JOURNAL

BUSINESS JOURNAL

Several Northeast Mississippi residents have been named as members of the Itawamba Community College District Workforce Council for 2015-16.

The members provide counsel and direction for ICC’s workforce development programs.

They include Johnny Anderson, human resource manager for TSUSHO, Blue Springs; Tab Cherry, human resource manager for MTD Products, Tupelo; Kevin Faulkner, vice president of manufacturing, quality control and engineering for Franklin Furniture Corporation, Houston; Travis Fisher, human resource manager for Mueller Industries, Fulton; Dede Franks, human resource manager for Norbord MS LLC, Guntown; Beth Frick, director of education for North Mississippi Medical Center, Tupelo; Glenn Gann, human resource/purchasing manager for MPI/Leggett & Platt, Houston; Kirk Gosa, human resource director, United Furniture Industries, Verona; Bryan Hawkins, president, Hawkeye Industries, Inc., Tupelo; Vernon R. Kelley III, executive director of Three Rivers Planning and Development District, Pontotoc; Mary Lemons, human resource manager for Syntron Material Handling, Saltillo; Danny McClellan, vice president of operation for Southern Motion, Pontotoc; Teresa Montgomery, human resource manager/sales for Pontotoc Spring, Pontotoc; Kevin Payne, executive vice pres-

ident for F.L. Crane & Sons, Inc., Fulton; Dr. Dieter Pfeiffer, plant manager for Grammer, Inc., Shannon; Scott Richardson, human resource manager for JESCO, Inc., Tupelo; Tommy Roberts, human resource manager for Tecumseh Products Company, Inc., Tupelo.

Also named to the council are David P. Rumbarger, president and CEO for Community Development Foundation, Tupelo; Charles Russell, president of Trustmark Bank, Tupelo; Dennis Seid, business editor of the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, Tupelo; Skip Skaggs, executive director of the Monroe County Chamber of Commerce, Amory; Rory Sneed, manager of compound, plasticizers and human resources for Axiall Corp., Aberdeen; John Stembridge, human resource manager for Homestretch, Nettleton; Sean Suggs, vice president of Toyota Motor Manufacturing Mississippi, Blue Springs; Dewayne Thornton, president of Tombigbee Tooling, Inc., Mantachie; Johnny Tucker, industrial engineering manager of Cooper Tire & Rubber Company, Tupelo; Lewis Whitfield, senior vice president of CREATE, Tupelo; Doug Wiggins, Monroe County Supervisor, Smithville; Kebebe Wilson, assistant manager, human resources for Auto Parts Manufacturing Mississippi, Guntown; Yukako Yamada, human resource manager for Toyota Boshoku Mississippi, LLC, Mantachie; and Harry Martin, honorary member, Tupelo.

The Prentiss County Development Association hosted its 39th Annual Banquet last month, with U.S. Rep. Trent Kelly, RMiss, as keynote speaker.

PCDA Executive Director Leon Hays also delivered an update on the economic status of the county as well as presented PCDA’s annual Moose Mansell Award was made.

In his update, Hays noted that more than 175 new jobs had been announced in the past year, and that current unemployment was down to 6.4 percent. More than four years ago, unemployment in the county stood at 12 percent. Hays said that over the past 4 1/2 years, 527 new jobs had been announced, representing more than $10.5 million in additional payroll for companies in Prentiss County.

Hays said the the county is experiencing an increase in sales tax revenue because of the additional jobs. He also said the economy is being boosted by the several new retail establishments starting up.

Kelly said he was grateful to represent the state’s First District. He spoke about his appreciation of hard work and partnerships that go into the efforts of economic development, and he

COURTESY

Left, Travis Childers, PCDA board president; center, Marshall Dickerson, Mansell Award recipient; right, Gerald Williams, incoming PCDA board president noted that Mississippi’s community college system had been voted tops in the nation. Kelly also talked of the important role community colleges like Northeast Mississippi Community College play in preparing the workforce to be employable at facilities requiring more skilled labor.

The banquet was capped with the presentation of the Doug “Moose” Mansell Award. The award

is in honor of the late Doug Mansell who was a longtime director of PCDA and who was very instrumental in the growth of industry in Prentiss County.

This award celebrates an individual who has demonstrated a long term effort in supporting the economic development of Prentiss County in hopes of improving the quality of life for area residents.

