Posted by: Contributing columnist, CLARION LEDGER FEATURE, BUSINESS, October 9, 2016: The Mississippi Innovator’s Hall of Fame recently inducted four individuals in the class of 2016 and honored five “Innovators to Watch.” I always look for opportunities to talk about great Mississippi companies, but usually in the context of a technology theme. A…
NATCHEZ, Miss.—Mississippi State University President Mark E. Keenum took the helm as president of the Mississippi Association of Colleges and Universities during the organization’s annual conference on Tuesday [Oct. 11]. As president, Keenum will lead MAC for the next year. The organization promotes goodwill among Mississippi’s colleges and universities and…
The University of Southern Mississippi will host the fourth annual Mississippi Geospatial Conference Oct. 20-21 on the University’s Gulf Park Campus in Long Beach. Sponsored by the Mississippi Association for Spatial Technologies (MAST), the annual regional conference welcomes more than 100 professionals and students from Mississippi, Louisiana and Alabama to…
In my last column, I presented 10 key attributes of innovation: 1) intense, 2) novel, 3) narrow or wide, 4) observable, 5) value-added, 6) adaptable, 7) transformational/timely, 8) incremental, 9) operability, and 10) no guarantees (risky). An understanding of these attributes can help us gain insight into the development process…
(Jackson, MS) – Backwater Management and Coalesce are pleased to announce the addition of Innovate Mississippi to the Mississippi Innovation Hub in downtown Jackson. The historic block, better known as Spengler’s Corner, is currently home to ThimblePress, Satchel (a podcasting startup), Coalesce, Sheena Allen Apps, Let’s Talk Jackson, Re-Think Mississippi,…
A $10,000 grant along with matching money will fund construction of a design studio that promotes innovative wood products and building methods in Mississippi. The $10,000 Community Partnerships grant was awarded by the Sustainable Forestry Initiative Inc., an international nonprofit that promotes responsible forest management. The Mississippi Forestry Foundation and…
Leslie and Mark Henderson, the founders of Lazy Magnolia Brewing Co., are both engineers, so when it came time to update equipment at their Kiln, brewery, they devised a production line that would keep the craft beer tasting better longer. “It’s a huge big deal, both from the capacity standpoint…
TUPELO – At the 55,000-square-foot Hawkeye Industries complex are several awards the company has won over the years. They include company founder, president and CEO Bryan Hawkins being named U.S. Small Business Administration Small Business Person of the Year and the company’s placement three times on the Mississippi Business Journal’s…
STARKVILLE, MS - 29 September 2016 - Camgian Microsystems announced today that founder and CEO, Gary Butler, will speak at the 4th Annual Internet of Things Global Summit scheduled for October 6-7, 2016 at the Washington Marriott Georgetown in Washington, DC. The 2-day summit will take a comprehensive look at the…
Washington, D.C.-The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), the nation’s leading advocate for small businesses, today awarded Congressman Gregg Harper (R-Miss.) with its biennial Guardian of Small Business Award for his outstanding support of America’s small business owners in the 114th Congress. Click here to read more