Mississippi Business Journal » Jason Goree 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 Curtain expected to rise soon on Farish Street’s second act http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/04/17/curtain-expected-to-rise-soon-on-farish-street%e2%80%99s-second-act/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=curtain-expected-to-rise-soon-on-farish-street%25e2%2580%2599s-second-act http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/04/17/curtain-expected-to-rise-soon-on-farish-street%e2%80%99s-second-act/#comments Sun, 17 Apr 2011 06:00:40 +0000 Ted Carter http://msbusiness.com/?p=39970 The thrill may be just starting, developers of the Farish Street Entertainment District say as they prepare for what they expect will be a late summer or early fall opening of a B.B. King’s Blues Club in the district. That first lease, says Watkins Development, should be followed in rapid succession by four more lease [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/04/17/curtain-expected-to-rise-soon-on-farish-street%e2%80%99s-second-act/feed/ 0 Watkins sees mixed-use, ‘up-scale-discount’ as best bet for Metrocenter http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/12/12/watkins-sees-mixed-use-%e2%80%98up-scale-discount%e2%80%99-as-best-bet-for-metrocenter/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=watkins-sees-mixed-use-%25e2%2580%2598up-scale-discount%25e2%2580%2599-as-best-bet-for-metrocenter http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/12/12/watkins-sees-mixed-use-%e2%80%98up-scale-discount%e2%80%99-as-best-bet-for-metrocenter/#comments Sun, 12 Dec 2010 06:00:51 +0000 Ted Carter http://msbusiness.com/?p=34461 Jason Goree, vice president of Jackson’s Watkins Development, says hundreds of thousands of dollars of research has led the developer to conclude Metrocenter can have a prosperous new life. But not totally as a retail complex, he adds. Offices, residences, lodging, entertainment venues, neighborhood gathering spots should also be considered for the mix, Goree said. [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/12/12/watkins-sees-mixed-use-%e2%80%98up-scale-discount%e2%80%99-as-best-bet-for-metrocenter/feed/ 0 Metrocenter owner: Debt paid http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/12/05/metrocenter-owner-debt-paid/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=metrocenter-owner-debt-paid http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/12/05/metrocenter-owner-debt-paid/#comments Sun, 05 Dec 2010 08:00:01 +0000 Ted Carter http://msbusiness.com/?p=34122 Los Angeles-based owners will consider purchase offers for ailing mall but portions of mall to be shuttered A Los Angeles real estate investment partnership that owns Jackson’s Metrocenter Mall says it has caught up on the mall’s tardy debt and will avoid foreclosure. Meanwhile, Jackson Metrocenter Group, LLC, is willing to consider offers from prospective [...]

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