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Housing starts fall, but permits rise
BY JEFFRY BARTASH
MCCLATCHY TRIBUNE
WASHINGTON – U.S. builders started
construction on new homes in February at a slightly slower pace, but the
biggest increase in permits in 3 1⁄2 years
indicates work will pick up in coming
months.
Housing starts fell 1.1 percent to an
annual rate of 698,000 in February – the
most recent statistics available – compared with an upwardly revised 706,000
in January, the Commerce Department
said. The data are seasonally adjusted.
Economists surveyed by MarketWatch had expected housing starts to
rise to 706,000 from an original reading
of 699,000 in January.
Yet permits to begin new construction climbed 5.1 percent in February to
an annual rate of 717,000 – the highest
level since the middle of the last recession in October 2008. Permits are a
gauge of future demand.
Single-family home permits increased 4.9 percent to an annual rate of
472,000. Permits for condominiums
and apartments rose a smaller 3.3 percent to a rate of 219,000.
In February, construction of single-family homes,
which account for three-quarters of the housing market,
dropped nearly 10 percent to an annual rate of 457,000.
Construction of single-family homes is still running
18 percent higher compared to one year ago, however.
The housing industry is trying to recover from its worst slump since the
government began record-keeping in
the early 1960s and mounting evidence
suggests a thaw is underway. Sales of
new and existing homes and the issuance of new building permits have
been on the rise since last fall.
Higher demand for new homes is
being fueled by ultra-low interest rates,
improved economic growth and faster
job creation.
Most economists expect the housing
market to continue to rebound in 2012
and contribute to U.S. growth for the
first time since 2007, but they say it
could take several years to fully recover.
In a healthy economy, housing starts
should average at least 1.5 million each
year, they estimate.
“The level of house building clearly
remains depressed by historical standards, but at least is now beginning to
make modest positive contributions to
U.S. growth,” said economist Andrew
Grantham of CIBC World Markets.
The benefits of a healthy housing industry are widespread. Huge amounts
of raw materials and finished goods are
required to build homes and furnish
them after sale, and the construction
trade employs millions of workers directly or indirectly.
In February, construction of singlefamily homes, which account for threequarters of the housing market,
dropped nearly 10 percent to an annual
rate of 457,000. Construction of singlefamily homes is still running 18 percent
higher compared to one year ago, however.
Work on multi-dwelling units – apartment buildings and the like – jumped
nearly 29 percent to an annual rate of
233,000.
New construction increased 3 percent
in the Midwest and rose 1.5 percent in
the South, but activity fell by 12.3 percent in the Northeast and by 5.9 percent
in the West.
Because of sharp fluctuations in
housing-starts data, economists say it
can take several months to detect new
trends. In the past four months, housing starts have averaged an annual rate
of 697,000.
That’s the best stretch of home building since the final months of 2008.
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Houses of the future won’t be what we expect
A
s a child, I watched
the Jetsons, cartoon
characters who drove
a flying car and lived
in a house on a tall column. I
don’t think any of us will live
in houses like theirs, but I do
see three other trends in the
construction of residential
housing.
• First, more prefabrication. I grew up working
summers on a crew that
built single-family ranchstyle houses. Like the second
TED
little pig, we built houses of
HOLT
“sticks,” or individual pieces
of lumber. While many people still build with that
method, the use of prefabricated components is increasing
steadily. At the Business to Business
Expo in February, I spoke with local
builders who are using such components. They shared facts and figures
that show how much the use of
trusses, prefab panels and such speeds
up construction and reduces cost.
MIT researchers are stretching the
definition of prefabrication. Their
Tech
Talk
House_n project has as its
foundation a componentbased architecture they call
“Chassis and Infill.” The
house begins with a chassis, a
shell to give the house its
overall structure. The builder
plugs modular units into the
chassis according to the desire of the occupants. Tired of
your kitchen? Pull it out and
insert a new one.
According to the researchers, only 20 percent of
the cost of building a house is
in component materials. The
other 80 percent is in on-site
labor. If House_n lives up to
its expectations, we should
see the cost of building a new
house drop immensely.
• New building materials. Wood is
the standard for framing in the developed world. Researchers are looking
for other natural building materials. I
read recently about a Canadian company making building materials out of
cellulose composites. Since 1990, Construction Technologies of Calgary, Alberta, has been working to create
If your idea of housing of
the future brings to mind the
Jetsons, you’re probably
thinking too far ahead. For the
foreseeable future, houses will
probably look more or less as
they do now, but they will be
built in new and better ways.
building materials out of flax, hemp
and crop residue. The company claims
such materials have good insulating
properties and are more resistant to
fire than wood is.
• Unexpected sources of solutions.
An interesting article written by Wayne
Curtis and published in the November
2009 issue of The Atlantic reports
George W. Bush standing in New Orleans’ Jackson Square and promising,
“We will stay as long as it takes to help
citizens rebuild their communities and
their lives.”
Yet six months later the Federal
Emergency Management Agency
closed its office after a long dispute
with city officials.
The article highlights five non-governmental organizations and tells how
each one is addressing the need for
housing in New Orleans. Curtis quotes
architectural historian James Marston
Fitch, who wrote about “golden moments of equilibrium,” times when
theory, material and technique align
with one another in response to social
change. Curtis thinks the present may
be such a time.
If your idea of housing of the future
brings to mind the Jetsons, you’re
probably thinking too far ahead. For
the foreseeable future, houses will
probably look more or less as they do
now, but they will be built in new and
better ways.
TED HOLT is a member of BINaRE, a Tupelobased organization of professionals interested in
technology. BINaRE welcomes new members.
For more information, visit binare.org.
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Mansions’ most popular perk: Abundant bathrooms
BY LAUREN BEALE
MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE
LOS ANGELES – Here’s another way
the rich are different: They have more
bathrooms.
Real estate brokers who cater to the
moneyed say their clients typically want
homes that have at least two bathrooms
for every bedroom. And with spacious
tubs, floor lamps, dressing areas and
seating, some bathrooms rival bedrooms
in size.
“The bathroom has become the dressing room,” said Bob Ray Offenhauser, a
Studio City, Calif.-based residential architect who routinely encloses the shower
and toilet in their own rooms within a
room. “They really don’t look much like
bathrooms anymore.”
Some mansions have nearly as many
commodes as entire blocks in less regal
neighborhoods.
Pickfair, the Beverly Hills estate of Mary
Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks, was outfitted with 30 bathrooms in a later overhaul. But the record locally may be the 41
bathrooms boasted by an 18,400-squarefoot Mediterranean-style home in Bel-Air
that was recently on the market for $40
million, real estate agents say.
By comparison, the Bradbury, Calif.,
home of former Dodger Adrian Beltre
and his wife, Sandra, seems modest: 16
bathrooms. Still, that’s more than six
times the average for newly constructed
single-family homes.
“We use them all,” said Sandra Beltre.
She worked with the architect on the custom-built home and is glad she insisted
on adding more bathrooms than originally planned.
In the main house, all the bedrooms
have en suite bathrooms. Other bathrooms sit off the children’s playroom, the
kitchen, the game room and the gym.
The guesthouse has two.
There are his-and-her bathrooms in
the pool cabana area, one in the gardens
of the 4-acre property and another in the
2,500-square-foot batting cage area.
Beltre said the home is often a gathering place for their three children’s friends,
extended family and the couple’s wide
circle of friends, who are frequently invited over for game or wine nights.
“It turned out perfectly,” she said.
With the third baseman now playing
for the Texas Rangers under a six-year,
$96 million contract, the 16,600-squarefoot house is on the market for $19.5 million.
For those who can afford it, an abundance of bathrooms provides convenience and privacy for both guests and
residents. The presence of bathrooms in
the public areas also enables homeowners to entertain without fear of guests’
sneaking a peek into the medicine cabinet.
“The idea is never to inconvenience
yourself or a guest,” said agent Boyd
Smith, whose turf includes Southern California cities such as Pasadena and La
Canada Flintridge. “You almost cannot
have too many bathrooms.”
A half-bath once sufficed for an entire
downstairs, but now Smith sees buyers of
multimillion-dollar homes wanting three
to five powder rooms – one directly off
the study, another off the library and two
for the media room. Those who have staff
quarters need to provide en suite bathrooms if they want to attract and retain
first-cabin employees, he added.
Buyers can be as picky about bathrooms as they are about kitchens.
“The bathrooms are reminiscent of
those in very fancy hotels,” said Lynwen
Hughes-Boatman of Deasy/Penner &
Partners, who has the Beltres’ listing.
