LINK leader earns TVA award

The CEO of Mississippi’s Golden Triangle Development LINK, Joe Higgins Jr., was honored Feb. 27 in Nashville, Tenn., with the inaugural Mega Developer Award from the Tennessee Valley Authority. The regional award recognizes an individual for their extraordinary economic development contributions in the TVA region. LINK represents the economic development interests for East-Central Mississippi and the communities of Starkville, Columbus and West Point. Under Higgins’ leadership, there have been 140 major community and economic development projects with the creation of 16,000 manufacturing jobs. Source: Chattanoogan.com. 02/27/14.