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MEC
Completes
Fall Tour

Over 1,850 Attended

MEC survey results:
 Education, workforce development top priories among Mississippi business leaders

Results from the Mississippi Economic Council’s Transformation Tour Survey reveal education and workforce training remain top priorities among business and community leaders statewide. When asked what is the single most important issue in putting Mississippi in the position of greatest opportunity, 50 percent of the 1,031 leaders who completed the survey listed education. Another 22 percent said workforce development was vital for future success. The survey was part of MEC’s Transformation Tour – a series of meetings around the state that drew over 1,850 leaders.

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Greenwood & Columbus
Week 1

November 9 & 10, 2009
 


 

Southaven
Week 1

November 12, 2009
 


 

Meridian, Corinth, Tupelo
Week 2

November, 2009
 


 

Brookhaven & Greenville
Week 3

December 2 & 3, 2009
 


 

Jackson
Week 3

December 2, 2009
 


 

Pascagoula & Gulfport
Week 4
December 8 & 10, 2009
 

Hattiesburg Week 4, December 8, 2009

Transformation Tour Stops

Greenwood
Over 100 Attended
Columbus
Over 150 Attended
Southaven
Over 100 Attended.
Meridian
Over 150 Attended

Corinth
Over 80 Attended
Tupelo
Over 225 Attended
Jackson
Over 250 Attended
Brookhaven
Over 125 Attended

Greenville
Over 175 Attended
Hattiesburg
Over 145 Attended
Pascagoula
Over 125 Attended
Gulfport
Over 230 Attended

The tour began Monday, Nov. 9 in Greenwood and ran through Dec. 10, with the final stop in Gulfport. There was no cost for the meeting, thanks to the generous support of Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi.

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