Los Feliz-area real estate agent Konstantine Valissarakos said one buyer
asked to see only homes with at least 15
bathrooms because of his frequent entertaining. The fixtures also must pass
muster; agent Bret Parsons said he once
squired a wealthy couple around to look
at houses and at every one, the husband
would sit on the toilet to see how it felt.
Architect Offenhauser, who recently retired, said he figured the bathroom count
in custom homes by starting with two for
the master bedroom and one for each
bedroom. Then he’d add a couple of powder rooms and a bathroom for the swimming pool. And then he prepared himself
for the client to ask for even more.
Sometimes, even Offenhauser’s generous bathroom arithmetic isn’t enough.
The Bel-Air house with 41 bathrooms?
Offenhauser designed it 1985 – with 15
baths. Subsequent owners went on a
frenzy of bathroom building, adding
more on an upper level and in expanded
staff quarters.
Further increasing the number of bathrooms in grand homes are junior bedroom suites, said agent Felix Pena of
Hilton & Hyland. Some wealthy owners
want their guests to feel at home with
finely appointed his-and-her bathrooms.
“It’s not only the master suite that has
two bathrooms,” he said.
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Sellers have difficult role when house hits market
‘you handle the transaction, I am too
busy to worry about the day-to-day.’ ”
Some sellers proofread entries in the
PHILADELPHIA – Spring arrived very multiple-listing service and brochures
early this year in much of the country, about their properties “with a microbringing what traditionally is the best scope,” Williams said. Others won’t even
time to buy and sell real estate, even
through the downturn.
Issues of tight credit linger, and median
home prices continue to decline, though
more slowly. Yet there appear to be
enough positive indicators to push oncereluctant sellers into the market.
Among those pluses: record-low fixed
interest rates for mortgages and the highest affordability levels since record-keeping began in the 1970s.
For sellers, it is time for real estate theater. The house is the star. The cast includes agents and brokers, home
inspectors, title people, mortgage companies, lenders, underwriters, and, obvi- bother to look at their listing.
ously, buyers.
Paul Leiser of Avalon Real Estate at the
What is the seller’s role, and how big is New Jersey shore said he believes the Intheir part?
ternet has “empowered both sellers and
That varies, said Diane Williams of We- buyers with more data than they have
ichert Realtors in Blue Bell, Pa.: Some sell- ever had access to before.”
ers’ personalities make them very
While “we are dealing with more in“hands-on”; others consider the agent formed involvement on the part of both
“the professional with great experience – the buyers and sellers, it still requires the
BY AL HEAVENS
MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE
Houses are sold twice:
once when the sales
agreement is signed, and the
second time during negotiation
over the home inspection.
Realtor to analyze all that data and summarize it in a way that provides useful information that can be utilized,” Leiser
said.
Confrontation can be minimized, he
said, if an agent keeps the seller informed
every step of the way.
“Sellers get particularly ‘brainy’ in
terms of the value of their home, but the
reality is that they may not be aware of all
recent comparable sales, or been inside
those comparables, to really pinpoint
value,” said Mark Wade of Prudential Fox
& Roach in Philadelphia.
These days, said Art Herling of Long &
Foster Real Estate in Blue Bell, houses are
sold twice: once when the sales agreement is signed, and the second time during negotiation over the home
inspection.
“Communication with the seller during the process is always important,” he
said.
Broker Craig Lerch Jr. of Lerch & Associates in Abington, Pa., said sellers
needed to know that there were two
“wars that you need to win: the beauty
pageant and the price war.”
“Once both are in line, the house
should sell,” he said.
STAGE THE HOUSE
Sellers seem open to what he and his
agents suggest, Lerch said. First is to
have the house professionally staged,
rather than have an agent tell them how
to do it.
Sellers are “changing colors that are
too bold by having them repainted,” he
said. Some are having their houses tested
for radon, inspected and even appraised
before they hit the market.
“A savvy and engaged seller looks at
comparable sales with an open mind,
rather than a ‘This is what I want or need’
approach,” said Joanne Davidow of Prudential Fox & Roach in Philadelphia.
“A seller who thinks he or she knows it
all may be left with an unsold house and
a disappointing outcome,” she said.
“They often move on to the next agent
and sometimes the next, but at the end
of the day, the house sells for less.”
Sellers should make their houses available for showings, said John Duffy of
Duffy Real Estate in the Philadelphia
area. The seller should not, however,
enter into conversation with the potential buyer or his or her agent, or the appraiser or home inspector, “for any
reason.”
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C Spire to unveil 4G
network in September
TUPELO – C Spire Wireless plans to roll
out a 4G LTE network in Tupelo in September.
The new network will be 10 times
faster than the current 3G network, C
Spire officials said during a recent conference call. The network is geared toward data users who browse the Internet,
watch videos, play music, share photos
and send emails from their mobile devices.
Along with Tupelo, other cities in the
first phase include Oxford, Corinth, New
Albany, Pontotoc, Booneville, Starkville,
Columbus and West Point. Plus, the network will be rolled out in the Jackson
metro area, the Gulf Coast, Hattiesburg,
Meridian and parts of the Delta.
The upgrade represents a $60 million
investment.
Jim Richmond, director of the company’s corporate communications, said
C Spire doesn’t plan to charge customers
extra to access the faster network. He
said the company’s personalized plans
that were unveiled in September 2011
will apply to 4G usage.
However, customers will have to upgrade to 4G-enabled devices.
REWIND
Hunter Douglas gets OSHA
Star Site recertification
TUPELO – Hunter Douglas, located in
the Tupelo Lee Industrial Park South,
was recertified as an OSHA Voluntary
Protection Program “Star Site.”
The company has been certified since
2004, and is one of only two companies
in Lee County to have VPP Star Site status. The other is Norbord in Guntown.
In order to become a VPP Star Site, a
company must maintain injury and illness rates 50 percent below the industry
average and meet all the elements and
sub elements of the program (management commitment & employee involvement, worksite analysis, hazard
prevention and control, safety and
health training).
Hunter Douglas has seen an 85 percent reduction in injury rates and workers comp costs since becoming a VPP
Star Site.
Philips Day-Brite sets
another safety record
TUPELO – Lighting manufacturer
Philips Day-Brite recently set another
safety record.
Last July, the company marked 5 mil-
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lion man hours without a lost-time accident, a record for a Philips-owned company.
In December, that figure reached 6 million – a record not only for Philips, but
also for any company worldwide, according to Philips.
Dee Costilow at Philips said the company’s next goal is 7 million hours.
Cadence Bancorp offers
$250M for Houston bank
STARKVILLE – Four months after acquiring Birmingham, Ala.-based Superior
Bank, Cadence Bancorp in March made
an all-cash offer of $250 million for Houston, Texas-based Encore Bancshares.
The deal is expected to close in the second half of this year.
With 12 offices in the Houston area, Encore has about $1.6 billion in total assets,
total loans of $1 billion and total deposits
of $1.1 billion.
Cadence Bancorp – which was created
with the merger of Cadence Bank of
Starkville and Superior – has 100 locations in Mississippi, Alabama, Florida,
Tennessee and Texas.
Cadence Bank has total assets of about
$3.9 billion, total loans of $2.3 billion and
total deposits of $3.1 billion.
Its parent holding company, Cadence
Bancorp, was formerly Houston-based
Community Bancorp (or CBC), which
raised $1 billion in 2010 for the express
purpose of acquiring banks. CBC infused
$144 in Cadence Bank last March and
took it private.
Superior was closed by the FDIC in
April, and CBC soon acquired it.
In November, CBC merged Cadence
Bank and Superior Bank and renamed
the new combined bank Cadence Bank.
CBC then renamed itself Cadence Bancorp, with its headquarters in Birmingham.
SemiSouth Lab plans $18M
expansion, could add jobs
STARKVILLE – SemiSouth Laboratories
plans to spend $18 million to buy new
equipment for its Starkville facility, a
move that could double employment
there over the next 18 months.
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Q&A: Wesley Webb
president of Northeast Mississippi Board of Realtors
Wesley Webb is the 2012 president of
the Northeast Mississippi Board of Realtors and area vice president for the Realtors Land Institute, based in Jackson.
The Tupelo native is the broker and
owner of Mossy Oak Properties of Tupelo.
He emailed with business reporter Carlie Kollath last month about his outlook
on real estate in Northeast Mississippi.
Q: How did you get started in real estate?
A: I worked for a cattle company when
I got out of college and I got tired of talking to the cows. I wanted to go in a field
where I could deal with people and help
make their dreams come true.
Q: Do you do things in your job that
you didn’t expect to do?
