Mortgage industry expert Dr. Bill Rayburn will be honored by The University of Southern Mississippi’s College of Business as its 2017 Entrepreneur of the Year during a special luncheon set for Friday, April 7. The luncheon will be held at the Trent Lott Center on the Hattiesburg campus. Rayburn, USM…
STARKVILLE, Miss.—Building on its robust cyber security research and education programs, Mississippi State University is launching a master’s program in cyber security and operations. The new master of science degree was recently approved by the Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning Board of Trustees. The program will be administered by the…
JACKSON, Mississippi – New employees of Entergy Corporation’s transmission organization are gaining valuable knowledge and experience in maintaining substations at the new Arthur “Dub” Barfield Training Substation in Clinton, Mississippi. “This is the only training facility of its kind in Entergy’s four-state utility service territory,” said Jim Schott, vice president…
BankPlus recently announced the launch of The Source, an initiative designed to provide Mississippi women in business with access to capital, mentoring support and networking opportunities to succeed in business. The Source will launch with the goal to loan $50 million from BankPlus to women seeking to start a business,…
Valencia Williamson has overseen the creation of innovative new programs including those designed to improve the work-force preparedness of high school graduates since she was hired six years ago to head the Area Development Partnership Chamber of Commerce Division as executive vice president. “Valencia is a leading minority executive in…
When we started the Jackson Free Press about 15 years ago, we noted in our business plan (and our first cover story) that Jackson, Miss., had ranked high on Richard Florida's "creative class" index in his book, "Rise of the Creative Class." We were pumped. The mix of professionals, creatives,…
STARKVILLE, Miss.—A collaborative conversation on a simple topic – water – is yielding discussions that literally could change the world, and researchers are saying that change is critical for meeting increased water needs around the globe. About 200 participants gathered March 27-28 for the 2017 SEC Academic Conference hosted by…
RIDGELAND, MISSISSIPPI (PRWEB) MARCH 23, 2017 Venture Technologies, headquartered in Ridgeland, Mississippi, announced today that they have acquired NetSource Communications, Inc. Venture Technologies is a premier IT Solutions Provider delivering best-in-class Premise Infrastructure Solutions, Collaboration Solutions, Cloud and Business Applications to commercial and public sector organizations throughout the United States…
(Jackson, Miss.) – Innovate Mississippi announced that its 2016-17 annual publication, the Innovation Report, has been published and is available to the public online (at http://innovatems.uberflip.com/i/789927-innovation-report-2017) and in print. The Innovation Report is designed to track, document and share the rich innovation and technology-driven entrepreneurial activity within Mississippi. “We are…
The Entrepreneur Center @ Mississippi Development Authority will kick-off its 2017 Spring Webinar Series on Tuesday, April 4 at noon with a presentation on “Branding – Raising Brand Awareness”. Darren Schwindaman, principal with Jackson-based boutique advertising agency Creative Distillery, will be the presenter. The webinar series is designed to help…