SENATOBIA, Miss. January 27, 2026 – AccelerateMS, Mississippi’s lead office for workforce development strategy and coordination, announced the successful completion of the first cohort of graduates from a new statewide talent development academy. The Facilitation Academy for Certified Excellence in Training, known as FACET, is designed to strengthen workforce learning across Mississippi by building high-impact facilitation […]
MERIDIAN, Miss. – January 14, 2026 – When leadership teams from Meridian Footwear and Bloom, a sustainable materials manufacturer, met with the Lauderdale County School District, the goal was simple: create opportunities that help students see where creativity and careers intersect. What followed was a project designed to move learning beyond the classroom and into […]
PHILADELPHIA, Miss. – January 13, 2026 – Inside an engineering lab at Neshoba Central High School, students aren’t just learning formulas — they’re designing, building, testing, and discovering what’s possible. From 3D printing and robotics to electrical systems and automation, hands-on learning is helping students connect classroom concepts to real-world applications and future opportunities. Supported […]
MONTICELLO, Miss. – December 17, 2025 – The Lawrence County Technology and Career Center agriculture program is designed to give students practical skills and a clearer view of careers tied to agriculture — from welding and fabrication to plant science and technology-driven work. Agriculture teacher and Future Farmers of America (FFA) adviser Carla Lawrence said […]
JACKSON, Miss. – December 8, 2025 – AccelerateMS, Mississippi’s leading office for workforce development strategy and coordination, has awarded funding to nine training providers to launch and expand basic skills training programs that prepare adults for high school equivalency while equipping them with the workforce skills needed for high-demand jobs. The following training providers have […]
Beunkka Davis, Communications Specialist JACKSON, Miss. — December 4, 2025 – AccelerateMS, Mississippi’s leading office for workforce development strategy and coordination, is strengthening its statewide grants management capacity with the addition of Jackie Smith as Workforce Project Manager, Grants Management. Smith brings more than two decades of experience leading statewide, grant-funded, and workforce-focused projects, with […]
CLINTON, Miss. — December 2, 2025 – A welding class was all it took to redirect Rose Sanchez’s career plans. What began as curiosity grew into a pathway toward Mississippi’s fast-expanding skilled trades workforce. Sanchez, a native of Puerto Rico, graduated from the Amazon Web Services Information Infrastructure Pre-Apprenticeship (I2PA) program in September. Since then, […]
Beunkka Davis, Communications Specialist SENATOBIA, Miss – November 25, 2025 – When nursing student Zylexus Watson walked into nurse navigator Emily Tristeza’s office at Northwest Mississippi Community College, she often arrived carrying more than her textbooks. As a young mother of two, balancing coursework, childcare, and financial strain, she sometimes came in overwhelmed. But she […]
JACKSON, Miss. — November 24, 2025 – Leaders from education, industry, and workforce development across Mississippi gathered this fall for a series of ATLAS Industry Roundtable meetings designed to align the state’s talent pipeline with employer needs and emerging career pathways. Hosted by the Mississippi Business Alliance in partnership with AccelerateMS, the Mississippi Manufacturers Association, […]
BILOXI, Miss. November 12, 2025 — Regional industry and workforce leaders from Mississippi, Alabama, and Louisiana came together at William Carey University’s Traditions Campus in Biloxi for the 2nd Annual Gulf Coast Defense Industrial Base Workforce Summit, reaffirming their shared commitment to building a stronger, more unified defense workforce pipeline across the Gulf Coast. The […]