Advanced Manufacturing

Advanced Manufacturing

Signage outside the AiM UP lab at EMCC
Photo by Grace Cockrell

February 7, 2025

海角社区 is at the forefront of shaping Mississippi鈥檚 future in advanced manufacturing and recently celebrated the new MSU at the Communiversity partnership. Located off Highway 82 between Starkville and Columbus, the Communiversity houses EMCC's Workforce Services Division and now includes MSU satellite labs, such as the Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems-Extension, Mississippi Advanced Composites Institute and Advancements in Manufacturing Upskilling Program, better known as AiM UP. The collaborative partnership bridges the skills gap in automation, data analytics and other high-tech areas crucial to industry growth, driving economic development and creating new opportunities for the workforce. Click聽聽to see more of this impressive facility.