SENATOBIA - Power and automation technology group ABB announced the company is locating new manufacturing operations in Senatobia, Miss., in Tate County. ABB will establish operations in the 85,000-square-foot facility formerly occupied by Twin Creeks Technologies. The project will create 200 new jobs by its third year of operation, with…
On a Wednesday morning, fourth-graders in Brittany Ricker's language arts class sat patiently with their iPads at their desks as they received instructions from Jesse Emling, a computer science teacher. Behind them, stood their fifth-grade peers, who were tasked with teaching the grade below them a new skill: coding. Read…
Posted by: Contributing Columnist, Mississippi Business Journal Feature, News, Technology, December 11, 2015 November was Innovation Month in Mississippi and there was a lot of buzz about new ideas, products and innovations among universities, schools, businesses and non-profit organizations. A variety of innovation related activities provided a glimpse into our…
By JACK WEATHERLY Two Mississippi companies are not really working together, but they are producing things that work together. Tupelo-based Hyperion Technology Group produces a sniper detection system that “puts a dot on a map and says, ‘Shoot here.’” said Geoffrey Carter, president. Read the full story.
Posted by: Contributing columnist, CLARION LEDGER FEATURE, BUSINESS, December 9, 2015: I talked recently about some good technology gifts, but this week I want to talk about the things that we no longer give and how technology has made gift giving even harder than it ever was. The introduction of the…
Jackson, Miss. (Dec. 4, 2015) – Gov. Phil Bryant presented four Mississippi companies with awards today at the 2015 Governor’s Awards for Excellence in Exporting event, which was held at the Jackson Convention Complex. Designed to recognize Mississippi companies for their success in maintaining or increasing export sales to international…
Posted by: Contributing columnist, CLARION LEDGER FEATURE, BUSINESS, December 2, 2015: I’m always looking for new technology and gadgets, so this is an exciting time because not only are there always a lot of exciting technology items promoted for Christmas, but the Consumer Electronics Show will be coming up the first…
Third Annual (2015) Sustainable Energy Visionary Leader (VISER) Award The board of directors and officers of the Mississippi Biomass & Renewable Energy Council (MBREC) selected Rusty Ponder, Energy Management Coordinator for the Rankin County School District, to receive the Third Annual (2015) Sustainable Energy Visionary Leader (VISER) Award in recognition…
STARKVILLE, Mississippi—A reshoring webinar hosted by Mississippi Make It In America will show businesses the benefits of reshoring, an effort focused on bringing jobs that were previously offshored from the U.S. back to Mississippi. The Mississippi Make It In America team includes Mississippi State University, InnovateMEP Mississippi, the Mississippi Development…
New Investors Rally Around the Accelerated Manufacturing and Distribution of Tech Flo Exhaust, the Company’s Aftermarket Exhaust System Product ATLANTA (Nov. 18, 2015) – NG1 Technologies, a cleantech solutions company and winner of the 2014 Cleantech Open, today announced it has secured almost $1.5 million in funding and will soon…