by Associated Press Published: February 12,2013
Tags: bench, case, city government, court, financing, funding, infrastructure, judge, judicial, judiciary, justice, law, lawsuit, legal, municipal, municipality, state government
STARKVILLE — The Mississippi Supreme Court has thrown out a lawsuit challenging how the city of Starkville is paying for infrastructure improvements. The Supreme Court sided with the city which had contended local resident William McGovern waited too long to appeal a chancellor’s ruling in favor of Starkville’s municipal facility construction plan. Chancellor Jim Davidson [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: January 16,2013
Tags: bank, banker, banking, city government, Commercial Real Estate, community development, economic development, finance, financial insitution, financing, municipal, municipality, outlet mall, retail, retailer, retailing, tax, taxpayer, tourism, tourist, visitor
SOUTHAVEN — Officials have extended the time frame of the $15-million tax increment financing plan for the proposed outlet mall in Southaven. The Commercial Appeal reports Mayor Greg Davis made clear the amount of funding was not changing, just the time period for the plan was being extended from 15 years to 20 years. Tax [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: November 15,2012
Tags: appropriation, budget, economy, financing, funding, goverment, governor, money, proposal, state
JACKSON — Gov. Phil Bryant is proposing that most state agencies take a 1.5 percent budget cut during fiscal 2014, which begins next July 1. Republican Bryant released his $5.8-billion spending plan yesterday at the Capitol. It’s 2.3 percent larger than the current year’s budget of nearly $5.7 billion. Legislative leaders release their own fiscal [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: September 19,2012
Tags: biofuel, board of supervisors, bond, county government, energy, finance, financing, fuel, green, infrastructure, levee, manufacture, manufacturer, manufacturing, project, REFINERY, supervisor, sustainable
NATCHEZ — The Adams County Board of Supervisors is advertising its intent to take out a bond that will not exceed $7.5 million as part of the KiOR levee project. The Natchez Democrat reports the funds from the bond will be channeled toward the construction of a levee on the site of the former Belwood [...] [...]
COLUMBUS — A financing grant has been increased for a Columbus developer planning a hotel. Columbus-Lowndes Development Link CEO Joe Higgins told the Lowndes County Board of Supervisors the tax-in-lieu-of-financing grant to Columbus Properties, LLC will increase from $3 million to $3.85 million. The Commercial Dispatch reports developer Mark Castleberry said the money will be [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: August 7,2012
Tags: board of supervisors, bond, construction, county, county governor, finance, financing, loan, road, road work, roadbuilder, roadbuilding, supervisor
NATCHEZ — The Adams County Board of Supervisors has voted to take out a $650,000 loan to fund road work and also voted to renegotiate an approximately $2.6 million road bond to reduce the payments the county pays on the bond each year. The Natchez Democrat reports the supervisors awarded a bid for the $650,000 [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: August 7,2012
Tags: bank, banking, disaster, disaster recovery, drought, dry, emergency, entrepreneur, entrepreneurship, federal agency, federal government, finance, financial institution, financing, loan, natural disaster, severe weather, small business, Weather
BENTON COUNTY and MARSHALL COUNTY — The U.S. Small Business Administration is making available federal economic injury disaster loans to small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture and most private non-profit organizations of all sizes located in Benton and Marshall counties in Mississippi as a result of the drought. Under this declaration, [...] [...]
BRANDON — Community Bancshares of Mississippi Inc., the holding company for Community Banks throughout the Southeast, has acquired Community Holding Company of Florida Inc. and its subsidiary bank. Terms were not disclosed. With the completion of the Florida transaction, Community Bancshares will now operate Florida offices in Miramar Beach and Crestview. Freddie Bagley, CEO of [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: July 23,2012
Tags: disaster, disaster recovery, drought, dry, entrepreneur, entrepreneurship, federal agency, federal government, finances, financing, hot, loan, natural disaster, severe weather, small busdiness, Weather
SOUTH MISSISSIPPI — The U.S. Small Business Administration announced today that federal economic injury disaster loans are available to small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture and most private non-profit organizations of all sizes as a result of drought that began Jan. 3. The SBA’s disaster declaration includes the following counties: Hancock, [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: May 17,2012
Tags: annex, annexation, appropriations, budget, finance, financing, municipal government, real estate, rtaxes, taxpayers
PASCAGOULA — An additional $175,000 will come out of the Pascagoula general fund this fiscal year to finance annexation. The Mississippi Press reports city leaders approved the budget amendment. The city’s plan to annex about 21 square miles east of the city got rolling in fall 2010, and has been a subject of debate ever [...] [...]
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