by Stephen McDill Published: June 14,2013
Tags: AD&S, background checks, biometrics, Brandon, Carolyn Rains, CSI, fingerprint technology, Fulcrum Biometrics, law enforcement, NCIS, retinal scans, women-owned business
BRANDON- Fingerprints probably haven’t changed much over the years but the technology that collects and stores them sure has. Long gone are the days when “getting printed” meant rolling fingers through messy ink onto cards and watching as the prints are carefully dried and filed away in a large binder or metal drawer. Today, childcare [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: May 8,2013
Tags: contracting, entrepreneur, entrepreneurship, federal agency, female, minority, rule, small business, women, women-owned business
WASHINGTON — An interim final rule published in the Federal Register and effective immediately will amend regulations to the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Women-Owned Small Business Federal Contract Program. According to the SBA, the interim final rule allows for greater access to federal contracting opportunities for women-owned businesses as a result of the National Defense [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: November 29,2012
Tags: contract, economic development, minority, minority-owned business, online, registry, state agency, supplier, women, women-owned business
JACKSON — The Mississippi Development Authority (MDA) has launched the Mississippi Minority Business Registry, a resource for businesses and public entities looking for prospective suppliers or contractors that can meet their procurement needs. The new registry can be accessed online at www.mmbr.org. A component of MDA’s Diversity in Contracting initiative, which focuses on increasing minority- [...] [...]
Midnite Pottery got its name because it was started by family members who had full-time jobs, and took up pottery making with a passion that left them often working until midnight or later. “My brother, Dean Webb, started the business,” said Midnite Pottery owner Jennifer Shelton. “He had just taken a pottery lesson. He didn’t [...] [...]
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