MONTGOMERY, Ala. - The Delta Regional Authority (DRA) announced Jan. 31 that Alabama's Gov. Kay Ivey has been elected 2022 DRA States’ co-chair. DRA’s Board of Governors annually elect a states’ co-chair to work with the federal co-chair on economic development and growth in the 8-state region: Alabama, Arkansas, Mississippi, Louisiana, Tennessee, Illinois, Kentucky and Missouri. DRA is a federal-state partnership created by Congress to promote and encourage economic development of the lower Mississippi River Delta and Alabama Black Belt regions. DRA invests in projects supporting transportation infrastructure, basic public infrastructure, workforce training and business development (Source: WTOK 01/31/22)
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