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MGM Mirage amends credit facility

LAS VEGAS — MGM Mirage is seeking amendments to its aggregate $5.55 billion of senior credit facilities, which would extend the maturity of a substantial portion of those credit facilities from Oct. 3, 2011, to Feb. 21, 2014. The company has asked its lenders to provide their final approvals of the transaction by Feb. 24. Lenders approving [...]

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Inventory, franchise tax still alive, but barely (access required)

Last week was the first major bill deadline of the 2010 legislative session.  By midnight Tuesday, a bill would be considered dead if it had not made it out of committee and onto the floor of its chamber. The two headline issues for the business community — the reduction and/or elimination of the inventory tax and the [...]

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Saints march to highest rated TV show of all time

The New Orleans Saints have another big win to celebrate just one day after claiming the Super Bowl crown: the title of ratings champion. Last night’s Super Bowl broadcast grabbed a crushing 46.4 rating and 68 share for the Saints 31-17 win over the Indianapolis Colts. Those numbers are up eight percent over last year’s game [...]

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Former Nick’s (restaurant) space leased

The State Street Group’s space at 1501 Lakeland Drive in Jackson, occupied for 25 years by Nick’s restaurant, has been leased to ophthalmologist Kirk R. Jeffreys III. Jeffrey’s practice and optical shop will occupy 4,500 square feet of the 7,500 square foot space. Nick’s moved to a nearby Old Canton Road location in December [...]

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Merger economics (access required)

Negative impact to towns might be bigger than economic impact on state budget   For the CEO of Columbus Lowndes Development Link, the economic development organization for that region, the success of Mississippi University for Women is vital. “That’s a $20-million payroll and 114 acres in the middle of my city,” said Joe Max Higgins, CEO of the [...]

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Obama calls out Republicans on healthcare reform

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says it’s time for Republicans who have attacked his healthcare proposals from the sidelines to step before the cameras and present their own ideas. In the first major move to revive his healthcare agenda after his party’s loss of a filibuster-proof Senate majority, Obama on Sunday invited GOP and Democratic leaders [...]

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