T orpora T e pon S or S Chamber Quarterly Luncheon · the presentation. Cost is $15, payable at the door and lunch will be provided. Please RSVP to Ashlee at [email protected]

R a n k i n c o u n t y c h a m b e R o f c o m m e R c e

News June 2013

101 Service Drive ▪ Brandon, MS 39042 ▪ (601) 825-2268 ▪ (601) 825-1977 Faxwww.rankinchamber.com

PLatinum SPonSoRSRankin County Board of SupervisorsRankin First Economic Development

GoLD SPonSoRRiver Oaks Health System: Crossgates River Oaks Hospital River Oaks Hospital Woman’s Hospital

SiLVeR SPonSoRSBancorpSouth BankFirst Financial ServicesBankPlusCommunity BankCopiah BankErgon, Inc.M&F BankTempStaff, Inc.

Thank you To our CorporaTe SponSorS

bRonZe SPonSoRS Atmos Energy-JacksonBank of Yazoo Brunini, Grantham, Grower & Hewes, PLLCCommunity Trust Bank Fred's Super Dollar StoresGrantham Poole CPA'sLongHorn SteakhousePaul Davis Restoration of Central Mississippi

Sponsors Continued on Page 2...

Please make plans to join us for the "State of the County" Quarterly Luncheon on Thursday, June 13th.

Our special guest speaker will be County Administrator, J.K. "Hoopy" Stringer, Jr. and the topic will be the State of the County. There will be a question and answer session after the presentation.

Cost is $15, payable at the door and lunch will be provided. Please RSVP to Ashlee at [email protected] or call the chamber office at (601) 825-2268.

Chamber Quarterly Luncheon"State of the county"

Thursday, June 13, 2013

11:30 am - 1:00 pm

Brandon Library1475 W. Government

St, Brandon

The Rankin County Area Job Fair was held on May 29th at the Muse Center and was a great success! Nearly 60 employers were on hand with immediate job openings or job openings within the near future.

More than 400 job seekers attended the job fair and according to the after-event survey of employers, there were 145 on-site interviews conducted, 44 immediate job offers were made the day of the job fair and the projected number of hires from this job fair is 183.

A big Rankin Chamber "THANK YOU" goes out to Adam Todd of the Governor's Job Fair Network, the participating employers and our volunteers who help make this year's job fair a successful one!

RANKIN couNty AReA job fAIR uPDAte

JUNE at a Glance

Rc=Ribbon Cutting; Gb=Ground Breaking; oH=Open HouseLc=Lunch Club L&L=Lunch & Learn; bAH=Business After Hours

SWN=Successful Womens Networking; AMb=Ambassadors

Rankin Chamber News Page 2 - June 2013

June 4, 8:15 am .........Marketing Committee (Chamber, 101 Service Dr, Brandon)

June 4, 11:30 am ........L&L: Money & Debt Management (MS College-Flowood) $10 at the door; RSVP to [email protected]

June 7, 8:45 am .........Elder Services Committee (Pearl Senior Center, 110 Valentour Rd, Pearl)

June 7, 10:00 am .......1st Fridays for Seniors (Pearl Senior Center, 110 Valentour Rd, Pearl)

June 7, 10:00 am .......RC: Eddie Grimes Insurance (1201 Hwy 49 S, Richland)

June 11, 11:30 am ......Membership Committee (Corner Bakery, 108 Market St, Flowood)

June 11, 4:00 pm .......GO/RC: Baptist Medical Clinic (1490 W. Government St, Brandon)

June 12, 8:15 am .......Board Meeting/FULL (Chamber, 101 Service Dr, Brandon)

June 13, 8:00 am .......New Member Orientation (Brandon Public Library)

June 13, 11:30 am ......Quarterly Luncheon (Brandon Public Library) $15 at the door; RSVP to [email protected]

June 13, 4:30 pm .......BAH: El Potrillo-Flowood (100 Laurel Park Dr, Ste A, Flowood)

June 14 .......................flag Day

June 16 .......................happy father's Day!

June 18, 2:00 pm .......OH: East Metro Family Medical (811 Hwy 49 S, Richland)

June 20, 8:30 am .......Business Development Committee (Chamber)

thank you to ouRDiamonD SPonSoRS!

