VWEDP's Diaz earns MDA award

VICKSBURG, Miss. - The Vicksburg Warren Economic Development Partnership announced that its President/CEO Pablo Diaz was awarded the Marsha N. Hamilton Spirit Award Feb. 20 by the Mississippi Development Authority during the Mississippi Economic Development Council awards luncheon. The award, presented by the Mississippi Development Authority, recognizes extraordinary service in economic development, and is presented to the state’s most deserving leader in the field. Diaz, who previously was Director of Economic Development in Grenada, Miss, has served with the Vicksburg Warren Partnership since April 2017. The Partnership is an umbrella organization encompassing the Vicksburg Warren Chamber of Commerce, Warren County Port Commission, and the Vicksburg Warren Economic Development Foundation. With Diaz at the helm in fewer than three years, the organization has announced the relocation of six new companies to the area and the creation of 730 jobs new full-time jobs with an annual payroll of $27.9M and associated capital investments of $108M. (Source: Vicksburg Warren Economic Development Partnership 02/26/20) https://www.prweb.com/releases/mississippi_development_authority_awards_pablo_diaz_the_marsha_n_hamilton_spirit_award_for_extraordinary_service_in_economic_development/prweb16922371.htm