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Colin Caranna

Collin Caranna is Director of Marketing & Government Affairs at the Harrison County Development Commission in Gulfport, Mississippi, and a Gulf Coast native who returned home after careers in New Orleans and on the Coast.

Sep 23, 2026

Bigger Pie Forum Podcast

Bigger Pie Forum Podcast

The Comeback Opportunity: Bringing Mississippi's Talent Home

Sep 23 · 40m

Rebecca Staples
Rebecca StaplesHOST
1:47
Okay, now Colin.
Colin CarannaGUEST
1:49
Yeah, so I'm Colin Caranna.
Colin CarannaGUEST
1:50
I'm originally from Gulfport, Mississippi.
Colin CarannaGUEST
1:53
I went to Mississippi State and, uh, graduated in '08.
Colin CarannaGUEST
1:57
'08 was a big year, uh, economically.
Colin CarannaGUEST
2:00
Uh, and so when I moved back home for, um, a job, it...
Colin CarannaGUEST
2:04
The company I was being recruited by ended up going on a hiring freeze.

8 MINS LATER

Rebecca Staples
Rebecca StaplesHOST
10:02
... and community? Um, can you talk more about that?

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