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Delta Regional Authority funds Clarksdale economic opportunity center, Hire Purpose Hub director says
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Dr. Tim Lampkin said the Delta Regional Authority provided more than $2 million to support an economic opportunity center in downtown Clarksdale that the Hire Purpose Hub will operate to serve 20 counties in northwest Mississippi.
Dr. Tim Lampkin, founder and executive director of the Hire Purpose Hub, said the Delta Regional Authority (DRA) has committed more than $2 million to create an economic opportunity center in downtown Clarksdale.
Lampkin said the Hire Purpose Hub, which he said serves 20 counties in northwest Mississippi, will use the DRA investment to open and operate a mixed-use center anchored in downtown Clarksdale. "We're really excited to have the DRA a part of the Hire Purpose Hub," he said.
The center, Lampkin said, will include a food hall and food market, retail tenant spaces, a civil rights museum, a theater, a creative learning lab, a public art gallery and on-site lodging. He described the project as an "economic opportunity center" intended to support job training, small-business activity and cultural programming in the Mississippi Delta.
Lampkin said the DRA contribution exceeds $2,000,000. He characterized the investment as a major step toward transforming "the financial, cultural and physical well-being of Mississippi Delta residents." The Hire Purpose Hub director did not provide a timetable for opening or specific staffing details during the remarks.
The announcement identifies the Delta Regional Authority by its full name and acronym. No formal vote or other board action was recorded in the provided remarks, and Lampkin did not cite specific grant documents or award dates in the transcript.
