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Governor Reeves Announces Dr. Daniel “Deano” Harrison as Director of the Mississippi Office of Apprenticeship
Mississippi Economic Development Council
Sep 3, 2026 - Governor's office Governor Reeves Announces Dr. Daniel “Deano” Harrison as Director of the Mississippi Office of Apprenticeship Governor Tate Reeves today announces Dr. Daniel “Deano” Harrison as Director of the Mississippi Office of...
Mississippi Launches UPSKILL Grant for Adult Education, Training for In-Demand Careers
Mississippi Economic Development Council
Sep 3, 2026 - Accelerate MS The Mississippi Office of Student Financial Aid and AccelerateMS, the state’s workforce development office, have announced the launch of the UPSKILL Mississippi Grant.
Mississippi Writers Trail Marker Honors Scholar and Author Noel Polk
Visit Mississippi
Hattiesburg, MS — Visit Mississippi unveiled a new Mississippi Writers Trail marker honoring Noel Polk on Tuesday, September 1 at The University of Southern Mississippi.
Millstone Medical Outsourcing Appoints Matt Weber as Director of Business Development
EIN Presswire
Weber brings 14+ years of MedTech commercial, operational, & program management experience to Millstone's One PO model, helping accelerate OEM device launches.
Mississippi and Indiana SBDC Networks Select Catalyzer to Modernize Small Business Program Delivery
EIN Presswire
Mississippi completes statewide rollout as Indiana moves toward deployment, signaling a shift toward modern infrastructure, freeing advisors for entrepreneurs.
NFWF and Partners Announce $5 Million in Grants to Restore Forests and Wetlands in the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
WASHINGTON, D.C., Sept. 01, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) today announced nearly $5 million in grants to improve, restore and expand important forest and wetland wildlife habitats in the Lower...
Gulf Blue Navigator Earns National Recognition
Mississippi Economic Development Council
Gulf Blue Navigator has been recognized by TIME and Statista as one of America’s Best Incubators & Accelerators 2026, placing the Mississippi-based program among the nation’s top-performing startup support organizations.
FEMA Approves More Than $69 Million for Mississippi Recovery
Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA)
ATLANTA — FEMA announced more than $69 million in funding for 68 recovery and mitigation projects to help communities recover from recent storms and past disasters and promote resilience.
The Southport CoLAB’s Dr. Benjamin Powers Calls for Building Capacity on Both Sides of Education’s Research-to-Practice Gap
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
SOUTHPORT, Conn., Sept. 03, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Southport CoLAB, a professional learning organization that translates research into classroom practice to improve outcomes for all learners, today announced the publication of a new...
Industry Credentials Give Mississippi Students a Head Start on Manufacturing Careers
Mississippi Office of Workforce Development
JACKSON, Miss. – August 27, 2026 – The path to a career in advanced manufacturing doesn’t have to begin after graduation.
Express Oil Change & Tire Engineers Opens New State-of-the-Art Richland, Mississippi Location
EIN Presswire
This is the brand’s newest location in the greater Jackson, Mississippi area, extending Express Oil Change & Tire Engineers’ dependable service in Mississippi.
Oxford Treatment Center’s Medical Director, Dr. Lucas Trautman, Named a 2026 Health Care Hero by Memphis Business Journal
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
ETTA, Miss., Aug. 27, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- For more than two decades, Dr. Lucas Trautman, M.D., MPH, ABPN, ABPM, has served patients in Memphis and across the Mid-South through his work in psychiatry and addiction medicine.
University Research Center to Present 11th Annual Advancing Mississippi Conference
Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning
Researchers from around Mississippi will present their findings on long-term challenges facing the state, including human capital, educational attainment, health, population growth, tax policy, and more at the 11th annual Advancing Mississippi...
Growing automotive service company brings its Auto Hospitality experience to Lafayette
EIN Presswire
Midas of Lafayette Opens September 2, Marking 12th New Store Across Three States in Three Years LAFAYETTE, LA, UNITED STATES, September 3, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Midas of Lafayette Opens September 2, Marking 12th New Store Across Three...
AG Sunday Announces Historic Settlement with Meta that Assures Protections on Social Media Platforms, Brings $500M+ to Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Attorney General
Settlement with the social media titan was reached amidst a civil trial regarding Meta’s alleged failures to protect its young users HARRISBURG — Attorney General Dave Sunday announced that Pennsylvania, as part of a multistate coalition, has...
Attorney General James Secures Up to $17.1 Billion and Groundbreaking Reforms from Meta to Protect Children on Social Media
New York Attorney General
NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James and a bipartisan coalition of 50 other attorneys general today secured up to $17.1 billion from social media giant Meta, along with transformative changes to Facebook and Instagram to stop...
Attorney General Schwalb Announces That Meta Will Pay Up to $17.1 Billion for Exploiting Kids with Intentionally Addictive Social Media Platforms
Office of the Attorney General - Washington D.C.
Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today announced a landmark multistate settlement with Meta Platforms, Inc. (Meta). It is the largest state consumer protection settlement in history outside of the Big Tobacco settlements of the 1990s. The...
AccelerateMS, Mississippi Office of Student Financial Aid Launch UPSKILL Mississippi Grant
Mississippi Office of Workforce Development
JACKSON, Miss. — AccelerateMS and the Mississippi Office of Student Financial Aid launched the UPSKILL Mississippi Grant, creating a new pathway for adult Mississippians to access state financial aid for education and training connected to...
The Future of Space Law and Governance Launches in Lexington, Kentucky, on September 11
EIN Presswire
Kentucky Space Futures hosts a free space-law workshop with Michelle Hanlon and ex-NASA counsel Ken Human at Pam Miller Arts Center in Downtown, Lexington, KY. LEXINGTON, KY, UNITED STATES, August 25, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- A free public...
American Society of Landscape Architects Announces its 2026 Student Awards
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
Washington, D.C., Aug. 24, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) announced the winners of the 2026 ASLA Student Awards.
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