A: A lot. I have cleaned ditches before
in order to close a deal. We can be everything from psychiatrist to marriage referee but that is what makes this job so
fun. Everyday is different and I love dealing with people. I can honestly say I have
one of the best jobs in the world. I love to
wake up in the morning and come to
work.
Q: What company do you work for
now and how long have you been there?
C. TODD SHERMAN | DAILY JOURNAL
A: Owner/broker of Mossy Oak Properties of Tupelo. We have had our office Wesley Webb is the broker and owner of Mossy Oak Properties of Tupelo. He started his career in the cattle industry.
open for 4 years.
Q: Hardest part about your job?
rural areas with one or more acres, up to
A: Finding the perfect property that $150,000, are selling very well.
meets the budget requirements of my
Q: Do you see more buyers or sellers
clients and getting people to realize what
in the market?
their property is worth.
A: Right now I see more buyers. Within
the last month our office has had three
Q: Best part about your job?
A: Helping people bring their dreams listings with multiple offers and one sold
to life and seeing the smile on their face for more than asking price. As of today,
we have 1,031 residential listings and this
when we close on their deal.
time last year there were over 1,300.
Q: Is it a good time to sell a house?
Q: Any advice you’d give to buyers?
How does it compare with last year and
A: Get pre-qualified from a reputable
five years ago?
A: Yes, now is a great time to sell. Last lender so you will know what your budget
year was a tough year & five years ago was can afford.
really good, but our inventories are the
Q: Any advice you’d give to sellers?
lowest we have seen in quite some time.
It seems since the middle of December
A: If you price your property corthe flood gates have opened and property rectly, it will sell. I have stressed to my
sellers that pricing your property corhas been selling right and left.
rectly on the front end is everything
Q:What type of houses are in most de- and listen to your Realtor. Hire a fullmand from buyers?
time Realtor that specializes in what
A: I am seeing, right now, houses in you are selling.
Q: There’s a lot of talk that it’s harder
to borrow money now. Have you seen
that when it comes to getting people
qualified for a mortgage?
A: I have not seen that. People who
should have been able to qualify for
mortgages all along are still able to qualify for mortgages. Banks did tighten up
on lending commercially but, as far as
home mortgages, I have only had one
person turned down since the banks did
that.
improving. Consumer confidence is the
best we have seen in several years. People are starting to purchase big-ticket
items, including investment properties.
This is the best first quarter we have seen
in sometime and our numbers for new
construction are low and I feel we will
start seeing a demand for that in the next
couple of years.
Q: I’ve read that summer is the best
time to sell a house. Any truth to that?
A: In my opinion, spring is normally
Q: How much do you typically see the best time and when school gets out.
people put for a down payment?
The weather starts getting nice and peoA: 0 to 3 percent - depends on the sit- ple want to get out and start looking for
uation and the clients credit score. Usu- houses.
ally if the buyer goes with a rural
Q: Anything else you want to add?
development loan, they can finance 100
percent with no down payment.
A: There are some exciting times ahead
of us in the future with all we have going
Q: Where do you see the Tupelo real on. There is not any other place I would
estate market in the next six months? rather live right now than in Northeast
Mississippi. I cannot wait to see what the
Two years?
A: I feel like the market is going to keep next five to 10 years hold.
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ChamberConnection
A publication of Journal Publishing and the CDF Chamber Division – APRIL 2012
CDF Annual Meeting set for May 3
The 2011-2012 Community Development Foundation (CDF) Annual Meeting
will be held Thursday, May 3 at the Tupelo Furniture Market, Building 5. With a
theme of“With CDF, our future’s so
bright…we gotta wear shades,” CDF will
celebrate the accomplishments of the
past year, and share exciting things that
are on the horizon for the 2012-2013 year.
“This year’s Annual Meeting is a can’t
miss event,” said Tommy Green, vice
president of the chamber of commerce
for CDF, “We have incredible entertainment scheduled, delicious food from
many CDF member restaurants, and exciting news to share about the coming
year. This meeting is a celebration of our
members.”
If a sampling of delicacies from area
restaurants is what you are looking for,
the CDF Annual Meeting is the place to
be. The dinner reception begins at 5:30
‘This year’s Annual Meeting is a can’t miss event. We have
incredible entertainment scheduled, delicious food from many CDF
member restaurants, and exciting news to share about the coming
year. This meeting is a celebration of our members.’
Tommy Green
vice president of the chamber of commerce for CDF
p.m. Menu selections will be available
from the following restaurants: Billie's
Catering, Hilton Garden Inn, Old Venice
Pizza Company, Clarion Inn & Summit
Center, Park Heights Restaurant, Gigi's
Cupcakes, and Creative Cakes.
The “Youngest Blues Band in America,”
Homemade Jamz, will entertain the
crowd at this year’s event. This awardwinning trio will take the stage at 6:00
p.m. prior to the program, and will play
at the conclusion of the meeting.
The Annual Meeting will conclude with
a recap of the 2011-2012 year, by Dr.
David Irwin, current CDF chairman, and
will conclude with an outlook for the
coming year by chairman-elect, David
Copenhaver.
Other highlights of the meeting will include the announcement of the newly
elected CDF Board of Directors, the
recognition of the Jim Ingram Community Leadership Institute’s graduating
class of 2012, and acknowledgement of
the 2011-2012 CDF Ambassador of the
Year.
As the familiar 1980’s song by Timbuk3
says, “things are going great, and they’re
only getting better,” make plans to attend
the 2011-2012 CDF Annual Meeting to
see why Tupelo/Lee County’s future is so
bright that we all “gotta wear shades.”
All CDF members will be mailed an invitation to this special event and are encouraged to RSVP as soon as possible. For
ticket information, please contact
Tommy Green at (662) 842-4521 or
tgreen@cdfms.org.
A CDF
CHAMBER CONNECTION
Chamber focus
Dear Friends,
Spring is in the air and exciting things are
happening at your Chamber of Commerce!
Our Annual Membership Meeting will
be held May 3. Please take a look at the
front page of this publication to learn more
about what is in store for you at this exciting event. It promises to be an entertaining
and informative meeting, as well as a great
networking event. We look forward to seeing you there.
The Jim Ingram Community Leadership
Institute Class of 2013 just completed their
first year of institute training. At our Closing Retreat, the class presented group
projects dealing with the Tupelo Public
Schools, the Dropout Gap/Early Childhood Development, Community Awareness, and the Middle Class Leaving Tupelo.
These will be featured in an upcoming
episode of CDF THREADS. During the
second year, each class member will invest
in a local non-profit agency and put into
practice what they have learned. The Class
of 2012 has completed their training and
will receive recognition at the May 3 Annual Meeting. Nominations and applications for the new class will be
OXYCARE PLUS
accepted in June.
Special thanks to Dr.
Gearl Loden, superintendent-elect of the Tupelo
Public School District, for
speaking at our April First
Friday event. First Fridays
will recess for the summer
and begin again Friday,
Green
September 7. Please go
ahead and mark this date on
your calendars.
As we approach the CDF’s year-end, we
want to take time to thank all of our members and partners for their support. Your
membership supports CDF’s efforts to create more and better jobs for Tupelo/Lee
County and to foster businesses of all sizes.
If you are not a member of CDF, please call
the CDF office at (662) 842-4521 and let us
visit with you. Membership in CDF is an
investment in your business and community that pays tremendous dividends.
Sincerely,
To celebrate their grand opening, a ribbon cutting was held at OxyCare Plus
Inc. in Tupelo. OxyCare Plus provides respiratory home care and durable
medical equipment, and is located at 520 Pegram Dr. in Tupelo. They can be
reached at (662) 842-5363.
Vice President
Chamber of Commerce
Community Development Foundation’s
Board of Directors for 2011-2012
CDF is governed by a 60-member Board of Directors. The Executive Committee is composed
of the CDF Officers and eleven additional members of the Board. CDF’s goals and objectives
are accomplished through the efforts of members appointed to committees operating under
one of CDF’s three divisions: Chamber Division, Economic Development Division, and Planning
and Property Management Division.
2011-2012 Executive Committee
David Irwin, Chairman
David Copenhaver, First Vice Chairman
Chauncey Godwin, Second Vice Chairman
David Rumbarger, President/Secretary
Billy Crews, Past Chairman
Mike Armour
Jim Beane
Ronnie Bell
Bo Calhoun
Gary Carnathan
Mike Clayborne
V.M. Cleveland
David Cole
Clay Foster
Tom Foy
Linda Gholston
Bryan Hawkins
Lisa Hawkins
Frank Hodges
Trentice Imbler
APRIL 2012
Steve Altmiller
Bernard Bean
Sue Gardner
Shane Hooper
Octavius Ivy
Pat Jodon
Robin McGraw
Guy Mitchell
Aubrey Patterson
Jane Spain
Buddy Stubbs
2011-2012 Board of Directors
Michael James
Jamie Kennedy
Jimmy Long
Neal McCoy
Glenn McCullough
David Meadows
Paul “Buzzy” Mize
Phil Morgan
Mabel Murphree
Clarence Parks
Jim Pate
Greg Pirkle
Fred Pitts
Jack Reed, Jr.