This year’s recipient of the Mansell Award was

Marshall Dickerson.

Dickerson owned and operated a local business for over three decades. He has been an active board member of PCDA for many years, serving in many capacities including PCDA board president three times. Dickerson has also served on the Booneville School Board for many years, and has been involved in various other community activities.

“We have combined close to 400 categories of freely available, and someFROM 2 times difficult to access, information from Federal The website was devel- and State agencies into a oped by The Geospatial single site that can be used Group, a Mississippi com- to explore potential areas pany. for your business,” said

Gary Hennington, president of The Geospatial Group.

YallBusiness is a work in progress and more information will be added to the site.

For more information on YallBusiness, visit the web-

site at www.YallBusiness. sos.ms.gov. The Secretary of State’s Office encourages the public to provide feedback and suggestions on information they would like to see included on the site by emailing yallbusiness@ sos.ms.gov.

Website

Document: F015CDF100215.eps;Page: 1;Format:(254.00 x 254.00 mm);Plate: Composite;Date: Sep 30, 2015 13:47:40;JPC 72 DPI

CHAMBER CONNECTION

OCTOBER 2015

CHAMBER CONNECTION

Obstetrician FROM 4

time with the kids,” Sanders said.

Now she works two 24hour shifts a week, allowing her to be more involved at her children’s school.

“I’m able to drop the kids off at school for the first time in my career,” said Sanders, who anticipates her family will make the move to Tupelo in the next year. “I’m loving this new lifestyle.”

HOSPITALIST ROLE

Sanders and the other five hospitalists, who are part of the national OB Hospitalist Group, provide 24-7 coverage at NMMC Women’s Hospital, backing up private practice obstetricians.

When expectant moms

who have passed the 20week milestone in their pregnancies come to the Women’s Hospital, the OB/GYN hospitalists are there to evaluate them and put the plan of treatment into action. They review tests, deliver babies, assist with surgeries and address complications.

The hospitalists work as a safety net, so local obstetricians know their patients have the benefit of a boardcertified obstetrician in addition to the NMMC Women’s hospital staff, even when they can’t be there, Sanders said.

“We work as an extension of our private practitioners,” Sanders said.

“Their doctor will still take care of them.”

Much of the hospitalists’ work focuses on high-risk pregnancies and obstetrical emergencies, like preterm labor. With the ex-

pansion of the neonatal intensive care and the addition of a maternal-fetal specialist, NMMCWomen’s has seen an increasing number of physicians sending high-risk transfers from other hospitals, said Ellen Friloux, NMMC Women’s and Children’s Services administrator.

“The OB hospital improves access to high-risk maternal care through the region,” Friloux said.

Sanders said she’s impressed with the community electronic health records, which make coordinating care much smoother and reduces repeated tests.

“We can look at their last office visit,” Sanders said.

“Their physicians can look at what’s happened at the hospital.We’re able to share information easily.” michaela.morris@journalinc.com

9 OUT OF 10 PEOPLE FIND PROMOTIONAL ITEMS USEFUL

www.osa.espwebsite.com 662-871-8572 cell 662-269-2066 office sheila.onestop@yahoo.com

FROM 3

“My first boss didn’t think women could work and have kids,” she said. “He didn’t think anyone could marry those two together.

I’m driven enough to make it work. He offered to set up a home office for me and then when it came down to it right before my son was born, he took back that offer. There I was, the week of Christmas, having to resign from that job.You can’t interview at eight months pregnant in the accounting world. People don’t get excited about that before tax season.”

But that setback led Angle to another firm where she prospered for the next few years, until Hurricane Katrina hit.

“Scott had an opportunity to transfer north and we decided to move,” she said.

With a big change like that, Angle weighed her options on what to do next with her career.

“I got a certificate to teach school, but I wasn’t

Newsom

Embroidered and screen printed apparel

YOU would be amazed at what your logo can go on!

Numbers

FROM 8

Business forms, brochures, banners, and much more

Promotional Items and Holiday Gifts

Call me so people can use YOUR promotional items

don’t know what the name of it is, but on the cover, it’s got a guy and a girl sitting on a couch,’ or they’ll say, ‘The cover is blue.’ That happens,” she said.

Books from John Grisham, James Patterson and Greg Iles are always big draws, and J.K. Rowling’s “Harry Potter” series remains a favorite, though Stephanie Meyer’s “Twilight” books have slipped in popularity.

