EDUCATIONAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TRIPS

DOWNTOWN JACKSON PARTNERS HAS SPONSORED TRIPS TO SISTER CITIES THROUGHOUT THE SOUTHEAST. OUR GROUPS IN THE PAST HAVE CONSISTED OF MORE THAN 50 PEOPLE FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE THROUGHOUT THE JACKSON AREA, WHO HELPED TO BRING VARIOUS OPINIONS TO THE TABLE. AS OF THIS DATE, THE TRIPS HAVE INCLUDED VISITS TO CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE; BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA; LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS; AND BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA.

THESE TRIPS ARE HIGHLY EDUCATIONAL AND PROVIDE INSPIRATION TO PURSUE PROJECTS WITHIN DOWNTOWN. EACH OF THE TRIPS WE’VE BEEN ON HAVE PROVED BENEFICIAL TO DOWNTOWN JACKSON. THE TRIP TO BIRMINGHAM PRODUCED OUR BUSINESS INCUBATOR PROJECT, AND THE TRIP TO LITTLE ROCK BROUGHT OUR ARENA FEASIBILITY STUDY PROJECT TO LIFE. THE BATON ROUGE VISIT SOLIDIFIED OUR SUPPORT FOR A DYNAMIC ARTS CENTER, MUCH LIKE THE SHAW CENTER FOR THE ARTS. DJP PLANS, ORGANIZES AND CONDUCTS THESE VISITS IN THEIR ENTIRETY, AND THEY ARE WELL RECEIVED BY OUR SUPPORTERS IN THE JACKSON AREA.