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Businesses take advantage of drone technology

BY ZACK ORSBORN BUSINESS JOURNAL

TUPELO – When Jason Palmer of PalmTree Studios unboxed a drone two years ago, he felt intimidated.

Anne Palmer, CEO of PalmTree Studios and Jason’s wife, wanted a way to capture a unique perspective with smooth motion for her commercials and other miscellaneous projects.

“There are so many gadgets that have been out that we’ve invested in because it’s always about, ‘How can we make this shot better?’”

Anne said. “For me, it was like how can I get a real fluid shot with a different angle.”

After investing more than $20,000 in a steady cam, the Palmers still felt inconvenienced. They began researching easier ways to capture smooth images and ran across the DJI Phantom drone.

The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems released a report in 2013 stating that the total domestic economic impact of drones will reach more than $82.1 billion between 2015 and 2025.

More than 100,000 jobs have been created in the process.

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Anne and Jason Palmer of PalmTree Productions use drones to capture unique perspectives for their projects.

A SMOOTH SHOT

The Palmers settled with DSLRPro, a company that guts drones to enhance their functions.

“They took the electronics out, put in better receivers and transmitters and better motors,” Jason said. “The whole key to this thing is getting useable footage.”

The Palmers attached a 3-axis gimbal with a GoPro to their drone that electron-

ically monitors where the drone is moving to keep the camera perfectly still.

Tech support led them through their first drone launch, and since then, the Palmers have used drone technology for countless ventures.

“If I can do it, pretty much anybody can,” Jason said. “It’s really not intimidating once you learn what everything does.”

The upgraded drone in-

cluded a monitor to watch a live stream of the drone, which came in handy when an architecture firm asked the Palmers to investigate an old historic auditorium in Holly Springs.

“We also have point-ofview googles so someone can wear them and see in real time what the drone is seeing,” Jason said. “An architecture firm needed to see what kind of shape the roof was in, and it was dan-

gerous for them to up there.”

Jason flew the drone into the beams of the ceiling so the architecture firm could better see what they were dealing with.

When the tornado hit Tupelo in April 2014, the Palmers were asked by the city council to take footage of the tornado’s path.

“I was like, ‘Holy crap, there is some serious damage out there,’” Jason said.

“You could see the path perfectly from the air.”

At a Paul Thorn music concert, Jason flew the drone above 4,000 attendees at Fairpark for a music video.

They also completed a commercial for New Albany, flying the drone above the river to capture a woman canoeing.

Before getting the drone, Anne was hired by Mississippi Hills Heritage Alliance to shoot video of the expansive Northeast Mississippi area.

She hired a crew to carry her expensive gear as they climbed upWoodall Mountain, the highest point in Northeast Mississippi.

“I didn’t just want to bring my camera to film the mountain,” she said. “I wanted a cool swooping

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shot. It took us half a day and a bunch of gear in the Mississippi summer.

Whereas now, it’d be just me and Jason with a drone.”

Jason said in his family’s business, it’s not about how many crazy, fast maneuvers he can do with the drone.

“We don’t just get this thing out and fly it,” Jason said. “We look at the situation. We look at the script and the storyboard, and we say, ‘What kind of shot would enhance this?’ And that’s what I go for when I fly this thing.”

FROM DRONE TO HOME

As a real estate agent for Tommy Morgan, Blake Thompson began seeing videos of swooping imagery from drones of the outside of properties for marketing purposes.

“I think that we saw, as an office, that it was growing into popularity,” he said.

“The drones are able to show properites better and present them to the public.”

He brought the idea to his boss, and weeks later, he was piloting a drone in his 1-acre backyard in Oxford.

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Working mother invents innovative breast pump

BY ZACK ORSBORN BUSINESS JOURNAL

TUPELO – During her first week of class at Ole Miss in 2012, Tameka Wilson went into labor.

She resumed classes that day before driving to Jackson to give birth to her daughter, Madison. The next Tuesday, she came back to class. As a single mother, she sat outside the classroom with Madison in order to keep her scholarship.

She soon realized, as a working mother who breast fed, the inconvenience of toting a traditional breast pump with a tangle of wires and an unattractive black backpack – not to mention the roaring, embarrassing noise the pump produced.

Wilson, a retired Air Force veteran and a graduate student from Southern California, wore many hats and began to notice her shrinking schedule as a nursing mother.

“My daughter would never take a bottle or pacifier, so I had to exclusively nurse her,” Wilson said. “I always had to pump every two or three hours.”

Since 60 percent of offices don’t have a desig-

nated pumping room, Wilson searched for a conference room, cleared the way and put notes on the door – something she found too inconvenient.

She felt tethered by the traditional pump, which allows mothers to move only three to four feet in one direction. The pumping took about 15 minutes to an hour for each pumping cycle.

Always inquisitive since she was a little girl, Wilson began researching a more feasible way to be a working mother and nurse Madison.

