by Associated Press Published: July 17,2012
Tags: Commercial Real Estate, community development, condominium, county government, development, downtown, mixed-use development, office space, real estate, residence, residential real estate, residents, retail, small business
JACKSON — Plans for a $1 billion revitalization project for downtown Jackson have been thrown into doubt because of a decision by Hinds county officials to back out. The proposed Old Capitol Green project included office, residential and retail space and a 450-space parking garage. The Clarion-Ledger reports county supervisors voted 3-1 to bow out [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: July 16,2012
Tags: aerospace, defense, development, federal agency, federal government, lawmaker, legislative, military, research, rocket, Senator, space, space exploration, test
HANCOCK COUNTY — Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss) is supporting a NASA recommendation to rehabilitate and reuse the B-2 test stand at Stennis Space Center to meet rocket test infrastructure needs of the agency. Cochran said he was informed recently that NASA has allocated $12 million in funding to initiate the rehabilitation and reuse of the [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: July 16,2012
Tags: college, development, education, higher education, plastic, polymer, polymer scientist, product development, research, science, scientist, university
HATTIESBURG — A University of Southern Mississippi professor’s invention is garnering attention. Inspired by his own dream of a technology now considered revolutionary in the world of plastics research, polymer science professor Marek Urban developed a unique type of plastic material that turns red or “bleeds” when damaged. When the damage occurs, or when stressors [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: July 10,2012
Tags: agriculture, biofuel, biomass, college, crop, development, education, energy, farm, farmer, farming, federal agency, fule, grass, higher education, renewable energy, research, university
STARKVILLE — A variety of grass developed at Mississippi State University is getting its moment in the sun as a biofuel ingredient, thanks to a recent U.S. Department of Agriculture announcement. Freedom giant miscanthus, developed by Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station researcher Brian Baldwin and his colleagues, was selected as the crop of choice [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: June 18,2012
Tags: aerodefense, aerospace, defense, development, engine, research, rocket, rocket engine, space, space exploration, test
HANCOCK COUNTY — Rolls-Royce North America has broken ground on $50 million second jet engine test stand at the John C. Stennis Space Center. The ceremony was today at the Stennis Center. Rolls-Royce officials say the project will create 35 new jobs. Currently, Rolls-Royce employs 45 workers at the Stennis Space Center. Rolls-Royce’s first jet [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: May 14,2012
Tags: agriculture, colleges, construction, development, dirt, education, higher education, real estate, research, researchers, roadbuilders, roadbuilding, roads, science, scientists, soils, study, universities
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — After 114 years, Mississippi State University and other agencies have completed an acre-by-acre map of Mississippi’s soils — more than 30 million acres. It’s part of the National Cooperative Soil Survey begun in 1899 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Resources Conservation Service. “To map over 30 million acres is a [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: May 14,2012
Tags: Commercial Real Estate, construction, development, homes, houses, land, municipal government, property, proposals, real estate, residences, residential real estate, residents, riverfront, rtetail
PASCAGOULA — The Pascagoula Redevelopment Authority is soliciting proposals from developers for the city’s riverfront site, an office, retail and residential development. Jim Estabrook, chairman of the authority, tells The Mississippi Press the request for proposals is a significant move toward a goal of having construction start in five months. The authority is seeking proposals [...] [...]
GULFPORT — The City Council has voted to support a plan to develop Centennial Plaza. The Sun Herald reports council members had questions about the length of the lease and the development plan for 60 of the 92 acres at the former Veterans Affairs property. But after meeting with members of the Gulfport Redevelopment Commission, [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: April 25,2012
Tags: aerospace, defense, development, engine, federal agency, military, research, space, space exploration, testing
HANCOCK COUNTY — The J-2X engine is currently on the A-2 Test Stand at NASA’s Stennis Space Center in Mississippi for an extensive round of tests to build on last year’s successful test firings. The engine will provide upper-stage power for NASA’s evolved Space Launch System (SLS), a new heavy-lift rocket capable of missions to [...] [...]
JACKSON — The Overby Company has been selected by the City of Jackson to assist with the comprehensive marketing and development of the former Dillard’s Building.The Overby Company will list the price of the site based on its marketability, similar sales in the area and statutory requirements, recommend a projected timeline for the sale and [...] [...]
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