Cluster Co-Op
10/24/2006
Position	Dept.	Status		Open
Room Attendant	Housekeeping	FT	Non-Exempt	6
Special Projects	Housekeeping	FT	Non-Exempt	2
Laundry Attendant	Housekeeping	FT	Non-Exempt	1
House Attendant	Housekeeping	FT	Non-Exempt	1
Bell Captain	Guest Svcs.	FT	Non-Exempt	1
Bell Person/Driver	Guest Svcs.	FT	Non-Exempt	4
Night Auditor	Front Office	FT	Non-Exempt	1
Front Desk Clerk	Front Office	FT	Non-Exempt	2
IBT Sales Manager	Sales	FT	Exempt	1
Event Svcs Manager	Event Services	FT	Exempt	1
Maintenance Engineer	Engineering	FT	Non-Exempt	2
Steward	Banquet Kitchen	FT	Non-Exempt	1
Prep-Cook	Banquet Kitchen	FT	Non-Exempt	1
Dishwasher	Banquet Kitchen	FT	Non-Exempt	1
Cafeteria Cook	Banquet Kitchen	FT	Non-Exempt	1
Coffee Usher	Banquets	FT	Non-Exempt	1
Server	Banquets	On Call	Non-Exempt	9
Security Officer	Security	PT	Non-Exempt	2
Director of Property Op./GM	Executive Office	FT	Exempt	1
Assistant Director of F/O	Front Office	FT	Exempt	1

Katrina Disaster Assistance Available for Older Adults 60+

Central MS Planning & Development District's Area Agency on Aging has received a grant from the MS Department of Human Services to provide special services to Katrina survivors age 60 and over now living in Copiah, Hinds, Madison, Rankin, Simpson, Warren, and Yazoo counties.  Some of the services include:

• Meals (Home Delivered or Congregate)
• Transportation
• Homemaker Services
• MS Insurance Counseling
• Medicaid Waiver Program
• Family Caregiver Support
• Emergency Assistance
• Supplemental Services (grab bars, smoke detectors, ramps, etc.)

For more information about all services available for older adults, please call (601) 420-5383.

Office Space Available

Three offices available for rent  in Brandon, Ms.  Both include utilities (except phones),use of breakroom &
kitchenette area, and restrooms.   They can be rented furnished or unfurnished.  No lease required.  Deposit of 1 month's rent required and are responsible for their own telephone service and office cleaning. Cleaning services of common areas are included in rent.

Office 1 - approx. 11' x 12' -  furnished $500.00 per month  
                                                unfurnished $400.00 per month
 

Perfect for 1 person, but can get 2 people in fairly comfortably if not a lot of file cabinets needed

Office 2 - approx.  15' x 11' 6" - furnished $800.00
unfurnished $600.00
                           

Perfect for 2 people, but can get 3 - 4 people in fairly comfortably

Small reception area just outside office #2 - is open now but can be walled in for privacy if desired - $150 per month furnished, $100.00 per month unfurnished

Office #3 - approx. 8'6'' x 13' 6" - furnished $400 per month
unfurnished $300.00 per month
                           

Perfect for 1 person, but can get 2 people in fairly comfortably

"Smokers" welcome (as other "residences" are smokers) but non-smokers are welcome too if they don't mind the smokers.

Located approx. 3/4 of a mile from I-20, 1/2 mile from downtown Brandon, 8 miles from Hwy. 25/Lakeland Drive - Major shopping areas are within 15 minutes, including Dogwood Festival Mall, Wal-Mart, Office Depot,
numerous banks and restaurants.  (as conveniently located to all 3 Brandon schools).

Physical Address:   814-A North College Street
                                    Brandon MS

Contact                    Angela Jones of G.A.P. Moving & Storage Co., Inc.
to see:                                   (601) 591-5760
 

Cellular South Fortifies Network for 2006 Hurricane Season

For many in Mississippi, Cellular South was the first and only means of communication following Hurricane Katrina

Cellular South is strengthening its Mississippi Gulf Coast network with $8 million in new equipment and upgrades in preparation for the approaching hurricane season.

The most significant change in 2006 is the permanent installation throughout Coastal counties of $2.5 million in microwave technology that will circumvent damaged or destroyed landline systems and ensure that wireless calls can be routed to their final destination. Cellular South successfully deployed this technology on a temporary basis following Katrina – enabling wireless users on the Coast to complete 1 million calls per day on Cellular South’s network in the first crucial days after the disaster. 

Because, today, all wireless technology depends on landline systems as part of the routing process of transmitting wireless calls, the new microwave technology is critical to supporting communications during natural disasters when landline systems are inoperable. 

Other hurricane preparations include:

·    Adding a $2.5 million switch in Hattiesburg to further increase capacity for call volume and text messaging throughout South Mississippi. Overall, Cellular South has increased capacity in its network by 50 percent since Katrina.

• Installing more than 200 permanent generators in cell sites, so that loss of power does not affect the performance of wireless transmission points along Cellular South’s network.
• Adding a high-speed wireless data and Internet access service to the Cellular South network on the Mississippi Gulf Coast.  As the next generation in wireless service, CDMA 1X EV-DO via access cards for laptop PCs provides wireless users a high-speed wireless broadband connection with the added benefit of mobility.

The company’s permanent “microwave ring” will ensure even more reliable wireless service in any future disaster. The technology will act as a redundant system for transmitting and receiving wireless calls or data when there is any disruption in the primary routing process.

“Cellular South’s preparations for this hurricane season all are part of our goal to give customers maximum reliability from their wireless phones at the time of greatest need and to be the network our customers can count on in any situation,” said Hu Meena, company president. “We saw in a very personal way last fall that people depended on their wireless phones as a lifeline to the outside world, not just for a day, but for weeks and even months. 

Cellular South’s current hurricane season preparations build on what the company learned last year when for many in Mississippi it was the first and only means of communication available during and after Hurricane Katrina.  Even at the height of the storm on August 29, Cellular South never completely lost service on its network in South Mississippi.  The day after the storm, Tuesday, August 30, the company’s South Mississippi network was 60 percent operational and by Friday, September 9, Cellular South’s network in South Mississippi, including the Mississippi Gulf Coast, was fully restored. 

“As a Mississippi-based company, and one that brought the first wireless service to the Mississippi Gulf Coast in 1988, our response to Hurricane Katrina was a gut-level, emotional one that really hasn’t stopped yet. This is our home, and the people in need are not just customers, they’re our family, our neighbors, our friends. Cellular South is committed to the long haul, no matter what challenges our state faces now or in the future,” said Meena.

Facilitating communications in a disaster situation not only benefits Cellular South’s customers, but those of other wireless companies. During and after Katrina, Cellular South experienced a 470 percent increase in the number of minutes carried on its network on behalf of other carriers’ customers. By September 13, Cellular South’s network had carried 8.5 million minutes of usage by other wireless companies’ customers.

Cellular South’s responsiveness and actions following Hurricane Katrina have been recognized by the Mississippi Legislature through a concurrent resolution recognizing Cellular South’s service to the state during and after Katrina; Wireless Week magazine, which honored the company with its national Carrier Excellence Award; and The Newcomen Society, which recently gave Cellular South and its president, Hu Meena, one of only ten 2006 Newcomen Awards.