She found that the breast pump was invented by a man and improved by a man.

“They based it upon how you milk a cow,” Wilson said. “That’s why you have the high suction because that’s what they do with cows. If you ask any woman who has nursed, she feels like a cow, too.”

With further research, she developed her own breast pump, Nippy.

“Nobody wants to feel like their grandma; you have a baby, you’re nursing, but you’re still vibrant and sexy,” she said. “With this, it allows you to feel that way.”

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Tameka Wilson invented the Nippy breast pump after her daughter, Madison, was born in order to balance her life as a working mother.

A LITTLE LET-DOWN

At the drawing board, she found that a woman’s body already knows to let the milk release.

When a baby is nursing, it’s fondling its mother’s breast. The mother feels comfortable and her body has what’s called a letdown feature.

“Once she’s comfortable and in that zone, her milk automatically starts releasing so she can nurse a

baby,” Wilson said. “The pump is not actually what makes the milk come out.

The pump just gets that action to happen. That hard suction after a certain period of time will simulate, somewhat, what a baby does and allow her to have that let-down feature.”

She asked herself, “If a body automatically knows how to do that, then how do I make her comfortable enough for that let-down

feature to happen.”

Speaking with 300 women who have nursed, she collected their complaints and found that inconvenience and embarrassment of using a traditional breast pump seemed to be a common issue.

Wilson set out to create a mobile, discrete breast pump with minimal noise that a woman could pop in her purse and go. She con-

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“Because it’s a massager and uses less power than the suction needed with the pump, it’s less noise,” Wilson said. “This shell ... will keep the milk cool for four to six hours.”

For mothers who like a glass of wine, Nippy offers separate milking tubes to eliminate “pump and dump.” Mothers can insert a tube, and if there is too much alcohol in the milk, the tube will turn red.

Wilson also wanted to eliminate the need to track how much milk she was producing for Madison.

“The doctor wants to know how many ounces because they want to make sure the baby is getting enough milk,” she said.

“You have to log how long you nurse and what time.

When it’s 3 in the morning, and you’re exhausted, that’s the last thing you want to do.”

Wilson developed a sensor in Nippy that syncs with an app automatically noting what time a mother pumps and how many ounces she’s produced.

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Online education compares well with traditional degrees, courses

BY EMMA CRAWFORD KENT BUSINESS JOURNAL

TUPELO – In this expanding digital world, earning a college degree has become an anytime, anywhere endeavor. In Northeast Mississippi, students looking to work toward a degree online through a local college or university have several options.

Itawamba Community College and Northeast Mississippi Community College both offer online courses, some completely online and some hybrid.

Mississippi State University and the University of Mississippi also offer online courses as well as online degrees.

MSU offers more than 20 online degrees ranging from bachelor’s degrees to doctorate degrees.

Ole Miss offers online degrees in business, counseling, education, engineering, English as a second language, health care and nursing. Undergraduate and graduate degrees are available depending on the subject

area.

Flexibility has been cited as a major reason students choose to pursue a college degree online rather than traditionally.

At ICC, students can begin a course during any month of the year. ICC offers four-week, eight-week and 16-week course durations.

“With online education we are able to have multiple start dates,” said Michelle Sumerel, dean of eLearning at ICC. “It really does give flexibility to our getting students to the college, particularly with nontraditional students who may not know that the start dates are always in August and January.”

But how do online courses and degrees stack up against their traditional in-person counterparts?

ICC offers more than 200 online courses, which according to Sumerel, are structured in the same manner as traditional courses.

She said instructors follow the same syllabus and work toward the same objectives using the same

materials as instructors of a traditional course.

As is the case with most online courses at any college or university, Sumerel said professors of online courses interact with students via phone, email, discussion boards and chat rooms.

To ensure integrity in online courses, Sumerel said, students are required to take two comprehensive, proctored exams during the duration of the course.

The same is true for online courses at NEMCC. Sumerel said ICC does have two complete online programs – law enforcement and paralegal technology. She said those two complete online programs have very high job placement rates.

Increasingly, studies show that online courses have learning outcomes similar to traditional courses.

According to a 2014 report by the Online Learning Consortium, 71.4 percent of academic leaders surveyed in 2014 said they felt online courses produced the same learn-

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ing outcomes as traditional courses.

That number is a leap from the 57.2 percent who felt that way in 2003, which could indicate increasing quality of online education or perhaps just wider acceptance of nontraditional learning methods.

Twenty percent of respondents in 2014 said they felt online education learning outcomes were superior, while 25.9 percent said online outcomes were inferior.

Another group, 16.3 percent of respondents, said online outcomes were somewhat superior to outcomes from face-to-face instruction.

While earning a degree online may be easier for students who work, have a family or other time constraints, the ultimate goal of obtaining a degree for most is finding a good job.

