by Associated Press Published: June 11,2012
Tags: building, building permits, construction, county government, homes, houses, housing, real estate, residences, residential real estate
DESOTO COUNTY — Single-family building permits surged in May, driving up year-to-date activity and leaving DeSoto officials optimistic for a long-sought housing-industry turn-around. Planning director Ted Garrod tells The Commercial Appeal 85 single-family permits were recorded, with 28 in the unincorporated county. He says the latter is a 68 percent increase over last May’s figure [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: November 29,2011
Tags: air travel, Aircraft, airplanes, airports, building permits, construction, hangar, terminal, tourism, tourists, transportation, travel, visitors
BAY ST. LOUIS — A building permit has been issued for a $6.1-million terminal and hangar at Stennis International Airport. GM&R Construction Co. of Bay St. Louis was the successful bidder for the project. Jack Zink, executive director of the Hancock County Development Commission, tells The Sun Herald he expects work to start any day [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: November 15,2011
Tags: building permits, commercial construction, commercial development, construction, fees, houses, municipal government, real estate, residences, residential construction, residential development, revenues. homes
OLIVE BRANCH — Olive Branch may record fewer residential building permits this year than ever before, but the city still expects to collect more in permit fees because of big-box business development. The Commercial Appeal reports city officials collected $296,000 in building permit fees last year but expect to collect $375,000 this year, an increase [...] [...]