Mississippi Business Journal » Cindy Hyde-Smith http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Tue, 21 May 2013 19:01:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Ag chief sees new Trade Mart in future http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/26/ag-chief-sees-new-trade-mart-in-future/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ag-chief-sees-new-trade-mart-in-future http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/26/ag-chief-sees-new-trade-mart-in-future/#comments Fri, 26 Apr 2013 20:41:24 +0000 Ted Carter http://msbusiness.com/?p=73914 The future of the Mississippi Trade Mart may be no future at all, say state officials who want to demolish the circa 1970s exhibit hall and conference center and replace it with a new building connected to the Mississippi Coliseum. Agriculture & Commerce Secretary Cindy Hyde-Smith is campaigning for a $48-million revamp of the 52-year-old [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/26/ag-chief-sees-new-trade-mart-in-future/feed/ 0 Look for new effort in 2014 to renovate Mississippi Coliseum http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/26/look-for-new-effort-in-2014-to-renovate-mississippi-coliseum/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=look-for-new-effort-in-2014-to-renovate-mississippi-coliseum http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/26/look-for-new-effort-in-2014-to-renovate-mississippi-coliseum/#comments Fri, 26 Apr 2013 20:36:19 +0000 Ted Carter http://msbusiness.com/?p=73908 The Mississippi’s Legislature’s need to make up for capital projects that languished without a state bond bill in 2012 kept a new entry from making the 2013 bill – a proposed $48 million revamp of the half-century-old Mississippi Coliseum on the State Fairgrounds in Jackson. Having waited its turn behind new construction for the state’s [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/26/look-for-new-effort-in-2014-to-renovate-mississippi-coliseum/feed/ 0 Ag chief seeks $40 million to create 21st century Mississippi Coliseum http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/03/08/ag-chief-seeks-40-million-to-create-21st-century-mississippi-coliseum/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ag-chief-seeks-40-million-to-create-21st-century-mississippi-coliseum http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/03/08/ag-chief-seeks-40-million-to-create-21st-century-mississippi-coliseum/#comments Sat, 09 Mar 2013 03:53:13 +0000 Ted Carter http://msbusiness.com/?p=71070 Mississippi Agriculture Commissioner Cindy Hyde-Smith sees Jackson’s best hope for becoming a crossroads for large-scale exhibitions, professional entertainment and music concerts resting within the confines of the 51-year-old Mississippi Coliseum. To that end, she is lobbying legislators for around $40 million to overhaul the building. She had initially planned to seek $30 million for renovations [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/03/08/ag-chief-seeks-40-million-to-create-21st-century-mississippi-coliseum/feed/ 1 October 21, 2012- Ricky Nobile http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/10/21/october-21-2012-ricky-nobile/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=october-21-2012-ricky-nobile http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/10/21/october-21-2012-ricky-nobile/#comments Sun, 21 Oct 2012 06:01:02 +0000 Ricky Nobile http://msbusiness.com/?p=64186  

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/10/21/october-21-2012-ricky-nobile/feed/ 0 August 13, 2012- Chuck McIntosh http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/08/12/august-13-2012-chuck-mcintosh/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=august-13-2012-chuck-mcintosh http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/08/12/august-13-2012-chuck-mcintosh/#comments Sun, 12 Aug 2012 06:01:13 +0000 Chuck McIntosh http://msbusiness.com/?p=61096

