Mississippi Business Journal » hotel http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Tue, 21 May 2013 19:01:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Coast residents to vote on tax hike to fund recreation projects http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/09/coast-residents-to-vote-on-tax-hike-to-fund-recreation-projects/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=coast-residents-to-vote-on-tax-hike-to-fund-recreation-projects http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/09/coast-residents-to-vote-on-tax-hike-to-fund-recreation-projects/#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 13:00:38 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=74473 PASCAGOULA — Gov. Phil Bryant has signed legislation allowing Pascagoula residents to vote on a proposed 2 percent prepared food tax, says city recreation commission chairman Mike McElhaney. The tax would fund recreation projects outlined in the city’s recreation master plan, which the board adopted in October. Senate Bill 2921 was signed into law April [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/09/coast-residents-to-vote-on-tax-hike-to-fund-recreation-projects/feed/ 0 Downtown iconic hotel going on auction block http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/05/downtown-iconic-hotel-going-on-auction-block/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=downtown-iconic-hotel-going-on-auction-block http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/05/downtown-iconic-hotel-going-on-auction-block/#comments Sun, 05 May 2013 18:35:03 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=74321 JACKSON — A May 22 online auction will determine the future of a downtown Jackson landmark. Auctioneer Benny Taylor tells the Mississippi Business Journal (http://bit.ly/113wahW) that several prospective bidders toured the eight-story Edison Walthall Hotel this past week. The hotel has been closed since early 2010 after burst water pipes extensively damaged the lower floors. [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/05/downtown-iconic-hotel-going-on-auction-block/feed/ 0 Stockholders approve sale of casino for $869M http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/02/stockholders-approve-sale-of-casino-for-869m/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=stockholders-approve-sale-of-casino-for-869m http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/02/stockholders-approve-sale-of-casino-for-869m/#comments Thu, 02 May 2013 12:00:38 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=74135 VICKSBURG — The sale of Ameristar Casino will mark the second gambling house buyout in Vicksburg in less than a year. The stockholders of Las Vegas-based Ameristar Casinos Inc. last week approved the company’s planned acquisition by Pinnacle Entertainment. The all-cash transaction is estimated to be valued at $869 million. No change to Ameristar’s brand [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/02/stockholders-approve-sale-of-casino-for-869m/feed/ 0 Developers of proposed new casino miss deadline http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/23/developers-of-proposed-new-casino-miss-deadline/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=developers-of-proposed-new-casino-miss-deadline http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/23/developers-of-proposed-new-casino-miss-deadline/#comments Tue, 23 Apr 2013 11:28:57 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=73754 GULFPORT — A development company that had wanted to build a $112 million casino at the Gulfport Harbor but has been unable to obtain financing will have to return to the Mississippi Gaming Commission for new approval if it wants to go ahead with the project. The Sun Herald reports a time limit on permission [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/23/developers-of-proposed-new-casino-miss-deadline/feed/ 0 City brings in tourism consultant, gears up for 300th anniversary http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/19/city-brings-in-tourism-consultant-gears-up-for-300th-anniversary/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=city-brings-in-tourism-consultant-gears-up-for-300th-anniversary http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/19/city-brings-in-tourism-consultant-gears-up-for-300th-anniversary/#comments Fri, 19 Apr 2013 11:25:50 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=73566 NATCHEZ — Tourism consultants will evaluate Natchez in coming months as the city gears up for 300th anniversary celebrations in 2016. Leaders hope the anniversary will boost the city’s tourism industry over a yearlong period, in part by creating new festivals or extending existing ones, reports The Natchez Democrat. Consultant Berkeley Young will examine the [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/19/city-brings-in-tourism-consultant-gears-up-for-300th-anniversary/feed/ 0 City, new casino get off to bumpy start over signage http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/03/04/city-new-casino-get-off-to-bumpy-start-over-signage/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=city-new-casino-get-off-to-bumpy-start-over-signage http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/03/04/city-new-casino-get-off-to-bumpy-start-over-signage/#comments Mon, 04 Mar 2013 13:40:49 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=70822 NATCHEZ — The president of a casino in Natchez said he plans to meet with Mayor Butch Brown about banners advertising the casino. The Natchez Democrat reports the city took down banners directing customers to the Magnolia Bluffs Casino at the bottom of Roth Hill in Natchez last Friday. But the casino soon replaced them. [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/03/04/city-new-casino-get-off-to-bumpy-start-over-signage/feed/ 0 County appeals decision to give casino tax money to city http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/02/22/county-appeals-decision-to-give-casino-tax-money-to-city/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=county-appeals-decision-to-give-casino-tax-money-to-city http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/02/22/county-appeals-decision-to-give-casino-tax-money-to-city/#comments Fri, 22 Feb 2013 13:47:56 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=70161 CLARKSDALE — Coahoma County has appealed a judge’s order that it return to the city of Clarksdale about $62,000 collected in casino taxes. The Clarksdale Press Register reports the county filed the appeal Feb. 15, asking Circuit Judge Johnnie Walls to reverse his decision. In court documents, county attorney Tom Ross argues that Walls ruled [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/02/22/county-appeals-decision-to-give-casino-tax-money-to-city/feed/ 0 Commission approves new rules for casino construction http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/02/21/commission-approves-new-rules-for-casino-construction/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=commission-approves-new-rules-for-casino-construction http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/02/21/commission-approves-new-rules-for-casino-construction/#comments Thu, 21 Feb 2013 16:22:41 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=70153 JACKSON — Mississippi Gaming Commission has approved a new rule that would require new casinos to be sturdier and with larger gambling space larger and restaurants and hotels. The new regulations approved today would raise the required number of hotel rooms from 250 to 300 and hotel quality to a three-diamond. New casino resorts would [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/02/21/commission-approves-new-rules-for-casino-construction/feed/ 0 Trial date set for casino’s tax-protest hearing http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/02/18/trial-date-set-for-casinos-tax-protest-hearing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=trial-date-set-for-casinos-tax-protest-hearing http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/02/18/trial-date-set-for-casinos-tax-protest-hearing/#comments Mon, 18 Feb 2013 13:26:19 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=69851 VICKSBURG — Ameristar Casino’s protests over Warren County property tax levies for 2012 and 2013 will be heard Oct. 14 in Warren County Circuit Court. The Vicksburg Post reports the separate lawsuits filed by the casino have been combined by Circuit Judge M. James Chaney. The Ameristar claims in the most recent of the two [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/02/18/trial-date-set-for-casinos-tax-protest-hearing/feed/ 0 Tourism tax collections up in the Land of Elvis http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/02/11/tourism-tax-collections-up-in-the-land-of-elvis/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tourism-tax-collections-up-in-the-land-of-elvis http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/02/11/tourism-tax-collections-up-in-the-land-of-elvis/#comments Mon, 11 Feb 2013 13:05:37 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=69637 TUPELO — Tourism tax receipts in Tupelo hit at least $300,000 benchmark in three of the first four months in the current fiscal year, the Tupelo Convention and Visitors Bureau says. The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reports tax revenue rose almost 4 percent for the fiscal year. November’s revenue was $311,809 — a record for [...]

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