MSU, City of Starkville celebrate renovated downtown Hub plaza
Contact: James Carskadon
STARKVILLE, Miss.—²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ and the City of Starkville celebrated the newly renovated outdoor plaza at the Innovation Hub with a ribbon-cutting on Friday [April 5].
Funded by a grant from the U.S. Small Business Administration, the new-look plaza now serves as a welcoming outdoor space in the heart of downtown Starkville. ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵResearch and Technology Corp. purchased the building in 2019 and has since renovated the indoor and outdoor space, further strengthening the town-and-gown relationship by the city and university.
Marking the occasion is, from left, Greater Starkville Development Partnership CEO and ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵAssociate Director for Corporate and Economic Partnerships Mike Tagert, ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵResearch and Technology Corp. Director Marc McGee, ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵPresident Mark E. Keenum, ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵVice President for Research and Economic Development Julie Jordan and Starkville Mayor Lynn Spruill.