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Coast sees more jobs for ‘fragile’ recovery

Lisa Monti — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 23:59:39 +0000

Christmas sales figures are still anybody’s guess, but new employment numbers for the Mississippi Coast show job growth. That’s the bottom line in the Gulf Coast Business Council’s Economy Snapshot for December, said Scott King, the director of policy and research who puts the numbers together and sorts out what they mean. “The latest job [...]

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Carville, Matalin agree on new home in Bay St. Louis

Lisa Monti — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 14:32:08 +0000

The property that so many Bay St. Louis residents knew as New Orleans musician Pete Fountain’s place now belongs to a couple well known for their politics. Political commentators and consultants James Carville and Mary Matalin have bought the Beach Boulevard property and plan to build a home there starting early next year. It will [...]

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Compton dedicated to improving the economy in Hancock County

Lynn Lofton — Sun, 07 Oct 2012 06:01:07 +0000

Kim Compton didn’t just fall into economic development on her way to or from another career. She chose it. After completing a degree in economics from Millsaps College in 1990, she entered the master’s program in economic development at the University of Southern Mississippi. Now she serves as director of economic development with the Hancock [...]

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Read October 8 issue of the MBJ

MBJ Staff — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 17:27:24 +0000

>> RETAIL MSU in negotiations with new developer for CottonMill— by Clay Chandler Also in this week’s paper: >> ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Compton dedicated to improving the economy in Hancock County— by Lynn Lofton >>REGIONALISM Choctaw, Webster and Montgomery counties plan development partnership— by Clay Chandler >> HEALTHCARE Health summit a tool for small business— by [...]

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Oyster Bay Casino developers choose operator

Associated Press — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 18:28:55 +0000

D’IBERVILLE — Developers of the proposed Oyster Bay Casino have signed a management agreement and hope to start construction of the $170 million resort by the end of the year. Tom Moore says that he and business partner Duane Lewis, a developer from Birmingham, Ala., hired Falcon Gaming of Gulfport to manage the daily operations [...]

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Crooked Letter sets sights on fall opening

Clay Chandler — Sun, 27 May 2012 06:01:05 +0000

During the last legislative session, supporters of Mississippi’s beer law reform bills listed as one of their benefits the possibility of new breweries opening. Raising the maximum alcohol content in beer from 5 percent alcohol by weight to 10 percent by weight, and letting breweries brew beer that would be illegal here for sale out-of-state, [...]

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Yuki Northington to star in HGTV’s “Design Star”

Stephen McDill — Thu, 10 May 2012 13:58:50 +0000

Gulf Coast businesswoman Yuki Northington, a celebrated artist and owner of the Social Chair boutique in Bay St. Louis, will star in the upcoming next season of “HGTV Design Star.” Since 2006, the reality competition show has highlighted talented interior designers, stylists and artists as they compete to win their own HGTV show. The 12 [...]

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Jackson County backs 3 county tourism marketing

Associated Press — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 13:26:27 +0000

PASCAGOULA — Jackson County Supervisors have voted to support the creation of a singular, regional tourism marketing group along the Mississippi Gulf Coast. On April 9, Harrison County Supervisors voted to create the public-private marketing group, and Hancock County Supervisors passed a resolution of support Friday. Jackson County leaders voted unanimous Monday to endorse the [...]

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SMALL BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT: Social Chair rocks Bay St. Louis

Becky Gillette — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 06:01:15 +0000

After Hurricane Katrina tens of thousands of Coast residents needed to replace their home furnishings. But about the only place open near Bay St. Louis for a while was Walmart. That is when interior decorator Yuki Northington, who owns the firm Art & Interiors in Bay St. Louis, decided to open Social Chair to help [...]

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Infinity lifts off at Stennis Space Center on the Gulf Coast

Stephen McDill — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 06:01:35 +0000

BAY ST. LOUIS: The towering sculpture of a soaring eagle greets motorists as they turn into the massive gravel parking lot just off Interstate 10 in Hancock County. Crafted from hurricane-battered timber and scrap metal from a nearby rocket test stand, the lone eagle is the first to welcome visitors to the new Infinity Science [...]

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