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  “Live At 5″ Video – WTOK “Newscenter 11″ Video – WTOK Governors Talk Realism, Opportunity, and Regionalism Video Mayors’ Regional Summit Story – The Meridian Star MERIDIAN, Miss. – Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour and Alabama Robert Bentley joined other leaders November 9, 2011, for a bi-state summit on strategies that would help West...
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MERIDIAN —     There are many references of the Black Belt of the South.   Booker T. Washington, who wrote, in his 1901 autobiography, Up from Slavery, said the term was first used to designate a part of the country, which was distinguished by the color of the soil. The part of the country...
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MERIDIAN, Miss- September 22, 2011- “On target and very practical,” said one. “I can…apply it,” said another. The demand for Nexus Hero Workshops continues to grow.   “In my opinion the topic is right on target and very practical,” said Bruce Hanson, an entrepreneur facilitator for East Mississippi Community College Community.  “Many times such...
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In a special section of The Meridian Star entitled “Meridian and its Neighbors,” Meridian Mayor Cheri Barry touted the West Alabama – East Mississippi Mayors Network and challenged regional partners to come together and build a better future.   “The relationship and partnership between Meridian and her neighbors grow by the day,” she said....
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At its June 28 annual awards ceremony, Mississippi Main Street awarded its “best business retention/recruitment program” award to Meridian Main Street for the Nexus Hero program.   In June 2010, Meridian Main Street in partnership with The Montgomery Institute, the City of Meridian, and Mississippi State University, held the first Nexus Hero: Internet Entrepreneurship...
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“I’ll be totally honest,” said Bay Springs Chamber director Lela Bryan. “I thought Nexus Hero might be more of a pie-in-the-sky concept that would not have its fit in our rural communities.  Well, my eyes have been opened!”   Her enthusiastic response mirrored that of Quitman Mayor Eddie Fulton who termed the program “wonderful”...
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“Like its namesake, The Montgomery Institute has opted to stay the course and do things ‘Sonny’s way’ by building relationships, attracting resources, and doing innovative things that make a difference for this region,” said Dr. Mack Portera, chancellor of the University of Alabama System.   He was one of several dignitaries helping the Meridian-based...
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Reprinted from WTOK-TV   They’re called Nexus Hero Workshops. Started a year ago in Meridian to help displaced workers, the purpose for the workshops is to introduce to some and strengthen others in doing business over the internet.   C.D. Smith, AT&T Representative, said, “E-commerce is one of the areas that’s creating the most...
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Cheryl Morgan, director of Auburn University’s Urban Studio, will keynote Meridian Main Street’s “Downtown Residential Development Workshop” in Meridian on May 26-27, 2011.   A professor of architecture, Morgan also directs the Urban Studio’s Small Town Design Initiative and is one of the mainstays of the Your Town Alabama program. She also was a...
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MERIDIAN – Meridian Community College hosted a recognition and celebration ceremony Wednesday, April 28th for 22 healthcare assistant students who recently completed the 90-hour course offered through MCC’s Workforce Development and funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, a grant through The Montgomery Institute.   The program is targeted to unemployed...
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