A Formal Affair◊

Abston Law Firm◊

Ad Savvy Marketing◊

Allstate Insurance - Vicki Griffin◊

America's Best Roofing, Inc.◊

America's Home Place◊

Anderson Gutter Company◊

Annie D's Family Grill◊

Approved Document Services, Inc.◊

BeCloud, LLC◊

Ben Nelson Golf & Utility Vehicles◊

Black Rose Theatre◊

Bob's Pool Service, Inc.◊

Candlewood Suites - Flowood◊

Cartridge World◊

Cassatta's Market & BBQ◊

Cellular Sales Verizon Wireless◊

CENTURY 21 Maselle & Associates-◊ Ashley McAdory

Century 21 Maselle and Associates-◊ Michele Johnson

Cerami's Italian Restaurant & Market◊

Chimneyville Smokehouse◊

Community Trust Bank◊

Complete Financial & Insurance◊

Cooper Electric Motor Services, Inc.◊

Crossgates Veterinary Clinic◊

Crye-Leike-Rick Young◊

Dependable Pest Service, Inc.◊

Dickey's Barbecue Pit #423◊

Dore Program Jackson◊

El Potrillo Mexican Grill of Brandon ◊

Elite Landscape Management, LLC◊

Elliott Law Firm, PLLC◊

Ernest C. Foster, Inc. dba Fosters◊

Exit Realty Of Mississippi◊

Fairway Foods, Inc.◊

First Baptist Church of Brandon ◊

Fisher & Associates◊

Forest Wireless, LLC◊

Diamond Sponsors - Cont'd Page 3...

Summer Networking Tips


Forget Me Nots of Brandon◊

Front Gate Realty◊

Gary's Carpet Service, Inc.◊

Georgia Blue◊

Goodwill Industries of Mississippi◊

Guckert Realty Group, LLC.◊

Hallett Group Marketing◊

Hall's Towing Service, Inc.◊

Heart & Soul Diner◊

Hillard's Septic & Vacuum Truck Service◊

Hungry Howies Pizza◊

Insurance Protection Specialists, LLC◊

Izzo's Illegal Burrito◊

Janice Shumaker◊

K & M Auto Repair◊

KeyTrust Properties-Paula Ricks◊

Koch Foods of MS, LLC◊

Koko FitClub-Flowood◊

Liberty Tax Service◊

Massage Envy Spa-Flowood◊

McIntosh & Assoc., LLC, Realtors◊

Melissa Ellis, REALTOR-KeyTrust ◊ Properties

Merck Team Realty Inc.◊

Mississippi Burn Foundation◊

Mississippi HomeCare / Brandon◊

Mockingbird Marketplace◊

Monogram Express◊

Mortgage Partners◊

Oh For Feet Sake, LLC.◊

Priority Pets◊

Professional Real Estate Offices, Inc. ◊ DBA Better Homes Realty

Professional Staffing Group◊

Raymond James Financial - ◊ Robert A. Dienelt

Razmataz◊

Red Arrow Car Wash & Quick Lube◊

Richland Primary Care Center◊

Right Weigh Clinic, LLC◊

Rodan + Fields-Keri Abernathy◊

DiamonD SPonSoRS (cont'd)

Diamond Sponsors - Cont'd Page 4...

Our guest speaker is Nancy Anderson, Mississippi College Business Professor. She will be talking about basic money management and debt management skills which she believes are the keys to wealth accumulation. There will be a question and answer session after the presentation.

Cost $10 at the door and lunch will be provided. Please RSVP in advance to Ashlee at [email protected] or call the chamber office at (601) 825-2268.

Tuesday, June 4, 201311:30 am - 1:00 pm

MS College-Flowood Center 115 Laurel Park Cove, Suite 101, Flowood

Lunch & Learn: Accumulating Wealth

Summertime is a great opportunity to continue building up your existing relationships, because you will be able meet new people in a generally more relaxed time of the year.

here are several summer networking tips to remember:

Invite people to attend summer festivities, happy hours, sporting events, etc. with you.•

Meet others for lunch on a regular basis. Take the time to set up lunch meetings to get to know people.•

Host your own happy hours. This is a great opportunity to bring your network together to meet new people.•

Make introductions between those in your network. Constantly try to add value by making strategic •introductions.

Be consistent and persistent. Don't let the summer stop you from your regular relationship building •activities.

Havefun.Thesummerisafuntimesofindcreativewaystointeractwithotherpeople.•

El Potrillo Mexican Restaurant & Grill

100 Laurel Park Dr, Flowood

Business After Hours on the Patio at

Thur, June 134:30-6:30 pm

$10 per person at the door

RSVP to [email protected] or call the chamber at (601) 825-2268.


