Mississippi Business Journal B-L-O-G

A Northpark Mall retailer is expanding. Details straight from the press release:

RIDGELAND, MISS. (March 3, 200 – The Mississippi Mill Store has expanded into 6,000 square feet at Northpark Mall, a Simon mall. The store features home furnishings décor including art, table fabrics and metal works to name a few and is located on the upper level near Belk department store.

“We provide our shoppers with the best shopping experience for their home and their closet,” said Sonya Bryant, owner of Mississippi Mill Store.

Phil Hardwick of the Stennis Institute of Government at Mississippi State University reports that the institute “has been chosen as one of 10 public policy institutes in the nation to participate in a deliberative dialog on race relations in America as a part of the New Dartmouth project, which is organized and funded by the Kettering Foundation.” Here are a few more details from the latest Stennis e-newsletter:

While we are dialoging on race relations in America, Russians will be dialoging on race relations in Russia. The purpose of the New Dartmouth experiments is to learn whether the views of a deliberative public can enrich bilateral policy dialogues are underway in Russia and the United States.

The event will be held on March 17, 2008 in Jackson. We are seeking persons and representatives of organizations interested in sharing their views on this subject at the event. If you are so inclined, please e-mail phil.hardwick@msstate.edu for details or call Phil Hardwick at 601-354-6011.