Haskel Burns
This week in the Pine Belt business scene, we have a ribbon cutting, a blood drive and a few meetings to look forward to.
• Vaporized will hold a ribbon cutting at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at 104 S. 37th Ave., suite 20, in Hattiesburg.
The store specializes in electronic cigarettes and accessories.
Details: 596-3807.
• United Blood Services will host its Live To Give Summer Blood Drive from noon-6 p.m. Tuesday at Ashley Furniture HomeStore, 6143 U.S. 98, suite 110, in Hattiesburg.
The blood drive will help assure blood is available during the Fourth of July weekend, when usage is typically higher.
All donors will receive a free patriotic T-shirt.
The first 50 donors will receive a goodie bag with coupons and fun stuff from Dickey’s, Which Wich, Palm Beach Tan, The Cottages Apartments, Tropical Smoothie Café and Heritage Lawn & Garden Center, and door prizes will be given every 30 minutes.
Grand prizes are two tickets to see OneRepublic on Aug. 21 in New Orleans and a sofa from Ashley Furniture HomeStore.
To make an appointment, call (877) UBS-HERO (827-4376.) Donors can also go to www.bloodhero.com for an appointment.
Volunteer blood donors must be at least 16 years old, weigh at least 110 pounds and be in good health. Additional height/weight requirements apply to donors 22 and younger, and donors who are 16 must have signed permission from a parent or guardian.
• It was reported in a previous column that the new Hancock Bank branch at 12 Newtowne Loop in Hattiesburg would hold its grand opening June 25.
The correct date for the grand opening is July 25.
• The Kohl’s Department Stores’ Kohl’s Cares Scholarship Program recently recognized more than 2,300 young volunteers nationwide who have made a positive impact in their communities through volunteerism. Twelve youth from Mississippi each received a $50 gift card and recognition certificate from Kohl’s to honor their community service efforts.
These winners qualify for the chance to receive a $1,000 regional scholarship for higher education, which Kohl’s will award in July. Of the nearly 200 regional winners, 10 national winners will each receive a total of $10,000 in scholarships, and Kohl’s will donate $1,000 to a nonprofit organization on each national winner’s behalf.
In total this year, Kohl’s will recognize more than 2,300 young volunteers with nearly $400,000 in scholarships and prizes.
A list of all winners fromMississippi is available at www.kohlskids.com.
• The July meeting of Sales and Marketing Professionals — Pine Belt will be July 8 at the Asbury Discovery Center in the Hattiesburg Zoo.
Networking and lunch will begin at 11:30 a.m., with the program following at noon.
Michelle Leslie, director of marketing and communications at Forrest Health, will be guest speaker.
Members and non-members should RSVP to smppinebelt@gmail.com. Monthly meeting information is available from program vice president Lesley Sanders-Wood at lesley.sanders@usm.edu. Organization information also is available at www.smppinebelt.org.
• With just more than three months to go before the federal fiscal year ends, the U.S. Small Business Administration Mississippi District surpassed the $100 million milestone and continues lending to Mississippi small businesses.
So far, through the third quarter of fiscal year 2014 (Oct. 1, 2013, to June 15, 2014), the Mississippi SBA office has 287 approved loans totaling $100,514,200. The SBA’s 2014 fiscal year ends Sept. 30.
Mississippi SBA loans approved through June 15 generated 822 jobs created and 1,439 jobs retained.
To learn more about SBA’s loan programs, contact the Mississippi SBA District Office at 965-4378, the Gulfport Branch Office at (228) 863-4449 or visit the Mississippi SBA homepage at www.sba.gov/ms.
• Mississippi Power is launching several new interactive tools focusing on outage communication and company news.
Customers can now report, receive notifications and track outages if they occur at their home or business through a new state-of-the-art communication system that includes email and text alerts, as well as the outage map that launched late last year.
The company also is unveiling its online NewsCenter featuring the latest company information, photos and videos. The site, mississippipowernews.com, is designed to keep customers updated regularly on the company’s industry, reliability and community efforts across Southeast Mississippi.
The enhanced outage notification system — which is designed to work with smartphones, tablets or computers — allows customers to check on the status of their outage through text, email or the Mississippi Power Outage Center App on their smart device. Once a customer signs up, the system will automatically send updates about any power outage that might affect them, including information on how long the outage is likely to last and when the outage has been restored.
• On Tuesday, Forrest General Hospital received the American Heart Association’s Mission: LifelineGold Plus Receiving Quality Achievement Award.
The American Heart Association’s Mission: Lifeline program helps hospitals, emergency medical services and communities improve response times so people who suffer from a STEMI (ST segment elevation myocardial infarction, a type of heart attack) receive prompt, appropriate treatment. The program’s goal is to streamline systems of care to quickly get heart attack patients to the hospital for treatment.
Forrest General earned the award by meeting specific criteria and standards of performance for the quick and appropriate treatment of STEMI patients to open the blocked artery. Before patients are discharged, they are started on aggressive risk-reduction therapies such as cholesterol-lowering drugs, aspirin, ACE inhibitors and beta-blockers, and they receive smoking cessation counseling if needed. Eligible hospitals must adhere to these measures at a set level for a designated period to receive the awards.
Haskel Burns is the Hattiesburg American’s business writer. Contact him at 584-3061 or gburns@hattiesburgamerican.com. Follow him on Twitter, @HaskelBiz.
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