Building Momentum: Mississippi Startups Raise over $17 Million in 3 Years

Rocketing Systems, a Starkville-based startup company run by recent Mississippi State University graduates, isn't quite the outlier it looks like on paper. The e-commerce software-as-a-service company has raised $685,000 in its three years by pulling together different components from Mississippi’s startup ecosystem. "Organizations like the Mississippi State University Entrepreneurship Center,…

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MCEDA and Agron, LLC Announce 100,000 Square Foot Industrial Speculative Building

On May 11, 2021, the Madison County Economic Development Authority (MCEDA), in partnership with Agracel and Ergon, is excited to announce plans to construct a 100,000 square foot speculative building at the Madison County Mega Site. Owned by the newly formed Agron, LLC, the industrial shell building will initially be…

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2021 Mississippi Entrepreneurship Forum Highlights the State’s Innovation Ecosystem

After skipping a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Mississippi Entrepreneurship Forum, organized by the Mclean Institute for Public Service and Community Engagement at the University of Mississippi, took place virtually this April, featuring participants from the Mississippi entrepreneurial ecosystem. Innovate Mississippi was proud to sponsor and participate in…

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Recurrent Energy Breaks Ground on 100 MegaWatt Sunflower Solar Project

Largest solar project in Mississippi to create hundreds of local jobs and bring clean power to Entergy Mississippi customers GUELPH, Ontario, April 22, 2021 – Canadian Solar Inc. (“Canadian Solar”) (NASDAQ: CSIQ) today announced its wholly-owned subsidiary, Recurrent Energy, LLC (“Recurrent Energy”), commenced construction on the 100 MWac Sunflower Solar Project located in Sunflower…

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Mississippi Seed Fund Taps DaisNotes for $10,000 ‘Proof-of-Concept’ Award

CEO Nicholas Neilson-Slabach, Chief Financial Officer Kyle Hebert, and Chief Creative Officer Thomas Lee launched DaisNotes to help college students make meaningful connections during their college years. DaisNotes is a mobile app that enables students to connect to peers in their classes and other students who share their interests, making…

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