Zoe Coffee Co.
A perfect place to enjoy a sip and support ministry By Aimee Robinette It is jokingly said humanity runs on coffee, and while that may be in jest, Zoe Coffee Co. has proven it correct. In the few short months it has been open, Zoe Coffee Co. in Cleveland has become a haven for people […]
Richie Moore
By Charlotte Buchanan Richie Moore is General Manager of the Public Service Commission of Yazoo City. He is a native of Yazoo County. He grew up in Benton. His educational and work background make him well qualified for this position. After graduating from Yazoo County High School in 2003, he earned a BSBA in […]
Starkville-Based Company Heads to Sesame Street
Young Mississippi Entrepreneurs Leading the Way in Toy Development Special to Delta Business Journal What began as a college project leveraging technology to spark up parties and other gatherings has led to an entrepreneurial Mississippi startup company lighting up lives through creativity, technology and philanthropy. Hagan Walker and Anna Barker are the founders of Glo, […]
Delta Electric Enters Broadband
Pilot Project Will Serve an Area in Need By JACK CRISS An exciting project for an underserved area is finally underway. David O’Bryan, General Manager of Delta Electric Power Association, a rural electric co-op headquartered in Greenwood, with other offices in Cleveland, Indianola and Winona, says the company has entered the broadband industry helping many […]
Lisa Konupka
Interactive Marketing Manager, Tunica Convention & Visitors Bureau What was your first job? My first job was working as a cashier at Winn Dixie when I was sixteen years old. My parents told me if I was going to drive then I had to help pay for my insurance. Education Most of my education has […]
2020 Port Update
Mississippi River Ports are a vital part of the region’s agricultural industry By Mark H. Stowers The Mississippi River remains an efficient and valuable means of transporting goods. The agricultural products and the huge agribusiness industry that has developed in the basin produce 92 percent of the nation’s agricultural exports, seventy-eight percent of the world’s […]
Danielle Morgan
By Charlotte Buchanan Danielle Morgan, Executive Director of Visit Greenwood, was born and raised in Yazoo City. Her enthusiasm for the Delta shows in her everyday life and work. “The Delta is such a special place to me. I have always been passionate about sharing it with the world and now I get to […]
Drive Plus Determination Equals Success
Promising a Ray of Hope: Sandy Ray is Moving Mississippi Politics By Jack Criss As Chief Executive Officer of her firm, Southern Consulting Associates, Inc., Cleveland-native Sandy Ray brings nearly twenty-five years of experience in both state government and politics in Mississippi and throughout the southeast. As a well-known, registered lobbyist, Ray assists clients […]
The Village at Madison
Major new development taking shape By jack criss The Village At Madison is a new $50 million, eighteen-acre development in Madison County containing forty-six residential lots and 88-acres of available commercial and office space. Half Shell Oyster House restaurant became the first establishment to open its doors at The Village At Madison and negotiations are […]
Heaton Pecans
Family-Owned and Operated For Over Forty Years By Angela Rogalski Heaton Pecans in Lyon, started out as a peach stand, but in 1975 Bill Heaton, Cliff Heaton’s father and the original owner, decided he would plant a pecan orchard instead of peaches and Heaton Pecans was born. Today, owner Cliff Heaton’s daughter Cadey True runs […]