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PEARL, Miss. - The Mississippi Department of Corrections unveiled its newest Mobile Welding Simulator Training Center during a news conference Friday morning.

OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. - Superior Optical Labs in Ocean Springs makes eyeglasses and its President & CEO is United States Navy veteran Derek Bodart.

JACKSON - Meucci Cues, located in Byhalia, contacted Mississippi State University CAVS Extension (MSU CAVS-E) with a request to evaluate their current manufacturing space and material flow and provide recommendations on layout designs.

JACKSON - The Mississippi Manufacturers Association (MMA), the Mississippi Economic Council (MEC), and the Business and Industry Political Education Committee (BIPEC), co-signed a letter to Speaker of the House Jason White in support of improved healthcare.

YAHOO - The Institute for Supply Management's (ISM) manufacturing PMI showed the manufacturing sector moved into expansion for the first time since October 2022. The ISM's manufacturing PMI registered a reading of 50.3 in March, which was the highest for the index since September 2022.

JACKSON – The Destin Collection from Kevin Charles Furniture in New Albany is the winner of the 2024 Mississippi Makers’ Challenge Sponsored by Hancock Whitney and earns the title of The Coolest Thing Made in Mississippi.

JACKSON – The Mississippi Manufacturers Association is pleased to announce the products advancing to the Round of 4 in the third annual Mississippi Makers’ Challenge Sponsored by Hancock Whitney, which is the final round in this year’s competition.

JACKSON – Record-breaking voting in the third annual Mississippi Makers’ Challenge Sponsored by Hancock Whitney continued into the Round of 16 last week, and today the Mississippi Manufacturers Association is pleased to announce the products advancing to the Round of 8.

JACKSON – The Manufacturing Institute—the workforce development and education affiliate of the National Association of Manufacturers—announced that Raytheon Chemistry, Manufacturing, and Controls (CMS) General Manager and Site Executive Frankie Adair is a 2024 Women MAKE Awards honoree. This annual national awards program honors women who demonstrate excellence and leadership in their careers and represent all levels of the manufacturing industry, from the factory floor to the C-suite.

JACKSON - The Mississippi Manufacturers Association celebrates International Women's Day by highlighting two women in the manufacturing industry.