Online degree programs and courses must help students achieve that goal if their ease is to truly be seen as an advantage. emma.crawford@journalinc.com Twitter: @emcrawfordkent

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An interactive day on how to sell your community. A reception will be held the night before at the Mill from 5 p.m.–6:30 p.m. For more information, contact the Mississippi Economic Development Council at (601) 352-1909.

9: HOW TO DEVELOP A BUSINESS PLAN, Starkville, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. This seminar is designed to assist in preparing a business plan. Location: MSU MSBDC – MSU Business Incubator Building, Thad Cochran Research, Technology & Economic Development Park.

9: HOW TO DEVELOP A BUSINESS PLAN, Oxford, 1 p.m.2:30 p.m. To register, call 1-800-725-7232. Location: UMSBDC, Lafayette County 11: HOLIDAY COFFEE & OPEN HOUSE, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., CB&S Bank, Main Street and South Gloster Street branches in Tupelo 11: HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Coldwell Banker Southern Real Estate, Tupelo 12: KRINGLEFEST, 2 p.m-5 p.m, Ripley. Co-sponsored by the Tippah County Development Foundation, the free event is open to the public. A Christmas Tree decorating contest hasa $250 grand prize and is open to any Tippah County resident or business to enter.

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13: STARTING A BUSINESS – FIRST STEPS, Starkville, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. This seminar outlines the basic steps to start a business. Location: MSU MSBDC – MSU Business Incubator Building, Thad Cochran Research, Technology & Economic Development Par 20: HOW TO DEVELOP A BUSINESS PLAN, Starkville, 1 p.m.3 p.m. To register, call 1-800-725-7232. Location: MSU MSBDC - MSU Business Incubator Building, Thad Cochran Research, Technology & Economic Development Park IF YOU HAVE a businessrelated event in the coming months, email dennis.seid@journalinc.com

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A marketer’s personal view of technology

ames Gregory is a comedian from the Atlanta area who told a story about his uncle watching a commercial about a movie that ended with the phrase “Coming soon to a theater near you.” The uncle responded with the question, “How do they know where I live?”

Technology.

I haven’t purchased film for a camera in a decade; I use a digital camera. Using digital printing, graphics can be changed from one printed piece to the next without having to make a physical change to the printer. I’ve noticed that if I’ve gone to a website looking for a product, I start seeing banner ads about the product I viewed, prompting me to buy it; this is called “retargeting.”

Although I’ve not seen it demonstrated, I atTY tended a meeting where ROBINSON a media buyer talked about pushing commercials to home televisions through cable and satellite systems much in the same way that the banner ads are pushed to the shopper on digital devices.

I guess that means “Coming soon to a home theater near you.”

Technology enables me as a marketer to reach customers with more precision than I’ve had in the past. I can go from a shotgun or scattergun approach to a rifle approach with the information that is available. I can target by geography, economy, ethnicity and job title. I can use combinations of targets.

As you shop at a grocery store or a pharmacy, do you get coupons printed when you get your receipt? They’re based on your buying habits. I often get coupons to order contacts from a store where I only buy contact solution.

This year I was at a convention with a group of clients. We wanted to get away from the hotel to eat. I made reservations for 14 people with an app on my phone.

I’ve used an app to get a taxi in a major metropolitan area.

I get messages on my phone from apps that suggest things to see and places to eat. I can be eating at a local restaurant

and see a banner on my phone that asks, “Are you eating …?” and it knows where I am. I can follow my friends as we travel from different origin points to a common destination.

I can see and talk to my two-year-old niece using Skype or FaceTime although she lives almost 2,000 miles away.

Technology has its place. For marketers, it helps us add more credibility to our media buys. We can see the needle move and look back at the dates of our campaign to correlate how the message was received.

I look at a popular online retailer called Amazon.com. I hear a lot of retailers who wish they could be the next Amazon.

Amazon started as an online bookseller and now sells almost anything imaginable. Amazon is constantly working on itself to make the purchasing experience with them better.

So what is their latest move? Amazon has opened its first bricks-and-mortar bookstore in Seattle. Have they come to the end of their technological journey? Of course not. It’s possible they’re going to find that the human connection can be as important as convenience.

Technology has invaded Scouting too. I recently pitched a tent that had plastic guyline tensioners which allow the user to adjust the tension of the rope attached to the tent to lengthen or shorten it as necessary. I also know how to tie a tautline hitch, which is what the guyline tensioner was designed to replace. The plastic pieces work great until they break.

The taut-line hitch doesn’t break.

Technology is a tool. A tool is neither good nor bad. It’s how the tool is used that is important. It’s important to know how things work because technology – as good as it is – may not always work. And, I don’t want to answer a client, “Because the app told me to.”

I enjoy learning about technological advances and how I can use them to my advantage, and I like to know how the technology works to spur ideas of how I can effectively use technology to the benefit of my clients.

