Voice of Business by the Hancock Chamber of Commerce

Voice of Business by the Hancock Chamber of Commerce

Hosted by the Hancock Chamber of Commerce in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, the Voice of Business podcast brings the most relevant and up-to-date topics from our area's top leadership to you. Subscribe today to learn about our how our local economy impacts the rest of the world!

Episodes

June 25, 2025 32 mins

Hosted by the Hancock Chamber and Ted Longo of The Longo Group.

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Host Ted Longo of The Longo Group hosts an informative conversation with a few of Hancock County's top officials in this episode.  Keep listening for an interesting and insightful conversation about how money flows through the County, relationships with the cities and utility authorities, insurance issues and more.  They do a great job of demystifying some of the work that goes on in the Government Annex.

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The heart of Hancock County's economy lies at the intersection of aerospace and aviation.  In this Power Hour, host Ted Longo interviews Tyonek Site Director Ryan Forcier and Pearl River Community College Vice President Dr. Raymunda Barnes about the connection between PRCC's future Aviation & Aerospace Academy and the industries it will serve.  

Presented by The Longo Group
Thanks to our sponsors:  City o...

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Partners for Stennis & Michoud gathered a group of 80 participants for a membership meeting at INFINITY Science Center in Pearlington, Mississippi.  We had updates from Dr. Bill Burnett with the National Data Buoy Center, Sara Doss with the Mississippi Enterprise for Technology, and Duane Armstrong with NASA Stennis Space Center.

Thanks to Michelle Anderson, CEO of INFINITY Science Center for hosting us and to our Part...

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Power Hour Series Host and Presenting Sponsor Ted Longo sat down with Blaine LaFontaine, CEO of the Hancock County Port & Harbor Commission.  They touch on all things economic development on the industrial side, including workforce development, company recruitment, the future of hydrogen energy, an update on the Pearl River Community College Aviation Academy and more!  Thanks to our sponsors:

The Longo Group
Chinic...

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Join Coffee Call host Ted Longo as he interviews Mayor Nancy Depreo!  The pair cover a lot of ground, including Exit 16 Improvements, developments, population growth, outreach and programming, the Diamondhead Farmers Market and more!  

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This episode is from our first meeting since the Artemis 1 launch and NASA is showing no signs of slowing down!  Artemis 2, 3 and 4 are in production now.  In fact, there was a successful engine test the day this meeting was recorded!  Listen on for updates from:

Lonnie Dutreix, Director
NASA Michoud Assembly Facility

Rodney McKellip, Associate Director
NASA Stennis Space Center

Kenneth Van Stelle...

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Power Hour Coffee Call Host Ted Longo interviews Waveland Mayor-Elect, Jay Trapani at the beautiful Blue Bayou Restaurant at Silver Slipper Casino Hotel.  They talk about how Jay is prepping for his role as mayor, what projects he is going to prioritize and his approach to business development.

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In this episode of the Hancock Health Minute, host Tish Williams interviews Timmy Thrash and Jackie Odom.  Timmy and Jackie are both leaders at Ochsner Medical Center Hancock and share the story of their career journeys.  They also discuss all the the services offered through the local clinics and share how you can join Team Ochsner yourself!

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Welcome back to Season 2 of the Voice of Business Podcast!  We're happy to bring this series back, this time under the sponsorship of The Longo Group.  President and Senior Wealth Management Advisor Ted Longo is taking over as host, and we are now recording our episodes at Mississippi Power's Bay St. Louis Office in their state-of-the-art conference room.  In Episode 1, Ted interviews Bay St. Louis Mayor Mike Favre.  They...

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Mark Glorioso and Michael McDaniel give us some commentary about yesterday's successful test of the SLS Core Stage rocket engines.  It was a very exciting day for NASA and Hancock County!

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We're trading in our Chamber hats for our Partners for Stennis & Michoud hats as we sit down with Board Chairman Mark Glorioso and AeroJet Rocketdyne General Manager Michael McDaniel about the 2nd Green Run Test taking place at Stennis Space Center on March 18th.  We're waiting with bated breath to see how it goes!  

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Presented by Hancock Young Professionals and broadcasted lived from Dan B. Murphy's Restaurant & Bar, guest host Kendra McArthur interview John Ferrucci.  He gives his perspectives on leadership, professional development and keeping it all together through the hard stuff.

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In this episode, the new CEO of Ochsner Medical Center Hancock gives us an update on his first few weeks on the job.  Community leader Kay Kell tells us all about how Hancock House Floats came into being . . . and how she and Elise Deano restored our lost Mardi Gras joy.

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Accounting experts Jerry Favre, CPA, CITP and Ben Young, CPA sit down with Hancock Chamber Executive and Podcast Host Tish Williams to provide an overview of the latest CARES Act framework.  They cover the Economic Aid Act, Paycheck Protection Program and the Employee Retention Tax Credit.

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