Mississippi Business Journal » Chris Mims http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Wed, 22 May 2013 14:27:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Mayor vows hotel revival after redevelopment board rejects deal http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/12/25/mayor-vows-hotel-revival-after-redevelopment-board-rejects-deal/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mayor-vows-hotel-revival-after-redevelopment-board-rejects-deal http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/12/25/mayor-vows-hotel-revival-after-redevelopment-board-rejects-deal/#comments Sun, 25 Dec 2011 06:00:17 +0000 Ted Carter http://msbusiness.com/?p=50010 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 [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/12/25/mayor-vows-hotel-revival-after-redevelopment-board-rejects-deal/feed/ 1 Jackson set to bet $40M from general fund on half ownership of convention center hotel http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/06/12/jackson-set-to-bet-40m-from-general-fund-on-half-ownership-of-convention-center-hotel/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=jackson-set-to-bet-40m-from-general-fund-on-half-ownership-of-convention-center-hotel http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/06/12/jackson-set-to-bet-40m-from-general-fund-on-half-ownership-of-convention-center-hotel/#comments Sun, 12 Jun 2011 07:00:09 +0000 Ted Carter http://msbusiness.com/?p=42435 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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