The fastest growing area in the bookstore is the teen and young adult section.

OCTOBER 2015

sure if I wanted to do that or not,” she said. “Do I teach school or do I do public accounting?”

Fortunately for her clients, Angle answered that question by pursuing what she knew best – a trade that runs in her blood.

“My grandfather was a CPA and my dad was a CPA as well,” she said. “I’m a third generation. Who knows if Luke will get to carry the torch.”

Angle and her husband live in Belden with their now 11-year-old son, Luke.

When the trio isn’t actively involved in activities at First Baptist Church – where Scott and Amanda teach high school seniors Sunday school – they like to travel, take in Memphis Grizzlies basketball games and be foodies.

Angle cites all her blessings to God, who she gives the glory for her and her family’s life.

“I share that with my clients,” she said. “He’s the reason I chose this path and we’re blessed because of what he’s done for us.”

Her personal life is full enough without her career, but Angle said she has good

teammates that make it easier.

“I have a good family and good co-workers,” she said.

“We have a schedule, and we do it. If it’s on the calendar, I do it. If it’s not on the calendar, I don’t. It’s that simple. When you find out you really have the right job is when you love it and don’t consider it to be work.”

While it’s difficult for any man or woman to juggle the number of duties Angle balances, she said it’s one she will always struggle with.

“It’s the ultimate struggle,” she said, “the combination of work and family.

I’ll never not have it. But people ask me why I love my job like I do, and it’s just that simple. I do. It’s the challenge. Every year you think it’s going to get better with the next year. You put systems in place, but there’s always something new.

New protocols. New software. It’s the changes that I love, and that’s the fun part.

Every client is different and every year is different.”

“That’s something they didn’t have when we were kids,” she said.

The Mississippi section features work by regional writers. It does good business for the store, especially around Christmas.

“That goes to prove that Mississippians love their writers,” Newsom said.

Going old-school, writers like Mark Twain and Jane Austen still attract new fans.

“We’ve got all the classics. Those are the foundation of the book business.

They’re still big sellers.

They’re not going away,” Newsom said. “The cool thing is teenagers come in and buy the classics. It’s not just digital there –

teenagers love the feel and smell of books, too.”

Much like her regular customers, Newsom has to have her books. She has piles at home, and she’s come to accept that she won’t finish them all.

“If I start a book and it’s not capturing me, I can put it aside. We all feel that way around here. Life’s too short,” she said. “Reading is so personal. I don’t like every genre that we carry.

I jokingly say, ‘I live reality so I read fantasy,’ but everyone who comes in has their favorites. I love that, you know. Everyone’s different.”

derek.russell@journalinc.com Twitter: @wderekrussell

scott.morris@journalinc.com Twitter: @mscottmorris

Document: F016CDF100215.eps;Page: 1;Format:(254.00 x 254.00 mm);Plate: Composite;Date: Sep 30, 2015 13:48:51;JPC 72 DPI

PAGE 16

BUSINESS JOURNAL

The truth about advertising agencies

“H

ave you ever seen ‘Mad Men?’”I think I have seen two episodes, but I am not familiar enough with the series to discuss it intelligently.

When I receive this question, it is usually followed by additional inquiries of what I do for a living.

The only current common frame of reference I hear is “Mad Men.” Before this, it was the television show “Bewitched.”

The fascination with the advertising industry is the final creative since that is what reaches the public. Coming up with a campaign is much more than the creative. It is a lot more than having the right idea. While I cannot say that TV is inaccurately portraying the process, their goal its

to tell a good story.

Sometimes facts get in the way of drama.

One lure that marketing has for me is that I get the opportunity to learn TY other busiROBINSON nesses. I have to understand a product or service to be able to effectively market it. I get to see the process. For industries, I get to tour the plant.

Each business has its own language. Each business has its own personality. Companies are like fingerprints – they may have a similar size and shape, but no

two companies are exactly alike.

I enjoy research. I enjoy interacting with others. I like finding out answers to things that are new to me. Often I will hear a question, which may be rhetorical, and I will pull out my smartphone to get an answer. I have one client who will request, “Ty, pull out your magic box and find out ...” I usually find the answer, though on occasion I have found it necessary to use the smartphone to call a librarian for assistance.

