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Gulf Coast Business Council plans to hire staff and build facility to promote recovery.

Publication: Mississippi Business Journal
Publication Date: 14-AUG-06 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
A group of business and community leaders in the three coastal counties is on a mission to help the hurricane-devastated area rebuild. They've formed the Gulf Coast Business Council and intend to speak with one voice to influence public policy.

The new group's chairman is Anthony Topazi, president and CEO of Mississippi Power Company. He says the council was formed somewhat out of necessity because of Katrina. "We have had organizations that served us well, but they were not structured to deal with the vast number of issues we're facing now," he said. "The business community must be involved."

The success the organization can have is in organizing top business leaders in an effective way. To that end, it will produce research to back up...

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