Ingalls Shipbuilding Recently Honored Graduates of its Shipbuilder Academy
Ingalls Shipbuilding recently hosted a “signing day” for the 2025 graduates of its Shipbuilder Academy at the shipyard. This year, 43 students were offered full-time positions at Ingalls, marking the beginning of their careers with HII. The “signing day” coincided with National Apprenticeship Day, recognizing the importance of connecting individuals to meaningful careers and assisting employers […]
Hyde-Smith Supports Expanding Affordable Housing Tax Credit
U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith, chair of the Senate Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Subcommittee, recently threw her support behind legislation to expand and strengthen a federal tax credit that has helped Mississippi build more affordable housing. Hyde-Smith is among the 29 original cosponsors of the Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act (S.1515), which would expand […]
Goldman Sachs Graduates Inaugural Class of MS Small Business Owners
During May, National Small Business Month, Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses graduated its inaugural cohort of Mississippi small business owners from its small business education program as part of its $100 million Investment in Rural Communities. The expansion launched in 2023, with the goal of reaching twenty predominantly rural states in five years. As Mississippi […]
Small Business Administration Launches New Onshoring Portal
Kelly Loeffler, Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), recently announced the launch of the Make Onshoring Great Again Portal, a free tool designed to help small businesses identify U.S. manufacturers and producers. With a database of more than 1 million American suppliers, the searchable portal will empower job creators to source domestic suppliers to support their […]