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In a small ceremony, Governor Tate Reeves recently signed HB 1796 to change the State Flag of Mississippi. This past weekend, the bill was passed by both chambers. The bill repeals the current state flag and creates a commission to redesign it with the following caveats: The new flag must not contain Confederate battle flag …
Governor Reeves Signs HB1796 Into Law – State Flag to Change Read More »
The Mississippi Legislature has voted to retire the State Flag of Mississippi, a long-standing position of the Mississippi Economic Council. House Bill 1796 was passed by the House of Representatives by a vote of 91-23. The Senate passed the bill by a vote of 37-14. The bill repeals the current state flag and must create …
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June 27, 2020 “The Mississippi Economic Council is thankful for Governor Tate Reeves’ commitment today to sign a state flag change bill. We applaud Governor Reeves’ announcement and appreciate his recognition of the importance of this issue to all Mississippians. Recent days have seen thousands of Mississippians from across our state coalesce around the belief …
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Click Here to Sign On In Support of Changing the State Flag A new flag with the state seal and national motto of “In God We Trust” garners 72% support of likely voters. The Mississippi Economic Council (MEC) is releasing polling data from a recent survey showing for the first time a majority of Mississippians …
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Leadership Mississippi’s “Conquering COVID Through Music” Event Has Been Postponed. More details will be shared when they become available. Would You Like To Be a Headliner? If you love to sing or have unique musical talent and want to share, now is the time! We would love for YOU to be a part of …
Leadership Mississippi’s Conquering COVID Through Music Event July 2 POSTPONED Read More »
SFA conducted additional analysis on the data analyzed by the Office of Strategic Research to determine how many of the students who met the ACT requirement using Superscoring also met the other eligibility requirements for MESG or HELP. To qualify for MESG, SFA looked for students with an ACT Superscore of 29, a high school …
ACT Superscoring and the Impact on MS Financial Aid for MESG or HELP Grants Read More »
First Name (First)Last Name (Last)TitleCompany TrinaAbasta JaredAcyPrincipalWAS Design, Inc BrianAdairSr. Account SEDell Technologies DebraAdamsAsst. Vice PresidentBancorpSouth Bank MarkAdamsPresident and CEOMethodist Rehabilitation Center TinaAdcoxBranch Manager/LenderBancorpSouth Bank BirajAdhikariResident AdvisorMississippi University for Women JasonAgostinelliPartnerDale Partners Architects P.A. AaronAhlquistRegional DirectorADL PenneyAinsworthCEOBGCCM WendyAinsworthOwnerA&H Properties PenneyAinsworthCEOBGCCM Dr. MarthaAlexanderIndependent Consultant/TrainerSelf-employed/Partially Retired JaneAlexanderPresident and CEOCommunity Foundation for Mississippi VickAllenOwnerTest-Mic Music Productions VickAllenOwnerTest-Mic Music …
The Mississippi Economic Council supports changing the state flag, and feels strongly that adoption of a new flag is a timely and high profile action that that would improve Mississippi’s image, advance a new narrative about our state, and set the stage to enhance economic opportunities and improve quality of life in a fair and …
Huntington Ingalls Industries recently announced that its Ingalls Shipbuilding division has received a third contract modification from the U.S. Navy for $145 million to provide long-lead-time material and advance procurement activities for amphibious assault ship LHA 9. This modification brings the total advance funding for LHA 9 to $350 million. “This advance procurement contract will …
