Archive for the ‘MBJ FEATURE’ Category

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District at Eastover construction to start later this year

A mixed-use development on the site of Jackson’s Old Blind School has confirmed tenants a few months before construction begins. The District at Eastover will sit on Interstate 55 and be bordered by the Eastover and Fondren neighborhoods. So far, a Residence Inn by Marriott, Community Trust Bank, Cantina Laredo restaurant, a movie theater, a [...] [...]

Hancock Bank to close up to 45 branches, only 1 from Mississippi

by Ted Carter Published: May 17,2013

Tags: bank closures, banking, Gulf Coast, Hancock Bank

Hancock Holding Co. has confirmed that the $20-billion regional bank plans to close up to 45 branch offices by the end of the year, but has targeted only one branch in Mississippi for closing. Closings in Louisiana will be few, as well, with just two branches to be shut down in the New Orleans market. [...] [...]

U.S. Senate bill seeks to lower craft brewery excise tax

by Clay Chandler Published: May 17,2013

Tags: American Craft Beer Week, beer, craft beer, Susan Collins

American Craft Beer Week has gotten a congressional boost. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, is one of 18 bipartisan sponsors of legislation that would reduce the excise tax on brewers that make up to 6 million barrels of beer per year to $3.50 on the first 60,000 barrels and $16 on additional barrels under two million [...] [...]

Flowood Belk getting $9 million facelift

by MBJ Staff Published: May 17,2013

Tags: Belk, Commercial Real Estate, Dogwood Festival Marketplace, Flowood, retail

A major expansion and remodeling is underway at Belk’s flagship store at Dogwood Festival Marketplace in Flowood, representing a $9-million investment by the company. The project will increase the store’s size by 40,000 square feet – 20,000 square feet on each level — allowing it to expand fashion brands and merchandise assortments throughout the store. [...] [...]

Casinos on the watch for thieves, cheats and scams

by Lisa Monti Published: May 17,2013

Tags: BILOXI, casinos, gaming, Gulf Coast, Lake Charles, Lisa Monti

The side of a casino operation familiar to most people is the one that aims to keep customers playing, entertained and well fed. On the other, less visible side is a full out effort to protect the casino’s bottom line by catching cheaters and fighting against fraud. Panelists at last week’s Southern Gaming Summit session [...] [...]

Social media marketing allows casinos to give, take

by Frank Brown Published: May 17,2013

Tags: BILOXI, Boyd Gaming, casinos, Frank Brown, gaming, Gulf Coast, IP Biloxi, Philadelphia, Sam's Town, Tunica, VICKSBURG

You can be sure the casino industry knows a good bet when it sees one. And perhaps the most valuable tool to help revive a sluggish gaming industry in Mississippi is marketing through social media. “We look at social media, and there are a lot of different ways to approach it,” Brian Best, corporate president [...] [...]

No timetable for Tuscaloosa Marine Shale drilling

Always alert to the pitfalls of overstatement, economic development executives resist the term “transformative.” They reserve the adjective for developments that have already achieved momentous economic importance or ones that are about to. You can put the Tuscaloosa Marine Shale play into the “about to” column, according to Manning McPhillips, chief administrative officer for the [...] [...]

Offensive launched against bogus contractors

A new anti-contractor fraud campaign is underway with a two-fold goal — educate Mississippi consumers on the best practices when choosing a contractor, particularly in the wake of a natural disaster, and give would-be bogus contractors a stern warning that preying on vulnerable homeowners will not be tolerated. “In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in [...] [...]

Researchers preparing to take advantage of SMART Act

One of the centerpieces of Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann’s legislative agenda passed in the last session, and university researchers are getting ready to take advantage of it. The Strengthening Mississippi Academic Research Through (SMART) Business Act provides a 25 percent rebate to Mississippi companies that contract with Mississippi public universities and colleges for qualified [...] [...]

Environmental economists work middle ground

At first glance, the term “environmental economist” looks oxymoronic. Is this a tree-hugging, crusading environmentalist or a money-grubbing, pragmatic economist? Dan Petrolia, associate professor in the Department of Agricultural Economics at Mississippi State University, laughs when asked that question. “I guess it depends on who you ask,” Petrolia said. “I think some environmentalists as well [...] [...]

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