A few weeks ago, some of America’s largest brands took a $5 million gamble to try to move us emotionally. Some of the commercials were funny. One or two were inspiring. More than a handful were heavy-handed. But for Super Bowl commercials, few were truly super. Before we go much…
STARKVILLE, Miss.--Mississippi State’s Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems Extension is a major honoree of the Mississippi Economic Development Council. The university’s Canton-based office recently accepted the Community Economic Development Award for its work to bring advanced manufacturing jobs back to America. The MEDC recognition specifically cited the “Reshoring Advanced Manufacturing…
When Kagan Coughlin and Alexe van Beuren first visited Water Valley, Mississippi a decade ago, the majority of the storefronts on the small town's Main Street were empty. But the couple was charmed by the people they met; inside an old soda fountain, a fourth-generation business owner made them a…
Posted by: Contributing columnist, CLARION LEDGER FEATURE, BUSINESS, February 15, 2017: Since at least the introduction of The Jetson’s television show in 1962, the hope of a fully automated “smart home” has been an alluring and tantalizing idea. Unfortunately, though, few areas in technology have been as disappointing and elusive as…
The Oxford Conference Center hosted the third annual Innovate Mississippi’s Discovery Luncheon earlier today. The seminar was held for entrepreneurs in the Oxford area and served as the kick-off event for the Ole Miss Venture Launch Weekend. Keynote speaker, Bill Rayburn, is well known to the Oxford community for founding…
(Jackson, Miss.) – Innovate Mississippi announces that its 2017 Discovery Luncheon series will kick-off in Laurel, and as a first-time event for Jones County. It will be held Thursday, February 2, at The Gables from 11:30 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. Discovery Luncheons are community-based events held throughout the state designed…
(Jackson, Miss.) – Innovate Mississippi announces that it will host a Discovery Luncheon in Oxford on Friday, February 10, 2017, at the Oxford Conference Center from 11:30 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. Discovery Luncheons are community-based events held throughout the state designed to spotlight Mississippi’s rich entrepreneurial culture. Organized by Innovate…
A year after Quantum Flow, Inc. took home Innovative Mississippi’s New Venture Challenge grand prize of $3,000 for operating capital, the company is finalizing its first, fully engineered product – the Momentum Dryer. Martin McCurtis got the idea for his revolutionary hooded hair dryer more than 10 years ago, when his wife’s…
Artists, especially of the literary ilk, are often accused of focusing too much on the inner world. Franz Kafka famously said, “Writing is utter solitude, the descent into the cold abyss of oneself.” Futurist dystopian novelist Philip K. Dick said, “The problem with introspection is that it has no end.”…
Posted by: Contributing columnist, CLARION LEDGER FEATURE, BUSINESS, January 13, 2017: Those of us who remember a time “BG” (Before Google) and before everyone had a cellphone still laugh as we remember what that was like. As we now near 10 years since the introduction of the iPhone, we are on…