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MISSISSIPPI PRO DESIGN Mississippi Pro Design is the One-Stop Shop for Building and Remodeling Needs There was a time when Jim Meng and his brother were the fourth-largest home builders in Atlanta. “We built 2500 houses a year,” he says. But that came crashing down when “the world fell apart in 2008.” Jim says he had to find something else to do and after no response to the 5,000 resumes he sent out, he read an article in Home Builder magazine that Jackson, Mississippi was in the top fifteen markets nationwide for home remodeling. “My wife, Rosa, and I packed our bags and moved to Mississippi, and in 2010 Invision Construction was founded.”
But moving into a market where he knew no one made it difficult to get established. “That’s what led us to start Mississippi Pro Flooring,” he says. “When I did a remodeling job for someone, I realized how time-consuming running all over town and picking everything out was for our clients. I decided to make it easier on everyone and I opened my own place.” Now known as Mississippi Pro Design, the business is truly the only one-stop shop in the area. The business was established in 2014, and in the beginning, it was just flooring. Now they carry everything for new construction and remodeling from
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windows, floors, doors, lighting, cabinetry, countertops, and more. “We work with builders and retail customers on jobs of all sizes.” They pride themselves on continually evolving to provide quality products and services using the latest trends and technology. For example, they offer 3-D design services that bring a client’s project to life and make it much easier to make decisions. “My background in construction means that we pay close attention to detail – we do a complete job 100% of the time,” says Jim. David Webb serves as the company’s COO, and he says he likes it when Mississippi Pro Design
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