Contact: Maridith Geuder
As an outgrowth of introductory meetings held last year, Mississippi State Mark E. Keenum joins Wednesday [March 24] with Starkville and Oktibbeha County leaders to announce the first of several proposed joint projects. The program begins at 10 a.m. at the university's Raspet Flight Research Laboratory Annex, located adjacent to Bryan Field at 114 Airport Road.
Keenum and other MSU representatives will share the podium with Starkville Mayor Parker Wiseman and other city officials, as well as members of the Oktibbeha County Board of Supervisors. Also on hand will be the Greater Starkville Development Partnership, represented by director Jon Maynard and Amy Tuck, who is both GSDP president and special assistant to Keenum.
The effort is the result of an agreement to develop a collaborative strategic plan that resulted from a series of roundtable meetings hosted by the city and county. The focus: initiatives that would benefit the community, university and region.
Wednesday's announcement will provide details of proposals for two federally funded projects to upgrade infrastructure and equipment supporting the airport facility, as well as boost opportunities for future economic development connected to MSU aerospace research.
For more information, telephone Kyle Steward, executive assistant to the president, at 662-325-3221.
For more information about Mississippi State University, see http://www.msstate.edu/.