at Mississippi State UniversityFebruary 21-22, 2012

A forum to identify economic opportunities for sustaining and growing Mississippi’s transportation centers while preserving livable communities and environmental quality.

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SHUTTLEWelcome to the Symposium on Transportation for Mississippi’s Sustainable Economic Growth and to Mississippi State University. We are proud to host this forum to identify economic opportunities for sustaining and growing Mississippi’s transportation centers while preserving our livable communities and environmental quality.

Thanks to you, we have an outstanding system for freight transportation – a best-in-the-region highway system, powerhouse ports and waterways on three sides, a vibrant network of regional and national airports, excellent railways connecting us to the heartland and intermodal connectors that put them all together. Yet, with all these success stories for our transportation system, our waters are still clean, our air safe to breathe, and our communities are wonderful places to live and raise our families.

Today we will celebrate our success stories and examine how economic success in one location generates new success stories across Mississippi. Tomorrow we will look to the future and plan how we can continue to succeed as the nation recovers from recession. Please know that Mississippi State stands ready to help you grow our economy through our missions of teaching, research, and outreach. MSU’s nationally-recognized research and economic development programs are catalysts for new inventions, technology enhancements,

spin-off companies, and high-wage jobs. We take this responsibility seriously, and are working to move our state forward through outreach, engagement, and support. Mississippi State

University is actively engaged with existing industries across the state, and working with them to increase their global competitiveness. Mississippi

State’s central economic development mission is to strengthen collaborations between the university, economic development organizations, and businesses

to create high-wage jobs. The scope of work includes assisting existing businesses, recruiting technology-oriented companies, and encouraging spin-off companies from the university.

Mississippi State University is working for Mississippi — and we are ready to work with you.

Melinda McGrath, MDOTManning McPhillips, MDAChuck Mobley, MDAJohnny Thompson, MDATom Bryant, Pickering FirmJeff Ballweber, Pickering FirmBill McAnally, MSU

Organizing Committee

A Welcome Message from Dr. David Shaw Vice President for Research and Economic Development • Mississippi State University

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Albert Allen, AEBethany Stich, PSPA Bill Martin, CFRBurak Eksioglu, ISEDennis Truax, CEEIsaac Howard, CEELi Zhang, CEELinda White, GRISandra Eksioglu, ISETom White, CEE

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Greg Deakle is a native Mississippian with over 30 years of experience in both private companies and public agencies. Greg’s career began by following in his Grandfather’s

footsteps within the railroad industry. Greg became the Executive Director of Port Itawamba and Executive Director of the Itawamba County Development Council in

November of 2007.

Greg held the position of Director of the Gulf Coast Regional Office for a Mississippi based multi-disciplined engineering firm where he was responsible for project management of over

$600 million in Gulf Coast Recovery and hazard mitigation projects following Hurricane Katrina. His responsibilities also included industrial park site location and development for South Mississippi. Prior to that, Greg served with the Hancock County Port and Harbor Commission in Bay St. Louis, MS., where he was Deputy Director for 10 years. Greg earned his designation as a Certified Economic Developer (CEcD) in May of 2006. He graduated from the University of Oklahoma Economic Development Institute in 2004. He received his Bachelors of Business Administration from Faulkner University in December of 1997. He has been married to his high school sweet heart for over 35 years, has one son and three grandchildren.

Rob Martínez is a graduate of Columbia University and holds a Ph.D. from Yale University. During the first Bush Administration, he served at the U.S. Department of Transportation

as Deputy Administrator for the Maritime Administration and was promoted by President George H. W. Bush to Associate Deputy Secretary of Transportation and Director of the Office of Intermodalism.

Dr. Martínez began working for Norfolk Southern in 1993 but left in 1994 to become the Secretary of Transportation for the Commonwealth of Virginia under Governor George Allen.

