MSU, City of Starkville celebrate renovated downtown Hub plaza
Contact: James Carskadon
STARKVILLE, Miss.—Â̾ÞÈËÊÓƵ 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. Â̾ÞÈËÊÓƵResearch 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 Â̾ÞÈËÊÓƵAssociate Director for Corporate and Economic Partnerships Mike Tagert, Â̾ÞÈËÊÓƵResearch and Technology Corp. Director Marc McGee, Â̾ÞÈËÊÓƵPresident Mark E. Keenum, Â̾ÞÈËÊÓƵVice President for Research and Economic Development Julie Jordan and Starkville Mayor Lynn Spruill.