JACKSON -- Dr. LouAnn Woodward, leader of the University of Mississippi Medical Center, will help set the course for medical education in this country and beyond as chair of a powerful accrediting body. For a one-year term that begins July 1, Woodward officially takes over as chair of the Liaison…
JACKSON, Mississippi–Entergy Mississippi, Inc. customers saved some $118 million over the last three years, thanks to the Mississippi Public Service Commission’s approval for the utility to join MISO, a regional transmission organization. Entergy Corporation’s four southern utilities joined MISO on Dec. 19, 2013, after a lengthy period of regulatory review…
STARKVILLE, MS – 26 June 2017 – Camgian Chairman and CEO Dr. Gary Butler testified before a subcommittee of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce. The Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection hosted a hearing on Tuesday, June 13th as part of their Disrupter Series titled…
JACKSON, Miss–June 22, 2017–Fuse.Cloud, one of the leading providers of business technology solutions in the Southeast, is celebrating a major milestone of 2,000 customers since being founded in 2006. Over the last 11 years, the company has grown to serve customers in 40 states, providing advanced, cloud-based voice, internet and…
STARKVILLE, Miss.—Mississippi State University’s Center for Entrepreneurship and Outreach has continued to grow since moving into a new 2,000-square-foot facility in 2016. The center now works with 99 entrepreneurship teams representing students from every academic college in the university, up from approximately 30 teams in 2014. In fiscal year 2017,…
Interested in finding a NASA technology you can commercialize? NASA has a portfolio of technologies available for license. To stimulate the innovation economy, NASA has opened up a selection of patents that are now available to the public at no cost, some rules apply. Visit www.technology.nasa.gov/startup for more information. …
STARKVILLE, Miss.—Mississippi State University continues to foster entrepreneurship among U.S. veterans with a five-year, approximately $4 million grant from the Small Business Administration. The cooperative agreement funding opportunity, offered by the SBA’s Office of Veterans Business Development, is awarded based on an initial 12-month $824,100 project period plus four option…
Startup Southerner has been desperate to connect with someone in Mississippi to talk about the state of startups and innovation in the Magnolia State. On our third attempt, we were directed to Tim Mask, a partner at the Jackson, Mississippi ad agency Maris, West and Baker, and the director of two…
Six sports security professionals will be recognized for their leadership in addressing safety and security issues as part of the 2017 National Sports Safety and Security Conference and Exhibition set for July 11-13, in Orlando, Fla. This year’s theme is “Building Resiliency in the Sports Safety and Security Industry.” More…
STARKVILLE, Miss.—Mississippi State University researchers and Entergy engineers are working together to improve the reliability of electrical systems that power the U.S. economy. Through its partnership with Entergy’s planning department, MSU’s Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems team is working to develop a load-serving capability tool and a relay settings automation…