Port could make decision on new director

Published April 29, 2013 9:28am ET



GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) — The state port’s board of commissioners could announce a new director Monday.

The commission has scheduled a meeting for 10 a.m. in Gulfport.

Spokesman Denton Gibbes tells The Sun Herald (http://bit.ly/16aVXWg ) commissioners have interviewed seven finalists for the job of executive director.

Boyden Global Executive Search submitted the finalists’ names after conducting a search for a director to replace Don Allee, who resigned in October after 11 years in the job

The new director will be responsible for overseeing the port’s ongoing expansion. The port has added 84 acres to its West Pier, where the port hopes to attract a fifth tenant. Earth-moving work has been completed.

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Information from: The Sun Herald, http://www.sunherald.com