Proposed policy to achieve “brain gain” in Mississippi. Focused on retention and attraction of a knowledge-based workforce. BACKGROUND Mississippi is the only Sun Belt state to experience a net outmigration Read More
The Fast Forward Mississippi initiative has been committed to helping develop and advocating for policies that would help reverse the loss of intellectual capital in our state. The Read More
Kids Code Mississippi – a signature project of the Fast Forward Mississippi Initiative, is partnering with the Springboard to Opportunities organization to implement a computer science/coding education program designed specifically Read More
Potential policy changes seek to keep the best & brightest in Mississippi. Language is being circulated amongst policy makers and economists in the Mississippi Capitol which seeks to Read More
FAST FOWARD MISSISSIPPI initiative project aims to raise awareness of digital skills education among students, teachers, and parents as part of Innovation Month. Students in 36 schools across Read More
Some of you are familiar with an idea that began as a loose group of concerned individuals that came together as the “Mississippi Brain Drain Commission.” The mission Read More
The Jackson Free Press covered the announcement of the Fast Forward Mississippi program in their Biz Roundup. The interview goes a little more in-depth about the program. Mississippi Read More
Fast Forward Mississippi and its developmental organization the Mississippi Brain Drain Commission have formed a partnership with the Mississippi Leadership Forum in order to receive 501(c)3 status. The Read More
The Mississippi Brain Drain Commission (MSBD), an initiative founded by Maris, West & Baker Advertising (MWB), announced a partnership with Mississippi Public Broadcasting (MPB) to jointly develop a Read More