by Wally Northway Published: December 2,2009
HATTIESBURG — 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 found its man in Chad Newell after [...] [...]
by Wally Northway Published: November 30,2009
HATTIESBURG — Chad Newell has been named the new president of the Area Development Partnership (ADP), effective Dec. 28. Newell succeeds Dr. Angeline Godwin, who had served as ADP president since Nov. 12, 2004. Newell has been actively involved in economic development for the last 16 years and currently serves as a developer at Newton Oldacre [...] [...]
by Wally Northway Published: October 27,2009
Tags: county government, economic and community development, state agency
STONE COUNTY — The Stone County Economic Development Partnership (SCEDP) has helped Stone County become among the first counties in the state to take part in the Mississippi Development Authority’s (MDA’s) asset mapping project. Asset mapping identifies, categorizes and quantifies a community’s assets. SCEDP executive director Charlotte Koestler served on a team that conducted asset mapping [...] [...]
by Wally Northway Published: September 15,2009
Tags: economic and community development, federal agency, healthcare, military
CLARKSDALE — The Delta Regional Authority (DRA) has released its video of the Department of Defense’s Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) program, which was recently implemented in the DRA region. In July 2009, the DRA partnered with the Department of Defense for the IRT. The program gives the military the ability to train its medical personnel by [...] [...]