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THOMPSON TO SPEAK DURING MS DELTA STRATEGIC COMPACT CONFERENCE

For Immediate Release                  Contact: Stephanie Booker

October 11, 2011                                          601-866-9003

 

Thompson to serve as Speaker during the Mississippi Delta Strategic Compact Conference

 

Congressman Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) will appear via teleconference during the Mississippi Delta Strategic Compact and Delta Regional Authority “Future of the Delta” Conference

When:             Thursday, October 13, 2011

                      8:30 a. m.

Where:               Washington County Convention Center

                       1040 Raceway Road

                       Greenville, Mississippi

Who:               Congressman Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), United States House of Representatives

                      Mr. Leland Speed, Executive Director of the MS Development Authority

                      Dr. Darrin Webb, State Economist

                      Mr. David Dodson, CEO of MDC, Durham, NC

Purpose:         The conference will encourage collaborative efforts among stakeholders to improve the Delta.