A $10,000 grant along with matching money will fund construction of a design studio that promotes innovative wood products and building methods in Mississippi. The $10,000 Community Partnerships grant was awarded by the Sustainable Forestry Initiative Inc., an international nonprofit that promotes responsible forest management. The Mississippi Forestry Foundation and…
Leslie and Mark Henderson, the founders of Lazy Magnolia Brewing Co., are both engineers, so when it came time to update equipment at their Kiln, brewery, they devised a production line that would keep the craft beer tasting better longer. “It’s a huge big deal, both from the capacity standpoint…
TUPELO – At the 55,000-square-foot Hawkeye Industries complex are several awards the company has won over the years. They include company founder, president and CEO Bryan Hawkins being named U.S. Small Business Administration Small Business Person of the Year and the company’s placement three times on the Mississippi Business Journal’s…
STARKVILLE, MS - 29 September 2016 - Camgian Microsystems announced today that founder and CEO, Gary Butler, will speak at the 4th Annual Internet of Things Global Summit scheduled for October 6-7, 2016 at the Washington Marriott Georgetown in Washington, DC. The 2-day summit will take a comprehensive look at the…
Washington, D.C.-The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), the nation’s leading advocate for small businesses, today awarded Congressman Gregg Harper (R-Miss.) with its biennial Guardian of Small Business Award for his outstanding support of America’s small business owners in the 114th Congress. Click here to read more
I’ve worked with a lot of incredible creatives. Once I work with a fellow who stands out as a verbal processor. We’ll call him Stephen. “Stephen, the client needs to include their e-commerce store in their new website,” I’ll say. “Is that something you can do relatively easily? Click here…
The Mississippi Innovators Hall of Fame celebrates the success and advancements its members have made in their fields. Each member’s story bears telling and retelling as they inspire new and established entrepreneurs, said Tony Jeff, president and CEO of Innovate Mississippi, which sponsors the Innovators Hall of Fame. S.L. Sethi,…
Posted by: Contributing columnist, CLARION LEDGER FEATURE, BUSINESS, September 16, 2016: Thursday night was the 2016 Mississippi Innovator’s Hall of Fame, and I’m going to spend the next few weeks talking about some of the honorees and inductees from the event. One of the great things about the Mississippi Innovator’s Hall…
The latest chapter in Mississippi's health story has a name - The John D. Bower School of Population Health. At a ceremony Monday, Sept. 19, university and health-care leaders celebrated the newest health science school at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. “Population health resides at the intersection of clinical…
Tripping.com is the world’s largest website for researching vacation homes and short-term rentals. It aggregates vacation rentals for users to compare from dozens of sites including HomeAway, VRBO, HouseTrip, FlipKey, Interhome, Booking.com and more. Vacationers can use the platform to search through more than five million properties across 150,000 destinations.…