by MBJ Staff Published: May 15,2012
Tags: appointment, Bennie Thompson, Bloomberg, Bobby Jindal, Brent Christensen, capitalism, Clay County, community development, Dave Dennis, economic development, economy, executive, executive director, Florida, Gainesville (Fla.) Area Chamber of Commerce, Gov. Haley Barbour, Gov. Phil Bryant, governor, Greenville, Institutes for Higher Learning, Mississippi, Mississippi Business Journal, Mississippi Development Authority, Nathan Deal, Pew Center on the States, Phil Bryant, politics Tags: Amazon.com, Sean Tindell, state agency, state government
JACKSON — Brent Christensen has been named the new head of the Mississippi Development Authority. Gov. Phil Bryant made the announcement during a press conference at the Marriot Hotel in downtown Jackson. Christensen, who has been the CEO of the Gainesville (Fla.) Area Chamber of Commerce the last 10 years, replaces interim director Jim Barksdale, the [...] [...]
JACKSON — Gov. Phil Bryant is expected to name a new head of the Mississippi Development Authority today. The new leader would replace interim director Jim Barksdale, the former Netscape CEO, who has served as the state’s chief economic developer since January. Bryant’s choice will likely be the first permanent MDA director since March 2011, [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: April 5,2012
Tags: bills, community development, compensation, economic development, executive director, lawmakers, laws, legislation, legislative, legislators, Legislature, pay, private sector, public sector, salary, state agency, state government
JACKSON — The Senate has passed a bill to allow the director of the Mississippi Development Authority to be paid with money raised from private entities. The bill does not cap the MDA director’s salary. If the salary exceeds 150 percent of the governor’s salary, only the portion below that amount would be paid with [...] [...]
PEARL — Gov. Phil Bryant has appointed Robert R. Latham Jr. as the new Mississippi Emergency Management Agency executive director following the retirement of former director Mike Womack. This is Latham’s second time as MEMA executive director. He led from February 2000 through July 2006, including during Hurricane Katrina. “This is a tremendous opportunity to [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: January 4,2012
Tags: bridges, engineering, engineers, executive director, highways, infrasturcture, road builders, roadbuilding, roads, state government, streets
JACKSON — The Mississippi Transportation Commission unanimously voted yesterday to appoint Melinda L. McGrath as executive director of the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT). Since February of 2011, McGrath has served as interim executive director/chief engineer of MDOT. Prior to that, she served as deputy executive director/chief engineer since August 2008. As chief engineer, she was [...] [...]
Lise Foy of Canton, executive director of the Canton Chamber of Commerce Main Street Association, has unique educational credentials and experience for her current job. The native of Winona graduated from Mississippi State University with a bachelor’s in agricultural pest management in 1997 before going on to earn a master’s degree in agronomy at the [...] [...]
Allen Godfrey has been promoted to executive director of the Mississippi Gaming Commission. Before joining the Gaming Commission in 2003, Godfrey held senior auditor positions with the Mississippi Alcoholic Beverage Control and the Mississippi State Tax Commission. He is a graduate of Mississippi State University with a degree in business administration and is a certified [...] [...]
His downtown has seen a resurgence since his arrival a few years back With nearly 15 years experience in Mississippi tourism and a marketing career that spans three decades, Bill Seratt knows a thing or two about promoting the tourism industry in the state. He’s currently the executive director of the Vicksburg Convention and Visitor’s [...] [...]
Loading ...