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

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Regions high in customer satisfaction

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Regions Bank ranks highest for customer satisfaction among all retail banks measured in the 2015 American Customer Satisfaction Index report.

“The leading super regional banks rank far ahead of their national counterparts for customer satisfaction,” the ACSI said in its review.

“Regions Bank tops the category.”

Super regionals receive high marks overall for courtesy and helpfulness of staff, speed with which transactions were completed, website satisfaction and other attributes listed in the ACSI report.

The report is based on over 9,000 consumer Regions’ ACSI ranking follows a series of prestigious recognitions earned by the company. In June 2015, Regions was recognized as having the best reputation among top U.S. banks in a survey issued by advisory firm Reputation Institute and American Banker magazine. Also in 2015, Regions scored in the top 10 percent of over 250 companies evaluated for customer experience by research and consulting firm Temkin Group. This was the second consecutive year Regions ranked in the top 10 percent in the Temkin Experience Ratings.

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Success Skills Class to begin in January TUPELO – The winter Success Skills Leadership Class will begin in January. Thecourse is designed to enable participants to maximize their successes through better understanding their priorities, learning superior communication skills, understanding how to set and achieve goals, evaluating their motivators and learning to use their time to focus on what is most important in achieving their career and life goals.

Class facilitator is Rubye Del Harden.

The cost is $350 per person, and class size is limited. To register, pay a $100 deposit or the entire amount. The entire fee must be paid before beginning the class.

To register, email rubyedel@gmail.com.

Checks should be made payable to Results Inc., and mailed to Success Skills, 114 N. Spring Street, Tupelo, MS 38801 The first class is Jan. 27 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and regular class meetings are on Wednesdays from Feb. 3 to March 23 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Graduation is March 30 from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Contact Martha Swindle at marthapooh@comcast.net for scholarship information.

Classes will be held in the downstairs classroom at The Dance Studio, 108 N. Spring Street, Downtown Tupelo

Furniture Market launches new website

TUPELO – The Tupelo Furniture Market recently launched a newly designed website at www.tupelofurnituremarket.com.

Market officials said the site is easier to navigate, allowing furniture retailers and potential exhibiting companies a way to quickly find new and important information about the upcoming market event. Details on market specials -– including product close-outs, special discounts and new product offerings – will now be posted on the website.

Kevin J. Seddon, president of the Tupelo market, said this is the second redesign of the site in the last two years. The new site was launched earlier than planned because the market is introducing several new programs and wanted to notify retailers as soon as possible about the changes.. Also, numerous companies have already contracted to exhibit, and many of them will introduce products that have never been shown in Tupelo.

The website also includes a new section outlining the recently added Design Center located in building II of the market.

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Drones FROM PAGE 2

ing, he felt proficient enough to start shooting video for agents and buyers.

Before, agents would take pictures with their iPhone or hire a professional photographer for their property images.

“They’ll take exterior photos and obviously throughout the inside. We still do those,” Thompson said. “People want to see the curb appeal of a property or what it’s like in relation to the street or neighborhood.”

Agents have told Thompson that the drone

Wilson FROM PAGE 3

complishes the goal of comfort that so many women told her they wanted. The stylish and compact design resonated with women.

Now, Nippy is in the prototype phase, with an expected working prototype available in April.

‘MORE INNOVATION’

Last year, Wilson entered and won $10,000 at Ole Miss’ Gillepsie Business

shots have been a good tool for them to draw attention from potential buyers.

“It’s a way to experience a property without just sitting there looking at a flat, two-dimensional picture,” he said. “It gives a broader perspective on a home, so it can help people narrow their options down.”

Thompson said he thinks drones will be around for awhile, but he’s curious to see how the usage will shift as technology changes.

“Now, we are seeing more and more people give them as Christmas gifts,” he said. “Because they are more and more accessible, I think there is a lot more range and seCompetition.

Josh Mabus, owner of Mabus Agency in Tupelo, was a judge. He was impressed byWilson’s presentation of Nippy, so he offered his agency’s marketing services for equity in lieu of cash.

“Her plan was beyond good enough,” he said.

“Her plan was achievable, and she has a great background. She needed marketing to get her in front of manufacturers. She had a realistic path. That’s the thing that’s missing from a lot of people.”

Mabus said the market

lection of models. My guess is that they’ll stick around and be more widely used.”

FLYING TOWARD THE FUTURE

Daron Pitts, director of technology at the Community Development Foundation, always follows tech trends to stay ahead in his job.

In January, the CDF had a project in which it needed to recruit an industry to the area, but it needed images quickly.

After research, Pitts settled on a DJI drone.

“In the past, people had to rely on Google Images to get a great aerial of a site if we’re trying to sell a site in one of our indusneeds a pump like Nippy because of the old, “horrible” solution.

