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Reshoring workshop puts focus on more jobs in Mississippi
BELDEN, Miss. (WTVA)--Is it time for your company to reshore? That's a question members of the Mississippi "Make It In America" Team brought to area manufactures Wednesday during a workshop. “We’ve lost a lot of manufacturing jobs over the last 14 to 15 years," said Joe Jordan, Innovation Practice Manger. >>Click…
Innovate Mississippi Names Janet Parker Zito as Outreach and Development Manager
(Ridgeland, Miss.) – Innovate Mississippi today announced that Janet Parker Zito has been named outreach and development manager. In this role, Zito will develop and cultivate business partnerships throughout the state for Innovate Mississippi. “Janet brings to the table a wealth of professional experience and knowledge that will serve Innovate…
So, you want to open a home-based business?
Mississippi Business Journal by Lisa Monti Published: July 17, 2014 So you want to start a home-based business. You’re not alone. The Small Business Administration estimates that more than half of all U.S. businesses are based out of an owner’s home. The SBA notes that Apple Computer, Hershey’s, Mary Kay Cosmetics…
Stennis Center begins engine test project for SLS rocket
BAY ST. LOUIS, Mississippi — Engineers on Thursday installed an RS-25 engine on the A-1 Test Stand at the agency’s Stennis Space Center, the next step in preparing to test parts of NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket that will send humans to new destinations in the solar system. View article.
Cure for prostate cancer focus of HBCU students’ research
A collaborative effort between University of Mississippi Medical Center cancer researchers, Tougaloo College and Jackson State University this summer is giving six undergraduate college students a chance to search for a prostate cancer cure. View Article
UMMC among “most wired” health-care facilities
JACKSON, Miss. – The University of Mississippi Medical Center was recently named to the 2014 “Most Wired” list for health-care facilities by Hospitals & Health Networks Magazine. This is the second time UMMC has been recognized with the honor. View Article
Mississippi Make It In America hosts reshoring event in Tupelo
(Ridgeland, Miss.) – InnovateMEP Mississippi announces the Reshoring Opportunities Workshop, a Mississippi Make It In America (MMIIA) event for manufacturers and economic developers July 23 and 24 at the Itawamba Community College Belden Center in Tupelo. Make It In America is a national program that awarded competitive grant funding to…