Scott Reed
Rob Rice
Eddie Richey
Cathy Robertson
Drew Robertson
Tom Robinson
Ty Robinson
Chris Rogers
Ellen Short
Jeff Snyder
Kiyoshi Tsuchiya
Brent Waldrop
Mitch Waycaster
Jimmy Weeks
Al Wiygul
2011-2012 Ambassador’s Club
Ms. Beverly Bedford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Honda of Tupelo
Mr. Richard Carleton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mall at Barnes Crossing
Ms. Rhonda Chrestman. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Snelling Staffing
Ms. Jan Collins. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N.E.W.
Ms. Molly Crews. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Express Employment Professionals
Ms. Kim Crump. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LIFT, Inc.
Ms. Shirley Curry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Crye-Leike
Ms. Sheila Davis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PPI, Inc.
Ms. Danielle Del Grande . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Comfort Suites & Best Western
Ms. Karen Dickey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Community Bank
Ms. Barbara Doles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trustmark Bank
Ms. Cheryl Foster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wingate by Windham
Ms. Shanelle Gardner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BancorpSouth
Mr. John Hamlin . . . . . . . . . . . The McCarty Company - Construction Group, Inc.
Mr. Toby Hedges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shelter Insurance
Ms. Dee Hooper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Hannahouse Adult Daycare
Ms. Carman Jones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BancorpSouth
Ms. Melonie Kight. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AdvanceStaff, Inc.
Ms. Vivian Lee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Weezie’s Deli
Mr. Tim Long . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C Spire Wireless
Ms. Bea Luckett . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TRI, Inc. Realtors
Mr. John-Michael Marlin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Community Bank
Mr. Ben Martin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . RE/Max Associates Realty
Mr. Brad McCully . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sportsman Lawn & Landscape
Ms. Katie McMillan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Key Staff Source
Mr. Bill McNutt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WLM Insurance, LLC - Aflac
Ms. Andrea Mobley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SRG
Ms. Haley Monaghan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alliance Collection Service, Inc.
Ms. Carolyn Moss. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Comfort Inn
Mr. Joe Nobles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brad’s Electronics
Mr. Ricky Orr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M&F Bank
Mr. Allen Pegues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Premium Video Productions
Ms. Kara Penny . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tupelo Convention & Visitors Bureau
Mr. Carl Renfroe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Renfroe Homebuilders
Ms. Amy Richey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . North Mississippi Hospice
Mr. Greg Thames . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trustmark Bank
Ms. Mary Sue Tudor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lamar Advertising
Mr. Cole Wiygul. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Independent Furniture Supply
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New CDF Members
CertiPay
Mr. Gregory Hadsall
925 N Parkway
Memphis, TN 38105
(901) 347-3336
Financial Services
Holder Accounting Firm
Mr. Herbert Key
1407-A Harper Rd.
Corinth, MS 38834
(662) 286-9946
Accounting
Direct Auto Insurance
Ms. Kelly Dillon
2250 W Main St., Ste. A
Tupelo, MS 38801
(662) 841-1311
Insurance
Hospital & Healthcare
Resources
Dr. Gayla H. Turner
P.O. Box 354
Tupelo, MS 38802
(800) 494-1241
Health Care
Elite Automotive
Ms. Nicole Pass
1219 E Main St.
Tupelo, MS 38804
(662) 269-2253
Automotive
Humana
Mr. Jeff Hamm
2114 Country Club Rd.
Tupelo, MS 38804
(662) 231-2403
Insurance
Elkin Place
Ms. Suzy Zimmerman
141 B S Commerce St.
Tupelo, MS 38804
(662) 678-6383
Event Venue
Hands On Touch
Mr. George Stone
810 President Ave.
Tupelo, MS 38801
(662) 840-6058
Barber Shops, Salons, &
Spas
Lindsey & Associates
Mr. John Lindsey
P.O. Box 166
Tupelo, MS 38802
(662) 869-0757
Consulting
Office Depot
Mr. Leo Kearns
8250 Crimson Creek
Cordova, TN 38016
(901) 619-3238
Office Supplies & Equipment
Oxycare Plus Inc
Ms. Gennie Butler
520 Pegram Dr.
Tupelo, MS 38801
(662) 842-5363
Health Care
Drs. Harry and
Christine Rayburn
801 Oak Grove Rd.
Individuals
Tupelo, MS 38804
Mississippi Trailblazers
Rev. James Hull
P.O. Box 713
Tupelo, MS 38802
(662) 213-3027
Organizations
North Mississippi Health
Services honored
Ranked 52nd overall on the 2012 IMS Health’s
Top 100 Integrated Healthcare Networks
North Mississippi Health Services
has been ranked 52 on IMS Health’s Top
100 Integrated Healthcare Networks
(IHN). The 2012 list marks the 15th anniversary of the rankings, which recognize the best-integrated health
networks around the country.
IMS Health, a top provider of information, services, and technology for
the healthcare industry, compiles its
national rankings by comparing an
overall score consisting of 33 attributes
in eight weighted categories based on
performance levels and overall integration. Of the categories, overall integra-
tion is the most significantly weighted
category. Others measured include integrated technology, financial stability,
hospital utilization and contract capabilities, services and access, outpatient
utilization, and physician services.
IMS has been monitoring the development of the local and regional, nonspecialty IHNs market since April 1994.
The rating system is a way for IMS to
identify the top 100 IHNs based upon
what they believe are the critical success factors, which include each network’s ability to function as one
organization.
SAVE THE DATE
6th Annual CDF
Membership Golf Tournament
Friday, June 15, 2012
Big Oaks Golf Club
Registration and lunch will begin at 11:00 a.m.
Shotgun start at 12:30 p.m.
Awards reception will immediately
follow the tournament.
FOUR-PERSON SCRAMBLE
Tournament sponsors have the opportunity
to serve as live hole sponsors.
Hole sponsors may set up a tent on their hole and give
away promotional items and information on their company.
Putting green, driving range, and luncheon sponsors may
set up tents and give away items in the registration area.
CHAMBER CONNECTION
APRIL 2012
CHAMBER CONNECTION
APRIL 2012
MARCH TYP AT GOODWIN CHIROPRACTIC
FIRST FRIDAY MARCH
The March Tupelo Young Professionals event was held at Goodwin Chiropractic.
Pictured at the event are: Dr. Erik Goodwin, Jesse Bandre, Courtney Holcomb,
and Joshua Simpson.
The March First Friday program featured guest speaker, Dr. Mike Ward. The networking breakfast was sponsored by WTVA and WLOV. Pictured are: Dr. David
Irwin, CDF chairman; Dr. Mike Ward; Jennifer Dennington, WLOV; and Jane Spain,
WTVA.
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Congratulations to CDF on your new headquarters
WITT MARION’S
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“QUALITY PLANTS & SERVICE SINCE 1953”
339 COLEY ROAD • 842-4194
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Job Fair held for Sara Lee employees
In partnership with the Governor’s Job Fair
Network of Mississippi, the Community Development Foundation held a Job Fair for Sara Lee
employees March 15 at the plant located in Tupelo Lee Industrial Park South. The job fair was
held to help current Sara Lee employees affected by the closing of the Shannon, MS facility.
“When we received information about the
closure of the Sara Lee facility, CDF and our
partners immediately started working to help
these individuals attain employment,” said
Todd Beadles, vice president of workforce development for the Community Development
Foundation. “Our goal is to help each affected
employee find a good job with another quality
employer in our area.”
Prior to the event, Mississippi Department of
Employment Security (MDES) officials and
their partners, Three Rivers Planning & Development District and Itawamba Community
College, provided Rapid Response information
to employees. Rapid Response is an early intervention service provided by MDES that assists
both employers and employees affected by layoffs or plant closures. It provides access to userfriendly resources and information to help
transition affected workers into re-employment.
T HANKS & C ONGRATULATIONS
ON CDF’ S NEW BUILDING !
Residential • Commercial • Industrial
B&B CONCRETE
CO., INC.
