Mississippi Business Journal » downtown development 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 Main Street turns attention to blighted properties http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/11/01/main-street-turns-attention-to-blighted-properties/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=main-street-turns-attention-to-blighted-properties http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/11/01/main-street-turns-attention-to-blighted-properties/#comments Tue, 01 Nov 2011 13:41:44 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=47938 GULFPORT — Now that downtown historic storefronts have been renovated, drawing new tenants and customers, Gulfport’s Main Street director is turning her attention to vacant lots potentially contaminated by petroleum or hazardous chemicals. The city wants to identify and assess contaminated properties that can be returned to productivity, generating jobs and tax revenue. Lisa Bradley, [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/11/01/main-street-turns-attention-to-blighted-properties/feed/ 0 Coast city joins Mississippi Main Street Association http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/10/25/coast-city-joins-mississippi-main-street-association/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=coast-city-joins-mississippi-main-street-association http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/10/25/coast-city-joins-mississippi-main-street-association/#comments Tue, 25 Oct 2011 16:57:25 +0000 MBJ Staff http://msbusiness.com/?p=47670 PASS CHRISTIAN — Tomorrow, the Mississippi Main Street Association (MMSA) will designate the City of Pass Christian as an official Main Street Community. The designation is made possible through a partnership between MMSA and BP America. The designation ceremony will be held at 10 a.m. in the City Court Building at 105 Hiern Avenue. Pass [...]

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