Posts Tagged ‘Chris Mims’

Mayor vows hotel revival after redevelopment board rejects deal

by Ted Carter Published: December 25,2011

Tags: Chris Mims, Frank Melton Jr., Jackson Redevelopment Authority, Jackson’s $96 million convention hotel, Journeyman Austin Holdings, Transcontinental Realty Investors

A Jackson Redevelopment Authority board so eager to get a developer on board to build Jackson’s $96 million convention hotel met the day before Thanksgiving to issue a request for proposals with a reply period cut down from 30 to 15 days. But when a second developer entered the picture — Journeyman Austin Holdings of [...] [...]

Jackson set to bet $40M from general fund on half ownership of convention center hotel

by Ted Carter Published: June 12,2011

Tags: Chris Mims, City of Jackson, convention hotel, Linda McCarthy, Mayor Harvey Johnson

Jackson taxpayers could soon be on the hook for more than $40 million of a $94-million convention hotel. But the city, so far, cannot guarantee it’s making a sound investment. City officials have not done a feasibility study of a new hotel near the convention center. Instead, they are relying on a market study commissioned [...] [...]

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