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State Tipoffs Involving Mississippi Newsletter for Tuesday May 21, 2024 ( 4 items )  

Delta Regional Authority: Biden-Harris Administration Announces More Than $2.6 Million Investment Into Lower Mississippi Delta
CLARKSDALE, Mississippi, May 21 -- The Delta Regional Authority issued the following news release: The Delta Regional Authority (DRA) is awarding more than $2.6 million in investments to two projects in Kentucky and Louisiana through its Community Infrastructure Fund (CIF). Funding for this program was made available, in part, by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law signed by President Biden -- a key part of his Investing in America agenda to grow local economies from the middle out and bottom up   more

Math Discovery Provides New Method to Study Cell Activity, Aging, MSU Research Shows
STARKVILLE, Mississippi, May 21 (TNSres) -- Mississippi State University issued the following news: New mathematical tools revealing how quickly cell proteins break down are poised to uncover deeper insights into how we age, according to a recently published paper co-authored by a Mississippi State researcher and his colleagues from Harvard Medical School and the University of Cambridge. Galen Collins, assistant professor in MSU's Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Entomology and P  more

MDMR Accepting Proposals for GOMESA Projects
BILOXI, Mississippi, May 21 -- The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources issued the following news on May 20, 2024: The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources is accepting proposals for projects that may receive funding from the Gulf of Mexico Energy Securities Act (GOMESA). The deadline for proposals to be submitted is Monday, July 1, 2024. Proposals, which are restricted to projects within Hancock, Harrison and Jackson Counties, must meet one or more of the following criteria: proje  more

Miss. Gov. Reeves: Amazon Web Services Breaks Ground on Largest Economic Development Project in Mississippi History
JACKSON, Mississippi, May 21 -- Gov. Tate Reeves, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release on May 20, 2024: Governor Tate Reeves today participated in the groundbreaking ceremony for the largest economic development project in Mississippi history. Amazon Web Services' (AWS) planned $10 billion investment in Madison County is the single largest private sector investment in the state's history, and will create at least 1,000 high-tech, high-paying jobs for Mississippians. Additionally, t  more