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Court Ruling a Positive for Business
The Supreme Court’s overturning of the so-called Chevron deference doctrine in its June 28 Loper Bright decision has been called by many, both on the
Quentin Whitwell: Embracing Change
Career reboot has yielded positive results and many benefits for communities Quentin Whitwell was by all accounts flourishing in Jackson when a life coach recommended he quit everything and start over. Whitwell followed his advice and has become successful in an impressive career reboot. Co-founder of the lobbying firm The Talon Group, the law firm Gibbs Whitwell PLLC, and an author, Whitwell was serving a second term as a Jackson city councilman when in 2014
Artificial Intelligence
Creating a tectonic shift in the way we work Artificial intelligence is rapidly changing the way the business world works. The non-profit Mississippi AI Collaborative, via its AI Agency, is working to enhance the state’s workforce and economy through the application of AI and cloud technologies. By working to integrate generative AI technologies into local businesses and nonprofit sectors, the agency looking to enhance community-focused and student-led innovation. “AI has been used for some time
MDOT Projects Underway to Improve Transportation
New construction, reconstruction and bridge upgrades in the works The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) is a big state agency with a big job for its 2,600 employees to accomplish. It encompasses the entire state with 33,000 miles of road to maintain. That’s enough roadway to go around the world and still have enough to go from Jackson to Honolulu. MDOT began in 1916 when the Mississippi State Highway Commission was formed by the legislature.
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Hyde-Smith Reports $127.2 Million in Senate Bill for MS Ports and Waterways
U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) has reported committee passage of a Senate bill that provides more than $127.2 million for 28 authorized U.S. Army Corps of Engineers projects and activities
Ergon Headquarters Expanding
On July 30, Ergon Inc. hosted a groundbreaking celebration for our headquarters expansion project at Mirror Lake Plaza in Flowood. Ergon is a group of privately held companies operating under
Sipcam Agro USA Will Be Expanding Operations into Waynesboro
Agricultural product manufacturer Sipcam Agro USA is updating a recently acquired facility in Wayne County. The project is a $3.6 million corporate investment and will create 26 new jobs. “Mississippi’s
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Port of Vicksburg Expansion
Will create a dream site for future development The Port of Vicksburg has long been one of the biggest economic engines of Warren County and
Hurdles Cleared for the Return of Amtrak Services to the MS Gulf Coast
An agreement has finally been reached to return Amtrak services to the Mississippi Gulf Coast for the first time since Hurricane Katrina. Two trains will
GenTeal Recognized as Fastest Growing Retail Company in Mississippi
GenTeal Apparel, a premium men’s clothing company, has been named to the prestigious Inc. 5000 list of the nation’s fastest growing privately owned businesses for
MSU and MC Have Partnered for Accelerated Law Degree Program
Mississippi State students who are interested in becoming attorneys now have a new accelerated pathway into the legal profession thanks to a new university partnership