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EDITOR'S PICK BY SHELLEY BYRNE sbyrne@mayfield-messenger.com Courtesy of Graves County Economic Development An artist's rendering shows what Graves County Economic Development's new spec building could look like when construction is complete. It is being built in the Hickory Industrial Park and should be more»

Graves County Economic Development recently promoted Jodie Hansen to the position of vice president of community and business development. In her new role, her primary areas of focus will be on working with existing business and industry to help them achieve growth in their companies and to identify areas of opportunity for the community by partnering with more»

EDITOR'S PICK By ERIC WALKER ewalker@mayfield-messenger.com Aug 14, 2019 Graves County Economic Development president Ryan Drane addressed the Graves County Fiscal Court during its regular meeting Monday about grants that have been awarded and also recommended the court approve a resolution regarding TVA funding. Drane more»

// // Jessica Breaux calls them the three E’s. The Tennessee Valley Authority is known for energy, environment and economic development, she said. Breaux, manager of field operations for TVA economic development, focused on the last of those Tuesday morning during her speech at the Mayfield/Grave County Chamber of Commerce’s Business and more»

Eleven projects business and industries announced Wednesday as part of a Graves County Economic Development event will produce more than 160 new, full-time jobs now, but the potential is for far more. "The potential job count could be hundreds or thousands," Graves County Economic Development President Ryan Drane said, noting that two of the more»

Written by GCED Each year the Gifted & Talented Program within The Graves County School System seeks out a project. This year, Heather Burgess, teacher at Graves County Middle School, reached out to GCED and we worked on an idea together to involve all the students from each elementary school and the middle school. From there, each teacher responsible more»

BY SHELLEY BYRNE Mar 5, 2019 sbyrne@mayfield-messenger.com A nationally known industry trade publication has ranked Mayfield and Graves County the 19th-best micropolitan area in the country in terms of growing existing businesses or attracting new ones. The ranking is Site Selection Magazine's "Top Micros of 2018," and they were announced more»

sbyrne@mayfield-messenger.com Graves County Economic Development President Ryan Drane is looking forward to what he sees as a prosperous 2019 for Mayfield and Graves County. "I think what we're going to focus on is taking some of the momentum we established in 2018 and looking to apply that momentum to spur more growth in 2019," Drane said. One of the more»