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Mississippi
A Mississippi record and comic store deals with the January "dead zone"
by
Sean McHenry
Jan 10, 2023
OffBeat owner Phillip Rollins says January and summer are his "most hated months" because business is so slow.
How a Mississippi nonprofit helps Black entrepreneurs get funded
by
David Brancaccio
and Jarrett Dang
Nov 16, 2022
Tim Lampkin, CEO of Higher Purpose Co., says his organization serves as an adviser and "capital matchmaker" for business owners.
"Inflation is gut-punching my business," record store owner laments
by
Sean McHenry
Aug 12, 2022
Vinyl records are a big part of Phillip Rollins' business at Offbeat in Jackson, Mississippi. But rising costs make them a harder sell.
Texas, Mississippi lift COVID mask mandates
Mar 3, 2021
Texas businesses can open at 100% capacity in a week. In Mississippi, mask and distancing recommendations are now in place.
A nonprofit director finds hope in community engagement
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Daisy Palacios
Sep 3, 2020
Once, Chiquikta Fountain wanted to escape the little town of Cleveland, Mississippi. Now she is reinvested in the Delta city.
Mississippi business owner celebrates rate cut
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Andie Corban
Aug 1, 2019
Kai Ryssdal checked in with Austin Golding, a small business owner in Mississippi.
Mississippi farmers forced to leave thousands of acres unplanted this season
Jun 6, 2019
Victoria Darden and her family have been forced to leave their soybean and corn fields unplanted because of flooding.
For public good, not for profit.
How temp workers became the norm in America
by
Scott Tong
Nov 15, 2018
10 years after the Great Recession companies have increased their dependence on non-permanent workers.
We're still figuring out how to desegregate higher education
May 25, 2018
What Mississippi's historically black colleges and universities teach us about centuries-old inequities
Far from convention lights, life in Cleveland, Mississippi
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Tommy Andres
Jul 15, 2016
A divided city in a divided state in a still-divided country.