Business News for the Mississippi Delta

Delta Native Establishes Fund for Faulkner’s Rowan Oak 

Internationally acclaimed concert pianist Bruce Levingston, who grew up in Cleveland, has made a substantial financial gift to establish a conservation and preservation fund dedicated to protecting and restoring Rowan Oak. In recognition of his generosity and commitment to preserving the historic home of Nobel Prize-winning author William Faulkner, the university, which owns and maintains […]

BOOST Initiative Creates $1.4 Million Investment 

The Mississippi Manu-facturers Association–Manu-facturing Extension Partnership (MMA-MEP), in partnership with Mississippi State University’s Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems Extension (CAVS-E) and AccelerateMS, has been awarded a federal grant from the Appalachian Regional Comm-ission to launch the Bringing Operational Optimization & Smart Technology to Mississippi (BOOST MS) Pilot Program. In total, the program represents a $1.4 […]

DSU Comptroller Receives Honor

Delta State University has announced that Jeremy Ricks, DSU’s Comptroller, has been selected as a participant in the 2025–26 Emerging Leaders Program, a signature professional development initiative of the National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO). The program, brings together promising mid‑level business officers from institutions across the country. Now in its fifth year, […]