About

LIVE-WORK-PLAY

Jackson Tech District is a mixed-use development on a 12-acre site in downtown Jackson, Mississippi

Development will Include:  

• Arts and Innovation Station

• Entrepreneur center

• Co-Working/Private office spaces

• Bar Lounge Cafe

• Loft Apartments

• Technology labs

• Conference center for tech

• Green space/Dog Park/Walking Trail/Food Truck Park

• Family Fun Center

Nashlie Sephus, Ph.D., is a Jackson, Mississippi native who works as an applied scientist at Amazon in artificial intelligence. In 2016, Sephus and the co-founders of Partpic, a visual recognition technology company, sold the startup to Amazon after Nashlie assisted Partpic in developing the startup’s visual recognition algorithms and prototypes. Through Sephus’ non-profit, The Bean Path, she is building the Jackson Tech District.

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The Bean Path has been in operation since fall 2018 and has worked to provide technical expertise at its tech office hours at local libraries, youth coding/tech workshops and has provided small tech scholarships/grants. The nonprofit hopes to bridge the tech gap in Mississippi and enhance workforce development and the state’s creative economy. 

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Renderings of future Tech District

Renderings of project credited to http://www.dragonflydesign.co