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Barbour's selection of MDA chief stuns, pleases developers.

Publication: Mississippi Business Journal
Publication Date: 19-JAN-04 		Format: Online - approximately 1116 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Barbour's selection of MDA chief stuns, pleases developers.(Mississippi Development Authority)

Article Excerpt
After weeks of intense speculation that former state economic development chief Jimmy Heidel would be a shoo-in for the top spot in the Mississippi Development Authority (MDA) under Gov. Haley Barbour, a new rumor that real estate magnate Leland Speed of Jackson would lead MDA began gathering steam a week before Barbour made his announcement.

When Barbour declared on Jan. 8 that his selection was indeed Speed, speculation shifted to who would be named second-in-command at MDA.

Heidel, who served under Republican Gov. Kirk Fordice from 1992 to 1999, and Area Development Partnership (ADP) president Gray Swoope of Hattiesburg, who is also president of the Mississippi Economic Development Association (MEDA), had both been interviewed for the job, but Barbour and Speed were mum on the decision at the press conference, and economic developers said they would be surprised if either one took the COO post after vying for the top spot.

"No. 2 obviously needs strong administrative management skills, as well as being a strong communicator,"...

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