Business News for the Mississippi Delta

U.S. Department of Energy Grant Established at Ole Miss  

A new grant from the U.S. Department of Energy will establish a scientific computing hub at the University of Mississippi, helping students across the state prepare for careers in advanced computing, machine learning and artificial intelligence. The Department of Energy has awarded a $1.8 million Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research grant to create an […]

MDCC Receives Recruitment and Retention Grant Funding 

Mississippi Delta Community College has been selected as one of only three institutions statewide to receive the 2025–2026 Non-Traditional Recruitment and Retention Grant from the Mississippi Community College Board (MCCB). MDCC’s Career-Technical and Health Sciences divisions have been awarded $5,000 to support initiatives aimed at increasing enrollment and retention of students in non-traditional career and […]

AccelerateMS and Hinds Comm. College Establish Partnership

AccelerateMS, Mississippi’s lead office for workforce development strategy and coordination, and Hinds Community College, have established a strategic partnership designed to set a new statewide standard for how Mississippi supports new, expanding, and existing industries. The collaboration focuses on addressing critical workforce shortages in the construction and industrial trades—professions essential to building the infrastructure powering […]