Mississippi, whose nickname is The Magnolia State, is part of America’s Deep South. The state is bordered to the west by the Mississippi River, which gives the state its name. ‘Mississippi’ is a Native American word meaning ‘Great River’. However, the Mississippi is only America’s second longest river; the Missouri, one of the Mississippi’s tributaries, surpasses it in length by about twenty miles. While Mississippi ranks fiftieth amongst the states in per capita income, the cost of living in the state is also low compared to the rest of the nation. Legalized gambling, which helped boost the state’s economy from 1990 onward, was severely impacted in 2005 by hurricane Katrina, which destroyed several casinos along Mississippi’s Gulf coast. CityBook.com has comprehensive online business yellow pages for Mississippi’s three biggest cities, Jackson, Biloxi and Gulfport, as well as online telephone directories for countless smaller cities like Southaven, Tupelo and Pascagoula. These free business listings help residents and out-of-state visitors make business connections throughout Mississippi, whether the search is for a local doctor, plumber, real estate agent, home mortgage lender or other service.