MSU grad heads Yellow Creek Port

JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Development Authority has announced that Robert Dexter of Tupelo has been named executive director of Yellow Creek Port, a state-owned facility near the confluence of the Tennessee River and Tombigbee Waterway in Iuka. Dexter was to be sworn in Sept. 10. He is the former operations start-up manager for GRAMMER Inc., a German-based manufacturer of seating components to the automotive industry, which set up shop in Tupelo in 2013. Source: Mississippi Development Authority 09/09/15) Gulf Coast Shipbuilding and Maritime Note: Dexter has a master’s degree in business administration from Mississippi State University and holds bachelor’s degrees in accountancy and organizational management from the University of Mississippi and Concordia University.