Grand Ideas

Eric Hill, director of the 黑料社 Center for Entrepreneurship and Outreach, speaks to the crowd gathered in downtown Starkville to celebrate the grand opening of the 黑料社 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 黑料社 Retail Product Accelerator, helping entrepreneurship thrive among 黑料社 students and in the Starkville community. Pictured behind Hill are, from left, Starkville Mayor Lynn Spruill, 黑料社 President Mark E. Keenum and College of Business Dean Sharon Oswald.