The Chamber thrives off of the contributions of our members. The dues that each of you pay is key to the day-to-day running of our offices. However, the volunteer hours that you and your employees offer to us are also instrumental in making our Chamber function properly. Each month this section features Chamber volunteers who have demonstrated extra effort for the month. It is our hope that we will see each of you in this column soon.

becky boydRankin county circuit clerk

Congratulations to our Ambassador of the Month:becky boyd!

becky boyd (601) 825-1466

Congratulations to Lakeland yard & Garden center for being named Member of the Month. Thank you for providing outstanding support and participation to the Rankin County Chamber and the community!

Member of the Month

Ambassador of the MonthSafelite Auto Glass◊

Sartain's Heritage Properties◊

Sartin Law Firm, PLLC◊

SCS Software Consulting Services, LLC◊

Smith & Co. Real Estate◊

Staffers, Inc.◊

Staffing Solutions, Ltd.◊

State Farm Insurance John Dorsa ◊ Agency

Steak Escape of Dogwood ◊ Promenade

Steelhorse Motorcycle Apparel & ◊ Accessories

Sue Wilkinson Real Estate, LLC◊

Table 100◊

The Alarm Company, Inc.◊

The Elder Law Firm, LLC◊

The Home Lending Group, LLC◊

The Tire Depot - Reservoir◊

Thompson Air Conditioning & ◊ Heating Inc.

Top Drawer Consign & Design◊

Transmission Rebuilders & Exchange◊

TravelPlanners LLC◊

Tuxedo Junction-Flowood◊

University of Phoenix◊

Wells Fargo Advisor, LLC◊

Woodmen of the World ◊

DiamonD SPonSoRS (cont'd)

Lakeland yard & Garden center4210 Lakeland DriveFlowood, MS 39232

(601) 939-7447

becky boydRankin County Circuit Clerk

P O Box 1599Brandon, MS 39043

(601) 825-1466


President Jerry Moorehead, Community Invest-ment Professionals

President-ElectDaniel Elliott, BancorpSouth

Treasurer Martin Keil, Trustmark Bank

Secretary Thomas Harvey, BankFirst Financial Services

Past President Debbie Brinson, Copiah Bank

AmbassadorsDebbie Blackwell, BankPlus

Leadership Daniel Elliott, BancorpSouth

Elder Services David Fisher, Fisher and Associates

Events Bridget Lowery, BankPlus

Marketing Carolyn Boteler, TempStaff, Inc.

Education Robert Dienelt, Raymond James Financial Services, Inc.

Business Development David Broadaway, Members Exchange

Membership Amanda Fontaine , MS Burn Foundation

vice presidents

2012-2013executive committee

mandi arinderExecutive [email protected]

ashlee coleyEvents [email protected]

Rosa maddenCommunications [email protected]

Scottii mashburn Admin [email protected]

chamBer staff

Thank you!

We Appreciate Our Members!New Members

Baptist Medical Clinic-Brandon• Belk Department Store• Fresh Coat Painting• GT Physical Therapy & Rehabitation, • Inc.Michelle Whitaker Insurance Agency• Mississippi EyeCare Associates of Pearl •

Renewing Members Account Services GroupAdams & Edens, AttorneysAir Center of Mississippi, IncAshford Place ApartmentsBaker Law Firm, P. C.Brandon Public LibraryCarpenter Properties, Inc.Central Mississippi Regional Library SystemCopeland, Cook, Taylor & Bush, P. A.Crossgates Methodist Children's CenterCrossgates Veterinary ClinicDeaton & Berry, P.A.Diversified Mortgage CorpDIVESCO, Inc.Duke's Steak House & RestaurantEmeritus at Heritage HouseFlagstar Construction Company, Inc.Florence Family ClinicFlorence Public LibraryHair & CompanyHall's Towing Service, Inc.Holmes Company of Jackson, Inc.Home DepotHUB International Gulf SouthIntegrity Lexus RepairJackson Preparatory SchoolJani-King of JacksonJ's Mobility Unlimited Inc.Lakeside Presbyterian Church, E.P.C.Lane Line, LLCLuckett Law Office, PLLCMarcus E. Martin, PLLC Attorney at LawMason & Overstreet Welding & Machine Works, Inc.

