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Port restoration in key phase with $55.8 million award for wharf work

Ted Carter — Fri, 24 May 2013 20:11:22 +0000

GULFPORT, Mississippi — Work is set to begin June 6 on building a new wharf face for the west pier of the Port of Gulfport, a project that marks a key phase in restoring the port nearly destroyed almost a decade ago by hurricane Katrina. The Mississippi State Port Authority awarded Hattiesburg-based L&A Contracting a [...]

Mississippi Main Street communities accredited

Stephen McDill — Fri, 24 May 2013 13:13:46 +0000

The Mississippi Main Street Association announces the following cities have been designated as accredited National Main Street Programs for meeting the commercial district revitalization performance standards set by the National Main Street Center®: Aberdeen, Amory, Baldwyn, Batesville, Bay St. Louis/Waveland, Belhaven, Biloxi, Booneville, Canton, Carthage, Cleveland, Clinton, Columbia, Columbus, Corinth, Greenville, Greenwood, Gulfport, Hattiesburg, Hernando, [...]

Olive Branch’s Sam Thomasson turns frustration into new business for the hearing impaired

Ross Reily — Wed, 22 May 2013 19:29:17 +0000

When Kate Thomasson was just a toddler she had lost most of her hearing. After trying numerous hearing aids that failed to fully remedy her problem, Kate’s frustrated father decided to take matters into his own hands. An accomplished electrical engineer and entrepreneur, Sam Thomasson vowed to use his expertise to create a revolutionary new [...]

J-2X engine tests at Stennis Space Center highlighted in NASA video

Ross Reily — Wed, 22 May 2013 12:50:54 +0000

Engineers are installing the J-2X engine E10002 in the A-1 test stand at NASA’s Stennis Space Center on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. The installation is in preparation for a new series of tests, where the engine will be gimbaled, or pivoted, during test firings. Gimbal tests are an important part of the design process. When [...]

(BUSINESS VIDEO) Wingham Rowan: A new kind of job market

Ross Reily — Wed, 22 May 2013 12:33:27 +0000

Plenty of people need jobs with very flexible hours — but it’s difficult for those people to connect with the employers who need them. Wingham Rowan is working on that. In this Ted Talk, we explains how the same technology that powers modern financial markets can help employers book workers for slivers of time. Wingham [...]

New SBA lending initiative puts veterans on entrepreneur pathway

Stephen McDill — Tue, 21 May 2013 19:59:11 +0000

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) today announced the SBA Veteran Pledge Initiative, a commitment by its top national, regional and community lenders to collectively increase their lending activity to veterans by five percent per year for the next five years. Oftentimes, veterans face challenges in raising capital or have trouble receiving a conventional loan. [...]

Teens migrating to Twitter tell researchers there are too many adults, too much drama on Facebook

Ross Reily — Tue, 21 May 2013 19:44:42 +0000

WASHINGTON — Twitter is booming as a social media destination for teenagers who complain about too many adults and too much drama on Facebook, according to a new study published Tuesday about online behavior. It said teens are sharing more personal information about themselves even as they try to protect their online reputations. Teens told [...]

Craig Carter named assistant to Dick Hall at MDOT

Ross Reily — Tue, 21 May 2013 16:06:50 +0000

JACKSON, Mississippi — Wiley “Craig” Carter joins the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) in the position of assistant to Central District Transportation Commissioner Dick Hall. Carter assumes a vital role in facilitating external and internal relations for the commissioner. In his 28 years in marketing and public relations, Carter has specialized in building relationships, designing [...]

(BUSINESS VIDEO) Dan Pink: The puzzle of motivation

Ross Reily — Tue, 21 May 2013 15:53:01 +0000

In this Ted Talk, career analyst Dan Pink examines the puzzle of motivation, starting with a fact that social scientists know but most managers don’t: Traditional rewards aren’t always as effective as we think. Listen for illuminating stories — and maybe, a way forward. Bidding adieu to his last “real job” as Al Gore’s speechwriter, [...]

Michigan’s Debbie Stabenow speaks as Delta State hosts 78th annual Delta Council

Ross Reily — Fri, 17 May 2013 19:27:11 +0000

CLEVELAND, Mississippi — Politics, agriculture, and the economy were the hot topics on a rainy Delta morning as hundreds gathered for the 78th annual meeting of Delta Council, Friday, May 17, on the campus of Delta State University. The event kicked off in the Bologna Performing Arts Center with a presentation by political analyst Stu [...]