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Article: State's long-range economic planning at issue
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- The Mississippi Business Journal
- Article date:
- January 20, 2003
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In late December the Legislature announced plans to develop a 20-year economic development plan. In early January, the State Workforce Development Council voted to ask the Workforce Investment Board to develop a long-range strategic plan for the state. And, Sen. Jack Gordon recently filled a Senate bill that would require the Department of Finance and Administration to develop a statewide strategic plan.
"What is heartening is that longrange planning is up on the radar screen," says Pete Walley, director of long range planning for Mississippi. "What is not heartening is the lack of understanding of the relationships between different entities that it takes for long-range planning to be ...