As Secretary of Transportation, he had oversight over the Virginia Department of Transportation (highways), the Department of Rail and Public Transportation, the Virginia Department of Aviation,

the Department of Motor Vehicles, and Virginia Port Authority. Dr. Martínez returned to Norfolk Southern in early 1998, where he now serves as Vice President Business Development. In this position, Dr. Martínez has oversight for international business development, including NS’ Mexican subsidiary, Norfolk Southern Mexicana; the Industrial Development Department; the Ports and International Department; and for the Market Research and Economics group. Dr. Martínez is married to Cristina Dziwura Martínez and they have three children, son Javier (21), daughter Pilar Rocío (16) and son Sebastián (13). They reside in Norfolk, Virginia.

Dr. Robert E. Martínez • Vice President Business Development • Norfolk Southern Corp.

Gregory A Deakle • CEcD Port Director • Port Itawamba

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Don Allee is a fifth-generation Texan with over twenty-five years experience in marine transportation. The majority of that experience has been in Public Port Management.

Don came to the Port of Gulfport in early 2002 from the Port of Beaumont, Texas where he also served as Executive Director.

Don serves on the U.S. Gulf-Board of Directors of the American Association of Port Authorities, is an officer in the Gulf Ports Association of the Americas, Board Member of the

Mississippi Foreign Trade Zone, Inc., U.S.-Panama Business Council Southeast Chapter as well as several other professional organizations. Don’s undergraduate degree is from Sam Houston State

University in Huntsville, Texas and he also attended the Jones Graduate School of Administration at Rice University in Houston, Texas. Don and wife Michelle make their home in Pass Christian, Mississippi. Their son is an Electrical Engineer in Austin, Texas and their daughter is a business analyst with Fresenius Medical Care in San Francisco, CA.

Mike Taggert most recently served as Administrator of the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Development Authority and President of the organization’s respective trade association,

the Tennessee-Tombigbee Development Council, where he led their economic development and promotional efforts. While there, his accomplishments include the

successful designation of the Marine Highway (M-65) Corridor and signing a recent International Agreement with the Panama Canal Authority to promote future trade and

transportation via the Gulf of Mexico and Mississippi. He also currently serves as a member of the Trade and Transportation Advisory Council for the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. Previously,

he served in the United States Marine Corps and received a Bachelor of Science degree from Millsaps College and Master of Science and Master of Public Policy and Administration degrees from Mississippi State University. Commissioner Tagert is married to the former Mary Love Mortimer of Kilmichael, and they have two children, Frances and Harlan. They currently reside in Starkville and are members of the First United Methodist Church.

Mike Hainsey is a retired Air Force pilot and a former Assistant Professor of Aerospace Science for Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. Hainsey is currently serving as the

chairman of the Mississippi Intermodal Council. He is the past president of the Mississippi Airports Association and a former Commissioner on the Lowndes County Port Authority. He has served as the director of search and rescue for the State of

Mississippi Civil Air Patrol, and is the cofounder of Dreams On Wings, a charity that provides the thrill of flight for children battling serious illnesses. In 2008 he was named the

FAA Southern Region Commercial Service Airport Manager of the Year.

Hainsey is a graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy and holds a Masters Degree in Business from Webster University in St Louis, Missouri. He is an Accredited Airport Executive with the

American Association of Airport Executives and holds a commercial instrument pilot rating with over 5,500 flying hours in various aircraft.

Mike P. Hainsey • Executive Director • Golden Triangle Airport

Donald R. Allee • Executive Director and CEO • Mississippi State Port Authority at Gulfport

Mike Tagert • Mississippi Transportation Commissioner • Northern District

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In January 2012, Governor Phil Bryant appointed James (Jim) L. Barksdale as interim executive director of the Mississippi Development Authority (MDA), the state’s lead economic

development agency. In this role, Jim oversees appropriately 300 MDA employees who are engaged in providing services to businesses, communities and leaders throughout Mississippi. These services range from traditional business recruitment, retention and

expansion assistance to developing unique Mississippi assets such as the creative economy and implementing programs that support community development, small business growth,

tourism, disaster recovery and other specific federal programs vital to the state.

A native Mississippian, Jim brings more than 35 years of operational experience to MDA. He served as president and chief executive officer (CEO) of Netscape Communications Corp. from January 1995 until the company merged with America Online in March 1999. He was director of Netscape from October 1994. Upon completion of the merger with America Online, Jim joined Time Warner’s board of directors.

