by Associated Press Published: April 9,2013
Tags: casino, center, college, community college, education, gamble, gambling, gaming, higher education, hospitality, opening, resort, ribbon-cutting ceremony, tourism, tourist, training, workforce development
GULFPORT — After a decade of planning, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College officials will cut the ribbon Friday on the nearly 51,000-square-foot Hospitality and Resort Management Center. MGCCC president Mary Graham tells The Sun Herald the state-of-the-art facility will provide a hands-on learning environment for students. The community college plans to work with Coast hospitality [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: September 25,2012
Tags: board of supervisors, county, facvility, government, manufacture, manufacturer, manufacturing, opening, operations, plant, start
LOWNDES COUNTY — Officials in Lowndes County say they have been assured by Silicor that a metal production and purification facility will meet its Dec. 31 start date. The Commercial Dispatch reports company officials met this past week with local leaders to discuss progress on the project. In August, Lowndes County supervisors extended a Sept. [...] [...]
PICAYUNE — After years of planning and construction, the new Highland Community Hospital is complete. The new three-story facility holds 60 inpatient beds and an expanded Emergency Room that is nearly double the size of the original Highland facility’s ER. The new emergency care department’s layout is designed to minimize the patient’s time from door [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: March 30,2012
Tags: business incubator, colleges, community development, economic development, education, faculty, grand opening, higher education, incubator, learning, opening, research, small businesses, Staff, start-up companies, students, technology, universities
OXFORD — University of Mississippi officials are set to celebrate the grand opening of Insight Park, a world-class research park, at 3 p.m. April 5 on Insight Park Avenue (formerly Hathorn Road). The research park provides a place where technology and research-based companies can work with the university’s research faculty and students to take advantage [...] [...]
RIDGELAND — French native and longtime Jacksonian Anne Amelot-Holmes and David Conn, owner of Amerigo, Char and Sombra, are opening Anjou Restaurant, coming to The Township at Colony Park. Anjou will offer a casual yet classic bistro dining experience featuring foods of France. “I’ve been in the restaurant business since I was born,” Amelot-Holmes said. [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: January 18,2012
Tags: casinos, Conventions, gamblers, gambling, gaming, hospitality, hotels, lodging, meetings, opening, restaurants, tourism, tourists, visitors
BILOXI — Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville Casino and Restaurant is scheduled to open the week of May 20 in East Biloxi. Karen Sock, general manager of Margaritaville, made the announcement yesterday during a meeting of the Biloxi City Council. Sock says the resort will create 1,000 new jobs and open up the Point Cadet area of [...] [...]
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