Six Mississippi Startup Companies Accepted as Suppliers for Walmart.com

(Ridgeland, Miss.) – Innovate Mississippi announced today that six Mississippi startup companies were accepted as product suppliers for Walmart.com at the 2016 U.S. Manufacturing Supplier Summit hosted by Walmart June 28 in Bentonville, Ark. The summit’s theme, “Investing in American Jobs,” exemplifies Walmart’s commitment to continue accelerating the U.S. manufacturing…

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66 Mississippi Scholars Tech Master Students Graduate from Pascagoula-Gautier School District Schools

The Pascagoula - Gautier School District is committed to Career Technical Education. The CCTI (College & Career Technical Institute) currently has 14 programs and is adding 2 to 3 new programs in upcoming years. Next year, they are piloting the Computer Engineering class, which will partner with the City of…

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Professors Work With Homeland Security in Study of Emergency Alert Technology

Two University of Southern Mississippi faculty members have been working with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to learn more about the impact and effectiveness of technology designed to help individuals stay safe in an emergency. David Cochran and Bandana Kar, associate professors in the USM Department of Geography and…

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5 startup teams engage with Kansas City community to bring innovative ideas to its urban schools

Back in 2013, Katie Boody and Carrie Markel realized that Kansas City schools were dying — and they decided to do something about it. Every summer since then, The Lean Lab has hosted its core program, The Incubator Fellowship, to support and coach early-stage startups focused on reimagining public education through entrepreneurship.…

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