James L. Barksdale • Executive Director • Mississippi Development Authority

Mr. Lambert has worked for various firms researching trade and transportation activities. At the Corps of Engineers, Mr. Lambert worked on general maritime policy and planning,

while also serving as the Secretary to the U.S. Section of the International Navigation Association (PIANC), and worked on technology exchanges with the Latin American

maritime community. Prior to joining the USACE, Mr. Lambert worked at the Federal Highway Administration. Mr. Lambert managed the Freight Analysis Framework study;

the first large-scale project to map and outline the underlying transportation flows of the United States economy for national and regional policy research.

After receiving a Bachelor’s of Science Degree from Louisiana State University, Mr. Lambert earned a Master’s of Science Degree from the University of Tennessee. ITTS is a multistate research institution formed to assist member states on understanding the relationship of transportation needs to international and commercial traffic.

Bruce lambert • Executive Director • Institute for Trade and Transportation Studies

Whit Hughes is the President of p3 ELEVATIONS, LLC, a consulting business designed to deliver strategies for peaking professional performance in the competitive marketplace.

Recently, for almost five years, Whit served as Deputy Director of Mississippi Development Authority (MDA). While fulfilling this leadership role at MDA, Whit was

part of a relentless team effort that – with the leadership of Governor Haley Barbour –resulted in record levels of job creation, investment, and per capita income growth.

A Jackson (Mississippi) native, Whit received a bachelor’s degree in marketing and a MBA from Mississippi State University. While at Mississippi State, Whit played two years of baseball and five

years of basketball as a member of teams that made it to the 1995 NCAA Sweet Sixteen and the 1996 NCAA Final Four. Whit and his wife, Shelley, live in Madison with their 2 sons, Phillip and Pax, and their daughter Presley.

Whit Hughes • President • p3 ELEVATIONS, LLC

After serving 24 years in the Mississippi Legislature, Dick Hall was appointed Central District Transportation Commissioner by Gov. Kirk Fordice in 1999 to fill the unexpired

term of a former commissioner. Hall was elected later that year to his first full term as Commissioner and has been reelected to two subsequent terms. As Commissioner of

the Central District, Hall’s constituency includes a population of almost one million people who reside in 22 counties. Hall’s experience in the Mississippi Legislature was extremely

broad-based serving three terms as a Representative and three terms as a Senator. In both the House and the Senate, Hall chaired the Environment Committees of each chamber, respectively.

Other chairmanships included the Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee and the Senate Appropriations Committee — the first Republican to occupy this position in over 100 years.

Dick Hall • Mississippi Transportation Commissioner • Central District

Tom King, is entering his first term as Southern District Transportation Commissioner. He previously served as a state lawmaker since 1993, when he was elected to the House

of Representatives where he remained until 1999. In 2000, he began his tenure in the Senate, where his leadership brokered many bills designed to better the lives of

Mississippians. As Chairman of the Senate Highways and Transportation Committee, King authored resolutions that honored the achievements of persons throughout his

district and the state. Most notably, King authored Senate Bill 3181—the $300 million bond bill for highways and bridges and Senate Bill 3014, known as the John Paul Frerer Bicycle Act, which promotes safety for cyclists on the roadways. King also authored Senate Bill 2514 that created the Mississippi Wireless Communications Commission, which ensures that the state’s emergency responders and law enforcement have the means to communicate regardless of any disaster that may occur.

Tom King • Mississippi Transportation Commissioner • Southern District

William Adair graduated from Collierville High School, Tennessee, in 1959. He has engaged in drag racing, body shops, fishing lure mfg., fished on Pro Bass Tour, cattle ranching, and land development. From 1980-1990 he owned Permanent General Insurance Company and until 2007 owned Direct General Insurance Company.

