Area Organizations Prepare for Third Annual Creative Economy Council Gathering

Susan Marquez, Susan Marquez Consulting; Jessica Gosa, MCEDA; Mary Beth Wilkerson, Ridgeland Tourism; Elizabeth Bryant, Madison the City Chamber of Commerce; and Paige Petersen, Madison County Chamber of Commerce; Seated: Nancy Perkins, Craftsman Guild of MS; Jan Collins, Madison County Business League; Linda Bynum, Ridgeland Chamber of Commerce; and Jodi Maughon, Madison County Chamber of Commerce; Jordan Hillman, Canton Chamber Main Street; Sheila Blakely, Flora Area Chamber of Commerce; Gray Marchetti, Madison County Foundation; JoAnn Gordon and Jana Padgett, Canton Convention & Visitors Bureau & FilmOffice.The 3rd Annual Madison County Celebration sponsored by the Madison County Creative Economy Council will be held on Thursday, Sept. 25, from 5-7 p.m. at the Town of Livingston located at the intersection of Highway 463 and Highway 22 in Madison County.

The Madison County Creative Economy Council (MCCEC) comprised of the Canton Chamber Main Street Association, Canton Convention Visitors Bureau & Film Office, Flora Area Chamber of Commerce, Madison County Chamber of Commerce, Madison the City Chamber of Commerce, Ridgeland Chamber of Commerce, Ridgeland Tourism Commission, Madison County Business League, Madison County Economic Development Authority, Madison County Foundation, and the Craftsman Guild of MS announce the 3rd annual “Madison County Celebration” Business After Hours event. Tay 22 in Madison County.

Governor Phil Bryant proclaimed 2014 as “the Year of the Creative Economy.”
The event will feature creative economy business exhibits, refreshments by the Farmer’s Table Cooking School at Livingston, and music by After Hours.
The event will be open to all elected officials and members of the organizations listed above. For more information, please contact MCBL Executive Director Jan Collins at 602-832-5592, www.madisoncountycreativeeconomy.com or any Madison County chamber of commerce, tourism or economic development organization.