“Serving North Mississippi Since 1949”
© JPC - 2012
130 N. Industrial Rd. • Tupelo, MS 38802
842-6312 • Dispatch: 842-6313 • Fax: 842-6327
CHAMBER CONNECTION
APRIL 2012
CHAMBER CONNECTION
JAK’S SERVICES & VENDING
JaK’s Services & Vending recently held a ribbon cutting ceremony at the Renasant Center for IDEAs in Tupelo. The company’s new vending business offers 20
quality snacks that are ideal for customer or employee lounge areas. There is no
cost to the business, and 25% of their net profits monthly are donated to Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital. JaK’s Services & Vending can be reached at (662) 2694553. For more information, please visit www.jaks-services.com.
ANY LAB TEST NOW/INSHAPEMD
To celebrate the grand opening of Any Lab Test Now/InShapeMD, a ribbon cutting
was held. Any Lab Test Now offers professional, cost-effective, and convenient lab
testing. No appointment or insurance is necessary and all results are confidential.
Most results are available within 24-48 hours, with thousands of lab tests available.
They are located at 3855 N Gloster St. in Tupelo and can be reached at (662) 2553008. For more information, please visit www.anylabtestnow.com/tupelo_ms.
CDF THREADS
Watch CDF "THREADS," a monthly 30-minute TV show that airs the fourth Saturday
of each month on WTVA at 5:00 p.m. The show features news about economic
development activity and chamber of commerce events. You will enjoy, on a
monthly basis, stories from around the community about expansions, new jobs, and
opportunities for business development in our community. Join us Saturday, April 28
for the next CDF THREADS, or view past episodes online at www.cdfms.tv.
APRIL 2012
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CHAMBER CONNECTION
AMS RIBBON CUTTING
PAGE 17
JOIN US FOR THE APRIL
TYP EVENT AT
The Farmhouse
Thursday, April 19
5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
1725 McCullough Blvd.
Please RSVP to
typ@cdfms.org
For more information
please visit the TYP
website at www.typs.biz
or contact the CDF Office
at (662) 842-4521.
A ribbon cutting was held to celebrate the opening of Airline Maintenance Service at the Tupelo Regional Airport. The provider of aircraft maintenance, repairs, and overhaul, Airline Maintenance Service specializes in oncall line maintenance for air carriers, corporate, fractional, and charter operators in the South and Southeast U.S.
Airline Maintenance Service is located at 120 Lemons Dr. in Tupelo, and can be reached at (662) 492-2160. For
more information, please visit www.airlinems.com.
HOLDER ACCOUNTING FIRM
APRIL BUSINESS
BOXED LUNCH & LEARN
“Health and Wellness Seminar”
Presented by:
Doug Henley
Blue Cross & Blue Shield
of Mississippi
&
Erin Mitchell
ChamberPlus, Inc.
Holder Accounting Firm recently held a ribbon cutting at the Renasant Center for IDEAs in Tupelo. This full service accounting firm offers high quality bookkeeping, accounting, investment planning, and financial consulting.
Holder Accounting Firm is located at 1407-A Harper Rd. in Corinth, and may be reached at (662) 286-9946.
NEW MEMBER NETWORKING
TUESDAY, APRIL 24
4:00 P.M.
CDF BOARDROOM
398 E MAIN ST., CDF CENTER
New Member Networking is open to all new CDF members and employees of CDF member businesses.
Let us introduce you to all of the benefits of CDF, while networking with other CDF members.
For more information, please contact Emily Addison at (662) 842-4521 or eaddison@cdfms.org.
Thursday, April 26
11:45 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
CDF Boardroom
398 E Main St., CDF Center
Luncheon topics will include:
The true cost of healthcare
What's driving the cost of healthcare
The importance of health & wellness,
particularly worksite wellness
Where we are with the implementation
of the Federal Healthcare Law
There is no cost for this event, but registration is required.
Register by April 19 at www.cdfms.org/events or
call the CDF office at (662) 842-4521.
APRIL 2012
CHAMBER CONNECTION
APRIL 2012
Are you taking advantage
of ChamberAdvantage?
See below for a list of participating businesses and visit
www.cdfms.org/chamberadvantage to view all of the great discounts available to CDF members.
45 Wrecker Service
Abner’s of Tupelo
AdvanceStaff, Inc.
Alliance Collection Service
American Flooring, Inc.
Anytime Fitness (East Main St.)
Anytime Fitness (West Main St.)
ARAMARK Uniform Services
Auto Spa Inc
AvonLea Assisted Living and
Retirement Community
B & B Concrete Co., Inc.
Baby’s Kickin’ Ultrasound
Back Bay Auto Repair & Custom
Exhaust
BancorpSouth
Bar-B-Que by Jim
Barnes & Noble
Barnes Crossing Hyundai Mazda
Bekins-Morgan Moving
& Storage, Inc.
Billie’s Catering, Inc. and
Mt. Vernon Place
Bishop’s BBQ Grill
Bishop’s Flowers & Gifts, Inc.
Brad’s Electronics
Celebrity Coaches
Central Segway of Mississippi
Chick-fil-A (Mall at Barnes Crossing)
Chick-fil-A (Thompson Square)
Children’s Dental Clinic
Classic Finishes
Clayton O’Donnell, PLLC
Comfort Suites
Confortaire, Inc.
Country Flooring
Creative Cakes & Supplies
Darlin’s Plants
DB’s Floral Designs N More
Dillard Enterprises, Inc.
Direct Auto Insurance
Don Julio Tex-Mex Restaurant
Dossett Big 4
Dr. Rebecca S. McDougald
Dwayne Blackmon Chevrolet, Inc.
Elite Automotive, Inc.
Exceed Technologies
Fairfield Inn & Suites
Firestone Complete Auto Care
Go Box of Tupelo
Goo Goo Express Wash
Great American Cookie
Gum Tree Mortgage, LLC
Gum Tree Museum of Art
Hampton Inn New Albany
Head Over Heels Salon & Day Spa
Hilton Garden Inn-Great American Grill
His Hers Antiques & Collectibles
Hodges Orthodontics
Holder Accounting Firm
Holiday Inn Express & Suites
Honda of Tupelo
Honey Baked Ham & Café
Innovative Landscape
JaK’s Services & Vending
Jody’s Flowers and Fine Gifts
Journal, Inc.
Kay’s Kreations
La Vino Wine & Spirits
LaQuinta Inn & Suites
Link Centre
Lisa Browning Photography
Little’s Jewelers
Loar Service Company, Inc.
Luxe
M&F Bank
Magnolia BBQ & Fish
Magnolia Business Systems
Margarete’s Fine Chocolates
Martin Dental Clinic, PA
Marty Pettit Photography
Maurices
McAlister’s Deli
McKinney’s Hair & Unique Fashions
MEA Drug Testing Consortium
Meineke Car Care Center
Melange
Midnite Pottery
MLM Clothiers
Mr. Rooter of Tupelo
MS. CONCIERGE, LLC
Nails City of Tupelo
New Beginnings Adoption and
Family Services
NEWMS
NMMC Wellness Center
North Mississippi Orthodontic
Associates, PA
North Mississippi Periodontal Clinic
Northwestern Mutual Financial
Network-Wesley Jones
Old Venice Pizza Company
Oscar’s Fine Wine
Papa John’s Pizza
Party Works Outlet
Penske Truck Leasing/Rental
Look for this sticker in the window of participating CDF member businesses
to receive your special discount. To be a participating partner of
ChamberAdvantage, call the CDF office at (662) 842-4521.
PHI Fabric Warehouse
Plexus World Wide
Premier Prints
Presley Eye Care, PLLC
Presley’s Flowers
Pro Golf of Tupelo
Pro Oil Shop, Inc./Xpress Lube
Rebelanes, Inc.
Renasant Bank
Room to Room
Safestore of Tupelo, Inc.
Scrubs & More
Select Staffing
Servpro of Tupelo
Sherwin Williams Floor Covering
Skybox Sports Grill & Pizzeria
SNAP Fitness
Snelling Staffing
Southern Home Solutions, Inc.
Sportsman Lawn & Landscape
SprintPrint of Tupelo
Stone’s Jewelry & Gifts Inc.
Swirlz
Teacher’s Pet
The Cotton Bolt
The Dance Studio
The DJ
The Hannahouse Adult Daycare
Center
The Home Chef Market
Tigrett Steel
Tony Barber Wrecker Service, LLC
TRI Inc Realtors
TruGreen Midsouth
Tupelo Academy of Cosmetology
Tupelo Automobile Museum
Tupelo Christian Preparatory School
Tupelo Diamond Brokers
Tupelo Diesel Service, Inc.
