Barbour, MDA’s Swoope tell business leaders that previous program was met with a good amount of success
Part of the effort in the financial recovery from Hurricane Katrina included a state program that guaranteed portions of loans for small businesses trying to get back on their feet after the storm.
Gov. Haley Barbour and Mississippi Development Authority [...] [...]
Swoope and his team were ready for downturn and have reacted with more business for state
Mississippi has made significant gains in economic development despite facing the effects of a national recession, Mississippi Development Authority (MDA) officials said.
The MDA is hoping that momentum will continue.
“In April 2008, we still had record employment, but in September, we [...] [...]
by MBJ Newswires Published: August 17,2009
Tags: Barbara Smith, Beth Stevens, Blake Wallace, Christy Knapp, Cliff Brumfield, David Rumbarger, David Vowell, Dianne Carson, Gray Swoope, Jack Zink, Kathy Cloyd, Kim Richardson, Larry S. Barnett, Lyn Arnold, MEDC, Mississippi Economic Development Council Inc., Sonny Simmons, Steven Surles, Sue Stidham, Taurus Wright, Tom Troxler, Verdell Hawkins
The Mississippi Economic Development Council Inc. (MEDC) elected officers and directors at its 2009 Summer Conference in Biloxi. Officers elected to serve Oct. 1, 2009-Sept. 30, 2010, are: Larry S. Barnett, Gulfport, president; Christy Knapp, Oxford, president-elect; Barbara Smith, Tupelo, vice president chamber development; Blake Wallace, Jackson, vice president community development; Tom Troxler, Brandon, vice [...] [...]
JACKSON — The Mississippi Development Authority (MDA) is leading a business development mission to Chile and Peru Sept. 27-Oct. 2. The trip is designed to provide opportunities for Mississippi businesses to expand trade and create business relationships by meeting one-on-one with qualified agents and distributors for their products and services.
“Chile and Peru are two dynamic [...] [...]
