Originally Posted on The Dispatch
STARKVILLE – Mississippi State University launched a new branding campaign Tuesday that will promote the university as a leading research institution and attempt to attract a higher level of students and faculty.
The “We Ring True” campaign will aim to raise awareness of the university’s strengths …
Originally Posted on DeSoto Times-Tribune
In an effort to promote a growing business climate in the state of Mississippi, Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann’s office has initiated a website titled, “YallBusiness.”
Called “the first step toward your successful Mississippi business,” Y’all Business provides information Hosemann’s office hopes will help entice firms …
Originally Posted on Arkansas News
LITTLE ROCK — The Arkansas Department of Workforce Services said Tuesday it has awarded more than $4 million to Arkansas Community Colleges to support work-based training programs.
The money is provided through the agency’s Arkansas Sector Partnership initiative, which is supported by a U.S. Department of …
Originally Posted on The Advocate
The price of oil is sharply down from last year, but if there’s one thing Louisiana has still got, it’s lots of natural gas at a historically low price level.
That is of course good news for the metropolitan areas of the state, including big refineries …
Originally Posted on nola.com
K10 is over. The commemoration of the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina was intense, at turns exhausting and exhilarating. I am proud of how our community responded to being placed under the world’s microscope, presenting a narrative that was optimistic but honest: yes, we have come back …
On Friday, Aug. 28, one day before the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina’s landfall along the Louisiana and Mississippi coasts, Chairman and CEO Leo Denault spoke with CNBC’s Melissa Lee.
Originally Posted on Brink News
Hurricane Katrina left many local and national organizations facing major capital, clientele and infrastructure losses in its wake. Many scrambled to recover these lost resources, while some had no option but to shut down. But one of these companies, Entergy, a New Orleans-based energy company, had …
Just in time for Back to School, Entergy is working to ensure that Louisiana’s future is bright.
Phillip May, president of Entergy Louisiana, recently presented a $250,000 check to be split between Teach For America-South Louisiana and City Year — two groups working together to close the opportunity gap in schools …
