ERIC WIGGINS
Eric Wiggins, Project Manager for the Washington County Economic Alliance (WCEA), has been selected to participate in the Emerging Leaders Fellows Program. Created by the Mississippi Economic Development Council (MEDC), this year-long program gives Mississippiâs young economic developers an opportunity to grow business and leadership skills. Iâm looking forward to this opportunity to network and grow with my peers from across the stateâ said Wiggins. âThe skills and relationships I will build over the next year will allow me to be a stronger advocate for Washington County and the Alliance.â
The MEDC Scholarship Committee also recently awarded Wiggins a scholarship to attend The University of Oklahomaâs Economic Development Institute. Will Coppage, WCEA Executive Director, is thrilled with the recognition his project manager has received.
Tyler County Development Authority
Eric Peters
The Executive Director of the Tyler County Development Authority (TCDA), Eric Peters, has served in his position for 23 years. He was a member of the 1968 graduating class of Sistersville High School and a 1973 graduate of Marshall University earning a degree in advertising and journalism. Thereafter, he obtained his master’s degree in 1976 in Media Production. Following graduation from Marshall, Eric was employed by the West Virginia Development Office in Charleston, WV working at the state capitol building. Eric is a nationally certified Professional Community and Economic Developer, and a graduate of the University of Oklahoma Economic Development Institute, as well as the WVU Community Development Institute.
Her first year on the job was not one Cecilia Harry could ever have envisioned.
She stepped into her role as chief economic development officer for the Colorado Springs Chamber & EDC in December 2019. She and her family had moved from Wisconsin, where Harry had been president and CEO of Envision Greater Fond du Lac, the combined chamber of commerce and EDC for that community. She was eager to dive in, to shake hands with business and city leaders, to attend gatherings and visit key employers.
And then the pandemic took hold. I got my 90-day review in quarantine, she recalls.
Her first year on the job was not one Cecilia Harry could have ever envisioned. She stepped into her role as chief economic development officer for the Colorado Springs Chamber
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GREENVILLE – A newly-formed economic development organization in Greenville officially launched recently. The Greenville – Eastern North Carolina (ENC) Alliance, a public private partnership, is focusing its mission on attracting new industry while expanding and retaining existing industry.
The organization’s Board of Directors announces the following individuals to the Greenville – ENC Alliance’s leadership team:
• Steve Weathers, President and CEO
• Uconda Dunn, Vice President of Business Development
• Brad Hufford, Vice President of Business Development