Mr. Adair purchased Twin Hills Ranch in 2007, with approximately 3,000 acres, located in Marshall County, Mississippi and Fayette County, Tennessee , just across the county line from Memphis, Tennessee, just east of Collierville, Tennessee. This project is known as “Piperton Hills”. He sold Norfolk Southern Railroad approximately 500 acres to construct the intermodal rail yard. Since the rail yard has begun, William has purchased another approximately 1200 acres for industrial land to accommodate the rail yard. Piperton Hills will be a $100 million-plus planned residential and commercial development, with golf cart paths, river walk, town square, amphitheater, with shops all along the town square. There will be public charter elementary, middle and high schools.

William Adair • Entrepreneur and Private Business Owner

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Themes for Breakout Session1. Priority criteria for transportation projects (on time, on budget, reduced accidents, lower commute time, job creation, environmentally sustainable, etc.)2. Priorities issues/areas for follow-up to MDOT’s Vision 213. Important non-traditional environmental/economic development issues to factor into or bootstrap onto transportation projects4. Build on the Commissioners’ presentations with additional funding sources/mechanisms and implementation5. Challenges and Opportunities a. What CHALLENGES for Mississippi's economic and environmentally sustainable transportation network have not been mentioned or fully stressed in the symposium so far? b. What OPPORTUNITIES for Mississippi's economic and environmentally sustainable transportatio network have not been mentioned or fully stressed in the symposium so far? c. What challenges does your sector face in achieving sustainable success in the future?For each theme used:Suggest follow-up actions to prepare for submission to MDOT, MDA, Congressional Delegation, Legislature, NGO’s, etc. based on these 5 themes

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8:30am Welcome: Jeff Ballweber • Pickering Firm 8:35am Announcement of Awards: Dr. Sandra Eksioglu • MSU

8:45am Future Challenges and Opportunities Moderator: Skip Scaggs • MDA

Dr. Rob Martinez • Norfolk Southern Railroad Mr. Bruce Lambert • Institute for Trade and Transportation Studies

Q&A

10:00am Brainstorming Breakouts (Coffee, soft drinks, water and cookies available)

11:00am Summary of Breakouts

12:00pm Evaluation and Next Steps

12:30pm Adjourn

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12:30pm Welcome: MSU Vice-President David Shaw Starkville Mayor Parker Wiseman

Symposium Goals – Jim Barksdale • MDA Director

1:00pm Symposium Overview – Tom Bryant • Pickering Firm

1:30pm Mississippi Transportation Commissioners Roundtable on 25-Year Vision. Moderator: Melinda McGrath • MDOT

North Mississippi: Mike Tagert

Central Mississippi: Dick Hall

South Mississippi: Tom King

Q&A

3:00pm Break

3:40pm Multi-modal Success Stories. Moderator: Skip Scaggs • MDA

South Mississippi – Port of Gulf Port • Don Allee • Executive Director

Mid-Mississippi – I 20 Corridor • Whit Hughes • p3 Elevations

North Mississippi – Chickasaw Trail • William Adair • William C. Adair Development Co.

Airports – Golden Triangle Regional Airport, Mike Hainsey • Executive Director

Marine Highway – Port Itawamba • Greg Deakle • Executive Director

Q&A

5:30pm Reception & Poster Session – Research Posters • Student contest Hors d'oeuvres – Colvard Union Ball Room

Transportation for Mississippi’s Sustainable Economic Growth Bost Auditorium • Mississippi State University

Networking and dialogue on the Mississippi’s transportation future.Recommendations for an action plan for the transportation & economic community.

February 21

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SILVER SPONSORS

Waggoner Engineering

Florence & Hutcheson

The CGM Group

Eley-Bakkley, P. A.

Mississippi Airports Association

Garver

Michael Baker, Jr., Inc.

Engineering Solutions, Inc.

Rosedale-Bolivar County Port Commission

Pickering Firm

Gresham, Smith and Partners

ABMB Engineers, Inc.

Mississippi Water Resources Research Institute

WGK, Inc.

Burns, Cooley, Dennis, Inc.

Greater Starkville Development Partnership

HNTB Corporation

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Program layout and design by the High Performance Computing Collaboratory at Mississippi State University.Program printing provided by the Mississippi Department of Transportation.