MEDIA ADVISORY: Madison County Creates a Path for Workforce Development Donations

MEDIA ADVISORY
Madison County Creates a Path for Workforce Development Donations

Madison County, MS – August 9, 2019- To further workforce development initiatives in Madison County, the

Madison County Business League and Foundation (MCBL&F) and the Madison County Economic Development Authority (MCEDA) have defined the process
to enable companies like Nissan to donate excess and idled equipment to workforce development training centers and career and technical education
centers at public schools and colleges located in Madison County.

The Madison County Business League and Foundation, private sector partner for Madison County Economic Development Authority, has worked with
Nissan Canton to create and establish a donation agreement between the two parties that allows the donation of vehicles, engines, robots,
equipment and components to public schools.

“This new process provides access to valuable training assets that previously were inaccessible to our Madison County Public Schools” said
Cecil Harper, Chairman of the Madison County Business League and Foundation. “Nissan will donate the surplus equipment to the Madison County
Business League & Foundation and the MCBL&F will donate the assets to the schools.”

“Workforce development and support of existing businesses are key components of economic development”, said Joseph P. Deason, Executive Director
of the Madison County Economic Development Authority. “The partnerships we have built are providing a foundation for more opportunities
in Madison County by enhancing technical education for our emerging workforce.”

The Madison County Business League & Foundation was created in 2008 by the Madison County Economic Development Authority (MCEDA) and
the Madison County Board of Supervisors as a 501©6 nonpartisan economic development support organization which connects chief
executive leadership with elected officials, on all levels, to promote economic planning and development.

As the leader of economic development for Madison County, MCEDA’s mission is to encourage the growth of the county’s existing business
and industry, attract new investment and higher-paying jobs, and to increase Madison County’s competitiveness leading to a diverse,
vibrant economy benefitting all the county’s citizens.

Pictured: Seated (l-r) MCBL&F Chairman Cecil Harper, Madison County Superintendent of Schools Charlotte Seals

Standing (l-r): MCBL&F Executive Director Jan Collins, Madison County Schools Director of Career and Technical Education and Career
Academies Blaise King, and MCEDA COO Danielle Winningham