Image Industries
Focuses on Modernization, Growth, Strength and Efficiency Clarksdale is known as a hotspot for music tourism in the Mississippi Delta, and the surrounding area is one of the most fertile agricultural production areas in the world. Adding to that economic mix is manufacturing jobs created by Image Industries, a steel fabrication business that relocated from […]
Jeff Gore
Growing Ag Profitability Through Research at DREC As a child, Jeff Gore, Ph.D., Director of Mississippi State University’s Delta Research and Extension Center (DREC) in Stoneville, loved to be outside. He was greatly interested in the natural world. “Growing up, I didn’t stay inside playing video games,” recalls Gore. “If it was a nice day, […]
Jeff Tarsi
Delta Native Now Leading Largest Global Ag Retail Company in the World Jeff Tarsi grew up on a farm in the Mississippi Delta, and as a young man, all he wanted to do was farm. But, when he graduated from Mississippi State in 1985, the farm economy was in a deep downturn and his dream of […]
SafTCart in Clarksdale
Continuing to grow, adding new product lines and increasing sales SafTCart, a major anchor of the economy in Clarksdale, started as the metal fabrication department of Walker Welders, a mom-and-pop business with Jimmy Walker, Sr. and his wife, Helen, driving down country roads selling welding equipment to farmers. Walker said he was peddling oxygen and […]
Leland Medical Clinic $10 Million Expansion
Will improve healthcare access in area Delta Health Alliance recently held a groundbreaking for a $10-million expansion of Leland Medical Clinic to house the Mississippi Delta Cares Center that will provide Leland and the surrounding rural areas with access to a number of different health and dental services that previously weren’t available in the community […]
Gulf Coast Region Is Booming Economically
Area has made dramatic comeback from Hurricane Katrina which took place 20 years ago Editor’s note: In this edition of the MBJ, we take a comprehensive look at the experiences of government and business leaders from the Mississippi Gulf Coast responding to the incredible destruction from Hurricane Katrina 20 years ago, and then facilitating cooperation […]
A Major Economic Impact
Clarksdale’s Annual Juke Joint Festival Drives Revitalization When the Juke Joint Festival was launched twenty-two years ago, downtown Clarksdale was a quiet place. There were quite a few empty storefronts. Contrast that to this year from April 10-13 when visitors from at least twenty-six international countries, forty-seven states and forty-nine Mississippi counties converged downtown for […]
Great Songs Are the Soundtrack of Our Life
Music Tourism Vital to Delta Culture and Economy When Deltans see and meet people from around the U.S. and the world on a regular basis visiting the Birthplace of the Blues, it shows visitors care about the history and culture of the Mississippi Delta. That not only helps the economy, but community pride, says […]
Clint Dunn
New Delta Council President a Sixth-Generation Farmer Agriculture is an ever-changing industry built on hard work, good leadership and people working to discover new and innovative ways of doing things more efficiently with a hope of making things better for future generations. New Delta Council President Clint Dunn, a sixth-generation farmer from Itta Bena, had […]
Mike McCormick
Leads Largest Farm Organization in State From his earliest childhood memories, all Union Church native Mike McCormick wanted to be was a farmer. “It was something that was built inside of me,” says McCormick. “My first job was working on my father’s farm. I also worked in agriculture supply business for more than five years, […]