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The Mississippi Hotel & Lodging Association (MHLA). (People to Watch).(Brief Article)

The Mississippi Hotel & Lodging Association (MHLA) presented Mickey Culberson with the prestigious Outstanding General Manager of the Year award at the association's Stars of the Industry Awards ceremony. Culberson has served as the president of the Gulf Coast Hotel & Lodging Association,

Publication: Mississippi Business Journal

Sledge to lead Hotel & Lodging Association.(Scott Sledge has been elected president of the Mississippi Hotel & Lodging Association)(Brief Article)

Scott Sledge, CHA, has been elected president of the Mississippi Hotel & Lodging Association (MH&LA) for 2003-2004. Sledge is employed by MMI Hotel Group as general manager and area manager for the Cabot Lodges ,of Jackson. He is a certified Hotel Administrator, the highest symbol of

Publication: Mississippi Business Journal

Mississippi Hotel & Lodging Association.(People to Watch)(appointment)(Brief Article)

Scott Sledge, CHA, has been elected president of the Mississippi Hotel & Lodging Association for a second term. Sledge, a certified hotel administrator, is employed by MMI Hotel Group as general manager and regional manager. He holds a degree from the University Of Southern Mississippi and is a

Publication: Mississippi Business Journal

MHLA merges with GCHLA. (Strictly Business: Briefs).(two hotel and lodging associations merge, Mississippi)(Brief Article)

BILOXI -- After 18 months of development, the Mississippi Hotel and Lodging Association (MHLA) and the Gulf Coast Hotel and Lodging Association (GCHLA) have merged. Members of both associations approved the integration at special meetings held Oct. 15 and Nov. 5. The merger brings MLHA's membership

Publication: Mississippi Business Journal

Coastal Mississippi hotels, restaurants fight industry groups over lodging tax.

By Tom Wilemon, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 25--BILOXI, Miss. -- Some Harrison County hotels and restaurants are lining up in support of improvements at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum, even though their state associations oppose an increase in the lodging

Publication: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Baymont Inns & Suites Opens Its Doors in Hattiesburg, National Lodging Chain's Second in Mississippi.

MILWAUKEEBUSINESS WIREMarch 29, 1999--As part of its accelerated national development and expansion, Baymont Inn & Suites, a division of The Marcus Corporation (NYSE:MCS), has announced the opening of its first Hattiesburg, Mississippi, property at 123 Plaza Drive at Interstate 59 and Highway

Publication: Business Wire

People to Watch: Scott Sledge, Sledge to lead Hotel & Lodging Association

Scott Sledge, CHA, has been elected president of the Mississippi Hotel & Lodging Association (MH&LA) for 2003-2004. Sledge is employed by MMI Hotel Group as general manager and area manager for the Cabot Lodges of Jackson. He is a Certified Hotel Administrator, the highest symbol of

Publication: The Mississippi Business Journal

Coast charter boats operating, the fish are biting: Mississippi State University study finds that fishing had $8-million annual economic impact on coastal counties.

Fishing and the Mississippi Gulf Coast have always been a natural combination with charter boats providing that outdoor activity for scores of visitors. Even in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, fishing continues to be an activity for visitors. The latest study by Mississippi State University found

Publication: Mississippi Business Journal

MISSISSIPPI'S 50 Leading Business Women 2006: Donna Marie Brown, General Manager, Gulf Hills Hotel and Conference Center in Ocean Springs

OCEAN SPRINGS - Like many people living and working on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, Hurricane Katrina left Donna Brown in a predicament. Should she flee the ravaged place she had called home for many years, or should she stay and help others endure the painstaking rebuilding process? Brown stayed,

Publication: The Mississippi Business Journal

New hotel rooms to increase the appeal of convention market.(Focus: meetings & conventions)(Mississippi Gulf Coast Convention and Visitors Bureau)

The Coast meeting and convention market improved some this year and Donna Tarasavage, director of sales for the Mississippi Gulf Coast Convention and Visitors Bureau, believes the outlook for 2005 is for activity to remain constant. "We have a full calendar ahead," she said. The Coast will again be

Publication: Mississippi Business Journal