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Allen Kurr’s professional background and experience in public policy, small business, and economic development have prepared him well to establish and maintain positive community efforts which improve Oxford-Lafayette County’s quality of life and yield economic benefits.  Mr. Kurr holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Mississippi in Public Policy Leadership and is a graduate of the University of Oklahoma’s Economic Development Institute.  He previously interned with the Mississippi Development Authority (MDA) in Jackson, MS and also worked for his family’s frozen foods company, No Time 2 Cook, in Oxford since its founding in 2006.

Mr. Kurr currently serves as the Mississippi Alternate Director for the Southern Economic Development Council (SEDC) and serves in the same capacity with the Mississippi Economic Development Council (MEDC).  Mr. Kurr is also a member of the International Economic Development Council (IEDC).