As Mississippi continues to reel in major economic development projects, officials in one of the state’s Delta counties are looking to capitalize on the momentum.

On Tuesday, the Carroll County Board of Supervisors entered into a formal agreement with the Greenwood-Leflore Economic Development Foundation. The agreement added Carroll County to the foundation and marked the first partnership between the county and the foundation, despite more than three decades of informal collaboration on major economic development initiatives, including support for projects such as AerCap Materials, Anel Corporation, and Delta’s Edge Solar.

The organization was founded in 1980 as the Greenwood-Leflore Economic Development Foundation. It expanded its mission in 1990 to include Carroll County, where it has

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