Maritime & Manufacturing: Saronic is expanding in Mississippi, opening a new autonomous-ship testing site at the Port of Gulfport to test and commission its Marauder unmanned vessels, with more units expected as production ramps. Industrial Energy & Environment: A new report says U.S. tech data centers are increasingly building their own gas-fired power plants “behind the meter,” raising major pollution concerns as the AI boom accelerates. Food Safety: Taylor Farms expanded a multistate salmonella recall tied to jalapeños, pulling prepared foods like salsa, guacamole, pico, dips and more sold across 26 states including Mississippi, with “Best If Used By” dates through Aug. 16. Public Health & Waterways: Illinois is the first in the Great Lakes region to require reporting of industrial plastic pellet spills (nurdles), treating them as pollution and pushing storm-runoff plans—an issue that also hits Mississippi River watershed concerns. Mississippi Cannabis: Mississippi’s two cannabis testing labs, Steep Hill Mississippi and Alchemy Analytics, are merging into Southern Precision Analytics to keep the state’s testing infrastructure running. Local Infrastructure: Starkville’s Main Street improvements are nearing completion, adding wider sidewalks, better traffic flow, and more ADA parking. Agriculture & Training: Delta State University dedicated an agricultural aviation simulator and named a training aircraft for Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, supporting aerial applicator pilot certification.