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: November 20,2012
Tags: alcohol, alderman, beer, city, elected officil, election, government, liquor, municipal, municipality, Politics, referendum, resort, vote, voter, Voting, wine
HOULKA — A proposal to seek resort status for the town of Houlka in Chickasaw County is being dropped. The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reports town officials dropped a plan to circulate a petition during a board of aldermen meeting. Resort status could allow alcohol to be sold within the city limits. Several areas in [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: October 31,2012
Tags: alcohol, city, economic development, employee, employment, hospitality, job, liquor, local government, municipal, municipality, resort, state government, work, worker
NEW HOULKA — Some residents of New Houlka are circulating a petition trying to get support for resort status in the Chickasaw County town. Supporters tell WTVA-TV empty buildings are a symbol of several businesses that have closed their doors and left town over the years. They think resort status would generate revenue by allowing [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: October 31,2012
Tags: alcohol, election, hospitality, liquor, Politics, poll, resort, restaurant, retail, signature, special election, tourism, tourist, vacation, visitor, vote, voter, Voting
CORINTH — Supporters of a vote on liquor sales in Corinth hope to get a special election scheduled before the end of the year. Petition drive spokesman John Orman tells the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal the group would not have the 2,400 required signatures in time for the city board meeting on Nov. 6. He [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: June 12,2012
Tags: fraud, hospitality, hotels, inn, inns, investing, investments, investors, lodging, resort, restaurants, tourism, tourists, vacationers, vacationing, vacations, visitors
LAKESHORE — A former owner of New London, Conn.’s, historic Lighthouse Inn is facing a trial in federal court on charges she helped defraud $1.7 million from investors in a resort project in Mississippi. Maureen Clark of Stonington and her former business partner, Cristopher Plummer of Lyme, were accused of using much of that money [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: March 29,2012
Tags: acquisition, casinos, Commercial Real Estate, condominium, developer, economic development, foreclosure, gambling, gaming, hospitality, hotel, marina, merger, municipal government, purchase, resort, tourism, tourists, visitors
VICKSBURG — Grand Station Casino has closed in Vicksburg, affecting 230 employees. The Vicksburg Post reports casino officials began escorting employees from the casino about 11 a.m. yesterday and security guards turned prospective gamblers away. Vicksburg Mayor Paul Winfield says the city would work with companies interested in acquiring the casino. The action came after [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: March 19,2012
Tags: commercial development, Commercial Real Estate, disaster, disaster recovery, hurricanes, infrastructure, island, natural disaster, real estate, resort, severe weather, tourism, tourists, tropical weather, visitors, Weather
BILOXI — The Biloxi City Council will consider rebuilding more infrastructure damaged by Hurricane Katrina and a resort on Deer Island this week. During today’s meeting, The Sun Herald reports Larry Mitrenga will appeal the Planning Commission’s decision that he not be allowed to build a resort on Deer Island. Mitrenga is asking the council [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: March 1,2012
Tags: banking, Banks, casinos, Conventions, debt, entertainment, finance, financial institution, gambling, gaming, hospitality, hotels, lodging, meetings, refinancing, resort, restaurants, tourism, tourists, visitors
CHOCTAW — The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians has signed a debt refinancing agreement for the Pearl River Resort in Neshoba County and the Bok Homa Casino in Jones County. The new loan is for $78 million at a 6 percent variable rate for five years. The agreement was signed yesterday by Chief Phyliss J. [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: November 17,2011
Tags: condominiums, construction, economic development, hospitality, hotels, lodging, outdoors, recreation, resort, tourism, tourists, visitors
BILOXI — Larry Mitrienga owns a piece of Deer Island, and he says he wants to build a resort there just south of Biloxi. The Sun Herald reports Mitrienga presented his first plans to Biloxi’s Review Committee Wednesday. The plans show eight elevated pods with 12 units each for a total of 96. Mitrienga’s attorney, [...] [...]
You don’t have to be a gambler to visit Mississippi casinos. With the state’s increasing emphasis on the tourism and hospitality industry, Mississippi’s gaming properties want non-gamblers and families to know they’re welcome to visit. Since the state’s legal gambling halls began opening in the early 1990s, the casinos have proclaimed they have something for [...] [...]
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