Mississippi Business Journal » convention 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 Downtown iconic hotel going on auction block http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/05/downtown-iconic-hotel-going-on-auction-block/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=downtown-iconic-hotel-going-on-auction-block http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/05/downtown-iconic-hotel-going-on-auction-block/#comments Sun, 05 May 2013 18:35:03 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=74321 JACKSON — A May 22 online auction will determine the future of a downtown Jackson landmark. Auctioneer Benny Taylor tells the Mississippi Business Journal (http://bit.ly/113wahW) that several prospective bidders toured the eight-story Edison Walthall Hotel this past week. The hotel has been closed since early 2010 after burst water pipes extensively damaged the lower floors. [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/05/downtown-iconic-hotel-going-on-auction-block/feed/ 0 Stockholders approve sale of casino for $869M http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/02/stockholders-approve-sale-of-casino-for-869m/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=stockholders-approve-sale-of-casino-for-869m http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/02/stockholders-approve-sale-of-casino-for-869m/#comments Thu, 02 May 2013 12:00:38 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=74135 VICKSBURG — The sale of Ameristar Casino will mark the second gambling house buyout in Vicksburg in less than a year. The stockholders of Las Vegas-based Ameristar Casinos Inc. last week approved the company’s planned acquisition by Pinnacle Entertainment. The all-cash transaction is estimated to be valued at $869 million. No change to Ameristar’s brand [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/02/stockholders-approve-sale-of-casino-for-869m/feed/ 0 Developers of proposed new casino miss deadline http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/23/developers-of-proposed-new-casino-miss-deadline/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=developers-of-proposed-new-casino-miss-deadline http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/23/developers-of-proposed-new-casino-miss-deadline/#comments Tue, 23 Apr 2013 11:28:57 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=73754 GULFPORT — A development company that had wanted to build a $112 million casino at the Gulfport Harbor but has been unable to obtain financing will have to return to the Mississippi Gaming Commission for new approval if it wants to go ahead with the project. The Sun Herald reports a time limit on permission [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/23/developers-of-proposed-new-casino-miss-deadline/feed/ 0 Airline cutting Capitol City flights to Houston, Baltimore http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/19/airline-cutting-capitol-city-flights-to-houston-baltimore/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=airline-cutting-capitol-city-flights-to-houston-baltimore http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/19/airline-cutting-capitol-city-flights-to-houston-baltimore/#comments Fri, 19 Apr 2013 11:22:50 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=73564 JACKSON — Southwest Airlines is dropping one of its three daily Jackson-to-Houston flights as well as its direct Jackson-to-Baltimore flight. The Clarion-Ledger reports the airline, effective June 1, will no longer offer a 2:10 p.m. departure from Jackson to Houston’s Hobby Airport. It will still have morning and evening departures. And, effective Aug. 1, the [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/19/airline-cutting-capitol-city-flights-to-houston-baltimore/feed/ 0 City spends triple the budget on auditorium upkeep http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/11/city-spends-triple-the-budget-on-auditorium-upkeep/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=city-spends-triple-the-budget-on-auditorium-upkeep http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/11/city-spends-triple-the-budget-on-auditorium-upkeep/#comments Thu, 11 Apr 2013 12:56:10 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=73049 NATCHEZ — The city of Natchez has spent three times what it has budgeted for maintenance at the City Auditorium for the fiscal year, and Mayor Butch Brown says more will have to be spent before the end of the year. Brown told the city’s board of aldermen the air conditioning units have for several [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/11/city-spends-triple-the-budget-on-auditorium-upkeep/feed/ 0 One casino adding revenue while the other spruces up http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/08/one-casino-adding-revenue-while-the-other-spruces-up/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=one-casino-adding-revenue-while-the-other-spruces-up http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/08/one-casino-adding-revenue-while-the-other-spruces-up/#comments Mon, 08 Apr 2013 11:58:35 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=72876 NATCHEZ — Three months after Natchez’s second casino began play, gaming revenue is up in the city, but insiders warn it’s too early to bet on the increase holding or folding. Natchez gaming revenues for December, January and February increased over the same months last year. The Natchez Democrat reports figures from the Natchez City [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/08/one-casino-adding-revenue-while-the-other-spruces-up/feed/ 0 Officials want loop to connect casinos, beach with Back Bay http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/03/officials-want-loop-to-connect-casinos-beach-with-back-bay/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=officials-want-loop-to-connect-casinos-beach-with-back-bay http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/03/officials-want-loop-to-connect-casinos-beach-with-back-bay/#comments Wed, 03 Apr 2013 11:41:26 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=72704 BILOXI — City officials want to complete the long-awaited loop around East Biloxi that would link the casinos and the beach with Back Bay. The Sun Herald reports the City Council voted to support an initiative to connect Back Bay Boulevard with U.S. Highway 90. David Nichols, the city’s chief administrative officer, says he’s looking [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/03/officials-want-loop-to-connect-casinos-beach-with-back-bay/feed/ 0 Consultant advises city to expand convention center http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/03/12/consultant-advises-city-to-expand-convention-center/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=consultant-advises-city-to-expand-convention-center http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/03/12/consultant-advises-city-to-expand-convention-center/#comments Tue, 12 Mar 2013 12:16:13 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=71130 NATCHEZ — Natchez Convention Center managers say a multi-million-dollar expansion of the center will be needed in two years. The Natchez Democrat reports New Orleans Hotel Consultants president Warren Reuther told Mayor Butch Brown and aldermen at a meeting last week that the center is rapidly approaching 70-percent capacity. Convention center manager Walter Tipton said [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/03/12/consultant-advises-city-to-expand-convention-center/feed/ 0 City, new casino get off to bumpy start over signage http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/03/04/city-new-casino-get-off-to-bumpy-start-over-signage/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=city-new-casino-get-off-to-bumpy-start-over-signage http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/03/04/city-new-casino-get-off-to-bumpy-start-over-signage/#comments Mon, 04 Mar 2013 13:40:49 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=70822 NATCHEZ — The president of a casino in Natchez said he plans to meet with Mayor Butch Brown about banners advertising the casino. The Natchez Democrat reports the city took down banners directing customers to the Magnolia Bluffs Casino at the bottom of Roth Hill in Natchez last Friday. But the casino soon replaced them. [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/03/04/city-new-casino-get-off-to-bumpy-start-over-signage/feed/ 0 Airport control towers facing shutdown from budget cuts http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/02/25/airport-control-towers-facing-shutdown-from-budget-cuts/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=airport-control-towers-facing-shutdown-from-budget-cuts http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/02/25/airport-control-towers-facing-shutdown-from-budget-cuts/#comments Mon, 25 Feb 2013 12:48:14 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=70206 ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — Automatic federal budget cuts could shut down control towers at as many as seven Mississippi airports. U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood warned of the closing of 100 airport towers at airports that have 150,000 flights or fewer each year if automatic federal spending cuts take effect March 1. The Federal Aviation Administration [...]

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