MDA in transition
by Wally Northway
Published: March 13,2011
Tags: Gary Matthews, Gov. Haley Barbour, Gray Swoope, Leland Speed, Max Hipp, Mississippi Development Authority, Mitch Stennett
The state’s lead economic development organization is in a state of flux as its executive director, Gray Swoope, prepares to depart for Florida. Gov. Haley Barbour will have to name a temporary replacement, who will serve until January when the next Mississippi governor enters the mansion and his choice as permanent Mississippi Development Authority (MDA) [...]
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