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/08/12/august-13-2012-chuck-mcintosh/feed/ 0 Upside and risk in linking corporate name to Mississippi Coliseum http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/08/06/upside-and-risk-in-linking-corporate-name-to-mississippi-coliseum/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=upside-and-risk-in-linking-corporate-name-to-mississippi-coliseum http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/08/06/upside-and-risk-in-linking-corporate-name-to-mississippi-coliseum/#comments Mon, 06 Aug 2012 06:01:18 +0000 Clay Chandler http://msbusiness.com/?p=60618 Mississippi marketing executives say state Agriculture Commissioner Cindy Hyde-Smith has initiated a money-winning idea with her plans to sell 10-year naming rights to the Mississippi Coliseum on the state fairgrounds. Hyde-Smith wants to bring the state fairgrounds and its facilities sums similar to the millions Southaven and Tupelo received by selling arena and convention center [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/08/06/upside-and-risk-in-linking-corporate-name-to-mississippi-coliseum/feed/ 1 New fairgrounds advertising bill designed to bring in revenue http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/08/05/new-fairgrounds-advertising-bill-designed-to-bring-in-revenue/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-fairgrounds-advertising-bill-designed-to-bring-in-revenue http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/08/05/new-fairgrounds-advertising-bill-designed-to-bring-in-revenue/#comments Sun, 05 Aug 2012 06:01:38 +0000 Clay Chandler http://msbusiness.com/?p=60620 Early in the last legislative session, Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Cindy Hyde-Smith asked Sen. Joey Fillingane to file a bill that would allow for private advertising to appear on buildings at the Mississippi State Fairgrounds. Fillingane, a Sumrall Republican, did just that, the bill cleared the Capitol and became law July 1. Supporters now [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/08/05/new-fairgrounds-advertising-bill-designed-to-bring-in-revenue/feed/ 0 Ag chief wants multi-million dollar upgrades for fairgrounds http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/07/29/ag-chief-wants-multi-million-dollar-upgrades-for-fairgrounds/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ag-chief-wants-multi-million-dollar-upgrades-for-fairgrounds http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/07/29/ag-chief-wants-multi-million-dollar-upgrades-for-fairgrounds/#comments Sun, 29 Jul 2012 06:01:33 +0000 Ted Carter http://msbusiness.com/?p=60319 The aging Mississippi Coliseum and neighboring Trade Mart would undergo upgrades of around $30 million under a plan initiated by newly elected Agriculture Commissioner Cindy Hyde-Smith. Without some significant work, each of the venues could see a falloff in usage, leading to a loss of revenue that helps support other facilities within the Mississippi Fairgrounds, [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/07/29/ag-chief-wants-multi-million-dollar-upgrades-for-fairgrounds/feed/ 0 Old Armory on Fairgrounds to get roof as it awaits restoration http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/07/29/old-armory-on-fairgrounds-to-get-roof-as-it-awaits-restoration/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=old-armory-on-fairgrounds-to-get-roof-as-it-awaits-restoration http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/07/29/old-armory-on-fairgrounds-to-get-roof-as-it-awaits-restoration/#comments Sun, 29 Jul 2012 06:01:22 +0000 Ted Carter http://msbusiness.com/?p=60308 With its roof long gone and its walls wavering, the old Hinds County National Guard Armory has become an eyesore and a safety hazard on the Mississippi State Fairgrounds. Some day it may get a multi-million-dollar restoration, but for now the Mississippi Fair Commission wants to stabilize the historic landmark and slow a steady deterioration [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/07/29/old-armory-on-fairgrounds-to-get-roof-as-it-awaits-restoration/feed/ 0 Read July 30 issue of the MBJ http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/07/26/read-july-30-issue-of-the-mbj/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=read-july-30-issue-of-the-mbj http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/07/26/read-july-30-issue-of-the-mbj/#comments Thu, 26 Jul 2012 20:42:32 +0000 MBJ Staff http://msbusiness.com/?p=60255 >> COOPERATIVE TRIANGLE? Clay, Lowndes, Oktibbeha counties mulling partnership— By Clay Chandler Also in this week’s paper: >> IMMIGRATION Hood: Arizona ruling erased Mississippi felony penalty— by Ted Carter >> DARK ARMORY RISING? Old Armory on Fairgrounds to get roof as it awaits restoration— by Ted Carter >> AGRICULTURE New commissioner seeking legislative support for $30 [...]

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