“It’s not very graceful. I don’t think anybody enjoys it,” he said. “ This will go, if and when it goes to the market, to a group of people who are marginal, but in need. Hopefully, this leads to even more innovation.”

A MOTHER WITH AN IDEA

While inventing a new breast pumped,Wilson has fears run through her head.

“Am I going to be successful? Am I being a good

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trial parks,” he said. “With the drone, we are able to take a picture that day and send it to someone.”

If a client is not satisfied with the current site it’s viewing, Pitts can fly a drone over another site with the client able to see a live stream on the controller’s monitor.

Pitts said the drone was simple to fly. Equipped with a 4K camera and a 2mile radius, Pitts can fly the drone over parks, buildings and properties while taking high quality images and videos.

“You can’t go over 400 feet and you can’t fly at night,” he said. “There is one piece of land that we fly west of town, and we check in with the air traf-

fic control tower and tell them we are going to take a picture of this site over here. They appreciate that.”

The FAA Modernization Reform Act of 2012 required the FAA to create rules for the use of unmanned aircrafts in the United States.

Drone pilots must keep drones in their line of sight at all times and follow temporary flight restrictions around stadiums and racetracks, according to knowbeforeyoufly.org.

When the laws are settled, Pitts wants to be able to use the drone even more to capture the spirit of communities.

“We could fly through a

downtown,” he said.

“Eventually, it’d be great to sit here in a board room with a client and be able to live stream a signal straight to the board room. We want to do everything we can to show them the community.”

Pitts plan to keep up with drone technology.

“I will always be using technology and creativity to do things,” he said. “We are very innovative at CDF, and we have to be because you’re trying to recruit industries that are looking everywhere around the world. How do we make our town and community stand out?”

mother by spending this much time investing in this idea?” she asked herself.d Her biggest fear, however, was judging if she was competent enough to take on so many hurdles as a single mother, a business woman, a student, an entrepreneur and a woman.

“I don’t come from a family that had millions,” she said. “Sometimes, I’m like, ‘Who am I to get this done?’ But I always bring it back and say, ‘Who am I to not do this?’ If somebody else was going to do it, they would. And I can at least try.”

Within the next five years, Wilson hopes to see Nippy within the hands of all nursing mothers so they can keep motherhood and work balanced.

“It’s a constant challenge to balance those things to make sure that I’m being a great mother and spending enough time and making sure I’m successful for us to be okay,” Wilson said. “It’s a constant juggle of which decision am I making. I have the best relationship with her because it’s just me. I know this little girl inside out.”

She remembers sitting

outside of her classroom with Madison and the support her professors gave her.

“For everything that’s going on in Mississippi, the experience I’ve had with people and this invention and supporting my daughter, and me, and my idea has been beyond color or sex,” she said. “I’ve seen the blessing of what Mississippi has to offer. Beyond what the world is telling us, I see the beauty of the people in Mississippi.”

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

HOLIDAY HOTSPOTS

With so much going on this holiday season, it can be difficult deciding where to spend your time. We’ve rounded up a few must-dos for the month of December featuring CDF Chamber of Commerce members.

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TUPELO BALLET PRESENTS ‘THE NUTCRACKER’ – Ring in the holidays with Tupelo Ballet’s 33rd production of ‘The Nutcracker’. This ballet is a brilliant blend of costumes, sets and choreography that takes you on Clara’s dream-like journey. Tchaikovsy’s beautiful score is performed live by the Tupelo Symphony Orchestra. Dancers will take the stage at the Tupelo High School Performing Arts Center Saturday, December 5 with performances at 2:00 and 7:00 p.m. Visit tupeloballet.com for ticket information.

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ANNUAL CHRISTMAS PARADES - with five parades coming up in Lee County, kicking off this Christmas season is as exciting as ever.

Friday, December 4 • City of Tupelo 7:00 p.m.

Saturday, December 5 TUPELO AQUATIC CENTER • Town of Plantersville 10:00 a.m.

– Exercise releases endor• Town of Sherman 2:00 p.m. phins preventing you from • City of Guntown 6:30 p.m. becoming a Grinch during Tuesday, December 8 the holidays. Take advantage • City of Saltillo 6:15 p.m. of the Center’s recreational swim hours for the holidays, Tuesday-Sunday from 1-5 p.m. Visit tupeloaquatics.com for more information.

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PUBLIC ICE SKATING- Dust off those old skates! The BancorpSouth Arena offers public ice-skating from now until January 5 for only $10 per skater including ice skate rental. Times vary, so check bcsarena.com for the full schedule.

HOME SWEET HOME - Home Sweet Home is a free, community-wide event inviting kids of all ages to create their very own gingerbread house!

Join in on the fun December 12th from 10:00 a.m.

-12:00 p.m. at Tupelo Furniture Market in front of Building IV.

