Calling fine artists for Starkville Art Walk
The Greater Starkville Development Partnership is getting artsy. The economic development, tourism and community development office will present a Downtown Art Walk from 2-5 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 14.
Partnership rolling out branding change
The Greater Starkville Development is beginning a rebranding effort to make itself and its mission easier for the community to understand.
Hilton: OCH may consider system affiliation
OCH Regional Medical Center CEO Richard Hilton revealed during a Greater Starkville Development Partnership-hosted forum Wednesday that the CEOs of two major hospital systems approached him about a possible affiliation with the hospital last year.
Oktibbeha County hospital forum set for Wed.
The Greater Starkville Development Partnership will host a Wednesday evening informational forum about the November OCH Regional Medical Center referendum.
Partnership names Watson special events, projects coordinator
The Greater Starkville Development Partnership announced today that Paige Watson will join its staff as the new special events and projects coordinator.
Harrington named GSDP’s new director of membership development
Hunter Harrington — who previously worked with Mitchell Companies, Curio Brands and Learfield Sports — was named the Greater Starkville Development Partnership’s new director of membership development Thursday.
Prather named GSDP tourism leader
Greater Starkville Development Partnership Interim Director of Tourism Jennifer Prather is losing the “interim” portion of her title and will continue to lead tourism efforts on a permanent basis, the GSDP announced Tuesday.
Night market returning as launch event of New South Weekends
The second iteration of the Greater Starkville Development Partnership’s Friday night farmers market will begin the organization’s New South Weekends fall event schedule Sept. 1, the Partnership announced Wednesday.
Barret stepping down from GSDP role this month
Heath Barret, who led the Greater Starkville Development Partnership on an interim basis as it searched for a new chief executive officer, will step down from his role as its director of membership development July 26.
Maynard picked as next GSDP leader
Outgoing Ward 5 Alderman Scott Maynard will take over as the Greater Starkville Development Partnership’s president and chief executive officer next month.
Partnership hires Oxford firm for CEO search
An outside group is now leading the Greater Starkville Development Partnership’s search for a new chief executive officer.
Prather named interim GSDP tourism director
Jennifer Prather, the Greater Starkville Development Partnership’s special events coordinator and Starkville Community Market manager, was promoted to the organization’s newly established director of tourism position, the Partnership announced Monday.
Partnership may go with search firm for CEO
Sources familiar with the Greater Starkville Development Partnership’s search for a new chief executive officer say the organization is likely to hire an external firm to seek additional applicants after three finalists were identified but not hired this spring.
Partnership analyzing CEO’s role before hire
Greater Starkville Development Partnership Board of Trustees Chairwoman Michelle Amos said the organization could hire a new chief executive officer by the end of March.
C Spire named Starkville’s 2016 Industry of the Year
C Spire, which opened a $23 million commercial data center in 2013 and launched one of Mississippi’s first residential fiber internet programs in Starkville one year later, was named the Greater Starkville Development Partnership’s Industry of the Year Thursday at the organization’s annual banquet.
Partnership board opposes OCH transaction talks
The Greater Starkville Development Board of Trustees issued a letter to Oktibbeha County supervisors Tuesday calling for an end to discussions on a potential sale or lease of OCH Regional Medical Center.
Partnership board adds tourism position during CEO search
The Greater Starkville Development Partnership’s next chief executive officer will fill a tourism director position the organization’s board of directors recently created.
LINK-backed industrial park approved
Oktibbeha County is one step closer to developing a new industrial park after Starkville aldermen joined supervisors in supporting an almost 400-acre site northeast of the Highway 82-Highway 25 bypass and pledging $7 million toward the project.
Starkville aldermen weigh industrial park options before Tuesday meeting
Tuesday’s Starkville Board of Aldermen meeting could shape the future of economic development for Oktibbeha County for years to come.
GSDP, MSU back LINK’s preferred industrial park plan
The Greater Starkville Development Partnership Board of Trustees and Mississippi State University are backing the Golden Triangle Development LINK’s plan to develop almost 400 acres northeast of the Highway 25-Highway 82 interchange into a new industrial park.