The Thad Cochran Mississippi Center for Innovation and Technology<\/strong>, or MCITy<\/strong>, is a $16 million project housed in a renovated 1930s building along the Mississippi River<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “MCITy will be a catalyst for economic growth by connecting university research with industry needs and entrepreneurial ventures,” said William Nicholas<\/strong>, the university’s director of economic development and Insight Park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The 51,000-square-foot former hardware store features:<\/p>\n\n\n\n MCITy is home to the Vicksburg regional efforts of the Mississippi Research Consortium<\/strong><\/a>, a partnership of the state’s four research universities: UM, the University of Southern Mississippi<\/strong>, Jackson State University<\/strong> and Mississippi State University<\/strong>. The consortium aims to develop and sustain nationally competitive research programs across the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “MCITy is another important resource for our researchers and innovators to take their ideas and inventions and turn them into market-ready products and startup companies,” said Allyson Best<\/strong>, UM director of technology commercialization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “By providing access to funding, business support services and opportunities to collaborate with industry and government partners, this unique center will catalyze innovation-led economic development and the creation of high-paying jobs in emerging fields.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n The center was created to advance Mississippi’s high-tech environment and invigorate an economically stressed area, Nicholas said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “In order to accomplish this, the center will train a homegrown workforce, communicate government research organizations’ requirements, provide opportunities for technology startups and co-locate key economic development elements under one roof,” he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Nicholas said the university will contribute to this work by:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ole Miss faculty, staff, and researchers have access to funds provided by the Mississippi Legislature to work with ERDC<\/strong>, the Department of Defense<\/strong> and ERDCWERX<\/strong>. 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