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Lease signed for site of Grammy Museum Mississippi

MBJ Staff — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 17:20:26 +0000

CLEVELAND — Delta State University has entered into a lease agreement with the Cleveland Music Foundation to provide the property for the construction of the Grammy Museum Mississippi in Cleveland. Delta State University president Dr. John M. Hilpert and Lucy Janoush, president of the Cleveland Music Foundation, the non-profit entity set to build the museum, [...]

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U.S. 82 first in state to be named ‘cultural highway’

Associated Press — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 13:21:14 +0000

ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — U.S. Highway 82, which runs from the Mississippi River at the Arkansas line across North Mississippi to the Alabama line, has been named the state’s first cultural highway. Officials tell the Delta Democrat Times the designation will highlight the tourist attractions along the 181 miles of highway through eight Mississippi counties. It [...]

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Mississippi/Louisiana tourism summit to showcase creative economy

Associated Press — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 22:27:51 +0000

NATCHEZ — Officials say the Miss-Lou Regional Tourism Summit next month will showcase cultural arts as magnets for attractive visitors. The sixth-annual summit, focusing on tourism in Louisiana and Mississippi, will be held in Natchez Aug. 7-9. Topics will include the film industry, entrepreneurship, culinary arts and marketing and public relations. Rachael Carter, project manager [...]

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Study: Ballet competition brought $10.2M into Capital City

Associated Press — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 15:08:25 +0000

JACKSON — The USA International Ballet Competition’s economic impact leaped into double-digit millions for the first time when it was last in Jackson, with the event’s $10.2 million impact on the state, a recently released study shows. Compiled by the University of Southern Mississippi’s Department of Economic and Workforce Development, the numbers offer an “apples [...]

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House committee passes bill aimed at improving filmmaking incentives

Associated Press — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 16:05:38 +0000

JACKSON — Mississippi legislators are hoping to raise the caps on the state’s rebate incentives for film production. A bill that would make the change passed the House Ways and Means Committee yesterday and moved to the full House for consideration. The state’s current film incentives apply to feature films, narrative and documentary shorts, commercials [...]

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Farish Street Group getting $10.2M loan from JRA

Associated Press — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 13:01:35 +0000

JACKSON — Developers of the Farish Street Entertainment District have taken the first step toward securing money needed to finish construction on the first block of the $100 million project in downtown Jackson. Yesterday, the Jackson Redevelopment Authority approved a non-binding agreement with Farish Street Group for a $10.2 million loan. As collateral, developers would [...]

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Following ‘The Help,’ county approves new incentives for filmmakers

Associated Press — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 15:03:56 +0000

LAUDERDALE COUNTY — Following the success of “The Help” and its impact on the Delta, Lauderdale County is hoping to attract some filmmakers. WTOK-TV reports the Lauderdale County Board of Supervisors has approved an extra tax incentive for film and production companies. The proposal offers a 1 percent rebate of the 2.5 percent special tourism [...]

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Watkins buys courthouse, plans arts institute

Associated Press — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 13:20:21 +0000

JACKSON — The James Eastland Federal Courthouse in downtown Jackson has been tentatively sold at auction to Watkins Development for $1.45 million. Owner David Watkins, also the lead developer of the Farish Street Entertainment District, tells The Clarion-Ledger he plans to transform the 115,000-square-foot space into a privately funded university-level arts institute. An online auction [...]

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PRCC breaks ground for performing arts center

MBJ Staff — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 18:41:20 +0000

POPLARVILLE — Pearl River Community College officials broke ground yesterday for the Ethel Holden Brownstone Center for the Performing Arts. More than a decade in the planning, the facility will showcase PRCC’s fine arts programs and provide a venue for performances by local, regional and national groups. Construction on the $10.4-million center is set to [...]

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City leaders approve funding for Ohr-O’Keefe museum

Associated Press — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 16:56:16 +0000

BILOXI — The Biloxi City Council has voted 6-1 to support the Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art. Mayor A.J. Holloway said after yesterday’s vote he would not veto the Ohr funding. The Sun Herald reports the council approved paying the minimum insurance on the city-owned buildings, covering half of the monthly utility bill up to $4,500 [...]

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