Publication: Mississippi Business Journal
Publication Date: 31-DEC-07
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Mississippi Business 100



2007 ('06, '05) Company Name Top Officer Rank Products/Services Year Established 1 1 1 The Yates Companies Inc. William G. Yates Jr. Construction 1963 2 2 2 Staplcotn Woods E. Eastland Cotton Marketing 1921 and Warehousing 3 4 4 Howard Industries Inc. B. W. Howard Transformers, Computers, 1968 Lighting, Transportation 4 3 3 BankPlus William A. Ray Financial Services 1909 5 4 NR State Bank & Trust John B. Neville Company 1898 Financial Services 6 14 12 Roy Anderson Corp. Roy Anderson III General Construction 1955 7 5 5 South Mississippi Jim Compton Electric Power 1941 Association Generation and Transmission of Electricity 8 6 6 Dunlap and Kyle Co. Inc. Robert H. Dunlap Tires and Tubes 1956 9 7 7 Peavey Electronics Corp. Hartley D. Peavey Sound Equipment, Musical 1965 Instruments 10 9 15 The Taylor Group Inc. W.A. Taylor Jr. Heavy Industrial Lift 1927 Trucks 11 11 11 KLLM Inc. Bill Groethe Transportation 1963 12 22 20 Puckett Machinery Co. Richard H. Puckett Caterpillar Sales, 1982 Service, Parts and Rentals 13 10 9 Herrin-Gear Jack T. Herrin Automotive Group N/A Automobile Dealership 14 33 NR Southern Tire Mart Thomas M. Duff Truck Tire Sales 2003 and Retreading 15 17 17 Charles N. White Charles N. White Construction Co. 1971 General Construction and Construction Management 16 20 19 Merchants Foodservice Andrew B. Mercier Food Service Distributor 1904 17 12 10 Farmers Grain Steven F. Nail Terminal Inc. 1968 Grain Marketing 18 18 18 Franklin Corporation Hassell H. Franklin Upholstered Furniture 1970 19 21 23 Klumb Lumber Co. C.E. Klumb Lumber and Forest 1945 Products 20 16 15 Tatum Development Corp. Robert O. Tatum Holding Company 1981 21 19 21 Watson Quality Ford Inc. Robert H. Watson Ford Automobile 1982 Dealership 22 25 NR Ivey Mechanical Co., LLC Larry Terrell Mechanical Contractor 1947 23 13 14 Valley Services Inc. Jim Walt Contract Foodservice 1960 Management 24 15 13 Ergon Inc. Leslie B. Lampton Sr. Petroleum Products, 1954 Advanced Computer Solutions 25 24 24 Blossman Gas Inc. John Blossman Propane Gas and 1951 Appliances 26 35 45 F.L. Crane & Sons Inc. Johnny Crane Interior and Exterior 1947 Specialty Contractor 27 27 29 MMC Materials Inc. Rodney Grogan Ready Mix Concrete 1927 and Related Products 28 37 39 Cypress Max Draughn Pharmaceutical Inc. 1993 Marketer and Distributor Pharmaceuticals 28 56 69 On-Site Fuel Greg Nethery Service Inc. 1996 Mobile Fueling 30 25 25 Miller Transporters Inc. Scott F. Miller Transportation 1942 31 NR NR Viking Range Corporation Fred Carl Commercial-styled 1984 Appliances for the Home 32 56 69 Structural Tommy E. Dulaney Steel Services 1975 Fabricated Steel 33 27 27 RPM Pizza Lnc. Richard P. Mueller Jr. Pizza Carryout 1981 and Delivery 34 48 43 Delta Industries, Inc. David Robison Ready Mixed Concrete 1946 35 51 49 Hudson Holdings LLC Bill C. Hudson Jr. Extreme Value Retail 1991 36 31 35 Dowdle Butane Gas J. Nutie Dowdle Company Inc. 1956 Retail Propane 37 32 33 Country Select Catfish Richard D. Stevens Manufacturer of Farm- 1974 Raised Catfish 38 27 27 PeopLoungers James C. Green Jr. Motion Upholstered 1979 Household Furniture 39 35 33 American Trouser Inc. Dan W. Berry Men's Casual/Dress 1991 Pants and Jeans 40 45 42 Infolab Inc. Dean Spradling Lab Supplies 1968 and Equipment 41 38 36 Delta Pride Catfish Inc. David Allen Catfish Processing 1981 42 43 44 America's Catch Solon Scott III Fresh and Frozen Catfish 1987 43 50 NR Dixie Electric James T. Dudley Jr. Power Association 1938 Electric Distribution 44 54 55 Eutaw Construction Thomas S. Elmore Highway and Heavy 1980 Construction 45 84 84 Gulf Coast Michael D. Spruill Pre-Stress Inc. 1968 Produce Prestressed/ Precast Concrete Products 46 59 61 Fountain Construction Brad Fountain Construction, 1959 Maintenance, Sheetmetal Fabrication 47 46 55 Heavy Quip Rick Farquhar Heavy Equipment 1953 Parts and Service 48 63 64 Waters truck & Mike Waters Tractor Co. Inc. 1938 International Trucks, IC Buses, Trailers, Service 49 NR NR Gulf Concrete, LLC Mike Pepper Ready Mix Concrete 1990 and Related Products 50 39 47 Metro Foods Inc. Thomas M. Mattingly Meat Distribution 1980 50 72 73 Warren Paving Inc. Lawrence W. Warren Asphalt Paving 1972 52 49 51 Chahta Enterprise Lester Dalme Automotive and Non- 1979 automotive Wiring Harnesses 53 62 NR People Lease Lany Lewis Payroll, Benefits, 1984 Human Resources 53 66 NR Neel-Schaffer Inc. W. Hibbett Neel, P.E. Consulting Engineering, 1983 Planning and Land Surveying Services 55 41 38 T.L. Wallace Thomas L. Wallace Construction 1975 Asphalt Paving, Clearing and Grubbing, Concrete Work 56 66 NR ACI Building Systems Bill Watkins Manufacturer of metal 1990 building systems 56 49 56 Magnolia Forest Dennis Berry Products Inc. 1976 Plywood/Lumber 56 64 61 Shuqualak Lumber William A. Thomas Lumber 1948 59 68 73 HORNE LLP Hugh J. Parker, CPA and Business Ph.D, CPA/ABV Advisors 1962 60 66 NR Dickerson & Bowen Lester Williams Highway Construction, 1947 Asphalt and Gravel...



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