Days after the abrupt departure of Joe Max Higgins as chief executive officer of the Golden Triangle Development LINK, the largest economic development group in north Mississippi, the organization has provided at least some reason as to why Higgins was let go.

“The Executive Committee of the Golden Triangle Development LINK was compelled to remove Joe Max Higgins as CEO after learning of workplace behavior and speech espoused by Mr. Higgins over an extended period of time that do not reflect the values of this organization and the communities we serve,” a Wednesday afternoon statement from the LINK’s executive committee reads.

Higgins, who had been with the LINK for over 20 years and had at least $10 billion in economic development to his name, was removed from his position Sunday after

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