Welcome to The Community Development Foundation Media and Press Release page. If you are a member of the media, please contact us and ask to be placed on our Media Contact list.
Each Press Conference and Press Event will include a press packet with printed and digital media in it for your use. Below you will find a listing of recent press releases. Please select one for more information and a corresponding downloadable PDF of each announcement.
If you have any other questions about a press event, please contact Mallory Rutledge, Director of Communications and Public Relations at 662.842.4521, toll free at 1.800.523.3463, fax at 662.841.0693 or email her at mrutledge@cdfms.org.
Mr. Victor H. (Hu) Meena, president and chief executive officer at C Spire Wireless, will speak at the October First Friday networking breakfast. The event will be held Friday, October 5 at 7:00 a.m. at the BancorpSouth Conference Center.
Karen Geddie has been named vice president of the Chamber of Commerce for the Community Development Foundation (CDF). CDF is the economic development organization for Tupelo/Lee County, and also houses the Chamber of Commerce. The detail-oriented, focus-driven experience that Geddie brings to the organization will assist her in promoting CDF’s mission of creating jobs, developing communities, and fostering business.
