Ex-MDA exec lands in NC

Jim McAuthur has been hired as an aviation executive economic developer at the Piedmont (NC) Triad International Airport and other regional airports and sites for potential aerospace tenants. His position is a collaboration of the Piedmont Triad Partnership, Piedmont Triad Airport Authority, Greensboro Chamber of Commerce, High Point Economic Development Corporation, and Winston-Salem Business Inc. McArthur is scheduled to begin work in April at the COC’s offices in Greensboro. Piedmont Triad Partnership was founded in 1991 as a leadership organization that supports regional development platforms including megasite development and the Piedmont aeroplex in north-central North Carolina. (Source: Triad Business Journal 03/07/17) Central Mississippi Note: McArthur previously served as deputy director with the Mississippi Development Authority from 2012-15 after being regional sales manager in energy and water management solutions for Itron Inc., a Washington state-corporation.