Twin Rivers group to hold summit

The Twin Rivers Economic Development Partnership will host an Economic Summit May 1, at Alabama Southern Community College, Thomasville Campus.

The keynote speaker will be Neal Wade, Director of the Alabama Development Office. Also speaking will be Greg Barker with Alabama Power and Wiley Blankenship, President/CEO of Coastal Gateway Economic Development Authority.

"We wanted to enlighten everyone on the state, regional, and local perspectives of economic development, and the important role that Twin Rivers expects to play in bringing jobs and investments to Clarke and Choctaw Counties," said Twin Rivers Chairman Chip Harrigan.

TREDP was formed last year to recruit industry and market Clarke and Choctaw counties, to support existing business growth and to develop an aggressive legislative agenda for improving life in the area.

Clarke County board members are Buddy Bedwell of Thomasville, Chip Harrigan of Grove Hill, and Paul Parham of Jackson. Choctaw County board members are Nancy Gibson of Butler, Kelvin Hill of Pennington, and Earlrae Nealey of Gilbertown.

For more information regarding the Economic Summit contact Bridgett Shewmake at (888) 256-3537.

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