STARKVILLE, Miss. — Mississippi is winning. That’s how Glenn McCullough, executive director for the Mississippi Development Authority, characterized the state’s recent economic development strides in a keynote address for the sixth annual Manufacturing Summit, which Mississippi State University’s Franklin Furniture Institute hosted Wednesday [March 16]. Touting Mississippi’s top 10 national…
By Becky Gillette, Mississippi Business Journal, Feature Article, March 10, 2016. Alex Ray, co-founder and CEO of Zyn Careers (zyncareers.com), says millennials are looking for more than just a job with a decent salary. They also place a high value on job satisfaction, doing work that is meaningful to them while interacting…
Posted by: Contributing columnist, Clarion-Ledger, Business, March 9, 2016: Two weeks ago, I started down the path of covering “technologies everyone should know.” Since then, I have had an interesting discussion about whether certain things are really necessary to know or whether they are simply helpful but not necessary. Without getting too…
Posted by: Contributing Columnist, Mississippi Business Journal Feature, News, Technology, March 4, 2016. In my last column I talked about the importance of public-private partnerships for spreading innovation. In this column I will present a methodology for assembling such partnerships which may be used as a sort of check-list to ensure…
Posted by: Contributing columnist, Clarion-Ledger, Business, March 1, 2016: If you walk around Monday saying, “Happy Alexander Graham Bell Day!” you are likely to get strange stares, but that’s just because people don’t know the historical significance of that date. March 7 is the 140th anniversary of the invention and patenting…
GoEntergy.com a powerful tool for site selectors and businesses NEW ORLEANS – With a goal of supporting and driving economic growth and prosperity in the rapidly expanding Gulf Coast region, Entergy has developed and launched a freestanding website designed to attract site selectors and companies looking to potentially expand in…
Founders of local podcasting company receive competitive grant for media innovation JACKSON, Miss. - Local entrepreneurs Beau York and Briar Bowser received national recognition this week for their company SATCHEL as the Knight Foundation released its first round of 2016 Prototype Fund winners. The Knight Prototype Fund, which was established in…
By Lisa Monti, Mississippi Business Journal, Feature Article, February 23, 2016. Raising capital for a startup is different for each entrepreneur and venture, but starting out on the right legal footing is a sure way to help smooth the process. Matthew McLaughlin, a shareholder and member of the Emerging Companies Team at…
Arkansas native has 35 years’ experience with Entergy JACKSON, Miss. – Entergy Corporation has named Charles Hall vice president, power plant operations for Mississippi. Previously, he served as power plant manager at Gerald Andrus plant in Greenville. “I am excited to see Charles in this important position. He is a…
Posted by: Contributing columnist, Clarion-Ledger, Business, February 17, 2016: Over a five-day period ending last week an amazing thing happened. Millions of people followed updates on Twitter and Periscope and waited in anticipation for daily podcasts about a legal hearing. This was a hearing that wasn’t televised, wasn’t about a celebrity, and was…