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Leadership Jackson nominations due by August 1
The Jackson Chamber is accepting nominations for Leadership Jackson, its adult leadership program, through August 1.
Leadership Jackson gives business professionals the opportunity to understand the community and its opportunities and challenges.
During the three-month program, class members visit area landmarks, meet with area leaders and participate in weekly sessions about topics impacting Jackson-Madison County, including education, health care, and government.
Applicants can fill out a nomination form online at LeadershipJackson.com.
Applicants must be a Jackson Chamber member, and a leader in their company or organization should nominate them.
They can nominate themselves if they are the primary decision maker. Due to class size, members must limit their nominations to one per chamber member.
The 2020 class will be led by Leadership Jackson Chair Russ McKelvey, Mack Pest Control, and Vice Chair Nick Hayes, Hiller Plumbing, Heating, Cooling.
For more information about Leadership Jackson or to see the program schedule for the 2020 class, visit LeadershipJackson.com, or contact Brandy Stutsman, director of leadership development at bstutsman@jacksontn.com.
GOOGLE selects Southaven, Mississippi site for 1st operations center in U.S.
SOUTHAVEN, Miss. (AP) — Google’s first U.S. operations center is coming to northwest Mississippi.
The company announced Thursday it will lease a new 60,000-square-foot (5,574 square-meter) facility in Southaven, Mississippi, near Memphis, Tennessee. Google expects the site, which will provide customer and operations support to customers worldwide, to be operational by summer 2021.
“This Google Operations Center represents a critical investment for the company and we look forward to being an active member of the local community for years to come,” said Troy Dickerson, vice president of Google Operations Center. “The new site will give us the opportunity to hire amazing local talent and we are confident that the Southaven community will be a great home for our Operations Center.”
Employees will provide customer service to Google users by handling product troubleshooting, among other tasks. The company has kicked off recruiting efforts and intends to hire 100 employees by the end of the year.
JEA construction on 2.5 million gallon water tank continues
The largest water tank on Jackson Energy Authority’s water system remains under construction near Airport Industrial Park.
A date of completion has not been announced, but the cost for the 2.5 million gallon elevated tank is estimated at $4.5 million.
It is scheduled to serve current water needs and provide for future growth in the area.
The tank column is being constructed of reinforced concrete and the tank/bowl is being constructed of steel.
The painting is similar to other JEA water tanks.
The last elevated water tank was built on Crawford Springs Road in 1999.
Scores for Jackson restaurants
Here’s an up to date list of scores for Jackson restaurants from the Jackson-Madison County Health Department.
RIFA, 133 Airways Blvd., 99
Hot Rod’s Café mobile unit, 100
Backyard Burgers, 821 N. Parkway, 93
Jack’s, 157 Parkstone Place, 92
Pizza Hut, 104 West Chester St., 98
Taco Bell, 1619 South Highland Ave., 100
Empire Theater/Jackson Movies, 1511 Vann Drive, 100
Dairy Queen, 808 Vann Drive, 95
Lenny’s Sub Shop, 276 Parkstone Place, 99
Taco Bell, 117 Parkstone Place, 97
Gold’s Gym opens at new location on Vann Drive
Gold’s Gym has relocated to 1068 Vann Drive, from 106 Carriage House Drive.
The new location is the former home of Jackson Sport & Fitness Club.
“In April, we sold our gym to Gold’s Gym Tennessee, and this gave us the opportunity to buy Jackson Sport & Fitness Club, and combined the two,” Steve Roten said, “There was no room for growth at Carriage House Drive, and here, we can add more space and equipment.”
Roten, who serves as general manager of Gold’s Gym, said his new location consists of 30,000 square feet, or 9,000 more square feet than the Carriage House Drive facility.
Business hours are 5 a.m. to 10 p.m., Monday through Friday, and 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., Saturdays and Sundays.
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