Posted by: Contributing columnist, CLARION LEDGER FEATURE, BUSINESS, January 13, 2017: Those of us who remember a time “BG” (Before Google) and before everyone had a cellphone still laugh as we remember what that was like. As we now near 10 years since the introduction of the iPhone, we are on…
By BECKY GILLETTE Italo Subbarao, DO, MBA, senior associate dean with the William Carey University College of Osteopathic Medicine, is an emergency physician with a specialty in disaster medicine and emergency response. The former director of the American Medical Association Public Health Readiness Office in Chicago is now using his…
Low income inventors in Mississippi and Alabama are now eligible for free legal assistance through the Pro Bono Patent Program (PBPP). The PBPP is run jointly by the Birmingham Volunteer Lawyers Program and the Intellectual Property Section of the Alabama Bar. If you have an idea that could be patented,…
Posted by: Contributing columnist, CLARION LEDGER FEATURE, BUSINESS, December 29, 2016: While there were many interesting things that happened in technology worldwide in 2016, there were also some pretty great things for Mississippi technology and innovation companies in 2016 that are worth a recap. With so many things both big and small,…
Mississippi got the nation’s attention Sunday night – and it was all positive. CBS’ “60 Minutes” focused on the economic strides of the Golden Triangle, whose points are Starkville, Columbus and West Point. And it revolved around Joe Max Higgins, the colorful chief executive of LINK, the economic development agency for the…
HATTIESBURG — Prior to 2000, most hospitals in the U.S. had medical waste incinerators, often on site. That included Forrest General Hospital. Then the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ruled that all hospital incinerators in the U.S. had to either be shut down or be upgraded — something that could cost millions of…
What is the best way for all of us in business to deal with the growing threat from hackers and cyber-terrorists? The short answer is to retain experts to hack into your system. Horne Cyber, a division of Horne LLP, is in business to do just that. In a recent…
Jackson, MS– December 2016 – The Public Education Forum of Mississippi will receive a $40,000 grant from the Walmart Foundation’s State Giving Program to assist with the Mississippi Scholars and Mississippi Scholars Tech Master programs. The grant will be presented at a local Walmart Superstore on Thursday, Dec. 22 at…
Southaven, Mississippi (December 9, 2016) -C Spire Business Solutions is ready to move DeSoto County into the technology fast lane with strategically positioned fiber optic infrastructure near 18 key business developments and industrial sites that is expected to help dramatically boost the county's economic development efforts. CSBS, the business services…
JACKSON, Mississippi– Grid modernization technologies can provide customers with money saving tools and help Entergy improve outage restoration and customer service. Entergy Mississippi announced today its plan to deploy grid modernization technologies, paving the way for a smarter energy future that will offer a wide range of benefits to customers.…