The deal to secure the $2.5B Aluminum Dynamics development in November gave the Golden Triangle Development LINK and Lowndes County, Miss., a victory ... and challenge: LINK Chief Executive Officer Joe Max Higgins made comments regarding the future of economic development in the Golden Triangle at the Columbus-Lowndes Chamber of Commerce annual luncheon Dec. 9. The only certainty, according to Higgins, is that The LINK will need more land before saddling its next horse. The county has several hundred acres available. Higgins said future economic projects will "probably going to have to up our game" on ambulance, fire protection and some of the services out there to support that military-industrial complex. There's work that has to be done and "it’s not negotiable.” Higgins also plans to work with MSU to further develop steel and aluminum research.
Chamber award winners
During the luncheon ceremony, the Chamber presented eight awards to members who showed outstanding service in volunteer work, business success and chamber ambassador work. The Volunteer of The Year awards: Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science teacher Julie Heintz; and First Bank Columbus Market President Russell Young; Gabriel Smith, of Kidz-n-Play, won Small Business of the Year; Dutch Group earned Medium Business of the Year; and Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle won Large Business. (Commercial Dispatch 12/09/22)
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