Creative sessions are fun too. If we’re not prepared, though, it may call for more research. The more knowledge we have, the more relevant we can be with the creative. And I use plural pronouns with the creative process

because it is a collaborative effort. In my company everyone is part of the creative process. As Tom Robinson, the chairman of the company, is fond of saying, “The good ideas will rise to the top.”

Once the creative is approved, the implementation phase of the process starts. The creative has to get to the customer, and the creative has to get the customer to act. So here comes research again. There are a lot of factors that help determine which media and which vehicles are chosen.

A great idea certainly helps a campaign. As shown, there is a lot more than just the great idea that becomes an advertising campaign.

WHERE A GREAT PERFORMANCE...

PAGE 17

In the Cary Grant film “Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House,” advertising account executive Mr. Blandings (Grant) spends most of the movie worried about saving his firm’s account with Wham brand ham when he’s not preoccupied with his house being built. His job is saved when he triumphantly comes up with the perfect slogan that he overhears his maid say to the family at breakfast.

It makes for good drama. And, I recommend the movie. But that’s not usually how an advertising agency works.

TY ROBINSON is president and COO of Robinson and Associates, a Tupelobased marketing, advertising and public relations agency.

Fred Cannon

Is An Everyday Event!

Dillard Enterprises

Built in the heart of the Mid-South, the BancorpSouth Arena

Commercial Real Estate

& Conference Center is designed to accommodate events

For All Your Commercial Real Estate Needs

that demand comfort, convenience, and flexibility.

OFFICE • RETAIL • STORAGE

662-841-0901

375 East Main • Tupelo 841-6573 • 718-5555 fax www.bcsarena.com

www.dillardenterprises.com

Let Us Supply Your Home or Office mybrotherscup.com Kay Pittman / 662-491-0936

Mark 16:15

Document: F017CDF100215.eps;Page: 1;Format:(254.00 x 254.00 mm);Plate: Composite;Date: Sep 30, 2015 13:48:59;JPC 72 DPI

OCTOBER 2015

BUSINESS JOURNAL

Women in Real Estate 2015

OCTOBER 2015

GENA NOLAN MANAGING BROKER

YVETTE CRUMP

LYNN WOOLDRIDGE

LISA BRADLEY

TAMMY BARTEE

CHRISTA ESTES

PAULINE HORTON

ORA BALDWIN

BETTY CAMPBELL

JO BUNNELL

LIBBY PARKER

CAROLINE UPTHEGROVE

SHEILA D. WOOD

KARLA HARMEIER

SHAWNA TUTOR 620-2232 office 297-4830 cell

680-9355 office 372-0233 cell

PAT KURTZ

EMMA LOU CLINGAN

SONYA DANKINS

JEAN LEECH

CHANCE BECK

MELISSA GREER

TINA LUSK

RETA DOUGHTY

620-2232 office 891-6283 cell

620-2214 office 891-2411 cell

620-2232 office 231-1027 cell

NORMA COTHER 620-2214 office 321--62324 cell

620-2232 office 213-7791 cell

620-2232 office 346-6953 cell

620-4834 office 255-3392 cell

680-2232 office 231-4016 cell

“Best of the Best”

620-2232 office 871-9215 cell

620-2232 office 401-4681 cell

680-2232 office 315-0185 cell

620-2232 office 231-5729 cell

620-2232 office 678-3032 cell

8427878 office 231-0759 cell

620-2232 office 891-3625 cell

620-2232 office 401-7989 cell

680-9355 office 610-3163 cell

265-3723 office 436-3610 cell

690-9112 office 401-9503 cell

620-2232 office 790-3225 cell

680-9112 office 256-6815 cell

266-2006 office 321-0191 cell

Document: F018CDF100215.eps;Page: 1;Format:(254.00 x 254.00 mm);Plate: Composite;Date: Sep 30, 2015 13:50:50;JPC 72 DPI

