Mississippi Business Journal » David Blount http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:16:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 April 6, 2013- Ricky Nobile http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/08/april-6-2013-ricky-nobile/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=april-6-2013-ricky-nobile http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/08/april-6-2013-ricky-nobile/#comments Mon, 08 Apr 2013 14:19:40 +0000 Ricky Nobile http://msbusiness.com/?p=72899

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/08/april-6-2013-ricky-nobile/feed/ 0 State senator continues push for state offices consolidation http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/03/29/state-senator-continues-push-for-state-offices-consolidation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=state-senator-continues-push-for-state-offices-consolidation http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/03/29/state-senator-continues-push-for-state-offices-consolidation/#comments Fri, 29 Mar 2013 17:19:07 +0000 Ted Carter http://msbusiness.com/?p=72363 An effort for Capitol Complex consolidation say Mississippi — which supporters say would save $5 million a year on office leasing costs and whittle the space state workers occupy to levels consistent with federal standards — died earlier this month. The bill authored by Sen. David Blount and backed by a Millsaps College analysis easily [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/03/29/state-senator-continues-push-for-state-offices-consolidation/feed/ 1 The shared fortunes of the Capital City and its suburbs http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/03/01/the-shared-fortunes-of-the-capital-city-and-its-suburbs/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-shared-fortunes-of-the-capital-city-and-its-suburbs http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/03/01/the-shared-fortunes-of-the-capital-city-and-its-suburbs/#comments Sat, 02 Mar 2013 05:54:44 +0000 For the MBJ http://msbusiness.com/?p=70762 Since 2011, a fight has been brewing in the state capitol over where the Department of Revenue (DOR) and its 500-plus workers are going to relocate. In one corner is Sen. David Blount, D-Jackson, and in the other is Speaker of the House Philip Gunn, R-Clinton. Sen. Blount represents those who want to house the [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/03/01/the-shared-fortunes-of-the-capital-city-and-its-suburbs/feed/ 0 MDA reporting bill heads to the House http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/02/15/mda-reporting-bill-heads-to-the-house/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mda-reporting-bill-heads-to-the-house http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/02/15/mda-reporting-bill-heads-to-the-house/#comments Fri, 15 Feb 2013 06:01:03 +0000 Clay Chandler http://msbusiness.com/?p=69832 A bill designed to provide lawmakers an annual glimpse into the financial workings of the Mississippi Development Authority cleared the Senate one day before the Feb. 14 deadline. The bill would mandate the MDA provide lawmakers an annual rundown of the tax credits, grants, loans and repayment schedules the agency uses to lure new industry. [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/02/15/mda-reporting-bill-heads-to-the-house/feed/ 0 Saving downtown Jackson and big dollars to boot http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/02/08/saving-downtown-jackson-and-big-dollars-to-boot/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=saving-downtown-jackson-and-big-dollars-to-boot http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/02/08/saving-downtown-jackson-and-big-dollars-to-boot/#comments Sat, 09 Feb 2013 00:36:10 +0000 MBJ Staff http://msbusiness.com/?p=69595 Say a cash-strapped state like Mississippi had an opportunity to save tens of millions of dollars on office space in the coming decades while injecting new economic life into its capital city. How fast would you give the idea a thumbs-up – or at least an in-depth ? State Sen. David Blount wants the state [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/02/08/saving-downtown-jackson-and-big-dollars-to-boot/feed/ 0 Bills: Move state offices to Capitol Complex http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/02/01/bills-move-state-offices-to-capitol-complex/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bills-move-state-offices-to-capitol-complex http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/02/01/bills-move-state-offices-to-capitol-complex/#comments Fri, 01 Feb 2013 16:22:54 +0000 Ted Carter http://msbusiness.com/?p=69044 Downtown Jackson would see hundreds of new workers and a whittling of its office space vacancies through proposals from Senate Public Property Committee Chairman David Blount to consolidate more state agencies into space available in the Jackson Capitol Complex. In support of a pair of bills he has introduced, Blount produced an analysis from Millsaps [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/02/01/bills-move-state-offices-to-capitol-complex/feed/ 1 With DOR headquarters in limbo, state site on Lakeland may get look http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/04/22/with-dor-headquarters-in-limbo-state-site-on-lakeland-may-get-look/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=with-dor-headquarters-in-limbo-state-site-on-lakeland-may-get-look http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/04/22/with-dor-headquarters-in-limbo-state-site-on-lakeland-may-get-look/#comments Sun, 22 Apr 2012 06:01:45 +0000 Ted Carter http://msbusiness.com/?p=55981 With downtown Jackson’s Landmark Center sunk as the future home of Mississippi Department of Revenue, a state-owned parcel north of Smith-Wills Stadium on Lakeland Drive could be atop the list of new options. The 7-acre parcel won top ranking in a site-selection study done last year by national real estate company Cushman & Wakefield. The [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/04/22/with-dor-headquarters-in-limbo-state-site-on-lakeland-may-get-look/feed/ 0 Search is on for next Department of Revenue headquarters http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/04/15/search-is-on-for-next-department-of-revenue-headquarters/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=search-is-on-for-next-department-of-revenue-headquarters http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/04/15/search-is-on-for-next-department-of-revenue-headquarters/#comments Sun, 15 Apr 2012 06:01:36 +0000 Ted Carter http://msbusiness.com/?p=55682 The leadership of the Mississippi House of Representatives last week rebuffed a late-inning effort to salvage a move of the Mississippi Department of Revenue into downtown Jackson’s Landmark Center. House leaders are said to have no appetite for dealing with the DOR headquarters issue this year. State Sen. John Horhn tried to resurrect DOR headquarters’ [...]

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