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Biloxi group trying to force vote on proposed baseball stadium

Frank Brown — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 05:01:28 +0000

The STEPS Coalition is in the process of attempting to gather signatures of 1,500 registered voters to possibly force a public vote on the proposed minor league stadium in Biloxi. “So many of us here are baseball fans,” Roberta Avila, executive director of the STEPS Coalition, told the Sun-Herald at a news conference last Tuesday. [...]

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CARTOON: Phil Bryant wants only men building Biloxi stadium

Chuck McIntosh — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 05:01:38 +0000

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It’s official: Gov. Bryant announces minor league ball park to be built in Biloxi

Frank Brown — Thu, 30 May 2013 20:04:02 +0000

BILOXI — Minor League Baseball is a step closer to being in Biloxi. Gov. Phil Bryant, Biloxi Mayor A.J. Holloway and local officials on Thursday announced plans to build a $36 million Minor League Baseball stadium in downtown Biloxi. The plans call for the stadium to be ready for the start of the 2014 Southern [...]

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Casinos on the watch for thieves, cheats and scams

Lisa Monti — Fri, 17 May 2013 19:28:10 +0000

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 [...]

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Social media marketing allows casinos to give, take

Frank Brown — Fri, 17 May 2013 19:22:26 +0000

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 [...]

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Bennett: Mississippi has a lottery; it just needs to be enacted

Frank Brown — Thu, 09 May 2013 18:11:07 +0000

From the Southern Gaming Summit in Biloxi, here’s what state Rep. Richard Bennett, chairman of the House gaming committee says about the state’s stance on lotteries. “A lot of people don’t realize that in 1992, there was a referendum for a lottery in Mississippi and it passed, and they amended the constitution. So it’s legal [...]

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Caesars’ CEO addresses casino concerns at Biloxi summit

Frank Brown — Wed, 08 May 2013 19:06:02 +0000

With Mississippi gaming issues at the heart of his presentation, Gary Loveman, president and CEO of Caesars Entertainment, used his keynote address Wednesday at the Southern Gaming Summit in Biloxi to address problems – both current and in the future – of gaming in the United States. In his address – “Did Dinosaurs know they were [...]

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Joffrion replaces Nichols

MBJ Staff — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 19:32:08 +0000

The Gulfport City Council has approved the appointment of Gary Joffrion as the city’s urban development director. The Sun Herald reports Joffrion, an urban development department employee, fills the vacancy left open by David Nichols, who recently became Biloxi’s chief administrative officer.

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Thacker appointed clerk

MBJ Staff — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 23:52:47 +0000

Biloxi Mayor A.J. Holloway has named Stacy L. Thacker to replace Brenda Johnson as the municipal clerk. Thacker has been the deputy municipal clerk for eight years, and has worked for the city since 1989. Thacker earned an associate’s degree from Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College.

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Investor group is taking it one project at a time

Lisa Monti — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 17:07:04 +0000

Twenty successful Biloxi businesswomen have pooled their money and talents to buy old buildings in downtown Biloxi and rehabilitate them for retail or residential spaces. Their goal: To give downtown a much deserved facelift and to spark more retail and tourism activity. In less than two years, the women investors who make up Rue Vieux, [...]

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