What is Mississippi’s pitch to corporations looking to invest in the Magnolia State?

With economic development successes piling up, MDA’s executive director offers a glimpse into the strategy his team uses to attract corporate investors.

When representatives from the Mississippi Development Authority travel the world seeking potential companies to locate and invest in the Magnolia State, they are armed with a story to tell built on recent economic development successes from the Coast to the Tennessee line.

However, Bill Cork, executive director of MDA, said much of the recruiting strategy must remain a state secret.

“I can’t go too in-depth about our strategies because our competitors are watching. I will say that our approach to attracting investment centers around relationships, responsiveness and results,” he said.

Cork said when his team is presenting Mississippi t