Delta Compass Receives Development Grant
Delta Compass’ CEO, Justin Archer Burch, has announced that it has been awarded a $200,000 grant from the Walton Family Foundation to support its groundbreaking initiatives in advancing economic recruitment in the Mississippi and Arkansas Delta. This funding will be instrumental in fostering economic inclusion and driving long-term growth in these underserved regions. The grant […]
Senator Wicker Announces Beth Spivey Chief of Staff
U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., recently announced that his long-time Chief of Staff, Michelle Barlow Richardson, will leave government service to accept a new opportunity in the private sector. Richardson first joined Wicker’s staff in 1997 as a Legislative Correspondent and then Executive Assistant. After a two-year stint with the Mississippi State University Foundation, she […]
$1 Million Has Been Returned to Mississippians
Treasurer David McRae has announced that roughly 4,000 Mississippians will be receiving checks from the State Treasury’s Unclaimed Money Division, and those who receive them are encouraged to cash them. More than $1 million is expected to be distributed. The checks are the result of a pro-active data match the State Treasury undertook to return […]
Reeves and McDaniel Named to MAMA Hall of Fame
The Mississippi Automotive Manufacturers Association (MAMA) recently inducted Governor Tate Reeves and Barbara McDaniel, retired Toyota Manager of External Affairs, into the MAMA Hall of Fame at their 2024 Recognition Dinner which was held on November 6. The MAMA Hall of Fame was launched in 2019, to honor individuals that have been crucial to the […]
NMRMC Receives Generous and Substantial Donation
At the Global Heart Network conference held at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California on November 4, representatives of the US based Divine Will Foundation, a 501(3) corporation, and Northwest Mississippi Regional Medical Center, an acute care hospital located in Clarksdale, Mississippi, signed a Memorandum of Understanding that memorialized a gift of $1 million from […]
The WAE Clinic
Whole Health, Authentically Experienced The WAE Clinic in Cleveland opened in 2019 with the vision of providing integrative, root-cause-focused care to support individuals in achieving optimal wellness. Inverness native and clinic owner Susan Prather, along with her staff, are dedicated to building “a premier integrative medicine clinic where personalized care and wellness programs enable individuals […]
C Spire Receives Honors at Cisco Partner Summit
C Spire has been named Service Provider of the Year and Regional Partner of the Year: Southeast Operation for USA Central Area at Cisco Partner Summit 2024. Cisco Partner Awards recognize top-performing partners demonstrating service excellence and innovation in delivering solutions that help customers succeed. “Being named Cisco Service Provider of the Year and Regional […]
DSU Awarded $1 Million Grant to Acquire Flight Simulator
Delta State University has been awarded a $1,000,000 federal grant to its Commercial Aviation Department for the purchase of an Agricultural and Aerial Firefighting Flight Simulator. This innovative Air Tractor 802 flight simulator will be the first of its kind and will support DSU’s Agricultural Aircraft Operations Career Pathway (AAOCP) program, providing essential training for […]
Entergy Breaks Ground on New Delta Power Station
Facility in Greenville is a $1 Billion Investment On November 7, Entergy Mississippi celebrated a brighter energy future for customers at a groundbreaking ceremony of the company’s newly announced Delta Blues Advanced Power Station in Greenville. At the groundbreaking, the company also recognized the 50th anniversary of the Gerald Andrus Steam Electric Station, which will […]
Completing the FAFSA is an Important Step Toward Success
There is a lot of talk going on right now about the labor force participation rate in Mississippi. This rate, defined by the Bureau of Labor Statistics as “the population that is either working or actively seeking work,” is an important standard in our economic growth. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the labor […]