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REVEREND FRANK SMITH MUSIC EXHIBIT – Through December 30, visit this exhibit at the Tupelo Convention and Visitors Bureau showcasing the journey of Reverend Frank Smith, Elvis’ pastor who taught Elvis chords on the guitar.

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TUPELO COMMUNITY THEATRE PRODUCTION OF ‘A CHRISTMAS CAROL’ – Tupelo Community Theatre’s production of the holiday classic, ‘A Christmas Carol’ by Charles Dickens and adapted for TCT by Jess Mark and Tom Wicker, will be presented December 10-12 at the Lyric Theatre in downtown Tupelo. Production times are 7:30 p.m. each evening, as well as a 2:00 p.m. matinee, December 12. For more information, visit tct.ms or to reserve tickets call the TCT office at (662) 844-1935.

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CHRISTMAS WITH NORTH MISSISSIPPI SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA – Saturday, Dec. 12 The NMSO performs one of the region’s finest Christmas programs in the intimate Link Centre Concert Hall, featuring the NMSO Children’s Chorus. For ticket information, visit nmsymphony.com.

TUPELO AUTOMOBILE MUSEUM – The museum is all decked out for the holidays with an exhibit that will take you back to the 1950s. A walk down “Memory Lane” is much more fun with sparkling trees, snow and classic cars! Call (662) 842-4242 for hours and admission information.

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504 Restaurant Ms. Lisa Alexander 389 Mobile St. Saltillo, MS 38866 (662) 260-5112 www.504eats.com Restaurants & Catering BankPlus Mr. Brent Waldrop 108 N Broadway Tupelo, MS 38804 (662) 407-2585 www.bankplus.net Banking Copy Critters Mr.Tony Baker 1184 Cross Creek Dr. Saltillo, MS 38866 (662) 260-4560 www.copycritters.com Printers & Publishers Frutalicious Ms.Arizabeth Pickering 111 N Spring St., Ste. 1 Tupelo, MS 38804 (662) 269-3060 Restaurants & Catering In & Out Catering Ms.Theresa Barr 20223 County Line Rd. Okolona, MS 38860 (662) 372-0008 Restaurants & Catering

New CDF Members Lee Memorial Funeral Home and Cemetery Mr. George Methvin 5257 Raymond Ave. Verona, MS 38879 (662) 566-1127 www.leememorialonline.com Funeral Homes Lice Clinics of America Ms. Marty Brown 1733A McCullough Blvd.

Tupelo, MS 38801 (662) 321-1332 www.lcatupelo.com Health Care Rebound Physical Therapy Mr. Mark Bresee 600 Air Park Rd. Tupelo, MS 38801 (662) 842-2100 www.reboundtupelo.com Health Care Sargent Branding Firm Mr. Cortney Sargent, Sr. P.O. Box 2251 Tupelo, MS 38803 (662) 243-0281 www.sargentbranding.com Creative Services

Shawn King State Farm Agency Mr. Shawn King 421 N Gloster St. Tupelo, MS 38804 (662) 269-2530 www.shawnkingtupelo.com Insurance Sleep Number Mr. Robert Bradley 1001 Barnes Crossing Rd., Ste. 720 Tupelo, MS 38804 (662) 844-6742 www.sleepnumber.com Retail & Specialty Shops Stefany’s Vocal & Performance Training Studios Ms. Stephanie Stubbs 807 Harrison St., Ste.A Tupelo, MS 38801 (662) 680-9700 Entertainment VM Squared Ms. Michal Read 205 Main St. West Point, MS 39773 (662) 391-1301 www.vm2neversleeps.com Computers & Internet

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

DECEMBER 2015

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

Community Development Foundation Vice President, Chamber of Commerce, Judd Wilson (left) and U.S. Chamber Southeast Region Manager, Clark Thomason (right) present Senator Roger Wicker with its annual Spirit of Enterprise Award for his support of pro-jobs, pro-growth policies during the second session of the 113th Congress.

U.S. Chamber Honors Senator Wicker with Spirit of Enterprise Award Mississippi Lawmaker Recognized for Supporting America’s Job Creators The U.S. Chamber of Commerce released its How They Voted scorecard, an effort that began 50 years ago, presenting Senator Roger Wicker of Mississippi with its annual Spirit of Enterprise Award for his support of pro-jobs, progrowth policies during the second session of the 113th Congress.

“For 50 years, through our How They Voted scorecard, the U.S. Chamber has been recognizing legislators from both sides of the aisle who have worked to pass legislation and enact policies that bolster our country’s economy, create jobs and keep our nation’s spirit of enterprise alive,” U.S. Chamber President and CEO Thomas J. Dono-

hue said. “The Spirit of Enterprise award honors those members of Congress who have recognized the need and shown a commitment to pro-growth policies in the second session of the 113th Congress.”

The Chamber’s prestigious Spirit of Enterprise Award is given annually to members of Congress based on their votes on critical business legislation outlined in the Chamber publication, How They Voted. Members who supported the Chamber’s position on at least 70% of those votes qualify to receive the award.

