Mississippi Business Journal » developer http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Fri, 24 May 2013 05:01:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Developers converting historic buildings into mixed-use facilities http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/21/developers-convertinig-historic-buildings-into-mixed-use-facilities/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=developers-convertinig-historic-buildings-into-mixed-use-facilities http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/21/developers-convertinig-historic-buildings-into-mixed-use-facilities/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 13:58:26 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=75242 HATTIESBURG — If Daniel Jussely and Rob Tatum have their way, downtown Hattiesburg soon will be a cultural hub of “urbanite lifestyle” in Mississippi. As co-owners of Hub City Lofts, Jussely and Tatum are rejuvenating two of the Hub City’s oldest buildings, converting them into more than 50 loft-style apartments and more than 14,000 square [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/21/developers-convertinig-historic-buildings-into-mixed-use-facilities/feed/ 0 Real estate company paying $1M for compromising wetlands http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/16/real-estate-company-paying-1m-for-compromising-wetlands/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=real-estate-company-paying-1m-for-compromising-wetlands http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/16/real-estate-company-paying-1m-for-compromising-wetlands/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 14:48:58 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=74850 HANCOCK COUNTY — A Mississippi corporation has pleaded guilty to illegally filling wetlands near Bay St. Louis. Hancock County Land, LLC entered the plea yesterday and agreed to pay a $1-million fine and take remedial measures for two felony violations of the Clean Water Act., said U.S. Attorney Gregory K. Davis and Assistant U.S. Attorney [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/16/real-estate-company-paying-1m-for-compromising-wetlands/feed/ 1 Demolition to begin at sites for retail center, casino http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/05/demolition-of-homes-businesses-to-begin-at-site-for-retail-center/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=demolition-of-homes-businesses-to-begin-at-site-for-retail-center http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/05/demolition-of-homes-businesses-to-begin-at-site-for-retail-center/#comments Fri, 05 Apr 2013 11:39:03 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=72794 D’IBERVILLE — The city of D’Iberville is clearing the way for another major retail center along Interstate 10 and a casino on Back Bay. A developer has acquired nearly 80 acres at the I-10 junction with Interstate 110. The homes and businesses there will come down by the end of the year and Mayor Rusty [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/05/demolition-of-homes-businesses-to-begin-at-site-for-retail-center/feed/ 0 Fight over controversial movie theater continues http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/03/22/fight-over-controversial-movie-theater-continues/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fight-over-controversial-movie-theater-continues http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/03/22/fight-over-controversial-movie-theater-continues/#comments Fri, 22 Mar 2013 11:56:47 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=71835 OLIVE BRANCH — An Olive Branch community remains in the lurch about whether a controversial movie theater will be constructed near its homes. The Commercial Appeal reports the developer has filed an appeal in DeSoto County Circuit Court about Board of Aldermen decisions he said are preventing a theater from being developed near Wedgewood subdivision. [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/03/22/fight-over-controversial-movie-theater-continues/feed/ 0 Developer wants to convert old jail into residential space http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/03/22/developer-wants-to-convert-old-jail-into-residential-space/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=developer-wants-to-convert-old-jail-into-residential-space http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/03/22/developer-wants-to-convert-old-jail-into-residential-space/#comments Fri, 22 Mar 2013 11:54:10 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=71833 HATTIESBURG — A North Carolina-based real estate development group has declared its interest in renovating the former Forrest County jail complex into affordable housing. Vann Joines, with The Landmark Group, tells The Hattiesburg American his organization is proposing a $9.75-million renovation of three buildings in downtown Hattiesburg, formerly used as a jail and county offices. [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/03/22/developer-wants-to-convert-old-jail-into-residential-space/feed/ 0 Developer’s guilty plea prompts commission probe http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/02/05/developers-guilty-plea-prompts-commission-probe/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=developers-guilty-plea-prompts-commission-probe http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/02/05/developers-guilty-plea-prompts-commission-probe/#comments Tue, 05 Feb 2013 14:31:01 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=69254 SOUTHAVEN — The Mississippi Real Estate Commission plans to open an investigation into the dealings of DeSoto County developer Chuck Roberts after Roberts pleaded guilty last week to a federal bank fraud charge involving a Southaven subdivision. Roberts, 46, pleaded guilty to bank fraud last Thursday in federal court in Oxford. Roberts was accused of submitting [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/02/05/developers-guilty-plea-prompts-commission-probe/feed/ 0 Court rules with city in zoning dispute with developer http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/01/18/court-rules-with-city-in-zoning-dispute-with-developer/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=court-rules-with-city-in-zoning-dispute-with-developer http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/01/18/court-rules-with-city-in-zoning-dispute-with-developer/#comments Fri, 18 Jan 2013 13:44:32 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=68347 NATCHEZ — The Mississippi Supreme Court has sided with the city of Natchez in a zoning dispute with a developer. The dispute stemmed from the city’s denial of a request from Dallas-based Roundstone Development, LLC to rezone 25 acres for single-family homes. The company planned to build 65 single-family homes on nine acres, leaving the [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/01/18/court-rules-with-city-in-zoning-dispute-with-developer/feed/ 0 Developer with ties to Davis to enter plea to an undisclosed charge http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/01/08/developer-with-ties-to-davis-to-enter-plea-to-an-undisclosed-charge/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=developer-with-ties-to-davis-to-enter-plea-to-an-undisclosed-charge http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/01/08/developer-with-ties-to-davis-to-enter-plea-to-an-undisclosed-charge/#comments Tue, 08 Jan 2013 16:52:37 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=67855 SOUTHAVEN — Federal court records show developer Charles “Chuck” Roberts III will waive an indictment and enter a plea to Jan. 31 in Oxford to an undisclosed charge. Roberts is a longtime developer in DeSoto County and a close friend of Southaven Mayor Greg Davis. Roberts is also the public address announcer for Tigers’ basketball [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/01/08/developer-with-ties-to-davis-to-enter-plea-to-an-undisclosed-charge/feed/ 0 New trial set for developer accused of filling wetlands http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/01/03/new-trial-set-for-developer-accused-of-filling-wetlands/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-trial-set-for-developer-accused-of-filling-wetlands http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/01/03/new-trial-set-for-developer-accused-of-filling-wetlands/#comments Thu, 03 Jan 2013 13:44:47 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=67640 HANCOCK COUNTY — A new trial date has been set for an Alabama real estate developer accused of violating the Clean Water Act by illegally filling wetlands near Bay St. Louis. William R. Miller, of Fairhope, Ala., was set for trial Feb. 4 on an 11-count indictment. Attorney Gaines Cleveland, in a written motion, has [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/01/03/new-trial-set-for-developer-accused-of-filling-wetlands/feed/ 0 New land-use code could spur development http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/12/11/new-land-use-code-could-spur-development/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-land-use-code-could-spur-development http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/12/11/new-land-use-code-could-spur-development/#comments Tue, 11 Dec 2012 12:28:15 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=66422 TUPELO — A new development code in Tupelo will allow more mixing of land uses. The code is expected to go to a vote in January, reports the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal. If the City Council adopts the code, a transition period will follow. During that time, developers will be able to choose which code [...]

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