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Tom White takes home William Carey/ADP small business award

Stephen McDill — Fri, 17 May 2013 16:01:10 +0000

William Carey University and the Area Development Partnership recently honored Tom White, owner of 206 Front and Bianchi’s Pizzeria in downtown Hattiesburg, with the 2013 Small Business Leadership Award. White came to Hattiesburg as a freshman at the University of Southern Mississippi and has spent 22 of the last 26 years in Hattiesburg with stops [...]

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Leadership class unveiled

MBJ Staff — Sat, 09 Mar 2013 05:50:04 +0000

The Area Development Partnership (ADP) has chosen the Leadership Pinebelt Class of 2013. This years class includes: Harris Bell, Hattiesburg Clinic; Jennifer Boudreaux, University of Southern Mississippi Alumni Association; Kristen Brock, Hattiesburg Tourism Commission; Wes Brooks, DuBard School for Language Disorders at University of Southern Mississippi; Katherine Callaway, Commercial Business Interiors; Shonta Duncan, Southern Mississippi [...]

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Driskell replaces Saunders

MBJ Staff — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 06:01:26 +0000

Chad Driskell, executive assistant to the president at the University of Southern Mississippi, has been selected to fill a vacancy on the Area Development Partnership’s board of directors created when former Southern Miss president Dr. Martha Saunders stepped down in June. Saunders was chosen to serve a three-year term (2012-14). Driskell is expected to fill [...]

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With Brent Christensen, Mississippi Development Authority gets its man

Ted Carter — Sun, 20 May 2012 06:01:53 +0000

In Gray Swoope, Mississippi lost its last top economic development professional to Florida in the spring of 2011. Now Mississippi has reached into Florida to bring Brent Christensen, Gainesville Area Chamber of Commerce chief, to the Magnolia State as a replacement. Christensen, a 10-year-year president and CEO of the Gainesville Chamber, will start work sometime [...]

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‘Human capital’ central to selling The Garden

Ted Carter — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 06:01:51 +0000

The job of recruiting for The Garden Innovation and Commercialization Park has landed with economic development specialists Chad Newell and Rick Duke. Their pitches may vary some depending on the prospect’s business sector, but ultimately they are selling the availability of “human capital” accompanied by the promise of shovel-ready lots on which the prospect can [...]

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Leadership Pinebelt class meets

MBJ Staff — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 06:00:30 +0000

The 2010 class of Leadership Pinebelt, a long-standing program of the Area Development Partnership (ADP), has met for the first time. Throughout 2010, these individuals will attend a number of training sessions focusing on different aspects of the community. The leaders will also identify community needs and develop a strategy for meeting those needs. The [...]

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Hattiesburg’s ADP looking to Newell for new direction

Wally Northway — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 16:17:33 +0000

Meridian native arrives with solid economic development credentials The last two presidents of the Area Development Partnership (ADP) had limited economic development experience. Needing a new leader to replace the departing Dr. Angie Godwin, the Hattiesburg-based organization’s board went looking for someone with a proven economic development background. And, the board feels it has [...]

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