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South’s oldest casino to reopen as Golden Nugget

Associated Press — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:13:14 +0000

BILOXI — Although its hotel is still in the middle of a $100 million makeover, the oldest casino in the South will reopen at 1 p.m. Friday with a new look as the Golden Nugget Casino Biloxi. Changes range from new windows and fewer walls to new carpet and new nametags, The Sun Herald reported. [...]

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Supervisors to talk about rising costs, dwindling budget

Associated Press — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 12:18:17 +0000

BILOXI — Mississippi supervisors gather on the Gulf Coast next week to talk about roads and bridges, economic development, water resources and other issues. The core issue is money. Counties, just like municipalities, are faced with dwindling tax bases and rising costs. Something has to be done without harm to the taxpayers, says Steve A. [...]

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Research firm: CVB should not manage historic homes

Associated Press — Tue, 28 May 2013 14:25:59 +0000

OXFORD — The Cedar Oaks Mansion and L.Q.C. Lamar House Museum were once dilapidated buildings in danger of either being torn down or falling down on their own until concerned citizens got together to save the two homes from disrepair. The Cosmopolitan and Centennial clubs revived Cedar Oaks and the Oxford-Lafayette County Heritage Foundation bought [...]

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Downtown iconic hotel going on auction block

Associated Press — Sun, 05 May 2013 18:35:03 +0000

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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Stockholders approve sale of casino for $869M

Associated Press — Thu, 02 May 2013 12:00:38 +0000

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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Developers of proposed new casino miss deadline

Associated Press — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 11:28:57 +0000

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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Airline cutting Capitol City flights to Houston, Baltimore

Associated Press — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 11:22:50 +0000

JACKSON — Southwest Airlines is dropping one of its three daily Jackson-to-Houston flights as well as its direct Jackson-to-Baltimore flight. The Clarion-Ledger reports the airline, effective June 1, will no longer offer a 2:10 p.m. departure from Jackson to Houston’s Hobby Airport. It will still have morning and evening departures. And, effective Aug. 1, the [...]

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Airline trimming Jackson-to-Houston flight

Associated Press — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 23:59:43 +0000

JACKSON — Southwest Airlines is dropping one of two flights between Jackson and Houston, Texas, on June 1. Dirk Vanderleest, chief executive officer of the Jackson Municipal Airport Authority, tells The Clarion-Ledger that the discount airline will drop its 2:10 p.m. flight, leaving it with just two — a 6:45 a.m. flight and another at [...]

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City spends triple the budget on auditorium upkeep

Associated Press — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 12:56:10 +0000

NATCHEZ — The city of Natchez has spent three times what it has budgeted for maintenance at the City Auditorium for the fiscal year, and Mayor Butch Brown says more will have to be spent before the end of the year. Brown told the city’s board of aldermen the air conditioning units have for several [...]

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One casino adding revenue while the other spruces up

Associated Press — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 11:58:35 +0000

NATCHEZ — Three months after Natchez’s second casino began play, gaming revenue is up in the city, but insiders warn it’s too early to bet on the increase holding or folding. Natchez gaming revenues for December, January and February increased over the same months last year. The Natchez Democrat reports figures from the Natchez City [...]

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