by MBJ Staff Published: March 7,2013
Tags: bill, construction, cultural retailing, legislation, mall, name change, outlet, outlet mall, retail, retailer, shop, shopper, shopping, tourism, tourist, visitor
PEARL — Mississippi’s largest outlet shopping center is currently under construction and will be known by a new name — Outlets of Mississippi. The 325,000-square-foot value retail center, formerly known as The Outlets of Bloomfield, will be located in the city of Pearl. “The new name reflects the sense of pride our new outlet shopping [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 19,2013
Tags: bill, Commercial Real Estate, cultural retial, executive, governor, incentive, lawmaker, legislation, legislative, legislator, Legislature, outlet mall, Politics, retail, state government, tax, tax break, vote
PEARL — The Mississippi House has given final approval to a bill that would provide sales tax rebates to the developer of an $80-million outlet mall scheduled to open in November in Pearl. Senate Bill 2806 passed the House 93-22 and heads to Republican Gov. Phil Bryant. It passed the Senate earlier. The bill would [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 11,2013
Tags: bill, cultural retailing, funding, incentive, legislation, legislative, outlet mall, retail, retailer, retailing, state government, tax
PEARL — The state Senate has passed a bill to add “cultural retail” attractions to the definition of a tourism project so an outlet mall being built in Pearl will qualify for about $22 million in sales tax incentive funds. State Sen. Dean Kirby, R-Pearl, tells The Clarion-Ledger the state will get a lot more [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: January 16,2013
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SOUTHAVEN — Officials have extended the time frame of the $15-million tax increment financing plan for the proposed outlet mall in Southaven. The Commercial Appeal reports Mayor Greg Davis made clear the amount of funding was not changing, just the time period for the plan was being extended from 15 years to 20 years. Tax [...] [...]