Jackson, Mississippi – Plastic products manufacturer McNeely Plastics invests $6.5 million and creates 25 new jobs at the company’s new operations in Hazlehurst, Miss. “Throughout the state, we work hard to provide a business environment favorable for companies’ growth and success. McNeely Plastics’ expansion and investment in Hazlehurst serves as…
By Hannah Hayes: This state capital is beginning a creative renaissance. In Mississippi, it’s not uncommon to find a group of tourists from Tokyo snapping pictures on a desolate dirt road in the Delta, people from Berlin meandering around the grounds of William Faulkner’s home in Oxford, or New Yorkers…
Posted by: Contributing columnist, CLARION LEDGER FEATURE, BUSINESS, July 28, 2016: Last week I wrote about how in the past technology quickened the process of companies outsourcing production overseas and how technology today is providing the data to enable companies to decide to “re-shore” their production. One key element of that choice…
When Dr. G. Marshall Molen, P.E., Ergon distinguished professor of electrical and computer engineering at Mississippi State University, first got involved in supervising MSU student teams to compete in the Challenge X Advanced Vehicle Technology Competitions (AVTCs) sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy, he could have little dreamed the…
MSU summit shows businesses how to ‘Make it in America’ STARKVILLE, Mississippi – A Mississippi State University reshoring summit Aug. 11 aims to help businesses profitably bring manufacturing jobs back home to the U.S. The Make it in America Summit takes place at the university’s Franklin Furniture Institute, located on campus at…
STARKVILLE, Miss.— A faculty member of Mississippi State’s Department of Geosciences has been selected to participate in a University National Oceanographic Laboratory System (UNOLS) Chief Scientist Training Cruise Program. Under the guidance of senior scientists in the oceanographic research community, MSU Assistant Professor of Geology Adam D. Skarke is participating…
JACKSON, Miss. – Mississippi’s supportive policy landscape for telemedicine, including services for residents coping with mental illness, has earned the state an overall “A” rating from the American Telemedicine Association in its 2016 state-by-state report card. Mississippi is among only eight states earning that highest score in the association’s evaluation…
By Josh Mabus, Mississippi Business Journal, Feature Article, July 14, 2016. I've been watching a lot of Golden State Warriors basketball this season. They are an unreasonably talented team that is dedicated to practicing fundamentals and shooting, and they make high-risk, high-reward shots. Watching Steph Curry’s pregame workout, it’s no…
Aims focus towards connecting business leaders to colleges By Becky Gillette, Delta Business Journal, Feature Article, June 9, 2016. Dr. Glenn Boyce, Mississippi Commissioner of Higher Education, has quite a few accomplishments under his belt to show for his first year in office. That includes partnering with the Mississippi Research Consortium, the…
By Becky Gillette, Mississippi Business Journal, Feature Article, July 14, 2016. When Marissa C. Simms was graduating from Jackson State University, she looked around and saw many of her fellow graduates were having trouble finding jobs. She decided to solve that problem herself by creating her own job going into partnership…