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Misery at Mississippi motels without water or power

VICKI SMITH, Associated Press Writer AP Worldstream 09-04-2005 Dateline: BAY ST. LOUIS, Mississippi85-year-old Margaret Pertuit lies still on a bed in a dark, waterlogged room at the Economy Inns Motel, awaiting one of two things: death or rescue.Her thin, pale limbs are covered in the bruises

Publication: AP Worldstream

Culture drives Indian motel ownership: many motels in Mississippi owned by Asians.

There are 1,500 motel rooms located along Highway 80 through Jackson, and most of them have one thing in common. "Holiday Inn, Best Western and Ramada Inn are owned by Americans," said Bhihhu "Bill" Patel, general manager of Metro Day's Inn in Jackson. "The rest are owned by the Asian

Publication: Mississippi Business Journal

FEMA OFFERS LIMITED HOTEL/MOTEL EXTENSIONS IN LOUISIANA, MISSISSIPPI

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following press release: As federal government emergency sheltering programs wind down in the States of Louisiana and Mississippi, work continues by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency

Publication: US Fed News Service, Including US State News

Hotels, Motels See Slight Upturn Since Katrina.

Byline: Lena Mitchell Aug. 29--For six months after Hurricane Katrina, Edna and Eugene Irwin of St. Bernard Parish made their home in Booneville. Their address: the Super 8 Motel. The Irwins arrived in Booneville on Aug. 29, the day Katrina struck. They expected to stay only a few days, but days

Publication: Northeast MS Daily Journal (Tupelo, MS)

Russian Hotel Managers Learn Southern Hospitality in Mississippi.

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 19 -- Nine Russian hotel owners and managers will learn some lessons from the Southern hospitality industry during training sessions with their Coast counterparts starting next week. The Orange Grove Rotary Club is arranging the visit with assistance from

Publication: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

FEDERAL COORDINATOR POWELL OUTLINES PROGRESS MADE, PRIORITIES FOR MISSISSIPPI REBUILDING POST-KATRINA BEFORE SENATE FIELD HEARING

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: Federal Coordinator for Gulf Coast Rebuilding Donald E. Powell today outlined the progress made to date in Mississippi since Hurricane Katrina struck and also discussed his overall role as well as the challenges and

Publication: US Fed News Service, Including US State News

Peggy T. Dykes, director of Hinds Community College's Eagle Ridge Conference Center in Raymond.(Mississippi's 50 Leading Business Women)

In another lifetime, Peggy Dykes might have been a private investigator, ferreting out small details to connect the dots and solve crime mysteries. "Of course, I would love to be an actress on "CSI Miami," since they deal with made-up Hollywood stories and actual crimes are not being committed,"

Publication: Mississippi Business Journal

BY NUMBERS: FEMA/MEMA MISSISSIPPI RECOVERY EFFORT AUG. 2008

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following press release: 2 Services at FEMA's Mississippi Maintenance Applicant Support Call Center in Jackson, Miss. have been interrupted only on two occasions, when tornado warnings were issued and staff

Publication: US Fed News Service, Including US State News

Custard Stand, Motel Owners in Granite City, Ill., Hope to Lure Motorists.

By Emily Priddy, Belleville News-Democrat, Ill. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 16--GRANITE CITY, IllFrozen custard on Route 66: It's not just for Ted Drewes any more. Debby's Route 66 Frozen Custard opened about a month ago at 3241 W. Chain of Rocks Road. The business is on the grounds of

Publication: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Judy Adams is executive director of the American Council of Engineering Companies-Mississippi.(A Special Publication of the Mississippi Business Journal)(Biography)

Judy Adams grew up on a farm in rural Lincoln County vowing "to get out of the cotton field." "We were poor but didn't realize we were," said Adams, the daughter of Lizzie Sartin, 92, and the late Frank Sartin. "However, dreaming of a better life was always there." Thirty years after she studied at

Publication: Mississippi Business Journal