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Read November 2 issue of MBJ

MBJ Staff — Sat, 03 Nov 2012 03:39:29 +0000

GULF COAST Scaled-back port plan offers chance of timely completion— by Ted Carter PORT CHIEF Search firm likely to lead effort fill job— by Ted Carter GULF COAST $21.1 million recreational harbor, downtown facelift will redefine Bay St. Louis waterfront— by Lisa Monti LAW Supreme Court clears way for excess insurers to pursue claims against counsel — by Clay [...]

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Opportunity to assess direction of Jackson Redevelopment Authority

MBJ Staff — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 06:03:14 +0000

The Jackson Redevelopment Authority is again searching for a new director. The departure of Jason Brookins after a nearly three-year stint may slow some of the redevelopment projects in the agency’s pipeline. At the same time, the coming change in leadership is an opportunity for Jackson to assess the work of the quasi-public agency, its [...]

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Mayor vows hotel revival after redevelopment board rejects deal

Ted Carter — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 06:00:17 +0000

A Jackson Redevelopment Authority board so eager to get a developer on board to build Jackson’s $96 million convention hotel met the day before Thanksgiving to issue a request for proposals with a reply period cut down from 30 to 15 days. But when a second developer entered the picture — Journeyman Austin Holdings of [...]

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Cause of Jackson Convention Complex deficit does beyond HQ hotel

Ted Carter — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 16:09:43 +0000

Lack of a convention headquarters hotel has been blamed for the Jackson Convention hotel complex losing $12 million in business last year. But the 330,000-square-foot complex has lost far more meetings and convention business since its late 2009 opening for reasons other than available hotel space, a study by H.C. Johnson Consulting of Chicago found. [...]

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Rest will have to wait

Ted Carter — Sun, 12 Jun 2011 06:00:48 +0000

The lingering recession has caused a scaling back of what was once the $200-million Capital City Center development — more commonly known as Jackson’s convention center hotel and mixed-use project. Gone for now is a 825-car parking garage the initial plan contemplated building at the same time as the 16-floor, 304-room convention headquarters hotel. Also [...]

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