by Associated Press Published: February 18,2013
Tags: bill, home, home inspection, home inspecvtor, house, land, legislation, legislative, legislator, property, real estate, residence, state government
JACKSON — The state Senate has unanimously approved a bill to give the real estate business oversight over home inspectors in Mississippi. That would put the people most interested in selling homes in charge of regulating and licensing those who are supposed to warn consumers away from houses with major problems, home inspectors tell The [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 11,2013
Tags: beach, city government, city manager, environment, grant, invesitgation, investugation, land, leave, marine, property, real estate, state agency
D’IBERVILLE — The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality has frozen a $3 million grant to see how D’Iberville is using the money. MDEQ spokesman Robbie Wilbur tells The Sun Herald the order was issued Jan. 28. The grant was for work at the Ocean Expo Aquarium. There may be concerns about a conflict of interest. [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: January 24,2013
Tags: abandoned property, blight, city, community development, land, land trust, municipal, municipality, nonprofit, ownership, property, real estate, urban sprwal
JACKSON — Working Together Jackson, a network of local community groups, has been quietly developing a new strategy for fighting blight, a problem that has at times seemed too daunting to solve. The latest idea is to take control of abandoned properties through a land trust, a nonprofit set up for the sole purpose of [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: January 24,2013
Tags: acquire, acquisition, building, buy, economic development, employee, employer, employment, facility, industrial real estate, job, land, plant, property, purchase, sale, sell, work, worker
NATCHEZ — Towel and tissue supplier von Drehle Corp. of Hickory, N.C., has announced it will locate a manufacturing plant in Natchez. Officials say in a news release that the company, which provides paper products to commercial and industrial consumers nationwide, will create at least 100 new jobs. Von Drehle acquired the former Mississippi River [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: January 9,2013
Tags: alcohol, beer, brewer, brewry, city, city council, code, councilman, downtown, government, land, law, manufacture, manufacturer, manufacturing, microbrewry, municipal, municipality, real estate
HATTIESBURG — The Hattiesburg City Council has approved a change to the city’s land use code to allow microbreweries to open in the city’s downtown area. The Hattiesburg American reports two breweries are currently equipping to begin brewing by spring. Southern Prohibition brewery, owned by John Neal and Quinby Chunn, is remodeling a former furniture [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: January 3,2013
Tags: annex, annexation, city, county, government, governmment, land, municipal, municipality, property, real estate
BILOXI — The Biloxi City Council has voted to drop its annexation bid for property east of the Biloxi River — but only if Gulfport and Harrison County drop objections to Biloxi’s annexation of 2.5 square miles to its north. Yesterday’s resolution also requires that Gulfport refrain from annexing any property east of the Biloxi [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: January 3,2013
Tags: contamination, court, developer, developers, environment, federal government, judicial, judiciary, justice, land, law, legal, pollution, property, real estate, trial, wetlands
HANCOCK COUNTY — A new trial date has been set for an Alabama real estate developer accused of violating the Clean Water Act by illegally filling wetlands near Bay St. Louis. William R. Miller, of Fairhope, Ala., was set for trial Feb. 4 on an 11-count indictment. Attorney Gaines Cleveland, in a written motion, has [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: December 28,2012
Tags: disaster, flood, flooding, home, homeowner, house, insurance, land, premuim, property, rain, rating, real estate, residence, rewsident, Weather
PICAYUNE — An improved flood prone rating means Pearl River County residents will see a 10 percent reduction in monthly insurance premiums. The Picayune Item reports county planner Ed Pinero Jr. says the county has moved from an insurance rating of 10 to 8. The lower the rating, the lower the premiums. Pinero says the [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: December 21,2012
Tags: county, economic development, employee, employer, employment, government, industrial, job, land, lease, manufacture, manufacturer, manufacturing, megasite, option, property, real estate, Site Selection, work, worker
HATTIESBURG — Officials have signed options securing a 2,222-acre industrial site in Forrest and Lamar counties. Area Development Partnership president Chad Newell told the Hattiesburg American it’s the first megasite in southern Mississippi. The idea is to have a large parcel with good transportation links to market to manufacturers. The land is in unincorporated areas [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: December 21,2012
Tags: acquisition, buy, buyer, city, economic development, government, industrial, land, manufacture, manufacturer, manufacturing, municipal, municipality, plant, property, purchase, real estate, sale, sell
NATCHEZ — Economic developers say progress is being made toward goal of having a buyer for the Mississippi River Pulp plant. The Natchez Democrat reports a local economic developer group — Natchez Inc. — has been working with MRP since the company shut down its recycled fiber plant Oct. 31. Natchez Inc. director Chandler Russ [...] [...]
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