Tupelo Eye Center Optical
Tupelo Manufacturing Company
Tupelo Smiles
Tupelo Tint/The Blind Side
Tupelo Trophy
Tutti Frutti
U.S. Lawns of NE MS
UniFirst Corporation
Vanelli’s
Varsity Vacuums
Village Frame Shoppe, Inc.
Voe’s Boutique
Water Depot of Tupelo, Your
Culligan Dealer
Way-Fil, Inc.
Wellness Solutions 84
Wheeler Roofing, Inc.
Whitetail Ridge Outdoors
Wicks n’ More
Wiese Material Handling
Wild Hogs Biker Gear
Williams Transfer & Storage
Yellow Lovebirds
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Find success in defining your customer
Y
our business serves
everyone, right? There
is not a single person
you would turn away
and deny your product or
service.
While this can be a true
statement about doing business, it is quite false from a
marketing perspective. All
too often, business owners
believe anyone and everyone
is their customer, and they
miss out on a fundamental
facet of successful advertisJOSH
ing: target audience.
MABUS
It can be a costly blunder to
mistake whom you need to
market to with who you want
to do business with. Of
course, you want to attract anyone and
everyone to do business with you. The
problem is that it is impossible, or at
least very costly, to attempt to attract
everyone. This is why we focus on target
audience.
Target audience is by no means a
statement of exclusivity – that you will
only do business with a certain group.
Target audience is a way of narrowing marketing focus. The
goal is to increase the efficiency
and effectiveness of your marketing efforts.
You will increase the efficiency by spending advertising
dollars mainly against your target audience. You will increase
effectiveness by using messages more tailored to those
with whom you do the most
business.
The first step is simple. You
simply look back at your business history and see who does
the most business with you.
You can ask yourself this question: “As I grow my business,
whom would I want new customers to be like?” There is a high probability that your best customers have
common traits
Let’s say you sell lipstick, and looking
back over your years of business, you
notice you make 80 percent of your sales
to women. This doesn’t mean that you
should every deny a man the ability to
do business with you, but you can use
Marketing
Matters
Target audience is a way of
narrowing marketing focus. The
goal is to increase the efficiency
and effectiveness of your
marketing efforts.
this knowledge to purchase more advertising that women view, and target your
messaging more toward women.
Determining target audience is much
more complex than gender, but gender
is a key component. Gender, ethnicity
and age can begin to form a general picture of who your client is. ou can delve
further with demographics such as income, net worth and education.
Again, you are describing the person
you most want to do business with
using traits of people who do business
with you already. It is useless to create a
target audience profile using traits your
current customers don’t exhibit.
However, there is one caveat: Avoid
overtargeting. Remember that target au-
dience is a guide, not a means to exclude
potential clients. Think about the example of lipstick. You identify women as the
primary user of your lipstick. You create
an advertising campaign targeted at the
proper age, income and education of the
women who do business with you.
Does this mean that only women will
purchase from you? No, it does not. A
man can identify your product as a perfect gift for his wife based on the fact
that your advertising is pointed toward a
woman who is like his wife.
The easiest fruits to pick are the lowest
hanging – the ones you can reach with
little effort. This is true in marketing to a
target audience. You must use current
customers as an example because those
were the easiest to attract. They line up
with your product, service and philosophy naturally. When you begin to use
this profile to better purchase and create
advertising, you will begin to see rewards.
JOSH MABUS is the owner of the Mabus
Agency, an advertising and marketing agency in
Tupelo. Contact him at (662) 823-2100
or josh@mabusagency.com.
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2695 McCullough Blvd. ◆ Tupelo, MS 38801
(662) 407-0490 ◆ (662) 407-0410 Fax
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How buyers can make a short sale more difficult: Tips to avoid
BY GARY M. SINGER
MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE
I’ve previously written about mistakes
sellers make to kill short sales. Buyers
also end up ruining these deals or making things more difficult than they need
to be. Here’s what they need to avoid:
• Not doing enough research on the
seller and the mortgage before you
commit. Are the husband and wife getting a divorce? If so, will both spouses
stay cooperative all the way through? Do
they have two mortgages, which will
make the negotiations with the bank
more difficult? If you sense the deal could
drag on longer than a few months, find
another house.
• Failing to check up on the seller’s
representative who will negotiate with
the bank. The key to completing a short
sale is checking in with the bank at least
weekly. Otherwise, the case will stall because the lender likely has thousands of
other short sales to consider. This short
sale probably isn’t the only one your
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• Being too picky on price. If you are
trying to get the deal of the century and
the bank wants a little more money, it
probably makes sense to kick in the extra
cash. There’s no use in walking away
from a steal just because you have to pay
a little more. That’s the kind of thing buyers tend to regret later.
• Spending money before you have
to. After you sign the contract and wait
for the bank’s approval, don’t start orE
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dering inspections and appraisals and
applying to the homeowner’s association. If the deal doesn’t go through,
you’ll be out that money and very unhappy.
• Getting caught flat-footed on your
own mortgage. Once the seller’s lender
accepts your offer, it likely will want to
close within a month or two. That could
be a problem if you don’t have your loan
approved. There’s plenty of time to get
that done while the seller’s bank is considering your offer.
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Indian restaurant opens
in Skyline community
SKYLINE – Shaan India Palace has
opened on Highway 178 East in the Skyline community.
Jagdish Chand and his son, Pardeep
Kumar, own the restaurant, which is
connected to the gas station they have
owned for five years.
The restaurant has a lunch buffet
from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. seven days a
week. It’s open for dinner every day
from 5 to 10 p.m. The buffet during the
week is $8.99. On the weekend, it’s
$11.99.
The restaurant has two dining rooms,
plus it does take-out orders. The phone
number is (662) 269-3099.
Any Lab Test Now
opens on North Gloster
TUPELO – Any Lab Test Now has
opened in the Sam’s-Walmart shopping
center on North Gloster Street.
Any Lab Test Now, owned by Tia
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Beasley of Tupelo, offers a wide range of
lab testing services, including those for
drug, paternity, men's and women's
health and wellness, and STD/HIV. No
appointments, insurance or doctor’s orders are required. Results are confidential and usually available within 48 hours.
urday. Hours are Monday through Thursday from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Friday and
Saturday from 8 a.m. to midnight.
The phone number is (662) 706-2572.
Downtown Curb Market
opens near courthouse
SALTILLO – Save-A-Lot has opened in
the former Piggly Wiggly building in the
Center City Market development.
The store is open from 8 a.m. to 8
p.m., daily. It is closed for Thanksgiving
and Christmas.
The store employs 17 workers.
The phone number is (662) 869-3548.
TUPELO – The Downtown Curb Market has opened at 208 N. Spring St., by
the alley leading to the Stables. It’s in the
space previously occupied by Salon
John Paul.
Jack Derreberry, founder of Jacked
magazine, owns the store. Heather Deloach, a court reporter, said the two of
them opened the store because they
wanted a place to get a Coke, a candy
bar or cigarettes without having to drive
out of downtown.
The store sells bottled and canned
drinks, crackers, candy, muffins, fruit,
coffee, chips, Chapstick and lighters.
The store is open Monday through Sat-
Save-A-Lot opens
in Center City market
Mortgage company
opens in Fairpark
TUPELO – Churchill Mortgage has
opened its first Mississippi branch in
Fairpark.The office is at 339B E. Main
St., Suite 1. The office is in the building with Park Heights and Fairpark
Grill.
Brandy Schulz is branch manager.
Stacy Miller and Kevin Johnson are loan
officers at the new branch. All three previously worked for Wells Fargo.
For more information, call (662) 2693974.
Daily Journal reports
Where’s the remote?
Sundays
Get it delivered - Call 842-2613
Thank You CDF
We are
now
beginning
our
eight
room
addition
to
Sanctuary
Hospice
House!!
We are humbled and delighted at the generosity of
so many who are making this addition possible.
Gifts have come in all amounts and many are from
families we have served. This especially pleases us
that those who have benefitted from the services
want to be a part of adding more beds so more
patients and families can be cared for in an environment of love, warmth and clinical excellence.
As we build, there will be periods of noise
as happens when any healthcare facility
continues to operate while adding more
space for care. Our patients always come
first and we would like to ask the community
for your help during this phase:
1) If you hear any complaints will you please
call us at 844-2111. This will help us greatly as
we access the situation and try to make every
patient and family member as comfortable as
possible during this building project.
Gerald
Warfield with Southland Construction is always
available to help us with these situations. So, if you
hear any concerns please do call us.
2) Pray. Just as God placed Sanctuary here and
has had His hand upon it during our first six years,
we want His continued guidance and grace as we
prepare to serve even more patients. Please pray
for our staff as they minister daily to those who
find themselves in need of inpatient hospice care.
