The View From The Top
Benefits of Action Would Be Plentiful and ImmediateDelta Area Professionals Share Insight These days, “running things”—in any aspect of a business or one’s role in it—presents many challenges. Overseeing operations also brings out lessons one has learned in their careers and reflections upon their leadership and personality styles. As one example, for nearly twenty-two years, Beth […]
A Multi-level Entity Working to Support the Delta
Tommy Goodwin, Executive Director of the South Delta Planning and Development District, Inc. based in Greenville since 2016, can’t be accused of hyperbole when he makes the following statement. “There’s not much we can’t do, or haven’t done, for the citizens of the Delta in the area we cover,” says Goodwin, a Drew native who […]
Robinson Electric Apprentice Program
Participants Received Certificates in Innovative Class Last November, the first in a series of training classes began at Robinson Electric’s new training facility and the results should have strong economic effects for years to come. In fact, they’ve already produced tangible results with a recent graduating class. Cleveland company’s President and CEO, Brian Robinson, said […]
The Levee System: Great Value to The Delta
As we go to the printer with this edition of Delta Business Journal, the Mississippi River is currently at flood stage. Because of that, I have been thinking about the importance of the Mississippi River Levee system and its significance to the Delta. This week across the region, children will go to school, people will […]
Coahoma County Railway Seeks Revitalization
Benefits of Action Would Be Plentiful and Immediate Apublicly-owned rail line that totals nearly seventy miles of mainline track is still in operation today in Coahoma County—but efforts are currently being made to revitalize the track and, in the process, revitalize the economy of the north Delta and beyond. The historic leg of the […]
Britt Herrin Believes in Being “Delta Strong”
Economic Developer Brings Lifetime of Skill to Position Britt Herrin began a new role in June of last year as Delta Council’s Director of Economic Development, and Director of Delta Strong, an offshoot of the Leland-based organization. But Herrin is certainly not new to the Delta nor to his lifelong career in economic development. […]
Our Nation’s Food Dilemma
For three decades high blood pressure, obesity, diabetes, and several other health issues have increased in the Delta. It has been said that we are in the middle of a “food desert,” a term which I have never fully understood the meaning of exactly. If obesity is everywhere you look here in the area, what […]
North Sunflower Medical Center Expands
Greenwood Clinic Recently Opened to Serve Community In September, the Sunflower Greenwood Medical Complex (SGC) officially opened, following North Sunflower Medical Center in Ruleville’s purchase and transformation of a former donut shop and community college campus in the town. This new facility serves as an extension of the Ruleville hospital, enhancing healthcare access for the […]
A Great Time to Live in the Delta
It’s now been a year since I returned to Cleveland and the Delta to work with Scott Coopwood again, the man who gave me my start in publishing thirty-four years ago. And, to be honest, this may be my best experience in print ever. That’s not only due to the great team I work with […]
Yazoo Backwater Area Water Management Project
U.S. Army Corp of Engineers Sign Record of Decision On January 16th, Maj. Gen. Kimberly A. Peeples, Commander of the Mississippi Valley Division of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, officially signed the Record of Decision for the Yazoo Backwater Area Water Management Project, effectively clearing the path for the building of the project since […]