Top Companies in Mississippi on the 2014 Inc. 5000
RANK COMPANY 3-YR GROWTH REVENUE 210 R.J. Allen & Associates 2,118% $26.2m 297 …
Companies honored by EIGS for supporting geospatial cluster
HANCOCK COUNTY — The Enterprise for Innovative Geospatial Solutions (EIGS) has unveiled its key business metrics and business award winners for the 2014 U.S. Small Business Administration Geospatial Regional Innovative Cluster. View article.
Inspired by ‘Shark Tank,’ two companies pitch their product to Coast investors
GULFPORT -- Innovate Mississippi will launch their Angel Network's Fall Roadshow today, giving two companies a chance to land investments to grow their business. The meeting will mimic the format of ABC's "Shark Tank." Two startup companies each will have 20 minutes to pitch their product to potential investors. View…
Mississippi Polymer Institute’s Recent Services Help Create 36 New Jobs
The Mississippi Polymer Institute provided technical assistance to seven Mississippi-based manufacturing companies yielding over $4 million in direct financial impact and resulting in the creation of 36 new jobs in Mississippi, according to data compiled by InnovateMEP Mississippi. View article.
Navistar lands Army contract to rework Maxx Pro Dash vehicles
WEST POINT — The Navistar Defense plant at West Point is upgrading MRAP (Mine Resistant Ambush Protected) vehicles as part of a $38.4 million contract awarded by the U.S. Army, according to U.S. Senator Thad Cochran (R-Miss.). View article.
Intuit: Mississippi had second-highest increase in small business employment in U.S. last month
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — Intuit’s August Small Business Indexes, a monthly report providing unique and almost real-time insight into employment and revenue trends of the nation’s small businesses with fewer than 20 employees, showed that small business employment increased 0.01 percent in August. View article.
MARTIN WILLOUGHBY — State roots key to Edge Theory’s Joe Stradinger
Mississippi, the home of literary greats such as Faulkner, Morris and Welty, arguably has had more than its fair share of people talented with the gift of words. Joe Stradinger, founder and CEO of Edge Theory, and I recently discussed this cultural history. We joked that perhaps the soil is…
TECH 21 — Mississippi’s most wanted in technology
When examining Mississippi’s contributions to the technology world, there are tech veterans whose works are still being felt, and there are young minds who are bringing new ideas. The Tech 21 is the Mississippi Business Journal’s take on some of the top contributors to technology in Mississippi and the world. View article.
Venture Tech merges with ISC, acquires SAT
RIDGELAND, Mississippi — Venture Technologies has announced that its merger with Information Systems Consulting, Inc. (ISC), headquartered in Denver, Colo., is complete. The newly formed company will continue to operate under the name of Venture Technologies. This transaction creates a leading technology and cloud solutions provider, consistent with the emergence of hybrid…
Southern Miss Alum’s Doctoral Research Key in Combating Ebola Virus
Daniel Murin is using the research skills he honed in the biochemistry laboratories at The University of Southern Mississippi in the fight against one of the world’s most feared diseases. View article.