Posted by: Contributing columnist, CLARION LEDGER FEATURE, BUSINESS, September 8, 2016: For some reason I have a vivid memory of a conversation I had just before the 2010 Mississippi Innovator’s Hall of Fame. The conversation was memorable because I was being quizzed about the inductees for that night and questioned about…
(Ridgeland, Miss.) – Innovate Mississippi announced today that they have been awarded a Federal and State Technology (FAST) Partnership Program grant by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) in the amount of $125,000. FAST funding provides support for awardees to offer direct funding of Phase 0 grants up to $2,000…
Posted by: Contributing columnist, CLARION LEDGER FEATURE, BUSINESS, August 31, 2016: This is my final of several articles talking about “innovation deployment” or the process of taking inventions or other technologies to market through existing manufacturers, distributors or other existing businesses. As a part of that process, Innovate Mississippi assisted and…
JOSH MABUS — You’re no Picasso and he was no entrepreneur - Mississippi Business Journal A new client invited my staff and me to New York for a week of meetings this summer. Some of the guys had never spent significant time in the city. We stuck around an extra day…
GLENN McCULLOUGH — Powering Mississippi’s economy - Mississippi Business Journal Mississippi’s abundance and wide array of energy resources means we pay less than the national average for residential, commercial and industrial electricity. At the same time, Mississippi’s renewable energy resources are putting our people to work, processing the raw materials and…
PINE BELT (WDAM) - Three Pine Belt business people have been inducted into The Mississippi Innovators Hall of Fame. This year, Joe F. Sanderson, Jr., chairman of the board of directors and chief executive officer of Sanderson Farms, Inc. in Laurel, will be honored as the recipient of the 2016…
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.…
By Nash Nunnery - The epicenter for spectator sports security isn’t located in a mega-metropolis such as New York, Chicago, London or Barcelona. Actually, the National Center for Spectator Sports Safety and Security (NCS4) is housed on the campus of the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg. The Center is…
Lend Casey Combest your ears for an hour and he might convince you to stay in Mississippi. The owner of the Jackson-based BlueSky Studio new podcast “Made in Mississippi,” which launched this month, is one-part motivation and one-part retention tool. The show features interviews with notable Mississippians, including Joel Bomgar,…
Joe F. Sanderson, Jr., chairman of the board of directors and chief executive officer of Sanderson Farms, Inc. in Laurel, will be honored the Mississippi Innovators Hall of Fame as the recipient of the 2016 Legend Award, which is presented to distinguished, exemplary and visionary leaders and innovators who have…