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Tuesday, March 7, 2023

Senator Hyde-Smith Reintroduces Bipartisan Legislation to Provide Funding for "Returnships"

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.

Monday, March 6, 2023

Products Advancing to Round of Eight Revealed in 2nd Annual Mississippi Makers’ Challenge

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.

Wednesday, March 1, 2023

MMA Members Entergy and Siemens Energy Work Together to Create Cleaner Power Grid

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.

Wednesday, March 1, 2023

Nissan's Canton Vehicle Assembly Plant Earns EPA ENERGY STAR Certification

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.

Monday, February 27, 2023

Bracket Revealed for Round of 16 in 2nd Annual Mississippi Makers’ Challenge

JACKSON – After 30,368 votes on 72 nominated products in the Initial Voting Round of the 2nd 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.

Monday, February 13, 2023

Voting is Now Open on Nominated Products in 2nd Annual Mississippi Makers’ Challenge

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

Thursday, February 2, 2023

MMA and Mississippi Economic Council Issue Joint Statement Against SB 2484

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.

Monday, January 30, 2023

MMA Announces Return of Mississippi Makers’ Challenge Sponsored by Hancock Whitney

The Mississippi Manufacturers Association is pleased to announce the start of the second annual Mississippi Makers’ Challenge Sponsored by Hancock Whitney. This contest is open to all manufacturers in Mississippi and will crown a product as the 'Coolest Thing Made in Mississippi'.

Thursday, January 26, 2023

Important OSHA Regulatory Dates Approaching

MMA and EnSafe would like to remind all companies of their need to be following the OSHA recordkeeping requirements of posting their OSHA 300 Summary no later than February 1, 2023 and posting their OSHA 300 Summary info on line by March 2, 2023 to the link listed below.

Wednesday, January 25, 2023

Ingalls Shipbuilding Presents $100,000 in STEM Awards

Ingalls Shipbuilding division awarded $100,000 in grants to 26 STEM-related initiatives from schools and educational organizations located in Mississippi and Alabama.

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