Kiosks Provide Unprecedented Access Availability CANTON, Miss., June 8, 2016 ─In an effort to fill a critical need in healthcare accessibility throughout Mississippi, TelehealthONE announced a new program with fred’s Inc. to deliver walk-in telehealth kiosks to more fred’s Pharmacy locations. TelehealthONE is the state’s leading provider of comprehensive healthcare…
Posted by: Jack Weatherly, Mississippi Business Journal Feature, News, Technology, June 9, 2016. Toxey Haas knew there had to be a better way to hunt. So in 1986 he started a company whose name is now almost synonymous with hunting – Mossy Oak. The West Point company started with two patterns –…
Posted by: Contributing columnist, Clarion-Ledger, Business, June 9, 2016 Last week I talked about why ABC’s “Shark Tank” has brought investing in start-ups to the public stage in a dramatic way, and I explored a few ways that the show is different from real-world entrepreneurship. Among other things, I mentioned…
ALGIX 3D Has Been Chosen as one of the Top 100 Sustainable Solutions for the World’s Most Pressing Challenges. Bringing algae from pond to production. ALGIX utilizes algae blooms to produce biodegradable 3D-printing feedstock, which requires less energy during the printing process. Click here to view the full publication (ALGIX…
When: Tuesday, June 21, 2016 - 9am to 11am Where: Haley Reeves Barbour Maritime Training Academy (Community College Classroom #1304) About the workshop presenters: Ty Posey, Workforce Leader – Mississippi Polymer Institute (MPI). Mr. Posey joined MPI in 1997, as MPI’s technical service and workforce development leader he has worked…
STARKVILLE, Miss.—Mississippi State University President Mark E. Keenum has been elected to a two-year term as president of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) by his fellow presidents/chancellors at the SEC’s summer meeting in Destin, Florida. Keenum succeeds Vanderbilt Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos. “I am honored to be chosen to lead and…
JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI -- June 6, 2016 The Satchel Podcast Player is about to change the game for podcasters and podcast listeners alike. SATCHEL Founders Beau York and Briar Bowser have developed a brand new take on the podcast app which allows users to discover podcasts created near and for their local area. “We hear all the time how…
Posted by: Contributing Columnist, Mississippi Business Journal Feature, News, Technology, June 2, 2016. There was a time when football didn’t require much more than a haphazardly cleared cow pasture and a spheroid pigskin. “Sports rehab” was a taped-on aspirin and a spoonful of mustard applied to the location of the pain.…
Posted by: Contributing columnist, Clarion-Ledger, Business, June 2, 2016 I’m a big fan of the ABC show “Shark Tank” for a lot of reasons. When it first came on, I quickly noticed how much it resembled our entrepreneurial development work at Innovate Mississippi. Now that the show has become so…
By Josh Mabus, Mississippi Business Journal, Feature Article, May 26, 2016. Have you ever seen those “Free beer tomorrow” signs that decorate the walls of dive bars all across the country? No matter how many times you’ve seen them, they’re still a little funny. When you realize that every tomorrow the…