Mississippi Business Journal » Mississippi Fair Commission http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Tue, 21 May 2013 19:01:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Upside and risk in linking corporate name to Mississippi Coliseum http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/08/06/upside-and-risk-in-linking-corporate-name-to-mississippi-coliseum/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=upside-and-risk-in-linking-corporate-name-to-mississippi-coliseum http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/08/06/upside-and-risk-in-linking-corporate-name-to-mississippi-coliseum/#comments Mon, 06 Aug 2012 06:01:18 +0000 Clay Chandler http://msbusiness.com/?p=60618 Mississippi marketing executives say state Agriculture Commissioner Cindy Hyde-Smith has initiated a money-winning idea with her plans to sell 10-year naming rights to the Mississippi Coliseum on the state fairgrounds. Hyde-Smith wants to bring the state fairgrounds and its facilities sums similar to the millions Southaven and Tupelo received by selling arena and convention center [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/08/06/upside-and-risk-in-linking-corporate-name-to-mississippi-coliseum/feed/ 1 Ag chief wants multi-million dollar upgrades for fairgrounds http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/07/29/ag-chief-wants-multi-million-dollar-upgrades-for-fairgrounds/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ag-chief-wants-multi-million-dollar-upgrades-for-fairgrounds http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/07/29/ag-chief-wants-multi-million-dollar-upgrades-for-fairgrounds/#comments Sun, 29 Jul 2012 06:01:33 +0000 Ted Carter http://msbusiness.com/?p=60319 The aging Mississippi Coliseum and neighboring Trade Mart would undergo upgrades of around $30 million under a plan initiated by newly elected Agriculture Commissioner Cindy Hyde-Smith. Without some significant work, each of the venues could see a falloff in usage, leading to a loss of revenue that helps support other facilities within the Mississippi Fairgrounds, [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/07/29/ag-chief-wants-multi-million-dollar-upgrades-for-fairgrounds/feed/ 0 Old Armory on Fairgrounds to get roof as it awaits restoration http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/07/29/old-armory-on-fairgrounds-to-get-roof-as-it-awaits-restoration/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=old-armory-on-fairgrounds-to-get-roof-as-it-awaits-restoration http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/07/29/old-armory-on-fairgrounds-to-get-roof-as-it-awaits-restoration/#comments Sun, 29 Jul 2012 06:01:22 +0000 Ted Carter http://msbusiness.com/?p=60308 With its roof long gone and its walls wavering, the old Hinds County National Guard Armory has become an eyesore and a safety hazard on the Mississippi State Fairgrounds. Some day it may get a multi-million-dollar restoration, but for now the Mississippi Fair Commission wants to stabilize the historic landmark and slow a steady deterioration [...]

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