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