President Trump Nominates Two Mississippi Supreme Court Justices to Federal Bench TJ Werre / Tuesday, August 12, 2025 0 377 JACKSON - State Supreme Court Justice James Maxwell (District 3, Place 3) and Supreme Court Justice Bobby Chamberlin (District 3, Place 1) were both nominated to serve on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi. Read more
Mancuso Chemicals Limited Establishing Operations in Clarke County TJ Werre / Monday, August 4, 2025 0 565 JACKSON (Mississippi Development Authority) – International chemical manufacturer Mancuso Chemicals Limited is establishing operations in Pachuta. The project is a $5.52 million investment and will create 17 jobs. Read more
MEP Success Story: Yokohama Tire TJ Werre / Tuesday, July 29, 2025 0 712 WEST POINT, Miss. - Ramp-ups in the target production volume at Yokohama Tire resulted in growing pains as the company worked to make the necessary process adjustments to reach those targets. Making these incremental changes throughout the one million square-foot facility upset the delicate balance of scheduling and maintaining batches of perishable rubber compound. Even small disruptions in the complex and inter-dependent processes caused a variability ripple effect that made it difficult to consistently hit the new targets. Yokohama looked to Mississippi State University CAVS Extension (CAVS-E) for support in finding and addressing bottlenecks through Six Sigma methodology and simulation modeling. Read more
MMA Scholarship Spotlight: Byron Swetman - Ole Miss TJ Werre / Wednesday, July 23, 2025 0 593 OXFORD - Byron Swetman recently graduated from the University of Mississippi Center for Manufacturing Excellence as a computer science major. Read more
MMA Scholarship Spotlight: Camille Newman - Ole Miss TJ Werre / Thursday, July 10, 2025 0 547 OXFORD - Ole Miss rising senior Camille Newman is an MMA Endowed Scholarship recipient. Camille is developing a 3D printer and recycling center to recycle plastic on the moon, and her prototype will be manufactured on the floor of the Haley Barbour Center for Manufacturing Excellence at The University of Mississippi. Read more