Valencia Williamson has overseen the creation of innovative new programs including those designed to improve the work-force preparedness of high school graduates since she was hired six years ago to head the Area Development Partnership Chamber of Commerce Division as executive vice president. “Valencia is a leading minority executive in…
When we started the Jackson Free Press about 15 years ago, we noted in our business plan (and our first cover story) that Jackson, Miss., had ranked high on Richard Florida's "creative class" index in his book, "Rise of the Creative Class." We were pumped. The mix of professionals, creatives,…
STARKVILLE, Miss.—A collaborative conversation on a simple topic – water – is yielding discussions that literally could change the world, and researchers are saying that change is critical for meeting increased water needs around the globe. About 200 participants gathered March 27-28 for the 2017 SEC Academic Conference hosted by…
RIDGELAND, MISSISSIPPI (PRWEB) MARCH 23, 2017 Venture Technologies, headquartered in Ridgeland, Mississippi, announced today that they have acquired NetSource Communications, Inc. Venture Technologies is a premier IT Solutions Provider delivering best-in-class Premise Infrastructure Solutions, Collaboration Solutions, Cloud and Business Applications to commercial and public sector organizations throughout the United States…
(Jackson, Miss.) – Innovate Mississippi announced that its 2016-17 annual publication, the Innovation Report, has been published and is available to the public online (at http://innovatems.uberflip.com/i/789927-innovation-report-2017) and in print. The Innovation Report is designed to track, document and share the rich innovation and technology-driven entrepreneurial activity within Mississippi. “We are…
The Entrepreneur Center @ Mississippi Development Authority will kick-off its 2017 Spring Webinar Series on Tuesday, April 4 at noon with a presentation on “Branding – Raising Brand Awareness”. Darren Schwindaman, principal with Jackson-based boutique advertising agency Creative Distillery, will be the presenter. The webinar series is designed to help…
(Jackson, Miss.) – Innovate Mississippi announces the launch of the new Code Mississippi program (www.codems.net), a strategic initiative that was created to help organize coding resources and bring coding leaders together within the state. Through the program’s initiatives, key partnerships, innovation and creativity, Code Mississippi can lead to an unprecedented tech…
(Jackson, Miss.) – Innovate Mississippi announced today that it will lead a press conference Wednesday, March 8, at 10:00 a.m. to announce its new Code Mississippi program (www.codems.net). The press conference will take place at Coalesce, located at 109 North State Street in downtown Jackson, and it is open to…
In just 10 months, Michele and Max Morton went from having an innovative idea for a garden tool to manufacturing and selling their invention at a variety of local, regional and online garden supply retailers. The Mortons had a working prototype for a patented tool, TheMaxBit, which makes digging the…
In 2015, four developers released a fashion-rental app that allows college women to showcase designer dresses at formals and parties, without paying designer prices. The app quickly gained steam at the University of Mississippi, the branched out to a few other schools.With the Curtsy app, women register with their university…