C Spire Named to Newsweek’s “America’s Greatest Workplaces” 

C Spire, a diversified telecommunications and technology services company based in Ridgeland, has announced it is recognized as one of “America’s Greatest Workplaces for Parents & Families” in 2024 by Newsweek and Plant-A Insights Group.  “We are incredibly honored to be recognized as one of ‘America’s Greatest Workplaces for Parents and Families in 2024,’” said […]

J.L. Holloway Delivers Khayat Lecture Series Speech in Oxford

Prentiss native and well-known Mississippi businessman, J.L. Holloway, has come a long way from humble beginnings. Growing up, he had few resources and even fewer paths to success, but he was determined to improve his station in life.  Over the course of his career, Holloway founded and oversaw several business ventures that proved to be […]

Greenville Kearns Aerospace Maintenance Expanding in Washington County

Kearns Aerospace Maintenance (GKAM) is investing in its aircraft maintenance operations in Greenville. The project is a $11.75 million corporate investment and will create 31 new jobs. “Greenville Kearns Aerospace Maintenance has been part of the Delta’s economic landscape for more than a decade, and I am grateful this veteran-owned company is once again investing […]

DRA Recognizes 2024 Leadership Class During Graduation Ceremony

The Delta Regional Authority has announced 29 new graduates of its Delta Leadership Institute (DLI) Executive Academy, an extensive leadership develop-ment program that brings together public, private and nonprofit sector leaders from the Mississippi River Delta and Alabama Black Belt regions. Representing the 2024 DLI Executive Academy Class, graduates hail from various cities and towns […]

Hyde-Smith Announces Funding for Mississippi Law Enforcement

U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), has announced the award of more than $10.8 million through the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) to boost law enforcement in communities throughout Mississippi.  Hyde-Smith, as member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, worked to advance FY2024 COPS funding that supports the grants awards, which […]

Entergy Mississippi to build first new power station in 50 years 

For the first time in 50 years, Entergy Mississippi is building a new natural gas power station, which will ensure customers continue to have modern, reliable energy well into the future. The advanced facility will be the first combined-cycle combustion turbine power station the company has built from the ground up.  “As our customers’ needs […]

UM Professor Using Grant Monies to Approve Military and Commercial Sensor Networks

University of Mississippi engineering professor, Lei Cao, has been awarded more than $597,000 to improve sensor networks, devices often used by the military to collect and transmit data about their environment.​ Cao, a professor of electrical and computer engineering, plans to use his National Science Foundation grant to improve sensor networks by making them more […]

C Spire Foundation Donates to STEM Education at MSU

The C Spire Foundation is continuing its commitment to K-12 students in Mississippi through a $180,000 donation to Mississippi State University that further supports STEM and the development and implementation of online computer science classes. The initiative builds on the C Spire Foundation’s $1 million donation in 2021 to help train more than 3,000 K-12 […]

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 with Mississippi College. Mississippi State and MC’s School of Law have formally signed an agreement allowing qualified MSU students to enter MC’s Juris Doctor program before fully completing an MSU […]

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 the third year in a row. The Oxford-based brand has positioned itself as the fastest growing retail company in Mississippi, and it is ranked in the Top 20% of fastest […]