Ex-LINK exec lands Madison post

Former Golden Triangle Development LINK chief operating officer Joseph P. Deason plans to take some of the best tactics he’s learned from LINK, General Motors, and the Mississippi Development Authority to his new post as executive director of the Madison County (Miss.) Economic Development Authority (MCEDA). Deason worked at MDA from 2006-10 that saw major economic development projects such as Toyota Blue Springs, Severstal Columbus, PACCAR and GE Aviation. Deason also worked at LINK for four and a half years. “It was invaluable.” Madison County has assets most of Mississippi struggles to attain, he stated. Economic development prospects are all different, he said, but one common factor is the need to be able to hire a trained and educated work force. Deason wants Madison County to strive to become a Work Ready Community. (Source: Mississippi Business Journal 11/02/17)