Miss. Code Ann. § 57-1-2

For the purposes of this chapter, the following words shall have the meanings ascribed herein, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) “ Department ” shall mean the Mississippi Development Authority. (b) “ Office ” shall mean an administrative subdivision of the department. (c) “ Executive director ” shall mean the executive officer of the department. (d) “ Agricultural and Industrial Board ,” “ Department of Economic Development ,” “ Board of Economic Development, ” “ Department of Economic and Community Development ” and “ Mississippi Department of Economic and Community Development ” wherever they appear in the laws of the State of Mississippi, shall mean the “ Mississippi Development Authority,” operating through its executive director.