BILLY’S ORIGINAL FOODS DONATED MORE THAN 1,100 SURPRISE LUNCHS TO ALL VICKSBURG SCHOOLS TO WELCOME BACK TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS VICKSBURG, Miss. – Startup food company Billy’s Original Foods welcomed back all teachers and administrators in Vicksburg and Warren County with a surprise lunch to help them end the first week…
by Victoria Bailey. STARKVILLE, Miss.(WCBI)—Starting Domestic Business and Creating Domestic Jobs is a huge step in strengthening the u.s. economy. and that’s just what Harry Moser is doing with the “Make it in America Reshoring Summit. This morning several sessions were held to discuss the country’s economy and what can…
A new Brookings Institution report finds Jackson, Miss., and Nashville match San Francisco in employment gains. By Eric Morath. Jackson, Miss., and Nashville, Tenn., may be better known for Southern lifestyles than tech jobs, but those regions are adding “advanced industry” jobs at near the same rate as the San Francisco…
Mississippi’s supportive policy landscape for telemedicine, including services for residents coping with mental illness, has earned the state an overall “A” rating from the American Telemedicine Association in its 2016 state-by-state report card. Mississippi is among only eight states earning that highest score in the association’s evaluation of performance in…
While thousands turned out to watch NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) recently complete a full-scale test of its booster, few were aware of the other major test occurring simultaneously. NASA’s High Dynamic Range Stereo X (HiDyRS-X) project, a revolutionary high-speed, high dynamic range camera, filmed the test, recording propulsion video…
By Leah Oswalt. Michele Morton is no stranger to the concept of innovation. Growing up, she watched both her father and her grandfather invent out of necessity, and she learned from their resourcefulness. It’s not surprising, then, that when Morton believes that there is a more efficient way of doing…
By Dr. Sumesh Arora, Mississippi Business Journal, Feature Article, August 4, 2016. We hear a lot about innovation these days and terms such as the “innovation economy” or the “new economy” are frequently used interchangeably, along with the “21st century economy.” This raises the following three questions: 1. What is considered…
Posted by: Contributing columnist, CLARION LEDGER FEATURE, BUSINESS, August 4, 2016: I recently had the chance to accompany six Mississippi companies to Walmart’s 2016 U.S. Manufacturing Supplier Summit and I’m excited to talk about three of those companies this week. Some of these may not ever been seen as “technology” companies, but…
STARKVILLE, Miss.—The Computer Science for Mississippi program is set to help the state’s students prepare for careers in a high-tech, high-demand field. Also known as CS4MS, the program has completed its summer training for teachers in anticipation of the pilot program’s rollout in districts across Mississippi during the upcoming school…
Jackson, Mississippi – Plastic products manufacturer McNeely Plastics invests $6.5 million and creates 25 new jobs at the company’s new operations in Hazlehurst, Miss. “Throughout the state, we work hard to provide a business environment favorable for companies’ growth and success. McNeely Plastics’ expansion and investment in Hazlehurst serves as…