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Students design home that makes power, water, food

MBJ Staff — Fri, 03 May 2013 11:25:10 +0000

STARKVILLE — Mississippi State University architecture students designed a sustainable home that can provide its own electricity, water supply and food for a family of four. In the final project of a sustainable design class, the students turned theoretical principles into a practical home and landscape. They designed all aspects of a self-supporting, modern homestead, [...]

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Board gives nod to plans for new UM basketball arena

Associated Press — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 12:00:55 +0000

OXFORD — The University of Mississippi is taking concrete steps toward building a new basketball arena. The state College Board has approved plans for Ole Miss to spend $6 million for architects to design a 10,000-seat venue, a parking garage and other facilities. The arena would replace the 9,061-seat Tad Smith Coliseum, built in 1967. [...]

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University unveils plans for $200M, 50,000-seat stadium

Associated Press — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 12:18:25 +0000

JACKSON — David Hoard, Jackson State University’s vice president for institutional advancement, has unveiled the school’s plans for its much-discussed 50,000-seat domed football stadium. The Clarion-Ledger reports Hoard showed renderings of the proposed on-campus stadium that would not only serve as the new home for the Tigers’ football and basketball teams but could potentially bring [...]

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Commission approves new rules for casino construction

Associated Press — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 16:22:41 +0000

JACKSON — Mississippi Gaming Commission has approved a new rule that would require new casinos to be sturdier and with larger gambling space larger and restaurants and hotels. The new regulations approved today would raise the required number of hotel rooms from 250 to 300 and hotel quality to a three-diamond. New casino resorts would [...]

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Local design firm creates new New Orleans Pelicans logo

Associated Press — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 16:50:41 +0000

HATTIESBURG — Mississippi may not have its own major league professional sports team, but one Hattiesburg resident can at least say he had a major part in developing one. Rodney Richardson, founder and principal of RARE Design in downtown Hattiesburg, recently designed a new logo for the NBA’s New Orleans Hornets, who will soon become [...]

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Board asked to hire more architects for school projects

Associated Press — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 18:02:31 +0000

HERNANDO — DeSoto County school board members will be asked to hire architects for expansion projects at two more schools as the state’s largest system continues to grapple with growth. The Commercial Appeal reports Hernando Hills and Southaven elementary schools would be targeted if board members approve the hirings. Last month, the board unanimously approved [...]

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Board still mulling new vo-tech school after JBHM presentation

Associated Press — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 12:27:37 +0000

COLUMBUS — The Lowndes County School Board continues to explore adding a vocational-technical school to the district. The next steps will involve gauging student interest and district needs, evaluating site possibilities and identifying potential funding sources. The Commercial Dispatch reports school board members and a couple of Lowndes County supervisors responded positively to a recent [...]

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Neel-Schaffer makes magazine’s reader’s choice list

MBJ Staff — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 23:23:09 +0000

JACKSON — The consulting engineering firm Neel-Schaffer made the Top 50 Road & Highway Design Firms List released by Roads and Bridges. Each year the magazine sends a survey out to its government (departments of transportation) readers, who in turn select the firms they prefer to work with out on the jobsite. The results are [...]

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Southern Bancorp branch earns LEED certification

MBJ Staff — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 17:02:52 +0000

HERNANDO — Shortly after the opening of the Southern Bancorp Hernando Branch in summer 2011, Southern applied for LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification. The United States Green Building Council (USGBC) has now awarded the Hernando Branch its LEED Certification – the first LEED Certified bank building in the State of Mississippi, according [...]

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Downtown group approves new design guidelines

MBJ Staff — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 15:23:49 +0000

TUPELO — The board of the Downtown Tupelo Main Street Association approved a new set of design guidelines Tuesday that members hope will help the district maintain its historic roots. The 87-page packet provides guidelines for commercial and residential projects that cover only the exterior of buildings. They cover everything from facade paint colors to [...]

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