During the second session of the 113th Congress, the Chamber scored members on eight Senate votes

and 14 House votes, including terrorism risk insurance (TRIA), tax extenders and the “CRomnibus.” Also scored were votes to ensure free speech, fund transportation and infrastructure and to further U.S. energy independence. According to the scorecard, Senator Wicker received a 100% rating with the Chamber this year and collectively holds a 94 percent ranking during his tenure in Congress.

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is the world’s largest business federation representing the interests of more than 3 million businesses of all sizes, sectors and regions, as well as state and local chambers and industry associations.

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DENTAL SOLUTIONS

THE LILLY COMPANY

Celebrating the grand opening of their new location, Dental Solutions held a ribbon cutting. Located at 499 Gloster Creek Vlg., Ste. F-8 in Tupelo, Dental Solutions offers cosmetic dentistry service the LANAP procedure, and comprehensive laser dentistry. For appointments or more information, contact Dental Solutions at (662) 844-6420, macperio.com or on Facebook LinkedIn, or Twitter.

Celebrating its grand opening, The Lilly Company held a ribbon cutting. The Lilly Company meets all of your forklift sales and rental needs, from new and used forklifts, dock equipment, personal carriers, aerial platforms and more. The Lilly Company offers equipment maintenance and repair service to keep your material-handling equipment running. The Lilly Company is located at 513 Wallace Dr. in Belden, and can be contacted at (662) 840-6400 or online at lillyforklifts.com.

OCEAN FRESH FISH SEAFOOD MARKET

ONSITE OHS

Ocean Fresh Fish Seafood Market, located at 620 N Gloster St. in Tupelo, celebrated their grand opening with a ribbon cutting. Journeying weekly to the Mississippi Gulf Coast, Ocean Fresh Fish Seafood Market offers a variety of fresh, high quality seafood at affordable prices. For more information, contact Ocean Fresh Fish Seafood Market (662) 844-3474, seafoodtupelo.com or on Facebook.

Onsite OHS celebrated their grand opening with a ribbon cutting. Located at 1114 Commonwealth Blvd. in Tupelo, Onsite OHS proudly serves Northeast Mississippi veterans in their 10,000-square-foot clinic. For an appointment or more information, contact Onsite OHS at (662) 840-6366, onsiteohs.com or on Facebook, LinkedIn, or Twitter.

BARBER PRINTING

CRYOCORRECT

Barber Printing recently held a ribbon cutting. Specializing in customized printing, copying, signs, banners and more, Barber Printing meets all your printing needs.

Barber Printing is located at 811 A Varsity Dr. and can be contacted at (662) 8411584.

In celebration of its permanent location at 3819 McCullough Blvd. in Tupelo, CryoCorrect held a ribbon cutting. Providing whole-body Cryotherapy, also known as cold therapy, Cryocorrect offers a revolutionary new way to treat sports injuries and reduce recovery times. For more information about Cryocorrect or Cryotherapy, call (662) 401-6248 or visit Cryocorrect.com.

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CHAMBER CONNECTION

DECEMBER 2015

CHAMBER CONNECTION

Foamcraft, Inc., expanding operations in Tupelo Officials from Foamcraft, Inc., manufacturer of polyurethane foam products, announce the company is expanding operations in Tupelo, Miss., to accommodate an increase in consumer demand. The project represents a corporate investment of $1.34 million and will create 40 jobs.

For the expansion, Foamcraft will expand into the 115,000-squarefoot facility formerly occupied by Fibre Craft.

Foamcraft will also continue to operate from its current 75,000-squarefoot location, which is located across from the Fibre Craft facility.

“Foamcraft’s decision to expand its manufacturing presence is great news for Tupelo, Lee County and the North Mississippi region. The creation of these new jobs will benefit the local community and economy and improve the quality of life for the area’s residents well into the future,” Gov. Phil Bryant said. “I thank the Foamcraft team for once again placing its confidence in our business climate and workforce, and I wish the company many more years of success in Tupelo.”

“We are excited to expand our operations here in Tupelo. As our many of our customers have expanded in recent months, so must we,” said Foamcraft President Jim Hensley. “This project will allow us to meet those increased production demands and

continue our growth plan put into motion in 2011.”

Mississippi Development Authority provided assistance in support of the project to modify the company’s existing dock facilities.

“Foamcraft is a great business partner to the state of Mississippi, and this expansion will position the company for many more years of prosperity in Tupelo,” said MDA Executive Director Glenn McCullough, Jr.“We salute the talented team at the Community Development Foundation for working together with MDA to help this company grow, creating new job opportunities for the people of Lee County.”

A leader in the fabrication of polyurethane foam products, Foamcraft, Inc. has provided high-quality products to its customers since 1985.

“Since 1985, Foamcraft has been an invaluable partner in the industrial employment and economic growth of our area.

