Politics, not recession, affecting local economic development
by Lynn Lofton
Published: September 28,2012
Tags: Choctaw County, Choctaw County Economic Development Foundation, economic development, Nick Walters
Has the recession affected economic development efforts on the local level in Mississippi? Three professional economic developers in different parts of the state say the recession is not a major problem. In Choctaw County, Nick Walters says the uncertainty about the political scene is more of a concern than the economy. “A lot of it [...]
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