Pray for our Board of Directors as they make decisions concerning the future of Sanctuary. These
individuals are your friends and neighbors and want
nothing more than quality care for the dying. Also,
pray for our volunteers. What a magnificent group
of people!! They work tirelessly at Sanctuary,
Sanctuary Village Shoppe, Celebration Village and
the Jack Riley Golf Tournament. We could not operate without our volunteers!!
3) Be a part of the Sanctuary team. We always
need more volunteers, so if you could help us give us
a call and we will discuss the opportunities. As one
of our volunteers said a few days ago, “I get more
than I give each time I come to volunteer”. If you
want to be a part of making the addition a reality,
we still need approximately $100,000 toward our
goal. We would be most appreciative of any contributions and you have our commitment that we will
be good stewards of all contributions to Sanctuary.
Again, our deepest appreciation to our community
for your love and support of Sanctuary Hospice. We
are honored that so many families have chosen us
for the care of their loved one as they have crossed
from here to eternity. We pledge to continue the
same level of service as we expand to twenty-four
beds.
Lisa Hawkins, Chair
Board of Directors
Linda Gholston
Administrator
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Antiques/Auctions
Licensed Real Estate
Broker & Auctioneers
Full Time Professional
Auction Service
Free Auction Consultation Alabama • Mississippi • Tennessee
Auction Types:
Call or email to be placed
Court Ordered, Foreclosures, Houses,
on our mailing list.
Land, Buildings, Business, Personal or
Family Estates, Business Inventory,
Vehicles, Equipment, Personal Collections
(i.e. guns, coins, gold, silver, jewelry, rugs,
collectibles, antiques, furniture, primitives)
bandb@sonet.net • 800-890-5130
Apartments Homes
Affordable Luxury
Apartment Homes
1, 2 & 3 Bedroom
111 Grand Ole Oaks Drive
Belden, MS 38826
Carey Wilson Manager
office: 662.823.1470 • fax: 662.823.1474 • cell:662.231.7508
Automotive Services
Bank
RICK’S CHASSIS WORKS
Foreign - Domestic
• Insurance Claims Welcome
• Free Estimates
• Body & Paint Repair
Call Robin Barnett today!
662-841-8743
rbarnett@trustmark.com
1875 Nelle St. Tupelo, MS
“We Specialize
in Frame Work”
844-0260
Automotive Services
Bank
Tupelo Lending Office
Body Repair • Auto Glass •Insurance Claims
Ratliff Body
and Glass
365-8245
431 W Main
Suite 201
Jamie Osbirn
Ron Roper
Leslie Stacy
www.GrandOleOaks.com
“You pay the premiums, you choose the shop.”
www.ratliffbodyandglass.com
Apartments Homes
Automotive Commercial Vehicles
662.844.3419
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Member
FDIC
Equal Housing
LENDER
Blinds
Budget
Blinds
a style for every point of view
Nancy Oliver
Site Manager
508 Lumpkin Avenue
Tupelo, Mississippi 38801
Telephone: (662) 844-2370
Fax: (662) 844-2345
E-mail: oakcreeka@comcast.net
FREE
In-Home
Consultation
Whether you’re hauling or delivering...Call
DWAYNE BLACKMON CHEVROLET
for your commercial vehicle needs!
1410 SOUTH GLOSTER / TUPELO / 842-3611
Bank
Attorney
Attorney-At-Law
218 N. Spring St.
P. O. Box 1362
Tupelo, MS 38802-1362
Phone (662) 842-5051
Res. (662) 842-5321
Toll Free 1-888-537-5051 •
Fax (662) 841-1941
Email: jshelton@dixie-net.com
Licensed In Mississippi & Alabama
Auto Rental
Shutters, Wood Blinds,
Draperies and more!
Bank Of Okolona
Okolona
P.O. Box 306
Okolona, Mississippi 38860
(662) 447-5403
Houston Banking Center
321 W. Madison St.
Houston, Mississippi
(662) 456-3347
www.bankofokolona.com
Bank
Your 5-Star,
A Rated Bank
by Bauer Financial and Weiss Ratings
Tupelo: 662.823.6455
Oxford: 662.281.0586
cell: 662.380.0958
fax: 662.281.0585
rlloomis@budgetblinds.com
www.budgetblinds.com
An Independently Owned and Operated Franchise
Building Supplies
Rex & Diannah Coggins,
Owners
Jason Lee Shelton
Shelton & Associates P.A.
Budget Blinds of Tupelo
Ph: (662) 365-7021
N H A R Fax: (662) 365-8902
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• Full Service
• Hardware
• Building Supplies
• Plumbing
• Hydraulic Hoses
• Electrical
• Glass
• Valspar Paints
• Welding Supplies
• Portable Carports
1187 North 4th St. • Baldwyn, MS 38824
Building Supplies
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Company
Full Line of Lumber & Hardware
2300 E. Chambers Dr. • Booneville • 728-0094
Booneville Hardware & Supply
403 Church St. • Booneville • 728-0032
We take care of your money.
PH: 662-842-5404
FAX: 662-842-0909
1480 EAST MAIN ST.
TUPELO, MS 38804
Email: discountrentcar@gmail.com
We take care of you.
For all your hardware needs
Booneville Supply
400 E. Church St. • Booneville • 720-1102
For all your plumbing needs
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Furniture
Dentist
Commercial Cleaning Services
NORTH MISSISSIPPI
Periodontal Clinic
224 Starlyn Ave. New Albany, MS 38652
J. Michael Robertson, D.M.D.
(662) 842.2448 / 800.840.2449
www.northmsperio.com
We’ve got all your
home furnishings
at affordable prices.
662-534-4448
103 Parkgate Ext. / Tupelo
7540 Veterans Hwy. West • Pontotoc, MS 38863
Commercial Cleaning Services
Engineering
Furniture
MR. JANITOR
inc.
heavyonthemr.com
Carpet • Upholstery • Oriental/Natural Fiber Rugs
Hardwood Floors • Ceramic Tile and Grout Cleaning
All Your Indoor Cleaning Needs!
662-844-7713
Helping To Keep Northeast Mississippi Clean and Beautiful
David Stephens President mrjanitor1984@yahoo.com
1835 Nelle Street • Tupelo, MS 38801
Fax 662-844-7169 Cell 662-321-0275
Computer & Data
662-489-1176
DABBS ENGINEERING CO., INC.
Tupelo, MS
We buy and sell new and
gently used furniture
Land Surveyors
Boundary ■ Topo ■ Alta
Construction Layout ■ Subdivisions
■
■
Engineers
■
Civil
■
Environmental-Testing
■
Geotechnical
Thomas R. Dabbs, P.E. Fax 662-841-0431
E-mail: tdabbs@dabbsengineering.com
P.O. Box 7064 / 1050 N. Eason, Tupelo, MS
662-841-0162 www.dabbsengineeringinc.com
Event Venue
1207 Nelle St. • Tupelo
662-871-5172
Business hours:
Thursday-Saturday 10am - 6pm
Check out our Suite Deals facebook page.
Gifts
Okolona
Drug Co.
Complete Prescription Service
T h e G o o d l e tt M a n o r
589 N. Coley Rd.
Tupelo, MS
Available for Weddings, Receptions, Parties and Meetings
For Information Call 844-2772
Great Employment Opportunities
219 N o r t h B ro a d way • Tu p e l o
Concrete
Flooring
We Accept All Medicare Part D Plans
•
•
•
•
•
Gifts & Fenton Glass
Tyler Candles
Aromatique
Arthur Court
Lenox & Gorham China
• Adora Dolls &
Lee Middleton Dolls
• Ole Miss & Miss. State
Collegiate Items
• NEW Casseroles to Go!
