Nearly 1,000 people — including the current governor and a pair of former governors — turned out March 24 at the Marriott in Jackson to celebrate a 75-year-old success story — the Mississippi Development Authority.
The Mississippi Economic Development Council organized the anniversary gathering with the help of a host of Diamond, Platinum and Silver sponsors [...] [...]
by Wally Northway Published: March 13,2011
Tags: Chandler Russ, David Rumbarge, Gray Swoope, Greg Barke, Jay Moon, Jimmy Heidel, Joey Roberts, Leland Speed, MBJ FEATURE, Michael Olivier, Mickey Milligan, Mississippi Development Authority, Robert Ingram, Whit Hughes
Speculation is rampant. Who is going to replace Gray Swoope as executive director of the Mississippi Development Authority (MDA) on an interim basis, and who might the next governor chose as a permanent replacement?
The Mississippi Business Journal recently conducted an informal survey of approximately a half-dozen Mississippi economic developers, and asked them who they saw [...] [...]
The state’s lead economic development organization is in a state of flux as its executive director, Gray Swoope, prepares to depart for Florida.
Gov. Haley Barbour will have to name a temporary replacement, who will serve until January when the next Mississippi governor enters the mansion and his choice as permanent Mississippi Development Authority (MDA) leader [...] [...]
JACKSON- Gray Swoope, outgoing executive director of the Mississippi Development Authority, talks with MBJ-TV about economic development and MDA’s role in it.
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by Associated Press Published: February 21,2011
Tags: ajor Economic Impact Act, Baxter Healthcare, Blue Springs, Columbus, GO Zone, Gray Swoope, House Ways and Means Committee, Hurricane Katrina, Memphis, Mississippi, Mississippi Development Authority, Percy Watson, Rep. Robert Johnson, Severstal, Toyota
By SHELIA BYRD
JACKSON — Lawmakers are asking the head of Mississippi’s economic development agency why the Delta and the southwestern part of the state are often overlooked for major industrial projects.
Gray Swoope, executive director of the Mississippi Development Authority, told members of the House Ways and Means Committee last Tuesday [...] [...]
MDA extends deadline due to lack of applicants
The Mississippi Development Authority (MDA) is convinced that its new, free pilot program for entrepreneurs targeting some of the most economically depressed areas of the state will be a winner.
Now, the state’s lead economic and community development organization looks to woo more entrepreneurs and small business owners into [...] [...]
With outlook grim, economic development vet comes home to change chemistry
Chandler Russ grew up in Natchez, went to the University of Southern Mississippi and has since built an economic development career that has taken him to almost every part of Mississippi and into Arkansas.
He’s about to go back home.
On Nov. 1, Russ will become the [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: August 22,2010
Tags: Arnie Williams, Barbara Smith, Beth Stevens, Blake Wallace, Charlotte Koestler, Christy Knapp, Cliff Brumfield, Gray Swoope, J. Britt Herrin, Jon Maynard, Judson Thigpen, Kathy Cloyd, Kim Richardson, Larry Barnett, Lyn Arnold, Mississippi Economic Development Council Inc., Sonny Simm, Stephen Surles Jr., Taurus Wright, Tim Mood, Tom Troxler
The Mississippi Economic Development Council Inc. (MEDC) elected officers and directors at its 2010 Summer Conference in Biloxi. Christy Knapp, Oxford, was elected president; Tom Troxler, president-elect; Barbara Smith, Tupelo, vice president chamber development; Blake Wallace, Jackson, vice president community development; Cliff Brumfield, Brookhaven, vice president economic development; Tim Mood, Ridgeland, secretary-treasurer; and, Larry Barnett, [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: July 11,2010
Tags: Alex Thomas, Bill Andrews Kay Miller, Bill Scruggs, Billy Wiseman, Chuck Ueltschey, Gray Swoope, H.T. Holmes, Hibbett Neel, Jim West, John Poros, Joy Foy, Ken P'Pool, Leland Speed, Lynn Ryals, Mississippi Main Street Association, MMSA, Randy Burchfield, Steve Kelly, Suzanne Smith
The Mississippi Main Street Association (MMSA) recently held its annual meeting and awards luncheon in downtown Jackson. Among the agenda was the passing of the gavel to new MMSA board president Randy Burchfield of Tupelo.
Burchfield will serve a two-year term (2010-2012), following Chuck Ueltschey of Gulfport, 2008-2010 board president.
Burchfield serves as senior vice president and [...] [...]
by Wally Northway Published: May 13,2010
Tags: Alabama Gulf Coast, BP, Deepwater Horizon, Gov. Haley Barbour, Gray Swoope, gulf of mexico, GULFPORT, Mississippi Development Authority, Mississippi Gulf Coast Convention and Visitors Bureau, Mississippi Hospitality and Restaurant Association, Mississippi State Hospital, Richard Forester, Scott Weinberg, seafood industry
For Laura Allen, the waiting is the hardest part.
An employee at Mississippi State Hospital in Whitfield, Allen booked a condo on the Alabama Gulf Coast months ago, well before the Deepwater Horizon explosion that is still spewing oil into the Gulf of Mexico. As her refund deadline approached, she agonized over whether or not to [...] [...]
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