PAGE 18

BUSINESS JOURNAL

PAGE 19

Women in Real Estate 2015

BRENDA SPENCER 662-842-3844 office 662-231-8908 cell

662-842-3844 office 662-678-3033 cell

SADIE SMITH

SHELI MCCELLAN 662-842-3844 office 662-266-2212 cell

662-842-3844 office 662-419-3420 cell

662-842-3844 office 662-488-5720 cell

APRIL HAYNES

AMANDA MILLER

CASEE BECKER & LINDA SWINNEY

WHITNEY GEORGE

DEBORAH TIERCE

662-842-3844 office 662-706-3248 cell

CAROL HORNE

662-842-3844 office 662-321-2204 cell

662-842-3844 office 662-213-2764 cell

KAYLA TABLER

662-842-3844 office 662-687-2551 cell

662-842-3844 office 662-871-9056 Casee cell 662-401-1196 Linda cell

ANITA NUNNELEE 662-842-3844 office 662-488-1755 cell

JODI GARNER

662-842-3844 office 662-567-2573 cell

BEA LUCKETT

662-842-8283 office 662-231-1402 cell

MERISA BAKER

662-842-3844 office 662-790-5331 cell

JAZ BUCHANAN

662-842-3844 office 662-523-5840 cell

JENNIFER BROWN

662-842-3844 office 662-509-2704 cell

JANET MARTIN

662-841-2367 office 662-791-6001 cell

How to Choose a REALTOR®

Not all agents or brokers are REALTORS® -- there is a difference As a prerequisite to selling real estate, a person must be licensed by the state in which they work, either as an agent/salesperson or as a broker. Before a license is issued, minimum standards for education, examinations and experience, which are determined on a state by state basis, must be met. After receiving a real estate license, most agents go on to join their local board or association of REALTORS® and the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®, the world's largest professional trade association. They can then call themselves REALTORS®.

The term "REALTOR®" is a registered collective membership mark that identifies a real estate professional who is a member of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® and subscribes to its strict Code of Ethics (which in many cases goes beyond state law). In most areas, it is the REALTOR® who shares information on the homes they are marketing, through a Multiple Listing Service (MLS). Working with a REALTOR® who belongs to an MLS will give you access to the greatest number of homes.

When you work with a Realtor®, you’re partnering with a professional who operates according to a strict code of ethics. In place for over 100 years, the Realtor® Code of Ethics ensures that consumers who work with a Realtor® are treated professionally and ethically in all transaction-related matters.

From www.realtor.com

Document: F019CDF100215.eps;Page: 1;Format:(254.00 x 254.00 mm);Plate: Composite;Date: Sep 30, 2015 13:51:22;JPC 72 DPI

OCTOBER 2015

BUSINESS JOURNAL

OCTOBER 2015

Kelli Moore, Receptionist; Stepanie Maclin, Accounts Receivable; Gail Reeves, Warranty/Cashier; Carolyn Thompson, Service Advisor; Marie Smith, Title Clerk; Shawn Sheffield, Business Office Manager (seated).

Honors The Women In Our Business.

TRUCKS

SOUTH GLOSTER • TUPELO • 662-842-4162

Document: F020CDF100215.eps;Page: 1;Format:(254.00 x 254.00 mm);Plate: Composite;Date: Sep 30, 2015 13:51:33;JPC 72 DPI

PAGE 20

PAGE 21

Business Directory A PA R T M E N T S

A PA R T M E N T S

Affordable Luxury Apartment Homes

Apartment Homes 1, 2, & 3 Bedrooms

1, 2 & 3 Bedroom

111 Grand Ole Oaks Drive Belden, MS 38826

MILITARY, LAW ENFORCEMENT, & FIREFIGHTER DISCOUNT Ask about our Military & Law Enforcement Discount

Carey Wilson Manager

Call 662-891-5000

office: 662.823.1470 • fax: 662.823.1474 • cell:662.231.7508

3260 Hwy 145 N. • Tupelo, MS 38804

www.GrandOleOaks.com

BANK

BANK

Call Robin Barnett today!

662-841-8743 rbarnett@trustmark.com

Okolona

321 W. Madison St. • Houston, Mississippi

Bank of Mantee

Calhoun Banking Center

(662) 456-5341

(662) 456-3347

200 S. Pontotoc Rd. • Bruce, Mississippi

(662) 983-3700

www.bankofokolona.com

“The Sign of Service” Baldwyn • Booneville • Marietta Mantachie • Mooreville • Tupelo

