Mississippi Business Journal » lodging http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Fri, 24 May 2013 05:01:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Mayor wants ‘trial run’ of hotel/restaurant tax next month http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/22/mayor-wants-trial-run-of-hotelrestaurant-tax-next-month/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mayor-wants-trial-run-of-hotelrestaurant-tax-next-month http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/22/mayor-wants-trial-run-of-hotelrestaurant-tax-next-month/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 12:29:08 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=75263 GAUTIER — At the end of the this week’s Gautier City Council meeting, Mayor Tommy Fortenberry made a motion to use the June 4 ballot as a “trial run” for the 2 percent tax-levy issue. Fortenberry said he was concerned at the low turnout of the primary election and wants to make sure residents are [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/22/mayor-wants-trial-run-of-hotelrestaurant-tax-next-month/feed/ 2 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 New life for Edison Walthall Hotel hinges on winning bid http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/03/new-life-for-edison-walthall-hotel-hinges-on-winning-bid/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-life-for-edison-walthall-hotel-hinges-on-winning-bid http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/03/new-life-for-edison-walthall-hotel-hinges-on-winning-bid/#comments Fri, 03 May 2013 20:03:59 +0000 Ted Carter http://msbusiness.com/?p=74213 The fate of downtown Jackson landmark the Edison Walthall Hotel could be decided through an online real estate auction May 22. Auctioneer Benny Taylor indicates a bargain is in the making on the sale of the eight-floor hotel, closed down since early 2010 after burst water pipes extensively damaged the lower floors. Sellers “are very [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/03/new-life-for-edison-walthall-hotel-hinges-on-winning-bid/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 Officials want loop to connect casinos, beach with Back Bay http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/03/officials-want-loop-to-connect-casinos-beach-with-back-bay/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=officials-want-loop-to-connect-casinos-beach-with-back-bay http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/03/officials-want-loop-to-connect-casinos-beach-with-back-bay/#comments Wed, 03 Apr 2013 11:41:26 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=72704 BILOXI — City officials want to complete the long-awaited loop around East Biloxi that would link the casinos and the beach with Back Bay. The Sun Herald reports the City Council voted to support an initiative to connect Back Bay Boulevard with U.S. Highway 90. David Nichols, the city’s chief administrative officer, says he’s looking [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/03/officials-want-loop-to-connect-casinos-beach-with-back-bay/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 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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