210 West Main Street
Okolona, MS (662) 447-5471
Glass & Overhead Doors
Elite Crete Of Mississippi
DECORATIVE CONCRETE
Serving Tupelo for
3 Generations
“Your Concrete Doesn’t Have To Be Just Gray Anymore”
Call Bart Cox Now
401 Elizabeth St. • Tupelo
662-842-7305
Contractors
SS & G Contractors
★ Resurfacing/Overlays ★ Concrete Scoring & Staining
★ Stamped Concrete ★ Acid Staining ★ Pool Decks ★ Patios
★ Garage Floors ★ Outdoor Kitchens ★ Polishing ★ Epoxy
W W W. E L I T E C R E T E O F M S . C O M
662-308-3259
Furniture
DCF
Saltillo, MS • 869-0052
• Driveways &
Gravel
• Metal Carports
• Dozer & Bobcat
• Treatment Plants
• Storm Shelters
(Licensed and
Fema Approved)
• Septic Tanks
• Excavating
• Lot Clearing
Call for Estimates
Licensed & Bonded
24 Hour
Emergency Service
Store Fronts • Mirrors
Shower Doors • Garage Doors
Commercial Doors
Hollow Metal Doors
662-844-4540
“Serving Tupelo for
3 Generations”
711 ROBERT E. LEE DR. • TUPELO, MS
“Experience Is
The Difference”
FAX:662-620-7754
Hair
Decorators Connection for Furniture
“OVER 30 YEARS
EXPERIENCE
CUSTOMIZING FURNITURE”
We Also Do Furniture Recovery and Repair
10168 Pontotoc Hwy 6 East
Tupelo, MS 38801
662-844-4689
662-844-0569 Fax
David Bullard 662-213-5006
davidbullard547@gmail.com
Ronnie Hester 662-401-4996
hester4996@gmail.com
Completely Confidential
Free Consultations
Creative Hair Replacementent
1443 East Main Street
Tupelo, Mississippi
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(662) 842-1222
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Owner, Ron Herndon
(662) 963-2825
rafcomhs@gmail.com
Windows, Doors, Tubs,
Skirting, Fixtures, and More!!
Installation available!!!
Home Improvement
• Residential And Commercial
Wiring • Electrical Inspections
• Minor Remodeling
• Troubleshooting Wiring
Problems • Telephone and
Internet Connection
662-231-0323
North Mississippi
Emergency: 662-401-5767
Horse Performance
Moving
Livestock
PONTOTOC
STOCKYARD
SATURDAYS
Call for a Free Estimate
Bronzie Morgan
Relocation Specialist
FOR ALL LIVESTOCK NEEDS
568 RockyFord Rd. • Hwy 76 West, Pontotoc
489-4385 or 213-7080
662-842-1120
Goats, Hogs, and Horses at 11:00 am, Cattle at 1:00 pm
“The Morgan Family has been moving
families like yours for over 50 years”
Locksmith
Organization
MILLER’S SAFE & LOCK SERVICE, INC.
NEW & USED SAFES
Help a Boy Earn His Way to Camp.
5
Buy Boy Scout $
Camp Cards
• Safes Serviced & Installed
• Locks Installed • Locksets
• Combinations Changed
• Locks Rekeyed
• Lost Keys Replaced
• Master Key Systems
• High Security Keys
AUTO RESIDENTIAL COMMERCIAL
Each card has over $100 in discounts to local businesses.
On Sale until May 31. For more information call 662-842-2871
(662) 842-7720
1219 1⁄2 NELLE STREET • TUPELO
Manufactured Homes For Sale
Paint
WHEEL ESTATE HOMES
TUPELO • SALTILLO • NEW ALBANY
Tour!!
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and Repo
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New, Used
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Over
Over 90
Family Owned &
Operated Since 1967
www.wheelestate.net
800-846-6670
Insurance
Party Supplies
Medical
Party Central
Hancock Insurance Agency
INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES
662-327-1981 | 228 North McCrary Rd.
Columbus, MS
(behind Advance Auto on 182)
ATV • Life • Health
Annuities • RV • Automobile
Motorcycle • Home
Mobile Home
Medicare Supplements
Scott Hancock
Allen Hancock
Monthly Rates Available
Specializing in Party Supplies
662-534-2661
Now Offering Wedding Cakes
720 W . Bankhead St.
New Albany
Come by & see for yourself
Lawn & Garden
Pressure Washing
Medical
, PA OUTSIDE HOUSE CLEANING
Plants • Flowers • Trees • Shrubbery
Decorative Outdoor Planters & Pots
Gift Registry • Yard Art • Pottery
662.534.8800 • Tues.-Sat. 8 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
816-1/2 W. Bankhead St. • New Albany
Comprehensive Medical Care
For Your Family or Business
Appointments & Walk-Ins Welcome
Mon-Fri. 8 - 6:30
Sat. 9 - 6
Sun. 1 - 6
1154 Cross Creek Dr.
(Next to Home Depot)
840-8010
Lee Wallace, CFNP
David W. Bell, MD
DOC’S POWER WASH
& LAWNCARE SERVICE
(VINYL SIDING • BRICK • CONCRETE etc.)
Weed Control (Roundup),
(Fence Row, Ditches, etc.)
**FREE Quote on Houses**
DAVID O. COGGIN
Nettleton, MS
401-9052
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Plumbing
Restaurant
Roofing
RH PLUMBING, INC.
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Commercial Plumbing, Gas & Industrial Piping
RICHARD HANLON
(662) 447-3213
P.O. BOX 417
Okolona, MS 38860
Thank you for choosing RH Plumbing. We appreciate your business
Problem Flooring & Foundation Repair
All
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types of floor and slab footing problems.
Concrete Bell Bottom Pier System
Helical Steel Pier System
Conventional Flooring Leveling
Sill, Joist and Beam Repairs
Totally Rebuild Floor Foundation
Wood Floor Deterioration –
mold, mildew, fungi, dry rot, brown rot – wet rot
• Specializing in Bathroom Repair
• Moisture Proofing
Airvents – improper ventilation
Insured, Licensed, Bonded Certified
& additional foundation vents
Forced Air Blower fans (increase circulation) www.advancedfoundationrepairms.com
Roger Rakestraw
1-877-288-7395
662-534-6698
New Albany, MS 38652
Real Estate
HE
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OF
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“A Family Business Since 1946”
• Residential • Commercial • Industrial
FREE Estimates
499 Gloster Creek Village,
Tupelo, MS 38801
Phone: (662) 844-4888
Fax: (662) 844-3006
LICENSED & INSURED
411 CLARK ST. ❖ TUPELO ❖ 844-4481
Restaurant
PLATE LUNCHES
Monday - Friday
FISH / STEAK / OYSTERS
Friday & Saturday Night
Gurley’s Restaurant
125 NORTH LEE DRIVE, GUNTOWN • 348-2276
Restaurant
at
Salon Services
Hair Care, Manicures, Pedicures, Facials,
Skin Care, Micro-Dermabrasion, Massage,
Color Analysis & Correction
The Creative Touch
D AY S P A & S A L O N
662-844-3734 • 844-6204
2613-A TRACELAND DR. • TUPELO, MS 38801
Septic Tanks & Systems
Bill’s Septic Tank Service
Since 1979
Residential • Commercial • Industrial
• Max 2 FREE Kids with Adult Entree
• 12 Years and Under
• Drink Not Included
• Kid's Menu Only
Tupelo • Tuesdays 3 - 9 pm • 495 S. Gloster • 680-3354
New Albany • Thursdays 5 - 9 pm • 534-2700
Corinth • Tuesdays 4 - 9 pm • 286-9007
Restaurant
Restaurant
SEPTIC TANK INSTALLATION
CLEANING & CLASS ONE
TREATMENT PLANTS
- Pumping & Repairs - Field Line Installed -
662-767-3105
Cell# 662-231-1941
4810 Pontocola Rd., Shannon, MS
Tobacco & Beer
2 LOCATIONS
Monday-Saturday 7 am -10 pm • Sunday 10 am -6 pm
WE Roast, You Boast
• Dinning • Carryout • Catering
203 Commerce St. • Tupelo, MS • 840-8800
Mall at Barnes Crossing • Food Court • 690-8009
Restaurant
Party Trays
for all Occasions!
• Pizza Spaghetti
• Salad Bar • Sandwich
365-7059
709 S 4th St. • Baldwyn, MS
Mon.-Thurs. 11-10 • Fri.-Sat. 11-11 • Sun. 12-10
Restaurant
The Rib Shack
Specializing in Ribs & BBQ!
Fried Pickles, Cheese and Sausage Plate, Cheese Steaks, Hoagies, Chicken Salad,
Fish, Steaks, Kid Menu, BBQ Nachos, Homemade Desserts and much, much more.
We’re a family owned business and appreciate all of our customers
1101 W. Main • Tupelo
842-3774
3061 Tupelo Commons • Tupelo, MS • 840-1700
920 Hwy 72 East • Corinth, MS • 284-4646
Town Creek Center
2546 Hwy 145 #A Saltillo • 662-869-0086
Monday-Saturday 7 am -10 pm • Sunday 1 pm -8 pm
204 Starlyn Avenue • New Albany, MS
662-534-4500
Uniforms
Keeping Professional People Looking Professional
795 S. Gloster, Tupelo • (662) 844-4272
2316 Hwy. 45 N. Columbus • (662) 328-7777
1151 D. Frontage Rd. Oxford • (662) 513-0341
www.scrubsandco.com
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