Your Financial Cornerstone. www.fmbms.com

662-205-8548

1187 North 4th St. • Baldwyn, MS 38824

2015 McCullough Blvd. • Tupelo, MS 38801

C O L L I S I O N R E PA I R

Lumbe ville r Boone Company 2300 E. Chambers Dr. • Booneville • 728-0094

Booneville Hardware & Supply 403 Church St. • Booneville • 728-0032

• Electrical • Glass • Valspar Paints • Welding Supplies • Portable Carports

• Full Service • Hardware • Building Supplies • Plumbing • Hydraulic Hoses

Licensed And Insured

Full Line of Lumber, Hardware, Plumbing and Electrical Supplies

Ph: (662) 365-7021

N H A R Fax: (662) 365-8902 Y DW & DW AR L E SUPPLY, INC. BA

FREE IN HOME ESTIMATE

BUILDING SUPPLIES

BUILDING SUPPLIES Rex & Diannah Coggins, Owners

Bath Remodeling Shower Remodeling Tub-To-Shower Conversion Bathroom Accessories Handicap Accessible

"For all your hardware needs"

for your commercial vehicle needs!

1410 SOUTH GLOSTER / TUPELO / 842-3611

BLINDS

B ATH R EMODELING

Give Us One Day… We’ll Give You A Beautiful New Bathroom!

DWAYNE BLACKMON CHEVROLET

Houston Banking Center

P.O. Box 306 • Okolona, Mississippi 38860

(662) 447-5403

Whether you’re hauling or delivering...Call

BANK

Bank Of Okolona 54 1st Street • Mantee, Mississippi

www.bathfitter.com

AUTOMOTIVE COMMERCIAL VEHICLES

JOURNAL PUBLISHING COMPANY PRINT

ONLINE

INTERACTIVE

PHILLIP WILBURN

Multimedia/Inside Sales Consultant 24 Hour Wrecker Service

◆ Junior Burns - Cell 662-728-0524 ◆ David Denson - Cell 662-416-5591 100 W. Veterans Drive • Booneville, MS 38829

Phone 662-728-4459 • Fax (662) 728-4150

phillip.wilburn@journalinc.com PO Box 909 Tupelo, MS | 38802-0909 1242 South Green Street Tupelo, MS | 38804

Phone 662.678.1530 or 1.800.270.2614 ext.530 Fax 662.620.8301

Document: F021CDF100215.eps;Page: 1;Format:(254.00 x 254.00 mm);Plate: Composite;Date: Sep 30, 2015 13:54:23;JPC 72 DPI

BUSINESS JOURNAL

OCTOBER 2015

BUSINESS JOURNAL

OCTOBER 2015

Business Directory COMMERCIAL CLEANING SERVICES

COMMERCIAL PLUMBING

C ONCRETE

RH PLUMBING, INC. 224 Starlyn Ave. New Albany, MS 38652

662-534-4448

Commercial Plumbing, Gas & Industrial Piping RICHARD HANLON (662) 447-3213

P.O. BOX 417 Okolona, MS 38860

Thank you for choosing RH Plumbing. We appreciate your business

401 Elizabeth St. • Tupelo 662-842-7305

FURNITURE

FURNITURE

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

30,000 SQUARE FT. WAREHOUSE QUALITY PREOWNED OFFICE FURNITURE

589 N. Coley Rd. Tupelo, MS

www.careers.asurion.com Great Employment Opportunities

903 Varsity Dr. Tupelo, MS

Mon.-Fri. 9am - 5pm

Fine Furniture, Fabric, & Flooring

277 Community Dr. • Tupelo • 662.871.0568

G IFTS

GLASS & OVERHEAD DOORS

FURNITURE

formerly Okolona Drug Co. • Tab Boren Pottery

We’ve got all your

• Collegiate Items

home furnishings

• Hobo Purses

at affordable prices.

662-489-1176

• Ronaldo • Baby Gifts & More

7540 Veterans Hwy. West • Pontotoc, MS 38863

210 W. Main Street • Okolona, MS • (662)447-3711

I N S U L AT I O N

INSURANCE

Hancock Insurance Agency INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES Member of the QCN Network. Saving You Money And Making You More Comfortable For Over 38 Years Residential & Commercial Insulation, Installation Blown-In Attic Insulation - Blown-in Wall Insulation - Batting www.nsul8or@att.net www.nsul8or.com

662-844-1306

3166 West Jackson, Tupelo, MS

ATV • Life • Health Annuities • RV • Automobile Motorcycle • Home Mobile Home Medicare Supplements