We are excited for Foamcraft to begin yet another chapter in their Tupelo story,” said Tupelo Mayor Jason Shelton.

“Today is an exciting day for Lee County,” said Community Development Foundation Chairman Lisa Hawkins. “The jobs that will be created here by Foamcraft will have a positive impact on our manufacturing base, further strengthening the furniture industry in Tupelo and Lee County.”

DECEMBER 2015

J. BRITT LIGHTING & INTERIORS J. Britt Lighting & Interiors celebrated the launch of their new restoration collection with a ribbon cutting. J. Britt Lighting & Interiors offers a vast array of ceiling, wall and outdoor lighting, as well as interior décor and custom designed lighting.

Visit J. Britt Lighting & Interiors at 1993 McCullough Blvd. in Tupelo, or contact them at (662) 8443050, jbrittlighting.com or on Facebook or Twitter.

Bon-Appetit

Culinary Arts students at Tupelo Career-Technical Center learn skills, gain experience BY: EVET TOPP

CTE DIRECTOR/ASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL

MARION HENSON

CULINARY ARTS INSTRUCTOR

Culinary Arts students at The Tupelo Career-Technical Center at Tupelo High School received an Association for Excellence in Education (AEE) grant to be implemented in the 20152016 school year. AEE grants provide funding to Tupelo Public School District teachers to enhance their classroom experience with creative and innovative teaching methods.

Culinary Arts instructor Faye Henson submitted a proposal for the grant, “Bon Appétit,” which included provisions for establishing a lab area to resemble an actual restaurant, with Unit 10 of the Culinary Arts Curriculum in mind, “Serving Your Guests.” Once approved and funded by AEE, the

Devin Jefferson sautés curry seasoned chicken for the upcoming AEE Grant Luncheon. grant afforded Henson and Culinary Arts students the opportunity to serve chefs and other representatives of the Tupelo culinary/restaurant community, who in turn graded students based on their overall dining experience.

The event provided handson experience for students

and an opportunity to network with members of the culinary arts/restaurant industry. Thanks to AEE, students are able to gain experience in the kitchen and classroom area.

Monthly, through May 2016, students will create and serve a variety of meals to local restaurant

and community organizations. The October 2015 lunch menu featured a chicken wrap served with mango salsa and tortilla chips, as well as a chocolate chip or cranberry orange cookie for dessert. At the end of their dining experience, evaluators completed a survey, which allowed the students and their teacher to reflect on feedback, in order to ensure a positive dining experience for future customers. Dining participants included representatives from AEE, Cracker Barrel, Harveys, Renasant Bank, South Restaurant, Tupelo Public School District, and Waffle House.

This was a great collaboration for our students and a positive attribute to the goal of The Career-Technical Center’s efforts to prepare tomorrow’s workforce today with actual handson and real world experiences.

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SPECIALTY ORTHOPEDIC GROUP

ASI

Celebrating their grand opening, Specialty Orthopedic Group held a ribbon cutting at 4381 S Eason Blvd., Ste. 102 in Tupelo. Specialty Orthopedic Group specializes in orthopedic surgery of the hand, wrist and elbow, sports medicine, shoulder, hip and knee replacement and revision total joint surgery. For an appointment or for more information, contact Specialty Orthopedic Group at (662) 377-3380 or on Facebook.

ASI celebrated 20 years in business with a ribbon cutting. Located at 105 W Main St. in New Albany, ASI is a full-service business phone systems and security systems company serving Northeast Mississippi. For more information, contact ASI at (662) 840-0078 or visit asitelecom.com.

With the right local team, building the future is within your reach.

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CHAMBER CONNECTION

DECEMBER 2015

CHAMBER CONNECTION

DECEMBER 2015

OSA – ONE STOP ADVERTISING

WATKINS UIBERALL, PLLC CPAS

OSA – One Stop Advertising celebrated its first anniversary with a ribbon cutting. Located at 1389 Cliff Gookin Blvd., Ste. B in Tupelo, OSA helps every business gain recognition through promotional items and decorated apparel for its customers and their employees. For more information, contact OSA at (662) 269-2066 or on Facebook.

Watkins Uiberall, PLLC CPAs celebrated the grand opening of their new location with a ribbon cutting. Offering general services such as accounting, auditing, tax compliance and planning, as well as special industry services for niches such as healthcare, nonprofit, and governmental, Watkins Uiberall, PLLC CPAs is located at 417 W Main St., Ste. 100. For a comprehensive list of services, visit wucpas.com or call (662) 269-4014.

AMBASSADOR OF THE MONTH Jim Brown, financial consult with Hilliard Lyons, was awarded CDF's October Ambassador of the month. Serving his first term as Ambassador, Jim attended eight ribbon cuttings and events and contacted 18 CDF members through the member to mentor program. Congratulations, Jim!

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