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Innovate Mississippi Publishes Its Statewide Statistics on Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Startup Growth

(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…

Join Us for The 2017 Entrepreneur Center @MDA Spring Webinar Series

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…

Innovate Mississippi Launches “Code Mississippi” Statewide

(Jackson, Miss.) – Innovate Mississippi announces the launch of the new Code Mississippi program (www.codems.net), a strategic initiative that was created to help organize coding resources and bring coding leaders together within the state. Through the program’s initiatives, key partnerships, innovation and creativity, Code Mississippi can lead to an unprecedented tech…

Innovate Mississippi to Hold Press Conference Announcing “Code Mississippi”

(Jackson, Miss.) – Innovate Mississippi announced today that it will lead a press conference Wednesday, March 8, at 10:00 a.m. to announce its new Code Mississippi program (www.codems.net). The press conference will take place at Coalesce, located at 109 North State Street in downtown Jackson, and it is open to…

The MaxBit: Manufacturing a Quality Product

In just 10 months, Michele and Max Morton went from having an innovative idea for a garden tool to manufacturing and selling their invention at a variety of local, regional and online garden supply retailers. The Mortons had a working prototype for a patented tool, TheMaxBit, which makes digging the…

Curtsy, Clothes-Sharing App, Expands Students’ Closets Nationwide

In 2015, four developers released a fashion-rental app that allows college women to showcase designer dresses at formals and parties, without paying designer prices. The app quickly gained steam at the University of Mississippi, the branched out to a few other schools.With the Curtsy app, women register with their university…

JOSH MABUS — You can compete with the big guys

A few weeks ago, some of America’s largest brands took a $5 million gamble to try to move us emotionally. Some of the commercials were funny. One or two were inspiring. More than a handful were heavy-handed. But for Super Bowl commercials, few were truly super. Before we go much…

MEDC recognizes Mississippi State’s CAVS Extension for jobs reshoring initiative

STARKVILLE, Miss.--Mississippi State’s Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems Extension is a major honoree of the Mississippi Economic Development Council. The university’s Canton-based office recently accepted the Community Economic Development Award for its work to bring advanced manufacturing jobs back to America. The MEDC recognition specifically cited the “Reshoring Advanced Manufacturing…

How a Rural Mississippi Town Created a New Local Economy to Rebuild its Main Street

When Kagan Coughlin and Alexe van Beuren first visited Water Valley, Mississippi a decade ago, the majority of the storefronts on the small town's Main Street were empty. But the couple was charmed by the people they met; inside an old soda fountain, a fourth-generation business owner made them a…

Tony Jeff: Smart home automation and connectivity

Posted by: Contributing columnist, CLARION LEDGER FEATURE, BUSINESS, February 15, 2017: Since at least the introduction of The Jetson’s television show in 1962, the hope of a fully automated “smart home” has been an alluring and tantalizing idea. Unfortunately, though, few areas in technology have been as disappointing and elusive as…