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New study touts Mississippi’s potential
Growing the so-called ‘creative economy’ a major objective for state
by Becky Gillette
Published: November 27,2011
Tags: Christy Knapp, Clarksdale, Malcolm White, Mississippi Arts Commission, Mississippi Creative Economy, Mississippi Creative Economy study, Mississippi Development Authority, Ocean Springs, Oxford, Oxford-Lafayette County Economic Development Foundation, Peavey Electronics, The Elvis Presley Birthplace, Viking Range Corp., “creative economy”
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