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Opinion  |  Sarah Ulmer  • 
June 14, 2019

Mississippi among six states to receive 2019 Gold Shovel Award for economic development

Mississippi is one of six states to receive the coveted 2019 Gold Shovel Award for large job creation and investment projects in diverse industries. According to the announcement, Area Development’s annual Gold and Silver Shovel Awards recognize states for their achievements in attracting high-value investment projects that will create a significant number of new jobs…
Opinion  |  Editor  • 
June 10, 2019

The political horserace for the Ole Miss Chancellor – who will it be?

Yeah.  I said it.  Politics. For all the academic high-mindedness that normally goes into the search for the leader of a large public university, the Ole Miss search will likely be a little different in late 2019.  The Chancellor Search is in full swing and an Advisory Board for the search was named on Friday…