Who should lead the MDA?
by Wally Northway
Published: March 13,2011
Tags: Chandler Russ, David Rumbarge, Gray Swoope, Greg Barke, Jay Moon, Jimmy Heidel, Joey Roberts, Leland Speed, MBJ FEATURE, Michael Olivier, Mickey Milligan, Mississippi Development Authority, Robert Ingram, Whit Hughes
Speculation is rampant. Who is going to replace Gray Swoope as executive director of the Mississippi Development Authority (MDA) on an interim basis, and who might the next governor chose as a permanent replacement? The Mississippi Business Journal recently conducted an informal survey of approximately a half-dozen Mississippi economic developers, and asked them who they [...]
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