Grand Ideas

Eric Hill, director of the »Æ¹ÏÊÓÆµ Center for Entrepreneurship and Outreach, speaks to the crowd gathered in downtown Starkville to celebrate the grand opening of the »Æ¹ÏÊÓÆµ Idea Shop on Thursday [March 7]. The Idea Shop is a 2,000-square-foot facility that contains the Turner A. Wingo Maker Studio and the »Æ¹ÏÊÓÆµ Retail Product Accelerator, helping entrepreneurship thrive among »Æ¹ÏÊÓÆµ students and in the Starkville community. Pictured behind Hill are, from left, Starkville Mayor Lynn Spruill, »Æ¹ÏÊÓÆµ President Mark E. Keenum and College of Business Dean Sharon Oswald.