STARKVILLE, Miss.—The Mississippi State University Student Technology Exchange Program completed a banner year with its graduation ceremony and also secured a $150,000 grant from Entergy Mississippi to promote future growth. A record 82 students recently graduated from the industrial robotics training program during a ceremony held in the Nissan Manufacturing…
Posted by: Contributing columnist, Clarion-Ledger, Business, May 26, 2016 In 1993 I moved to Tokyo to teach English and study Japanese. The only Japanese I knew was “Domo arigatto, Mr. Roboto,” so I was looking for an immersive experience. That’s fortunate, because $2 a minute phone calls and the 14-hour time…
A network of cybersecurity experts working from their homes in South Mississippi are on the hunt for cyber threats in a multitude of industry environments. Rebekah Wilke, who works from her Bay St. Louis home, heads a virtual security operations center for Raytheon Foreground Security that provides advance cyber monitoring,…
By Dr. Sumesh Arora, Mississippi Business Journal, Feature Article, May 26, 2016. The time it takes for a vehicle at rest to achieve a velocity of 60 miles per her is a commonly used performance measure in the automotive world. Given that today’s high performance cars can achieve this acceleration in…
By George Anders, Forbes, Technology, May 25, 2016. New York is full of social-media experts. So is Silicon Valley. The two coasts don’t hold a monopoly, however, when it comes to figuring out the best ways to build your brand via Twitter, Facebook and the like. Fascinating new ideas can surface…
Changing the perception about post-grad opportunities in Mississippi is the goal for folks trying to slow down "brain drain". The idea is that too many young adults think they have to leave the state to be successful. There was a brain drain commission created a few years ago. That even led to…
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By Josh Mabus, Mississippi Business Journal, Feature Article, May 19, 2016. A recent GEICO commercial depicts Tarzan and Jane fighting over directions as they navigate the jungle treetops in search of a particular waterfall. “I think we should have taken a left at the river,” Jane implores as the two clinch a…
Posted by: Contributing columnist, Clarion-Ledger, Business, May 19, 2016 Throughout the year, Innovate Mississippi hosts “Startup Weekend” events, which are what I like to refer to as “The coolest events we do” – because business or product ideas are transformed into working companies over the course of the weekend (thanks…
Education Commission of the States is proud to announce the state of Mississippi as the 2016 recipient of the Frank Newman Award for State Innovation for a transformational education reform package that prioritized early learning reading skills, expanded charter schools opportunities and created a clear A through F rating system…