JACKSON — Gray Swoope, executive director of the Mississippi Development Authority, will be featured in a Mississippi Economic Council Connect web conference call at 2 p.m. on Tuesday.

During the one hour call, Swoope will be discussing Mississippi’s progress in economic development over the past year as well as the steps Mississippi needs to take. The purpose of this call is to present information about what’s happening in economic development in the state.

The call, “Exploring Mississippi’s Economic Progress,” is free of charge, thanks to the generous sponsorship of Cellular South.

To register for the Web conference or for more information go to www.mec.ms.