Scott Hancock

Allen Hancock

Monthly Rates Available

662-534-2661 720 W . Bankhead St. New Albany

www.whittingtonofficefurniture.com

Serving Tupelo for 3 Generations

24 Hour Emergency Service

Store Fronts • Mirrors Shower Doors • Garage Doors Commercial Doors Hollow Metal Doors

662-844-4540

“Serving Tupelo for 3 Generations”

711 ROBERT E. LEE DR. • TUPELO, MS

“Experience Is The Difference”

FAX:662-620-7754

KENNELS

Document: F022CDF100215.eps;Page: 1;Format:(254.00 x 254.00 mm);Plate: Composite;Date: Sep 30, 2015 13:50:22;JPC 72 DPI

PAGE 22

PAGE 23

Business Directory LOCKSMITH

MILLER’S SAFE & LOCK SERVICE, INC.

MOVING

arber Printing, Inc.

NEW & USED SAFES

• Safes Serviced & Installed • Locks Installed • Locksets • Combinations Changed • Locks Rekeyed • Lost Keys Replaced • Master Key Systems • High Security Keys AUTO RESIDENTIAL COMMERCIAL

Call for a Free Estimate

Bronzie Morgan Relocation Specialist

662-842-1120

(662) 842-7720

1219 1⁄2 NELLE STREET • TUPELO

R E A L E S TAT E

PRINTING

PRINTING • GRAPHIC DESIGN • SIGNS BANNERS • BLACK & WHITE/COLOR COPIES

“The Morgan Family has been moving families like yours for over 50 years”

811 A Varsity Dr. • Tupelo, MS • 662.841.1584 8am - 4:30pm • goodimpressions@barberprinting.com

R E S TA U R A N T

R E S TA U R A N T

Party Trays for all Occasions!

Thinking of Selling Your Home or Property?

We Have Six Full-Time Agents Pontotoc Ridge Realty, Ltd. Who Call MOSSY OAK PROPERTIES OFFICE Pontotoc Home. ISEACH INDEPENDENTLY OWNED AND OPERATED

Call Us Today 662-489-2848

1101 W. Main • Tupelo 842-3774

R E S TA U R A N T

R ESTAURANT

at

• Drink Not Included • Kid's Menu Only

Tupelo • Tuesdays 3 - 9 pm • 495 S. Gloster • 680-3354 New Albany • Thursdays 5 - 9 pm • 534-2700 Corinth • Tuesdays 4 - 9 pm • 286-9007

ROOFING

EL

R E TA I L

Alternatives to Cigarettes

• Max 2 FREE Kids with Adult Entree • 12 Years and Under

ER

405 South Gloster Tupelo, MS 38801 Phone: (662) 844-4888 Fax: (662) 844-3006

RO

INC.

• Pizza Spaghetti • Salad Bar • Sandwich • Pasta Special Every Thursday

365-7059

709 S 4th St. • Baldwyn, MS

Mon.-Thurs. 11-10 • Fri.-Sat. 11-11 • Sun. 12-10

TECHNOLOGY

OF

Ecigs, Mechanical Mods, Vapor Smokes, Tanks/Cartomizers, Ejuice, Blu, V2, Century 21 Ecigs

UNIFORMS

Achieve greater network per for mance with less.

ING

E H W “A Family Business Since 1946”

• Residential • Commercial • Industrial FREE Estimates LICENSED & INSURED

411 CLARK ST. ❖ TUPELO ❖ 844-4481

It's time to get more performance from your network with far less. As in less bandwidth utilization, fewer resources, and less cost.

ADVANCED RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT FACILITY 1150 SOUTH GREEN ST • BUILDING 1, SUITE E • TUPELO,MS 662-821-2500 • www.circadence.com

Keeping Professional People Looking Professional 795 S. Gloster, Tupelo • (662) 844-4272 2316 Hwy. 45 N. Columbus • (662) 328-7777 1151 D. Frontage Rd. Oxford • (662) 513-0341

www.scrubsandco.com

Document: F023CDF100215.eps;Page: 1;Format:(254.00 x 254.00 mm);Plate: Composite;Date: Sep 30, 2015 13:51:54;JPC 72 DPI

BUSINESS JOURNAL

OCTOBER 2015

PAGE 24 BUSINESS JOURNAL

Document: F024CDF100215.eps;Page: 1;Format:(254.00 x 254.00 mm);Plate: Composite;Date: Sep 30, 2015 13:51:46;JPC 72 DPI

OCTOBER 2015