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Rogers most recently has been leading the business development efforts at Farmers Telecommunications in Rainsville.
âI have known Dus for 30 plus years and consider him not only a colleague but a friend,â said State Sen. Steve Livingston. âDus and I worked closely together during his time and president and CEO at the Jackson County Economic Development Authority and now in his most recent role as business development manager at Farmerstel.â
Livingston said Rogers exhibits exceptional leadership skills, and thanks to Rogers, many industries now call Jackson County home, including Google.
âI have no doubt that Dus will provide exceptional leadership on the Alabama Community College System Board of Trustees,â added Livingston. âHe will continue to represent North Alabama well and will serve the community college system with integrity.â
CHARLESTON â Recent talk of combining metropolitan statistical areas (MSA) in southern West Virginia sounds like a good idea, but from a practical standpoint itâs a lot different, according to Terrell Ellis, executive director of Advantage Valley.
Advantage Valley Inc. is a private nonprofit economic development organization representing the Charleston and Huntington metropolitan statistical areas. The region includes Boone, Cabell, Clay, Kanawha, Lincoln, Putnam, Mason, Jackson and Wayne counties.
âThe United States Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the U.S. Census Bureau control MSA designations,â said Terrell Ellis, executive director of Advantage Valley in Charleston. âI think some people think you can just call up our congressional delegation and try to make that happen. But in our research it was made clear to us that OMB will not take into consideration local preferences and local requests. In fact, they changed their regulations in the past
Commission approves Economic Development Grant Resolution
Suzette Lowe
Reporter
If a grant is approved by the West Virginia Development Office, the Jackson County Economic Development Authority (JCEDA) will receive $27,727 to promote local businesses.
Mark Whitley, JCEDA director, informed the Jackson County Commission at the Dec. 2 meeting, that marketing and business retention are two areas that the grant will help to address.
“We’ve gotten this grant for several years,” Whitley said. “It’s our hope that we will be approved again this year. We will update our website, jcda.org, continue our very successful Facebook promotions of small businesses, and recruit new businesses, while retaining those we currently have.”