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Article: MEDC meeting 'had all the right elements,' participant says.(Focus Economic Development)(Mississippi Economic Development Council)
- Article from:
- The Mississippi Business Journal
- Article date:
- July 31, 2006
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TUNICA -- Tradition took a back seat this year as the Mississippi Economic Development Council's (MEDC's) 2006 Summer Conference headed for the Mississippi Delta and away from its usual summer home on the Gulf Coast.
With Jackson as the site for the winter conference and the Gulf Coast the usual home for the summer conference, organizers of the event tried a new venue this year due to the after effects of Hurricane Katrina.
The amenities of the Tunica resort area proved to be popular with participants and conference officials as attendance for the event was up over previous years.
Due to damage to the usual Coast venues from Katrina, the MEDC ...