SOUTHWEST MS ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP
EIN 47-5179923 · Chambers of Commerce & Business Leagues (S41)
What they do
THE SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP (THE PARTNERSHIP) is A REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MARKETING ASSOCIATION WHOSE PURPOSE is to MARKET THE AREA AS A PRIMARY LOCATION for INDUSTRIAL INVESTMENT. THE PLAN of WORK and ASSOCIATED ACTIVITIES, WHICH BEGAN IN SEPTEMBER 2015, INCLUDE BRANDING THE REGION AS AN ATTRACTIVE OPTION for COMPANY INVESTMENT BY MARKETING and ADVERTISING THROUGH MULTIPLE PLATFORMS. THE MEMBERSHIP of THE PARTNERSHIP WILL UTILIZE PLATFORMS INCLUDING A WEBSITE, INDUSTRY SPECIFIC BUSINESS CASE ANALYSIS REPORTS, PRINTED MATERIALS, COORDINATED VISITS to TARGETED BUSINESS CONSULTANTS, BROKERS, and CORPORATE SITE SELECTION PROFESSIONALS, and COLLABORATING WITH THE MISSISSIPPI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, ENTERGY MISSISSIPPI, and SOUTH MISSISSIPPI ELECTRIC POWER ASSOCIATION. IN ADDITION, THE PARTNERSHIP WILL MAINTAIN A DATABASE of INDUSTRIAL REAL ESTATE IN THE AREA for THE PURPOSES of RESPONDING to SPECIFIC PROPERTY REQUESTS. THIS DATABASE WILL CONSIST of PROPERTY SUITABL
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Board and leadership roster (10)
BRENDA BUCKDIRECTOR
CHANDLER RUSSPRESIDENT
GARRICK COMBSDIRECTOR
JACOB POOLEDIRECTOR
JEFFRY SCOTT WESBERRYSECRETARY
JILL BUSBYDIRECTOR
JILL GILBERTDIRECTOR
PAM KEATONDIRECTOR
STEVE YOASDIRECTOR
STEVIE PHILLIPSDIRECTOR
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 2016
- Location
- 230 S WHITWORTH AVE, BROOKHAVEN, MS 39601-3343
- County
- Lincoln
- In care of
- GARRICK COMBS
- Primary officer
- GARRICK COMBS, DIRECTOR
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Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2024
- Tax period began
- January 1, 2024
- Return type
- 990EZ
- Tax preparer
- LOWERY PAYN LEGGETT & BELLIPANNI CPAS
- NTEE classification
- Chambers of Commerce & Business Leagues (S41)
- IRS tax category
- Chambers of Commerce & Business Leagues