MedScreens, Inc.MMC Materials, Inc.Northwest Point Reservoir Library

Oakdale Animal HospitalOld Fannin Road Store & Lock, Inc.O'Neal Steel, Inc.Orkin Pest ControlOtt & Lee Funeral Home, South Rankin Chapel

Papa Johns Pizza - BrandonPapa Johns Pizza - LakelandPenn's Restaurant & CateringPODSProMedia Processing, LLCPure Air Consultants, Inc.Ranco Automatic TransmissionRandy Berg Builder, LLCRankin County School DistrictRevell Hardware and Supply GroupRICOH USASandhill Public LibraryScotty's Tire & AutomotiveSenior Care PlusSmith & Co. Real EstateState Farm Insurance Dennis ChandlerState Farm Insurance Don BassStrohm, Hamlin & Company, Ltd.Sun-Pine CorporationTeleconnect IncThe Clark Group Insurance Inc/Nationwide Insurance

The Mustard Seed, Inc.The Regus GroupTowne Station Homeowners AssociationTyco Integrated SecurityWatson & Jones, P. A.Wilson & Wilson IrrigationWindstream Mississippi, Inc.

New Diamond SponsorsCassatta's Market & BBQ• Dickey's Barbecue Pit #423• El Potrillo Mexican Grill of Brandon• Exit Realty Of Mississippi• Steak Escape of Dogwood • Promenade


2012-2013Board of directors

Alicia Carpenter Crossgates River Oaks Hospital

Barbara Travis MarketLynx Consulting

Bridget Hallett Hallett Marketing Group, LLC

Derrel Palmer Broadcasting by DP, LLC

Joseph Moss BancorpSouth

Kathy Denton Mississippi State Hospital

Marcus Bowers Rankin County News

Marcus Casano Metropolitan Bank

Russ Espiritu Town of Puckett

Stephanie Ball Monogram Express

Tammy Phillips Community Bank

Trey Jones Brunini, Grantham, Grower & Hewes, PLLC

Wendy Berry Trustmark Bank

Board memBers at LargeAllen Patterson Walmart

Dr. Reginald T. W. Nichols The Piney Woods School

Knox Ross Town of Pelahatchie

Steve DeSalvo Mississippi Braves

Rankin County ChambeR of CommeRCe

Member Spotlight

top Drawer consign & Design is a new, upscale consignment shop located in Fannin Market at the corner of Old Fannin and Spillway Roads. You'll find top brands in clothing, furniture, golf stuff, home decor and more.

You'll also find a Made in Mississippi section and a collegiant section for Ole Miss, State, USM, JSU fans. There are even items for the BAMA and LSU fans out there! We also offer interior and landscape design.

For your convenience consignments are accepted on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays from 1 pm to 4 pm. If you have furniture we’ll come to you... call to schedule an appointment.

Inventory is constantly changing so stop in today and see what's on hand! Our hours are Monday thru Saturday, 10 am to 6 pm (open til 7 pm on Tuesday & Thursday).

Find us on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/pages/Top-Drawer-Consign-Design/507946419264607

Top Drawer Consign & Design1149 Old Fannin Road, Suite 5, Brandon, MS 39047

(601) 990-9020

Billboard Spotlights of the Month


May R ibbon Cut t i ngs

May 6, 2013Peak Solutions

224 Avalon Circle, Ste D, Brandon(601) 899-2075

May 9, 2013edward Jones investments

martin Palomo iV101 Highpointe Cove, Brandon

(601) 605-0203

May 10, 2013ohhmy! Gifts and things

103 East Main Street, Florence(601) 914-9581

May 14, 2013Reservoir crossfit

131 Builder’s Square, Brandon(601) 316-5321

May 15, 2013kroger #363 - Pearl

201 George Wallace Dr, Pearl(601) 932-2325

May 16, 2013mississippi eyecare associates of Pearl

404 Riverwind Drive, Ste B-1, Pearl(601) 398-3000

May 21, 2013car care clinic

1005 Lakeland Pl, Flowood(601) 919-0644

May 22, 2013fresh coat Painting

1888 Main Street, Ste. C 200, Madison (601) 707-9308

May 29, 2013h & R metals LLc

1270 Hwy 49 S, Richland(601) 939-1935

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T orpora T e pon S or S Chamber Quarterly Luncheon · the presentation. Cost is $15, payable at the door and lunch will be provided. Please RSVP to Ashlee at [email protected]