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Culture  |  Sarah Ulmer  • 
August 21, 2018

2018 Promote the Vote Materials Now Available to Teachers

Promote the Vote (PTV), the Secretary of State’s comprehensive K-12 voter education program, launches this week with a new theme, partner, and implementation materials for teachers. This year’s program, which will include a mock election and art and essay contests, asks students to contemplate how they may “Make a Difference in Mississippi” by voting and…
Culture  |  Sarah Ulmer  • 
August 21, 2018

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $1 Million to Support Entrepreneurs and Small Businesses in Gulfport, Mississippi

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1 million grant to the Southern Mississippi Planning and Development District of Gulfport, Mississippi, to recapitalize an existing Revolving Loan Fund in support of small businesses and entrepreneurs. According to grantee estimates, the project is expected to…