J.C. Burns
President
Burns Development Group
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J.C. Burns gained national recognition
for his 20-month tenure as executive director of the Mississippi Development
Authority. He led the staff of 300 in crafting the Advantage Mississippi
Initiative, a new strategic economic development plan and the location
of the $930 million Nissan automobile manufacturing plant. Burns spent
more than 25 years as a bank officer, and as senior vice president and
senior lending officer of First Security Bank in Batesville, built a portfolio
of more than $24 million. His economic development work in Batesville
resulted in the location of 21 companies employing over 2,500 people with
an investment of $492 million dollars. During this period city sales tax
collections increased 337% from $48,000 per month to $210,000 a month.
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