Oxford 2024 CoBuilders Winners Announced at UM Innovation Hub
The Oxford-Lafayette County Economic Development Foundation in partnership with the University of Mississippi has announced the winners of the 3rd Annual Oxford CoBuilders Business Pitch Competition. The competition, held Wednesday June 12th at the UM Innovation Hub at Insight Park, featured six entrepreneurial teams pitching to a judging panel of five local business owners and entrepreneurial […]
Delta State University to Host Night of Champions Event, August 1
The Delta State University Department of Athletics announces, A Night of Champions, a special event featuring Mississippi football legend Archie Manning alongside Delta State Alumni and Athletics Hall of Famer, Langston Rogers. The inaugural event will take place August 1 at 6:00 p.m. at Walter Sillers Coliseum in Cleveland. Manning, a native of Drew, will […]
Workforce Training Remains Top Priority Among Business Leaders
An available and skilled workforce is essential in helping grow Mississippi’s economy. The Mississippi Economic Council (MEC) continues to gauge the importance of vital issues in securing Mississippi’s economic future. We have seen great progress in workforce development, and there is a tremendous opportunity to strengthen our workforce and provide more pathways to prosperity for […]
Entergy’s New Bill Toolkit Helps Customers Manage Summer Usage
After experiencing record breaking heat indexes in 2023, Entergy Mississippi is providing tips on how to prepare your home for the high-heat and manage your bill this summer with our newly launched Bill Toolkit site. Heating and cooling costs make up more than 55% of an average customer’s electric bill. Entergy’s Bill Toolkit site helps […]
WISPR Systems
Mississippi company providing cutting-edge technology WISPR Systems, a US-based drone manufacturer, is renowned for its versatile, rugged, and reliable commercial drones. Headquartered in Batesville, the company also handles shipping, receiving, and research and development from Nesbit, with its manufacturing operations based in Corinth. Founded in 2016, WISPR Systems is dedicated to producing dependable and affordable […]
Dan Gibson
We caught up with Natchez Mayor Dan Gibson and asked about his life journey, his mentors, and his job leading one of the oldest city’s in the nation through its struggles and recent growth What was your first job? My first job was raking magnolia leaves for an elderly friend of my mother’s in the […]
Meridian-Headquartered Business is a National Player
Castle achieves success through family, hard work, and honesty Founded in 1999 by Mike Castle, Sr. and originally called Progressive Pipeline, the company now known by the family name Castle since 2021, has become a major player in the energy sector. Castle builds infrastructure, working in the oil and gas arenas, as well as on […]
Transforming Madison County
Joey Deason’s blueprint for economic success Thanks to Amazon Web Service’s recent decision to establish two data center campuses with a staggering $10 billion investment, Madison County is set to undergo an unprecedented economic transformation. This monumental achieve-ment, spearheaded by the leadership of Joey Deason, Executive Director of the Madison County Economic Development Authority, marks […]
Electric Vehicle Battery Company Investing $1.9 Billion and Creating 2,000+ in Marshall County
On Friday, June 28, Governor Tate Reeves participated in a groundbreaking ceremony for Amplify Cell Technologies, a new joint venture from Accelera by Cummins, Daimler Truck, and PACCAR in Marshall County. The joint venture will localize battery cell production for commercial vehicles, invest $1.9 billion into a Marshall County facility, and create more than 2,000 […]
Chickasaw Nation Breaks Ground in Tupelo
Chickasaw Nation Governor Bill Anoatubby led groundbreaking ceremonies June 26 to kick off construction of the Chickasaw Heritage Center located within the tribe’s historic Homeland in Mississippi. “The future of the Chickasaw Heritage Center will be many things to many people, but for us, as Chickasaws, it is the next step forward in the realization […]