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JACKSON (by MMA President & CEO John McKay and published in Magnolia Tribune) -Manufacturing has seen many ups and downs in Mississippi over the last century. From its nascent beginnings as much of the South moved from agrarian-based economies to the incredibly high-tech industries that we see today, there have been several inflection points that have shaped manufacturing.

JACKSON – The 2^nd annual Mississippi Makers’ Challenge Sponsored by Hancock Whitney is down to its final four products.

MCLEAN, Va. and GULFPORT, Miss. — HII (NYSE: HII) and Ocean Aero initiated a strategic agreement to advance the combined capabilities of their respective unmanned maritime platforms and autonomy software solutions.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), Jackie Rosen (D-Nevada), and Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) reintroduced bipartisan legislation to provide funding to support mid-career internships, known as “returnships,” for workers seeking to return to or transition into the STEM workforce.

JACKSON – After a highly competitive Round of 16 in the Mississippi Makers’ Challenge Sponsored by Hancock Whitney that included one matchup separated by just 19 votes, the Mississippi Manufacturers Association is pleased to announce the products advancing to the Round of Eight.

JACKSON, Miss. (Courtesy: Entergy Mississippi) – Entergy Mississippi has taken another step toward meeting the company’s environmental goals with the installation of a high-voltage clean air circuit breaker from Siemens Energy at one of its substations in Vicksburg.

WASHINGTON (Feb. 28, 2023) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing that 86 U.S. manufacturing plants, including Nissan's Canton Vehicle Assembly Plant, earned the agency’s ENERGY STAR certification in 2022, a designation reserved for manufacturing plants in the top 25% of energy efficiency in their sector.

JACKSON – After 30,368 votes on 72 nominated products in the Initial Voting Round of the 2^nd annual Mississippi Makers’ Challenge Sponsored by Hancock Whitney, the Mississippi Manufacturers Association is pleased to announce the products advancing to this week’s Round of 16.

JACKSON – After a two-week nomination period, voting is now open on all 72 submitted products in the 2^nd Annual Mississippi Makers’ Challenge Sponsored by Hancock Whitney.

JACKSON - MMA and the Mississippi Economic Council (MEC) urge the legislature to keep our members’ employees in mind when considering SB 2484. Providing hard-working Mississippians with the best possible and most affordable healthcare coverage is vital. Passage of this bill could severely impede our ability to do that.